Tag: Taxes

The $39 million in refunds being investigated amounts to an average of about $3,000 for each "suspect return" being examined. (AP Photo)Â

IRS investigating $39 million in ‘suspect’ tax refunds after data hack

Pete Kasperowicz · June 2, 2015 3:32 pm

McCarthy: ‘Real Push Inside’ Congress for Medical-Device Tax Repeal

Michael Warren · June 1, 2015 7:08 pm

Beltway Confidential

From the ‘rain tax’ to the ‘flush tax’: 40 times Martin OMalley raised taxes

Jason Russell · May 30, 2015 4:01 am

Republican presidential candidate and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee speaks at the Republican National Committee spring meeting Friday, May 15, 2015, in Scottsdale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

How Mike Huckabee would kill the IRS

David M. Drucker · May 28, 2015 5:24 pm

Hillary Clinton during her 2000 Senate campaign. AP Photo

Spendthrift: Clinton sought $226 billion a year as senator

Paul Bedard · May 28, 2015 4:27 pm

Dish, along with T-Mobile and Sprint, are currently petitioning the FCC for special treatment. They argue -- despite massive revenues and growing market presence -- that without a large "set-aside" for small business, they can't compete. (Getty Image)

Why mega-corporation Dish Network is suddenly pretending to be a small business

Christopher Coursen · May 28, 2015 9:00 am

IRS Commissioner John Koskinen will testify at aÂ Senate Finance Committee hearing next Tuesday, June 2, to examine how criminals were able to steal the data of 100,000 taxpayers directly from the IRS' website. (AP Photo)

Senate panel to grill IRS over data breach

Pete Kasperowicz · May 27, 2015 10:37 pm

The exterior of the Internal Revenue Service building in Washington, Friday, March 22, 2013. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

IRS watchdog warned about identity theft for years

Sarah Bedford · May 27, 2015 3:11 pm

IRS Commissioner John Koskinen has told Congress his agency's ability to respond to taxpayers seeking assistance with their returns has been reduced by budget cuts. (AP Photo)

IRS: Taxpayer info hacked

Susan Ferrechio · May 26, 2015 9:28 pm

The IRS said it determined last week that "unusual activity" took place on an area of its site called the "Get Transcript" application. (AP Photo)Â

Paul Ryan on the IRS hack: ‘We need answers’

Pete Kasperowicz · May 26, 2015 9:21 pm

According to data from Vaporin Inc., an e-cig distributor, 90 percent of smokers who turn to e-cigs do so with the intention of quitting smoking. (Getty)

Taxing and regulating e-cigarettes like tobacco is bad public policy

Victor I. Nava · May 22, 2015 9:00 am

Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange, Friday, May 8, 2015 in New York. (AP)

Better analysis of candidates’ tax plans needed

Ryan Ellis · May 22, 2015 9:00 am