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Can The IRS Commissioner Peek At Trump's Tax Return – Or Yours?

Kelly Phillips ErbApril 13, 2017

Can IRS Commissioner Koskinen peek at President Trump’s tax returns? Can he peek at yours? Here’s what you need to know about how the IRS protects your taxpayer data from unauthorized access.

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IRS Announces National Search To Replace The Commissioner

Kelly Phillips ErbApril 1, 2016April 1, 2022

In response to GOP calls for his resignation, or worse, impeachment, Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner John Koskinen has announced that he will step down

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House Republicans Move To Impeach IRS Commissioner Koskinen

Kelly Phillips ErbOctober 27, 2015

Just days after the Department of Justice announced that there would be no charges in the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) tax exempt scandal, the Republican

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DOJ Says No Criminal Charges For Lerner, Others In IRS Scandal, Closes Investigation

Kelly Phillips ErbOctober 23, 2015

No criminal charges. That’s the final word from the Department of Justice with respect to its lengthy investigation into whether the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) improperly

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Taxes From A To Z (2015): K Is For Koskinen

Kelly Phillips ErbMarch 20, 2015May 18, 2020

It’s my annual “Taxes from A to Z” series! Next up: K Is For Koskinen On December 23, 2013, John Koskinen was sworn in as

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IRS Warns Of Delayed Refunds, Long Waits For Taxpayers & Possible Shutdown

Kelly Phillips ErbJanuary 13, 2015

With a week to go before tax season opens, taxpayers were already bracing for a potentially “miserable” filing season. It turns out that it could

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IRS Beefs Up Website, Will Launch Tax Preparer Database For Tax Season

Kelly Phillips ErbDecember 22, 2014

There’s no start date yet but the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is already gearing up for what’s certain to be a difficult tax season. Noting

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House Slashes IRS Budget, Now Up To The Senate

Kelly Phillips ErbDecember 12, 2014

Internal Revenue Service Commissioner John Koskinen was prepared for the worst and that was pretty much what he got from the House. With just weeks

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Taxpayers Freaking Out Over 2015 Tax Refund Hoax

Kelly Phillips ErbOctober 10, 2014May 24, 2021

Earlier this week, a panicked reader shot me the link to an article with this headline: 2014 Federal Tax Refunds To Be Delayed Until October

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New IRS Commissioner Talks Tax, Scandal, and Congress

Kelly Phillips ErbApril 7, 2014July 29, 2020

IRS Commissioner John Koskinen stopped by the National Press Club to talk tax season, IRS funding, tax exempt organization scandals – and reference a little March Madness.

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