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The IRS would be less disliked if it were genuinely accountable May 15, 2025
Andrea Widburg
No business treating its customers as the IRS treats taxpayers would last long. Only a government monopoly with guns can do this kind of thing.
Make IRS Sauce The Same For Both Citizen Goose and Politician Gander April 1, 2025
Ted Noel
Elon Musk is right that some of our wealthy “public servants” need to have their puzzling finances scrutinized.
In New York, a tax service company targets illegal aliens as potential customers for child tax credits April 2, 2025
Andrea Widburg
These illegal aliens may, indeed, have children who qualify, but the likelihood that they do doesn’t seem worth the effort being put into finding qualifying people.
Vote Out the IRS April 12, 2024
Jeffrey Folks
It’s time to reflect on how well the Internal Revenue Service is serving the American people, and whether we might do well to abolish it.
TX’s Jasmine Crockett floats idea of ‘no taxes’ for blacks as form of ‘reparations’ April 11, 2024
Olivia Murray
Democrats have such a low opinion of black Americans and it shows.
The IRS should do its job of collecting taxes before it gets more money November 8, 2023
Jack Hellner
Why are large mega-companies sitting on billions in cash permitted by the IRS to avoid the accumulated earnings tax?
Police State: IRS pays a visit to Matt Taibbi on same day he testifies before Congress on government abuses March 28, 2023
Monica Showalter
A trail that may lead to the White House.
Thanks, Joe! Biden's IRS says tax refunds will shrivel this year January 26, 2023
Monica Showalter
Another Biden gaslight directed at the public vanishes into a puff of smoke.
The IRS about to go 'beast mode'? August 4, 2022
Monica Showalter
"The way to crush the bourgeoisie is to grind them between the millstones of taxation and inflation." —Vladimir Ilyich Lenin
Joe Biden set to double the size of the IRS August 2, 2022
Monica Showalter
There are fewer than 1,000 billionaires in the U.S. Whom are those 87,000 spanking new IRS agents really going to target?
IRS says criminals must report their illegal earnings January 1, 2022
Eric Utter
It appears that crime does now pay, especially if you are in government.
Joe Biden wants to spy on your bank account May 24, 2021
Monica Showalter
All part of Biden's war on the little guy.
Democrats get ready to unleash the IRS for selective enforcement on political opponents January 31, 2021
Monica Showalter
Democrats now targeting freedom of assembly.
Another whistleblower against Trump, another double standard November 19, 2019
Monica Showalter
This time, it's someone at the IRS who claims on secondhand knowledge that President Trump manipulated the tax system. Coming from the unpunished agency of Lois Lerner, this is kind of rich.
O'Keefe's Project Veritas exposes the DSA Pajama Boys of the IRS September 26, 2018
Monica Showalter
Like one of these guys auditing your taxes?
Congressional hush fund gives IRS a new card to play December 6, 2017
Kenneth H. Ryesky
Perhaps the IRS can recover its once impartial reputation by taking a look at the tax filings of all the congresscritters who availed themselves of the sex harassment payout fund.
House Oversight Committee pressed to hold hearings on donor privacy abuses May 19, 2016
Thomas Lifson
Calfornia AG Kamala Harris leading the effort to overturn free speech protections.
The IRS again fails to protect taxpayer information April 14, 2016
Kenneth H. Ryesky
Agency fails to adequately conceal identity theft bait info on taxpayers from records available for public inspection.
Has SCOTUS Created a Way to Get Around the Estate Tax? June 28, 2015
Vel Nirtist
The law of unintended consequences may work to surprising effect.
IRS arguments draw derision from D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals May 7, 2015
Thomas Lifson
“You don’t really mean that, right? .... You don’t actually think that?”
Obamacare to make filing income taxes a nightmare for many low-income taxpayers this year January 20, 2015
Thomas Lifson
People accustomed to filing postcard-sized 1040EZ now face bewildering, complex forms that "no one can understand" and may lose their refunds and/or pay penalties.
How to break through the IRS stonewall December 15, 2014
Thomas Lifson
Using a little-known procedure, there is a way.
Public overwhelmingly supports further probe of IRS December 12, 2014
Thomas Lifson
The IRS scandal is a ticking time bomb, and even a strong majority of Demcorats want to get to the bottom of it.
White House illegally received private citizen tax data from the IRS December 4, 2014
Rick Moran
The IRS "Catch-22."
IRS is monitoring comment threads on conservative blogs November 20, 2014
Thomas Lifson
IRS claims to be so understaffed it can't collect unpaid taxes or search for Lerner's emails.
IRS backup tapes discovered! July 24, 2014
Thomas Lifson
You can tell that this is a huge story because the Mainstream Media are completely ignoring it
Obama To America: Screw You June 15, 2014
Ed Lasky
Obama proposes a 10.5% Budget increase for the IRS
Turnaround at the IRS May 12, 2014
Thomas Lifson
Sometimes, it’s amazing what a contempt citation can accomplish.
Lois Lerner, IRS Sued for Alleged Illegal Disclosures April 30, 2014
Mark. J. Fitzgibbons
Soros-funded group received confidential taxpayer information from IRS.
IRS bonus scandal demonstrates that it's time for the GOP to wake up and run against the IRS April 23, 2014
Thomas Lifson
So self-serving is the agency that it actually paid bonuses – many bonuses – to employees who were delinquent in their own taxes.
Social Security stops seizing tax refunds from children of parents who received overpayments April 15, 2014
Thomas Lifson
Faced with a firestorm of criticism just as Americans are preparing to file their tax returns
Illegal Tax Refund Seizures in Our Corrupt Republic April 12, 2014
Mark J. Fitzgibbons
Whoever placed this provision in the 2011 farm bill should be tossed out of office this November -- before given a proper tarring and feathering
Democrats' Sixty-Year War Against Conservative Voices April 2, 2014
William Terrell
The IRS’s ongoing effort to stifle conservative speech is only the latest in 60 years of Democrat efforts to marginalize conservatives.
The IRS and the Tea Parties: Should You File That Form? April 2, 2014
James V. DeLong
Conservative activists are sowing panic about new IRS rules. They would be better-advised to sow a few basic but unfamiliar points about tax policy.
In IRS Scandal, Begging Is Not an Action Plan March 10, 2014
Jonathon Moseley
Just as Obama’s weakness encourages Putin’s militarism, we encourage statists to continue trampling more of our freedoms by offering only token resistance and ineffective responses.
Shocker: IRS estimates cheapest Obamacare plan $20k per family in 2016 March 6, 2014
Thomas Lifson
No wonder Obama is unilaterally and unconstitutionally suspending the individual mandate until after the 2016 elections.
Inspector General audit finds up to 39% IRS employees not reporting taxable income on long term travel allowances February 19, 2014
Thomas Lifson
The GOP has a ready-made issue to take to voters. The IRS is easily the most-hated institution of government power.
Formalizing Censorship through the IRS February 3, 2014
Sylvia Bokor
Only 20,000 Americans have commented on the proposed IRS regulation for non-profits. It's not enough.
Silencing the Opposition February 1, 2014
Edward H. Stewart, Jr.
From Schumer's lips to Obama's ears.
Liberals Who Love Obama, a 501(c)(4) for the Age Of Gangsterism January 26, 2014
Clarice Feldman
'I'm Nicky and he's Vito. We're wit' de IRS.'
Government Zombies 'See Dead People' January 12, 2014
Jeannie DeAngelis
They're coming! They're coming! ...no, not the zombies; the ObamaCare bureaucrats!
Congress is Plugging the Wrong Hole December 20, 2013
Kenneth H. Ryesky
Section 203 has been sold to the Congress as a miracle cure for tax fraud through identity theft. But is it?
Why Obama Never Fires Anyone December 5, 2013
David Lawrence
It's not out of the goodness of his heart.
If Money is Property October 23, 2013
Michael Bargo, Jr.
If we were to redefine "money" accordingt ot he common understanding of its nature, the bureaucrats would go out of business.
Sarah Hall Ingram's Five-Month White House Duty Call October 14, 2013
Jeannie DeAngelis
With all the talk about debt ceilings, budgets, and partisan bickering, it seems the story of Sarah Hall Ingram is taking a back seat. But not for long, what with 165 White House visits.
America's New Obstruction Of Justice Crisis October 13, 2013
Chriss Street
Has the Obama administration finally crossed the impeachment red line?
The U.S. Constitution has no Teeth October 8, 2013
Michael Bargo, Jr.
With regard to purely Constitutional issues, such as the First Amendment violations of the IRS, there doesn't seem to be any teeth in the Constitution.
Hillary! Because What Difference Does it Make? September 15, 2013
Clarice Feldman
It's time to review the record of a woman whose life is marked by deceit and professional failure and ask about the sanity and judgment of her ardent supporters.
Racism at the IRS September 8, 2013
Thomas Lifson
While the nation is focused on presidential bumbling over red lines, the media are collectively ignoring the scandal at the Internal Revenue Service
Journalist calls out his newspaper's coverage of IRS scandals July 21, 2013
Thomas Lifson
"Parallel universe"
Obama political appointee involved in IRS targeting scandal July 17, 2013
Thomas Lifson
The closest connection to the White House to date.
Replace the IRS with the Honor System July 11, 2013
Mike Razar
Isn't it time we join with our liberal countrymen in extending a basic level of trust to all our fellow Americans?
Lois Lerner's big mouth July 11, 2013
Thomas Lifson
Lois Lerner is a nasty piece of work, and one aspect of her arrogance could well be her undoing.
Does the American Taxpayer Even Stand a Chance? June 22, 2013
Elizabeth Cowan
Sure doesn't seem like it!
Blaming Cincinnati for IRS scandal is so wrong June 15, 2013
Rosslyn Smith
One of the arcane bits of information in this scandal is that the so-called IRS Cincinnati Service Center hasn't been in Cincinnati or even in Ohio for many years now.
If the Obama Administration Scandals Had Occurred in the Private Sector June 13, 2013
Jeffrey Clancy
Imagine the CEO of a Fortune 500 company or the owner/operator of a small business uttering the words "What difference, at this point, does it make" in response to a wrongful death suit.
Audit the IRS June 10, 2013
Mark J. Fitzgibbons
People fear government not just because it has power; it's the lawlessness of government.
Scandalzapoppin June 9, 2013
Clarice Feldman
Step right up, for your daily scandal! IRS scandals, Justice scandals, spying scandals, White House scandals, media scandals... Just take your pick, we're giving 'em away!
What to Do with the Power of the IRS June 6, 2013
Greg Richards
The IRS's targeting of conservative groups was not "mismanagement"; it is the leftist project come to fruition.
IRS Takes Vengeance on Virginia for Enforcing the Law June 6, 2013
Mark J. Fitzgibbons
Sue the feds and see what the IRS does to you.
The GOP and the IRS June 5, 2013
Steve McCann
The Republicans , by consistently agreeing to more complexities in the tax code and the need for stringent tax enforcement due to ever expanding government expenditures,have been complicit in the creation of a bureaucracy now out of control.
The Obama Administration Scandals Are About to Explode May 29, 2013
Scott Varland
The Obama Administration scandals have reached critical mass. There will be fission and an explosion. No one can stop it.
Obama's Shrinking Unit of Account May 28, 2013
Keith Riler
What Bill Clinton did for fidelity, Barack Obama has done for honesty and is now doing for responsibility. Using generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).
Lying to Congress -- the IRS vs. BP May 26, 2013
Bruce Thompson
The current IRS scandal has certain parallels to the government's handlling of the Deepwater Horizon fiasco.
IRS Deficiencies and Health Care May 25, 2013
Kenneth H. Ryesky
The current scandal clearly reveals that the IRS cannot be trusted with confidential medical information.
The IRS Scandal -- a Basic Primer May 18, 2013
Jonathon Moseley
All the info you will not find in the legacy media coverage.
IRS Scandal: The Union Connection May 16, 2013
Thomas Lifson
Can members of a rabidly anti-Tea Party union be fair to conservatives?
IRS political scandal a new political nightmare for Obama administration May 10, 2013
Thomas Lifson
Out of the blue, the Internal Revenue Service has apologized for targeting conservative groups with "tea party" or "patriot" in their titles for special treatment in applying for tax exempt nonprofit organization status. House investigation to come.
Selfish Republicans October 13, 2012
Jason Katz Cooper
When you really care about something, you focus on it. You don't buy yourself a stone on a bridge to nowhere if food is what you were trying to buy.