- 'Conservative Republican' at IRS defends treatment of Tea Party Kevin Drawbaugh and Kim Dixon - Reuters - 32 mins ago
By Kevin Drawbaugh and Kim Dixon WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A manager from a U.S. Internal Revenue Service office in Cincinnati where staffers have been accused of unfairly … More »'Conservative Republican' at IRS defends treatment of Tea Party
By Kevin Drawbaugh and Kim Dixon WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A manager from a U.S. Internal Revenue Service office in Cincinnati where staffers have been accused of unfairly subjecting conservative groups to extra scrutiny has said his agents were not influenced by any political agenda. John Shafer, who described himself as …
- Political optics overlooked in 'Tea Party' review: IRS official Kim Dixon and Kevin Drawbaugh - Reuters - Sun, Jun 16, 2013
By Kim Dixon and Kevin Drawbaugh (Reuters) - Internal Revenue Service employees in Ohio, who singled out conservative groups applying for tax-exempt status for extra … More »Political optics overlooked in 'Tea Party' review: IRS official
By Kim Dixon and Kevin Drawbaugh (Reuters) - Internal Revenue Service employees in Ohio, who singled out conservative groups applying for tax-exempt status for extra scrutiny, likely did not consider the political implications, an IRS official in Washington has told congressional investigators. Providing additional details …
- Threats made to figures at center of IRS controversy: sources Patrick Temple-West and Karl Plume - Reuters - Sat, Jun 15, 2013
By Patrick Temple-West and Karl Plume WASHINGTON/CINCINNATI (Reuters) - A current and a former top tax official have been physically threatened in recent weeks as the … More »Threats made to figures at center of IRS controversy: sources
By Patrick Temple-West and Karl Plume WASHINGTON/CINCINNATI (Reuters) - A current and a former top tax official have been physically threatened in recent weeks as the scandal over Internal Revenue Service targeting of Tea Party and other conservative groups has gathered steam, people familiar with their situation say. Ousted …
- Congress panel widens probe of IRS 'Tea Party' scrutiny Kim Dixon - Reuters - Thu, Jun 13, 2013
By Kim Dixon WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congressional investigators probing the U.S. Internal Revenue Service's scrutiny of conservative political groups will interview a … More »Congress panel widens probe of IRS 'Tea Party' scrutiny
By Kim Dixon WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congressional investigators probing the U.S. Internal Revenue Service's scrutiny of conservative political groups will interview a key Washington IRS official on Friday and want to speak with as many as 20 more people, sources told Reuters on Thursday. IRS lawyer Carter Hull will be deposed …
- Support grows for U.S. offshore corporate income tax cut: lawmaker Kim Dixon - Reuters - Thu, Jun 13, 2013
By Kim Dixon WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Support from U.S.-based multinational companies is coalescing around a proposal to stem offshore profit shifting and cut the tax rate … More »Support grows for U.S. offshore corporate income tax cut: lawmaker
By Kim Dixon WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Support from U.S.-based multinational companies is coalescing around a proposal to stem offshore profit shifting and cut the tax rate on some corporate profits, a top congressional Republican working to revamp the tax code said on Thursday. Under the proposal, income from intangible assets …
- H&R Block 4Q profit rises, but misses Street view The Associated Press - AP - Wed, Jun 12, 2013
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — H&R Block Inc. said last-minute changes to tax laws, a delayed start to the filing season and new fraud controls created hurdles for the company … More »H&R Block 4Q profit rises, but misses Street view
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — H&R Block Inc. said last-minute changes to tax laws, a delayed start to the filing season and new fraud controls created hurdles for the company in this year's tax season.
- Iowa governor signs state's biggest-ever tax cut into law Reuters - Wed, Jun 12, 2013
(Reuters) - Iowa Governor Terry Branstad signed what he said was the biggest tax cut in the state's history into law on Wednesday, saying it will spur growth in the state's … More »Iowa governor signs state's biggest-ever tax cut into law
(Reuters) - Iowa Governor Terry Branstad signed what he said was the biggest tax cut in the state's history into law on Wednesday, saying it will spur growth in the state's economy. The law is expected to provide at least $4 billion in property tax relief over a decade. In 10 years, both agricultural and residential property …
- Republican IRS agent says Cincinnati began 'Tea Party' inquiries David Morgan and Kim Dixon - Reuters - Sun, Jun 9, 2013
By David Morgan and Kim Dixon WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Internal Revenue Service manager, who described himself as a conservative Republican, told congressional investigators … More »Republican IRS agent says Cincinnati began 'Tea Party' inquiries
By David Morgan and Kim Dixon WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Internal Revenue Service manager, who described himself as a conservative Republican, told congressional investigators that he and a local colleague decided to give conservative groups the extra scrutiny that has prompted weeks of political controversy. ...
- Vodafone says paid no UK corporation tax in two years Tom Bergin - Reuters - Fri, Jun 7, 2013
By Tom Bergin LONDON (Reuters) - Vodafone Group Plc said it paid no corporation tax in Britain for the year to March 2013, prompting fresh criticism from campaigners … More »Vodafone says paid no UK corporation tax in two years
By Tom Bergin LONDON (Reuters) - Vodafone Group Plc said it paid no corporation tax in Britain for the year to March 2013, prompting fresh criticism from campaigners who have made the UK mobile telephone group a target in the debate on corporate tax payments. Revelations of profit shifting by big companies have provoked …
- Misfired 2010 email alerted more IRS officials to Tea Party scrutiny Kim Dixon and Patrick Temple-West - Reuters - Fri, Jun 7, 2013
By Kim Dixon and Patrick Temple-West WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A misfired email from a U.S. Internal Revenue Service employee in Cincinnati in July 2010 alerted a broad … More »Misfired 2010 email alerted more IRS officials to Tea Party scrutiny
By Kim Dixon and Patrick Temple-West WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A misfired email from a U.S. Internal Revenue Service employee in Cincinnati in July 2010 alerted a broad group of Washington IRS officials to the heightened scrutiny being given conservative groups, according to an interview the IRS worker gave congressional investigators. …
- IRS, under political fire, must help overhaul U.S. healthcare Patrick Temple-West and Kim Dixon - Reuters - Fri, Jun 7, 2013
By Patrick Temple-West and Kim Dixon WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Internal Revenue Service, under political fire and distracted by leadership changes, faces a big … More »IRS, under political fire, must help overhaul U.S. healthcare
By Patrick Temple-West and Kim Dixon WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Internal Revenue Service, under political fire and distracted by leadership changes, faces a big job and tight deadlines in months ahead as one of the main federal agencies implementing President Barack Obama's new healthcare law. More than 40 tax code …
- Czech government exempts entrepreneurs, firms from tax after flooding Reuters - Fri, Jun 7, 2013
PRAGUE (Reuters) - The Czech finance ministry will exempt entrepreneurs and companies hit by this week's floods from paying some income tax, it said on Friday. The largest … More »Czech government exempts entrepreneurs, firms from tax after flooding
PRAGUE (Reuters) - The Czech finance ministry will exempt entrepreneurs and companies hit by this week's floods from paying some income tax, it said on Friday. The largest floods in over a decade swept through the central European country after days of heavy rain, killing 10 people. Austria, Germany, Slovakia and Poland …
- IRS official apologizes for lavish $4M conference ALAN FRAM and STEPHEN OHLEMACHER - AP - Fri, Jun 7, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — An Internal Revenue Service official whose division staged a lavish $4.1 million training conference and who starred as Mr. Spock in a "Star Trek" parody … More »IRS official apologizes for lavish $4M conference
- HP board member Ray Lane settles long-running tax issue Reuters - Thu, Jun 6, 2013
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard board member and Kleiner Perkins partner emeritus Ray Lane said he has agreed to settle an outstanding tax bill with the U.S. … More »HP board member Ray Lane settles long-running tax issue
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard board member and Kleiner Perkins partner emeritus Ray Lane said he has agreed to settle an outstanding tax bill with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service dating back to 2004 of as much as $100 million. The IRS found that Lane, who gave up his chairmanship of HP in April after coming …
- IRS official apologizes for lavish CA conference ALAN FRAM and STEPHEN OHLEMACHER - AP - Thu, Jun 6, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — An Internal Revenue Service official whose division staged a lavish $4.1 million training conference and who starred as Mr. Spock in a "Star Trek" parody … More »IRS official apologizes for lavish CA conference
- IRS official: Lavish conference followed IRS rules STEPHEN OHLEMACHER and ALAN FRAM - AP - Thu, Jun 6, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — An Internal Revenue Service official at the center of the agency's latest scandal told lawmakers Thursday that an expensive conference held in 2010 … More »IRS official: Lavish conference followed IRS rules
- IRS officials try to tame conference spending scandal Kim Dixon and Patrick Temple-West - Reuters - Thu, Jun 6, 2013
By Kim Dixon and Patrick Temple-West WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Internal Revenue Service officials on Thursday tried to tame another scandal plaguing the agency, apologizing … More »IRS officials try to tame conference spending scandal
By Kim Dixon and Patrick Temple-West WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Internal Revenue Service officials on Thursday tried to tame another scandal plaguing the agency, apologizing to lawmakers for a lavish 2010 conference in California that included an elaborate Star Trek spoof training video. "After I saw the production, I fully …
- IRS head pledges taxpayer money to be spent wisely STEPHEN OHLEMACHER and ALAN FRAM - AP - Thu, Jun 6, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — The new acting head of the Internal Revenue Service is telling lawmakers he'll do "everything possible" to make sure taxpayer money is spent wisely … More »IRS head pledges taxpayer money to be spent wisely
- IRS officials face grilling over lavish spending STEPHEN OHLEMACHER and ALAN FRAM - AP - Thu, Jun 6, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — Internal Revenue Service officials can expect a grilling when they face lawmakers over the latest controversy to rock the agency: lavish spending at … More »IRS officials face grilling over lavish spending
- IRS officials face grilling over lavish conference STEPHEN OHLEMACHER and ALAN FRAM - AP - Thu, Jun 6, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — Internal Revenue Service officials can expect a grilling when they face lawmakers over the latest controversy to rock the agency: lavish spending at … More »IRS officials face grilling over lavish conference
- Colorado approves driver's licenses for illegal immigrants Keith Coffman - Reuters - Wed, Jun 5, 2013
By Keith Coffman DENVER (Reuters) - Colorado became the eighth U.S. state to grant driver's licenses to illegal immigrants under a measure signed into law on Wednesday … More »Colorado approves driver's licenses for illegal immigrants
By Keith Coffman DENVER (Reuters) - Colorado became the eighth U.S. state to grant driver's licenses to illegal immigrants under a measure signed into law on Wednesday by Governor John Hickenlooper. Under the bill passed by the Democratic-controlled legislature last month with no Republican support, applicants must show …
- IRS disciplines 2 workers for free food at party STEPHEN OHLEMACHER - AP - Wed, Jun 5, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — Moving quickly to address yet another controversy, the Internal Revenue Service placed two officials on administrative leave for accepting free food … More »IRS disciplines 2 workers for free food at party
WASHINGTON (AP) — Moving quickly to address yet another controversy, the Internal Revenue Service placed two officials on administrative leave for accepting free food at a party in a private suite at a lavish IRS conference in 2010, the agency said Wednesday.
- Missouri governor vetoes bill halving corporate tax rate Kevin Murphy - Reuters - Wed, Jun 5, 2013
By Kevin Murphy KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) - Missouri Governor Jay Nixon on Wednesday vetoed legislation to sharply reduce corporate taxes that lawmakers said would … More »Missouri governor vetoes bill halving corporate tax rate
By Kevin Murphy KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) - Missouri Governor Jay Nixon on Wednesday vetoed legislation to sharply reduce corporate taxes that lawmakers said would help Missouri compete with neighboring Kansas and other states, saying the reductions would jeopardize critical state services. "With a price tag of $800 …
- AP congressional source: IRS workers put on leave STEPHEN OHLEMACHER - AP - Wed, Jun 5, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — A congressional aide tells The Associated Press that two Internal Revenue Service workers are being placed on administrative leave for accepting $1,100 … More »AP congressional source: IRS workers put on leave
WASHINGTON (AP) — A congressional aide tells The Associated Press that two Internal Revenue Service workers are being placed on administrative leave for accepting $1,100 worth of free food and other items at a 2010 conference.
- IRS officials enjoyed luxury rooms at conference STEPHEN OHLEMACHER and ALAN FRAM - AP - Tue, Jun 4, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — Already heavily criticized for targeting conservative groups, the Internal Revenue Service absorbed another blow Tuesday as new details emerged about … More »IRS officials enjoyed luxury rooms at conference
WASHINGTON (AP) — Already heavily criticized for targeting conservative groups, the Internal Revenue Service absorbed another blow Tuesday as new details emerged about senior officials enjoying luxury hotel rooms, free drinks and free food at a $4.1 million training conference. It was one of many expensive gatherings the …
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