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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.
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.
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.
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.
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued another warning about scams targeting taxpayers.
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.
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.
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.
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has voted to censure Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner John Koskinen over obstruction claims. Specifically, Koskinen was accused of misconduct related to an investigation into IRS targeting of groups seeking tax-exempt status.
Here’s a timeline of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) tax exempt scandal – including efforts to impeach IRS Commissioner John Koskinen.