Mistakes were made. That was the takeaway from the House Judiciary Committee hearing yesterday to investigate “the allegations of misconduct and articles of impeachment” filed against Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner John Koskinen.
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IRS Commissioner To Appear Before Congress Today To Answer Allegations Of Misconduct
The House Judiciary Committee will hold a third hearing today to examine “the allegations of misconduct and articles of impeachment” filed against IRS Commissioner John Koskinen. Koskinen will be the sole witness to testify before the Committee.
Read MoreHouse Skips Impeachment Vote For IRS Commissioner, Schedules Hearing Instead
It was widely expected that members of the House Freedom Caucus would force a vote this morning to impeach Koskinen over allegations tied to his handling of the investigation into the IRS tax exempt organization scandal. As it turns out, there won’t be a vote today after all.
Read MoreMore Than 100 Law Professors To Congress: Impeaching The IRS Commissioner Is A Bad Idea
More than 100 tax law professors have sent a letter to House leaders in opposition to resolutions to impeach or censure Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner John Koskinen.
Read MoreUber Drivers, Airbnb Hosts Get Tax Tips As IRS Launches New Web Page On Shared Economy
To assist taxpayers, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has launched a new web page designed to help taxpayers involved in the sharing economy figure out what they need to know about reporting, filing and paying tax.
Read MoreIRS Warns Tax Pros On Targeted Scams, Advises Regular PTIN Monitoring
The IRS is warning tax professionals about a new, targeted scam. As part of its information to tax professionals, IRS is also advising tax pros to monitor their PTIN activity.
Read MoreIRS Warns Again On Scams Targeting Taxpayers
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued another warning about scams targeting taxpayers.
Read MoreIRS Stopped $1.1 Billion In Fraudulent Refunds In 2016 Due To Increased Focus On Security
From January through April 2016, the IRS stopped $1.1 billion in fraudulent refunds claimed by identity thieves on more than 171,000 tax returns, a nearly 50% boost from last year’s dollars, announced IRS Commissioner John Koskinen today at a Security Summit update. The update featured appearances by Security Summit partners, including H&R Block CEO Bill Cobb; Intuit CEO Brad Smith; and GreenDot CEO Steve Streit.
Read MoreIRS Puts Brakes On E-Filing PINs After More Automated Attacks
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has announced that the Electronic Filing Personal Identity Numbers (e-filing PIN) tool is no longer available on IRS.gov or by toll-free phone.
Read MoreIRS Targeting Scandal: Citizens United, Lois Lerner And The $20M Tax Saga That Won't Go Away
In 2013, Acting Director of Exempt Organizations at IRS, Lois Lerner, apologized to tax lawyers for the IRS’s inappropriate targeting of political groups. Her comments set off a chain of events that would fire officials and consider impeachment proceedings for IRS Commissioner Koskinen’s actions.
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