On May 10, 2013, the Internal Revenue Service apologized for scrutinizing tax exempt organization applications which included the words "Tea Party" or "patriot". This has raised serious concerns from both Republicans and Democrats alike. |
May 17, 2013 - House panel opens hearing on IRS targeting of conservative g
A House committee grilled the outgoing acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service on Friday about the targeting of conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status, eliciting an admission that the agency “provided horrible customer service” but denials that it was politically motivated.
May 16, 2013 - Health Care Official Used to Lead IRS Tax Exempt Office
Sarah Hall Ingram, who heads the implementation of the Affordable Care Act at the IRS, formerly led the agency's tax exempt/government entities division, the same division that's now taking heat for targeting conservative groups in the past few years.
May 16, 2013 -IRS also targeted Jewish groups?
The IRS required that Jewish organization to state "whether [it] supports the existence of the land of Israel," and also demanded the organization "[d]escribe [its] religious belief system toward the land of Israel."
May 16, 2013 - Pro Israel Groups Targeted
Among other information that congress is now seeking is information about the IRS’s special scrutiny of organizations whose mission involve Israel.
May 16, 2013 - IRS scandal needs more than a scapegoat
Each congressman and senator, and even the president, took an oath to uphold and defend the Constitution.
May 16, 2013 - IRS scandal adds fuel to Obamacare fire
the latest scandal involving the IRS, one of the key agencies charged with enforcing the health care law, is adding fuel to the political fire over the controversial new law.
May 16, 2013 - Obama names budget official as acting IRS chief
President Barack Obama named Danny Werfel, an official in his budget office, as the acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, the White House announced Thursday.
May 16, 2013 - Obama counter-punches in effort to regain political balance
President Barack Obama on Thursday rejected calls for a special counsel to investigate Internal Revenue Service targeting of conservative groups and declared he would fix any problems in government.
May 16, 2013 - IRS investigation not limited to Ohio
Attorney General Eric Holder said that the investigation into the IRS’s targeting of conservative groups will not be limited to the tax-exempt unit in the agency’s Ohio field office.
May 16, 2013 - Low-level IRS employees in Cincinnati office disciplined
a pair of sources told WXIX that the employees "simply did what their bosses ordered," implying there could be further ramifications within the office.
May 16, 2013 - Justice Dept. to investigate IRS targeting
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., hammered the agency for what he described as "a blatant and thuggish abuse of power," and demanded that President Obama "make available, completely and without restriction, everyone who can answer the questions we have as to what was going on at the IRS, who knew about it, and how high it went."
May 16, 2013 - FBI Launching IRS Investigation Over Targeting Of Conservati
tea party groups were asked inappropriate questions about their donors, their political affiliations and their positions on political issues, resulting in delays averaging nearing two years for applications to be processed.
May 15, 2013 - Read the IRS acting commissioner's resignation letter
"This has been an incredibly difficult time for the IRS given the events of the past few days, and there is a strong and immediate need to restore public trust in the nation's tax agency," said Miller
May 15, 2013 - Rep. Issa on IRS: Obama set right tone
Rep. Darrell Issa talks to CNN's Wolf Blitzer about President Obama's call for changes at the IRS
May 15, 2013 - Boehner on IRS Scandal: 'Who is going to jail?'
"Now, my question isn't about who's going to resign. My question is who's going to jail over this scandal?"