“Real Housewives of Atlanta” original cast member NeNe Leakes has been hit with a federal tax lien worth close to a cool million dollars. According
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Trump Tax Hack A Joke But Romney Return 'Hacker' Isn't Laughing
You don’t actually have to hack tax returns to get into trouble, sometimes just making claims about hacking tax returns (and trying to extort money in return) is enough. As controversy continues to brew over Trump’s refusal to release his tax returns, a man who claimed to hack the returns of another GOP presidential hopeful was sentenced.
Read MoreSensing Shift In America, Former KKK Leader & Tax Felon Announces Senate Candidacy
David Duke, a former Grand Wizard for the Ku Klux Klan, has thrown his hat into the race for the Senate in Louisiana. Duke announced his candidacy over the weekend, saying, “I believe in equal rights for all and respect for all Americans.”
Read MoreBill Would Exempt Student Loan Forgiveness From Tax
As student loan debt continues to grow, Senators Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) have introduced the Student Loan Tax Relief Act which would exempt discharged student loans from being taxed as income.
Read MoreSenate Bill Would Require Presidential Candidates, Including Trump, To Release Tax Returns
Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (R-OR) has introduced a bill which would require presidential nominees to release recent tax returns.
Read MoreCongress Moves To 'Strip Guns And Badges' From IRS, Impeach Commissioner
Members of Congress have recently introduced bills meant to take down the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). One bill would remove IRS Commissioner John Koskinen from office: the other would remove the Criminal Investigations department from the agency.
Read MoreMan Convicted In Romney Tax Return Fraud & Extortion Scheme
This week, Michael Mancil Brown was convicted of six counts of wire fraud and six counts of using facilities of interstate commerce to commit extortion. Brown claimed that he had been able to access PricewaterhouseCoopers’ internal computer network in order to steal tax documents belonging to then presidential hopeful Romney.
Read MoreMembers Of Congress Push To Shut Down IRS Forever
Hate the IRS? Think it should be abolished? The Republican Study Committee is betting that most taxpayers do – and now has a proposal to shut down the IRS forever.
Read MoreHouse Votes In IRS Hiring Freeze, Restrictions On Spending
It was a busy week for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). With Tax Day 2016 barely in the books, the House passed two bills focused on IRS which would restrict funding and impose a hiring freeze.
Read MoreTrump Attorneys Put Out Letter To Confirm IRS Audits
The Trump campaign has released a letter from Trump’s tax attorneys confirming that Trump is under audit from IRS.
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