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Go East Young Man and Woman

Susie Hoeller | Posted 03.06.2009 | Politics


Susie Hoeller

When I see Obama not making the tough choices about personal responsibility in the Geithner and Daschle cases, I wonder if it is the same old insider favoritism that so infected the Bush Administration.

Daschle and Geithner: Too Important Not To Be Confirmed?

Sandy Goodman | Posted 03.04.2009 | Politics


Sandy Goodman

People in high places ought to pay their taxes, to set an example for the rest of us. Especially the Treasury Secretary, who oversees the IRS.

Transparency, Justice and Clarity in the Economic Crisis

David Calhoun Mendelsohn | Posted 03.01.2009 | Business


David Calhoun Mendelsohn

Why are the banks not fulfilling their end of the understanding that if US taxpayers provide the blank check, they will open the liquidity tap so that the economy can operate?

U.S. Taxpayers and The I.R.S. Qualified Intermediary Program

Gary S. Wolfe | Posted 02.27.2009 | Business


Gary S. Wolfe

U.S. Prosecutors allege UBS deliberately abused the Qualified Intermediary Program ("QI Program"), selling offshore banking services to U.S. Taxpayers to evade taxes.

Feds Raid Contractor With Ties To Pennsylvania Democrat

Politico | Posted 02.23.2009 | Politics


Federal agents on Thursday raided the offices of a Pennsylvania government contractor with close ties to Rep. John P. Murtha, chairman of the powerful...

IRS Offers To Waive Late Fees, Negotiate New Payments For Taxpayers Snared By Recession

AP | STEPHEN OHLEMACHER | Posted 02.07.2009 | Business


WASHINGTON — As the nation sinks deeper into recession, the IRS is offering to waive late penalties, negotiate new payment plans and postpone as...

Ron Paul Interview

Michael Bendetson | Posted 01.15.2009 | Politics


Michael Bendetson

" John McCain stood for the opposite of all these things that I believe in and the Republicans claim to believe in."

Motor Racing Reacts to Worldwide Recession

Steve Parker | Posted 01.14.2009 | Business


Steve Parker

With car sales suffering worldwide, the marketing and advertising budgets, where many companies keep their racing dollars, are often the first budgets to be trimmed.

Deluxe of the Draw: R.E.M., Warren Zevon, Peter, Paul and Mary, and Juno

Mike Ragogna | Posted 12.25.2008 | Entertainment


Mike Ragogna

In case we didn't know the holiday season was fast approaching... a spate of CD box sets, hits compilations and expanded, Deluxe Editions of some of our favorite albums are usually tell-tale sign.

American Voters Abroad: No Double Taxation Without Real Representation

Gail McGowan Mellor | Posted 12.04.2008 | Home


Gail McGowan Mellor

Expats have a high chance of not getting to fully participate in this election. One million absentee ballots were requested in the 2006 midterm election but only a third of those votes were counted.

Millions In Government Money Disappears This Week

ABC 7 | Posted 11.14.2008 | Chicago


CHICAGO -- While a slumping economy is leaving many people struggling to balance the soaring costs of housing, gas, food, and health care, nearly 100,...

McCain's Tax Returns Hide Gambling

Martha Miller | Posted 11.03.2008 | Home


Martha Miller

The real purpose of McCain omitting his gambling winnings is so that people would not know how much he gambled. If he won $200,000 playing craps in Las Vegas, it would make a difference in the way voters viewed his suitability as a presidential candidate.

'Pulpit Freedom Sunday': A Crusade to Turn Churches into Cogs in the Right-Wing's Political Machine

Barry W. Lynn | Posted 10.31.2008 | Style


Barry W. Lynn

This Sunday, as many as three dozen pastors may knowingly violate federal tax law by endorsing U.S. Sen. John McCain from the pulpit.

Rule by Thieves

John W. Whitehead | Posted 10.25.2008 | Politics


John W. Whitehead

We, the taxpayers, will be the ones to pay the bill when it comes due.

Pastor Endorsements Sought By Conservative Group Lobbying IRS

Washington Post | Peter Slevin | Posted 10.09.2008 | Politics


CHICAGO -- Declaring that clergy have a constitutional right to endorse political candidates from their pulpits, the socially conservative Alliance De...

Girls Gone Wild Founder Joe Francis In Hot Water With IRS

New York Times | Michael Parrish | Posted 09.19.2008 | Business


LOS ANGELES -- As founder of the "Girls Gone Wild" franchise, Joe Francis has often been accused of duping women into doing things they wish they had ...

Businesses Stiff IRS $58 Billion In Unpaid Payroll Taxes

Washington Post | Holly Watt | Posted 08.06.2008 | Business


Businesses have shorted the Internal Revenue Service about $58 billion in federal payroll taxes they withheld from employees' wages over the past 10 y...

IRS Mileage Reimbursement Rate Increases

AP | JIM ABRAMS | Posted 07.02.2008 | Business


WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service, citing the drain that high gas prices are having on people's finances, said Monday it is raising the ...

Internal Revenue Service Searching For Millions Who Haven't Filed For Stimulus Checks

CNN | Kathleen Koch | Posted 06.27.2008 | Business


The IRS says it's still trying to reach some 5 million Americans -- primarily seniors and veterans -- who have not filed the tax returns needed to qua...

IRS Loses $37 Million Using Contract Debt Collectors, Not Employees

Washington Post | Lyndsey Layton, Christopher Lee | Posted 04.23.2008 | Business


The Internal Revenue Service expects to lose more than $37 million by using private debt collectors to pursue tax scofflaws through a program that has...

6 Tips For Filing A Tax Extension

Associated Content | Rosa Hayes | Posted 04.22.2008 | Business


Filing for a tax extension may be your only option if you haven't gotten your paper work finished or are like a lot of Americans and simply forget abo...

Tax Extensions: Not An Urban Legend, And Still Possible

ABC News | ALICE GOMSTYN | Posted 04.22.2008 | Business


That ticking noise you hear? It's the countdown for filing your 2007 tax return, which is due by end of the day Tuesday. However, if you're like mil...

Do You Know Where You IRS Check Goes?

Scott Bittle and Jean Johnson | Posted 04.22.2008 | Business


Scott Bittle and Jean Johnson

Not where most Americans think, based on everything we've seen in polls and focus groups. Americans' distorted ideas about where the government spends...

IRS Audits Big Business Less Every Year

AP | JIM ABRAMS | Posted 04.22.2008 | Business


WASHINGTON — The tax audit rates of the largest companies are less than half what they were 20 years ago while more small and mid-size businesse...

How To Get Your Tax Rebate Check

Washington Post | Michelle Singletary | Posted 04.18.2008 | Business


Taxpayers have been ringing the Internal Revenue Service telephones in record numbers trying to get answers about the upcoming economic stimulus payme...