Tag: IRS

Rush Limbaugh twice this month Limbaugh made what sounded like disparaging remarks about Fox. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)

Is Rush Limbaugh going to war with Fox News?

Washington Examiner · December 9, 2013 5:00 am

Early in his first term, Obama appointed William Wilkins to oversee the general counsel's office at the IRS.ÃÂ

Beltway Confidential

Rough times ahead for Obama’s political appointee at IRS

Mark Tapscott · December 5, 2013 5:00 am

The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration concluded that the system for calculating subsidies for individuals to purchase insurance through President Obama's health care law didn't have adequate measures in place to minimize security risks and prevent fraud.

Beltway Confidential

IRS watchdog says Obamacare security, anti-fraud measures aren’t adequate

Philip Klein · December 3, 2013 5:00 am

A combination of IRS rules and Obamacare mandates could result in the elimination of volunteer fire departments across the country, according to Rep. Lou Barletta, R-Pa. (AP Image)

Beltway Confidential

House Republican warns Obamacare mandates could close volunteer fire departments

Joel Gehrke · December 3, 2013 5:00 am

IRS Program Allows Employees to Access IRS Data on Personal Smartphones

IRS Program Allows Employees to Access IRS Data on Personal Smartphones

Jeryl Bier · November 27, 2013 3:14 pm

Assistant Treasury Secretary Mark Mazur said that the proposal, to be submitted for public comment later Tuesday, was a "first step" in clarifying "clear-cut definitions of political activity" for political nonprofits.

Obama administration moves to limit campaigning by political nonprofits

Joseph Lawler · November 26, 2013 5:00 am

Federal Election Commission officials may take the nearly unprecedented step of exempting a Tea Party group from disclosing its donors due to concerns its supporters could face harassment and retaliation from government officials such as the Internal Revenue Service and private citizens. (Photo by Joshua Lott/Getty Images)

FEC may exempt Tea Party group from donor disclosure citing harassment, intimidation

Luke Rosiak · November 15, 2013 5:00 am

IRS Not Following Law in Penalizing Excessive Refunds and Tax Credits

Jeryl Bier · November 12, 2013 8:21 pm

VIDEO: A look at President Obama’s first year of second term

Washington Examiner · November 11, 2013 5:00 am

Group says Obama wants ‘rubber stamp’ judges to OK new EPA, IRS regs

Energy and Environment

Group says Obama wants ‘rubber stamp’ judges to OK new EPA, IRS regs

Paul Bedard · November 8, 2013 5:00 am

This photo taken March 22, 2013, shows the exterior of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building in Washington. The IRS issued $4 billion in fraudulent tax refunds last year to people using stolen identities, with some of the money going to addresses in Bulgaria, Lithuania and Ireland, according to a Treasury report released Thursday. The IRS sent a total of 655 tax refunds to a single address in Lithuania, and 343 refunds went to a lone address in Shanghai. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Report: IRS refunded $4B to identity thieves

Associated Press, Stephen Ohlemacher · November 7, 2013 9:16 pm

Half of Tax Returns Prepared by IRS Volunteers Completed Incorrectly

Jeryl Bier · November 7, 2013 2:45 pm