Tag Archives: IRS.Scandal

I did catch a portion of the Senate Finance Committee hearing this morning. More interesting will be tomorrow’s House hearing where Lois Lerner will be testifying but taking the Fifth Amendment (“I refuse to answer the question on the grounds … Continue reading →

The IRS scandal is now linked into the White House. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that a “senior White House official” was told around April 22nd of the results of the TIGTA audit (note: Link is for subscribers of … Continue reading →

Some news came out of the first of what will be many Congressional hearings on the IRS scandal. First, the question that occurred just one week ago and started the controversy–yes, it’s only been one week–was planted. The question came … Continue reading →

In a story that has not yet been picked up nationally, Fox19 News in Cincinnati reported that the four IRS workers at the supposed core of the story, “simply did what their bosses ordered.” Here’s the video from Fox19: This … Continue reading →

The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration’s (TIGTA) report on the targeting of Tea Party and other conservative groups was released late today. If you were to step back in time to May 1st, you would have said that everything … Continue reading →

The scandal involving the targeting of conservative groups continues to grow with new revelations. ABC obtained a timeline (purportedly from the soon to be released TIGTA report) which shows that the targeting began in 2010, not as Ms. Lerner of … Continue reading →

Yesterday I wrote about the scandal with tax exempt organizations at the IRS. Basically, “low-level employees” according to Lois Lerner of the IRS independently decided to target tax exempt groups with “Tea Party,” “Conservative,” or “Patriot” in their names. Of … Continue reading →

Last year, tea party and conservative groups complained that the IRS was blocking their ability to become tax-exempt organizations. Some organizations complained that the IRS was asking for lists of donors. Last year, then IRS Commissioner Douglas Shulman denied that … Continue reading →