The Latest News about the IRS

FACT, an ethics watchdog group, has filed a complaint with the IRS against Fair Fight Action, a nonprofit organization lead by Stacey Abrams.  FACT claims Fair Fight is violating its tax-exempt status by promoting Abrams political career instead of solely focusing on its stated goal of promoting voting rights.  After losing her 2018 gubernatorial bid, Abrams has openly considered a ...

The White House’s Office of Management and Budget said tax refunds will still be paid out by the IRS, despite the ongoing partial government shutdown. OMB deputy director Russ Vought told The Daily Caller during a Monday meeting that the White House would work quickly to make the process as “painless as possible” for taxpayers. During a government shutdown, the IRS is usually ...

Three individuals in Las Vegas, Nevada, pleaded guilty this week to conspiring to steal more than $2 million in tax refunds from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), according to Justice Department officials. Chanh V. Trinh, Cannedy Trinh, and Elizabeth Trinh each pleaded guilty to one count of conspiring to defraud the United States by fraudulently obtaining the payment of income ...

Left-wing nonprofit groups that orchestrated disruptions during Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court confirmation hearings likely violated IRS rules, which can result in their loss of tax-exempt status, according to an investigation by The Daily Caller News Foundation.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury released on Friday images and descriptions of the new 1040 tax return form saying that families will be able to file their 2018 income taxes on a “postcard-sized return.” The new, less-complex form will be usable by an increasing number of Americans who no longer need to itemize thanks to the tax reform signed ...

Earlier this week, the U.S. Treasury granted significant relief to Americans abroad subject to the Repatriation tax. According to the Treasury release, Americans abroad with less than $1,000,000 in total Repatriation tax liability are de-facto granted a one year extension to make the first payment that was otherwise due by June 15, 2018. A bit of background. The Repatriation tax forced large U.S. ...

The Department of Justice announced Wednesday that they have settled two lawsuits by Tea Party groups who were targeted by the IRS under former President Barack Obama. The IRS substantially delayed applications for tax-exempt status when they included “patriot”, “tea party”, “9/12″ or descriptions that aligned with Tea Party ideals. “As a result of these criteria, the IRS transferred hundreds ...

There’s been much talk lately about tax breaks for Americans but not allowing the “rich” to get any, and there’s been much talk about giving tax breaks to “small businesses”, which I’m in favor of. Forgotten in all of this is that every person and every family in the United States, regardless of how much they earn and how wealthy ...

Perhaps one of Barack Obama’s greatest legacies – and one that may stand forever – was the politicizing of the nation’s intelligence and law enforcement agencies which underwent a radical shift from traditional American institutions into a much more Soviet-inspired model. Republicans at one time severely criticized Obama’s abuse of the Internal Revenue Service to go after conservative and Tea ...

First responders were called to a Kansas City, Missouri IRS building when 8-10 people complained of chest pains, nausea, and vomiting after handling an 8×12″ envelope that had arrived in the mail room. The package was immediately isolated and responders established a triage center, the fire department told reporters. Several people were treated and released at local hospitals. Two remain in ...

An article published last Wednesday said current and former IRS officials are afraid to testify on criminal actions against Tea Party groups because they believe it “could put their lives in danger.” They believe their “safety” takes precedence over the public’s right to know. What arrogance! They are public servants paid to serve ‘We the People’, not to serve some tin-horn ...

I got an e-mail today that included an item in which the alcohol and drug saturated liberal idiot named charlie sheen said he looks forward to impeaching Donald Trump. Trump hasn’t even taken office yet and the libtards are already trashing him. I wonder where this arrogant drug-addled moron has been during 8 years of the treason-filled regime of barak ...

THE FAIRTAX SERIES: AMERICA’S ROAD TO PROSPERITY Part 5: Conclusion   In this final installment of the FAIRTAX series I want to review the content of the series and give a few personal thoughts on our country, our system, and how I see the FAIRTAX being an integral part of the solution to our debt issue, though not the only ...

THE FAIRTAX SERIES: AMERICA’S ROAD TO PROSPERITY Part 4: THE PRE-BATE In this installment of the FAIRTAX series I want to cover the “pre-bate” provision of the plan. The “pre-bate” is a provision designed to help with the basic necessities of life, to essentially “un-tax” food, medicine, utility costs, clothing, etc. up to the poverty level. It is not designed ...

THE FAIRTAX SERIES: AMERICA’S ROAD TO PROSPERITY Part 3: BRINGING JOBS BACK TO AMERICA In this installment of the FAIRTAX series I want to cover the impact of jobs, particularly manufacturing jobs, coming back to the United States. When Bill Archer (R-Tex.) was the chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, the tax writing body of Congress, he often ...