Category Archives: tax law and election law
“Obama denounces reported IRS targeting of conservative groups”
Common Cause Calls for House, Senate Hearings on IRS Controversy
Press release:
Common Cause called Monday for hearings in the US House and Senate to explore the Internal Revenue Service’s admission that it targeted certain groups for review, as well as the broader problem of the agency’s lax enforcement… Continue reading
The Question Everyone’s Been Asking on the IRS
Kevin Drum:
Here’s the thing that really puzzles me about this whole business of the IRS targeting tea party groups for extra scrutiny: the agency’s clumsy handling of the whole thing. And I’m being charitable by calling it “clumsy.”… Continue reading
Bob Bauer on the IRS Mess
“IRS kept shifting targets in tax-exempt groups scrutiny: report”
“I.R.S. Focus on Conservatives Gives G.O.P. an Issue to Seize On”
NYT:
The head of the division on tax-exempt organizations, Lois Lerner, was briefed on the effort in June 2011, seemingly contradicting her assertion on Friday that she learned of the effort from news reports. But the audit shows that she… Continue reading
“IRS targeted groups critical of government, documents from agency probe show”
WaPo on the Cincinnati office and whether they were “low level” employees:
At various points over the past two years, Internal Revenue Service officials singled out for scrutiny not only groups with “tea party” or “patriot” in their names but… Continue reading
Joe Klein and Ross Douthat on IRS Mess
“IRS Scrutiny Was Deeper Than Thought”
WSJ: “Government investigators have found that the Internal Revenue Service scrutinized conservative groups for raising political concerns over government spending, debt and taxes or even for advocating making America a better place to live, according to new details likely… Continue reading
“10 crazy things the IRS asked Tea Party groups”
“Report: Top IRS officials knew in 2011 that conservative groups were targeted”
WaPo:
An inspector general’s report due for release this week says senior Internal Revenue Service officials knew that agents were targeting conservative groups for special scrutiny as early as 2011, nine months before the IRS commissioner assured Congress the… Continue reading
Transcript of Lois Lerner’s Remarks at Tax Meeting Sparking IRS Controversy
With great appreciation and thanks to Paul Streckfus and his EO Tax Journal (subscription required), here are the relevant remarks which started yesterday’s controversy:
Lois Lerner’s Response to Tea Party Question
In response to a question about the IRS’s handling… Continue reading
Bipartisan Calls for Investigations in IRS Case, But Where are the Reform Groups?
Both the White House and Senator Levin have joined Republicans in calling for an investigation.
The only ones missing from the calls so far? The campaign reform groups.