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Rep. Issa tested by the spotlight
WASHINGTON — During the 2010 campaign, Rep. Brad Sherman, a Democrat from Sherman Oaks, joked, "Every time I try to encourage the White House to do more to help us elect Democrats to the House of Representatives, I send them a picture of Darrell...
Tags: Brad Sherman, Saturday Night Live (tv program), Henry A Waxman, Religion and Belief, U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
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The Irish loophole behind Apple's low tax bill
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - Apple's ability to shelter billions of dollars of income from tax has depended on an unusual loophole in the Irish tax code that helps the country compete with other countries for investment and jobs. A U.S. Senate investigation...Tags: Annual and Special Corporate Meetings, Finance, Republic of Ireland, Amazon.com Inc., Google Inc.
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IRS' last two commissioners deny lying; official to take the 5th
WASHINGTON — As the Internal Revenue Service's last two directors struggled to provide answers Tuesday about the agency's improper scrutiny of conservative groups, a lawyer for another key IRS official said she would invoke the 5th Amendment...
Tags: Barack Obama, Orrin Hatch, Darrell E Issa, IRS Tea Party Nonprofit Application Scandal (2013), Washington, DC
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Apple CEO makes no apology for company's tax strategy
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Apple Inc Chief Executive Tim Cook made no apology on Tuesday for the iPad maker saving billions of dollars in U.S. taxes through Irish subsidiaries and told lawmakers that his company backs corporate tax reform, even though it...Tags: Property, White House, Apple iPad, Jay Carney, Republic of Ireland
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U.S. Democrats call for controls on tax-exempt groups at IRS hearing
Reuters* Senators put focus on "loophole" for political activity * "There are two scandals here," Senator Menendez says * Former IRS chief says enforcement "very, very difficult" By Gabriel Debenedetti and David Lindsey WASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) - As they...Tags: Bob Menendez, Max Baucus, Karl Rove, Politics, IRS Tea Party Nonprofit Application Scandal (2013)
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IRS official will refuse to answer questions at U.S. House hearing
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lois Lerner, an Internal Revenue Service official who revealed that the agency was giving extra scrutiny to conservative groups, will assert her constitutional right not to answer questions from a congressional committee on...Tags: Barack Obama, Darrell E Issa, Politics, Parties and Movements, U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
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WRAPUP 1-U.S. tax official at center of scandal won't testify -lawyer
ReutersBy Kim Dixon WASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) - Lois Lerner, the Internal Revenue Service official at the center of a scandal about the targeting of conservative groups for extra tax scrutiny, plans to assert her constitutional right not to answer...Tags: White House, U.S. Congress, Zuckerman Spaeder LLP, Justice System, Republican Party
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LETTER: Questions IRS Article
The May 19 article "IRS Exemption Unit An Island" [news] is at best misleading. It says "nothing yet suggests the IRS agents ... had a political agenda." If there was no political agenda, why target investigations based on organization names implying...Tags: Politics, Internal Revenue Service
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LETTER: IRS Problem Isn't Obama's
Regarding "IRS Boss: Policy Not Partisan" [May 18, news]: First, let's remember that the head of the IRS when the stepped-up examination of conservative groups' applicatiions for tax-exempt staus began was appointed by George Bush. So I have to question...Tags: Barack Obama, Richard Nixon, Politics, Internal Revenue Service, Gerald Ford
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IRS chief helped create plan to use planted question to unveil scandal
McClatchy Washington BureauWASHINGTON The Obama administration's timeline for who knew what and when about the Internal Revenue Service scandal changed again Tuesday with revelations that the Treasury Department and White House officials had discussed how to stage-manage the...Tags: Jay Carney, White House, U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, U.S. Congress, Government
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IRS officials still don't have full explanation of targeting
WASHINGTON – The outgoing head of the IRS said the agency still doesn’t know which staff members were responsible for using politically loaded language to screen out nonprofit groups, as senators pressed them to explain how certain...
Tags: Barack Obama, Sherrod Brown, IRS Tea Party Nonprofit Application Scandal (2013), White House, Politics
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Top IRS official will invoke 5th Amendment
WASHINGTON — A top IRS official in the division that reviews nonprofit groups will invoke the 5th Amendment and refuse to answer questions before a House committee investigating the agency’s improper screening of conservative nonprofit groups....Tags: Barack Obama, Politics, Natural Disasters, U.S. Congress, Zuckerman Spaeder LLP
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