May 22, 2013 - Obama Must Protect Government Unions in IRS Scandal
White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough was clued in about a damning report on IRS misconduct and that word was also sent to top aides to Treasury Secretary
May 22, 2013 - Top IRS official will invoke 5th Amendment
The man who led the IRS when the agency gave extra scrutiny to conservative groups tells Congress he knew little about what was happening.
May 21, 2013 - IRS official calls decision to use planted question on scandal 'incredibly bad idea'
Hatch also asked why neither Miller nor former IRS Commissioner Douglas Shulman acknowledged the program before -- Congress had been asking about the allegation
May 21, 2013 - Former IRS chief says he lacked details, acted properly on targeting
Republicans contend the controversy is part of a pattern of a White House gone wild, while Democrats insist that what happened -- while unacceptable -- was init
May 21, 2013 - IRS Criminal Investigation Issues Fiscal 2012 Report
IRS Criminal Investigation (CI) today released its Annual Report for fiscal 2012, highlighting strong gains in enforcement actions and penalties imposed on conv
May 20, 2013 - Switzerland close to deal in U.S. tax dispute: finance minister
"We hope that we will shortly be at the finishing line," Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf told Swiss radio in an interview. "The banks won't get it for nothing."
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
May 15, 2013 - Did low level IRS employees target conservative groups?
Teig Lawrence comments on the prospect of low level IRS employees targeting conservative groups.
May 15, 2013 - Obama says some IRS employees 'failed,' orders accountability
Among the criteria used by IRS officials to flag applications was a "Be On the Look Out" list,
May 14, 2013 - Obama Has 'No Patience' for IRS' Targeting Conservatives
"People have to be confident that they are ... applying the laws in a nonpartisan way," Obama said today.
May 14, 2013 - Obama: Alleged IRS political targeting 'outrageous'
"And they have to be held fully accountable. Because the IRS as an independent agency requires absolute integrity, and people have to have confidence that they'
May 11, 2013 - IRS, Australia and United Kingdom Engaged in Cooperative Effort to Combat Offshore Tax Evasion
The three nations have each acquired a substantial amount of data revealing extensive use of such entities organized in a number of jurisdictions including Sing
May 10, 2013 - IRS Opens Tax Cases Based on Trove of Offshore Account Data
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service has opened cases and begun investigations based on what it calls a “substantial amount” of information it has received on offs
May 10, 2013 - Canada left out of tax probe into leaked offshore data
The U.S., Britain and Australia announced Thursday they've launched what could be the biggest ever international investigation into tax cheats, using what is be
May 8, 2013 - HSBC fears 'significant' penalty in NRI tax evasion probe
"We have cooperated fully by providing responsive documents in our possession in the US to the IRS," it added.