Former chairman and CEO of Equifax Richard F. Smith, talks with former Sen. Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., as he takes his seat to testify before the Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection Subcommittee of the House Commerce Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017. AP/Carolyn Kaster)
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IRS Hires Equifax To Safeguard Taxpayer Data

In defending its decision, the IRS claimed that Equifax said that no IRS data was involved in the recent Equifax data breach.

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In With The Loan Sharks: The IRS Hires Private Debt Collectors

The IRS is attempting – for the third time – to use private debt collection companies to recover unpaid taxes from delinquent taxpayers. But experts warn that using such companies could lead to unfair treatment for borrowers and an increase in imposter tax scams.

In With The Loan Sharks: The IRS Hires Private Debt Collectors

WASHINGTON, D.C.-- In 2009, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) decided to end a three-year program that used private debt collectors to chase down delinquent taxpayers after an

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Republicans Torpedo Effort To Force Release Of Trump’s Tax Returns

229 Republicans voted down measure that would have forced the IRS to publish President Donald Trump’s tax returns.

Republicans Torpedo Effort To Force Release Of Trump’s Tax Returns

(REPORT) --- In a vote Monday night almost exclusively along party lines, a measure to force the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to reveal President Donald Trump's tax returns was blocked by the U.S. House. In all, 229 Republicans voted to help Trump keep his tax returns secret. (Roll call

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The IRS Will Soon Be Able To Revoke Your Passport Over Unpaid Taxes

The consolidation of authority into agencies like the TSA and IRS should act as a canary in the coal mine to those worried about the suppression of their freedom of movement.

The IRS Will Soon Be Able To Revoke Your Passport Over Unpaid Taxes

(ANALYSIS) --- As emotions intensify over Trump’s recent immigration ban, the State Department and IRS have quietly used it as a smokescreen to roll out a

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IRS Getting Pressured To Crack Down On Televangelists Following John Oliver’s Segment

Oliver blasted televangelists this past Sunday for what he called “seed faith,” where they tell donors they will reap the rewards by giving money to them.

IRS Getting Pressured To Crack Down On Televangelists Following John Oliver’s Segment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKPb8HdAy-4 WASHINGTON (CBSDC) — The IRS is getting pressured to begin cracking down on televangelists following a John Oliver segment on HBO’s “Last Week Tonight.” Oliver blasted televangelists this past Sunday for what

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IRS ‘Accidentally’ Lost Thousands Of Emails Regarding Targeting Of Tea Party

The IRS’s inspector general told the committee that IRS workers erased hundreds of computer backup tapes that “most likely” contained as many as 24,000 emails to and from former IRS official Lois Lerner.

IRS ‘Accidentally’ Lost Thousands Of Emails Regarding Targeting Of Tea Party

WASHINGTON  — The head of the House Oversight Committee said Thursday it "defies any sense of logic" that IRS employees mistakenly erased computer backup tapes containing thousands of emails related to the tax agency's tea party scandal. The IRS's inspector general told the committee that IRS workers erased hundreds of computer

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New IRS Rules On Dark Money Likely Won’t Be Ready Before 2016 Election

“For the people who are pinning their hopes on IRS rules changing how these groups operate, I think they’re kidding themselves, … I don’t think it’s going to happen.”

Photo: Light Brigading/cc/flickr The Internal Revenue Service says it won't come out with new proposed rules for so-called dark money groups until late spring at the earliest, increasing the likelihood that no changes will take effect before the 2016 elections. These groups — social welfare nonprofits that can engage in politics, but do

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