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Republicans loudly celebrate passing bill to defund IRS in video
The GOP voted to pass the Family and Small Business Taxpayer Protection Act while pushing the claim new funding will be used to hire 87,000 auditing agents.
Wealthy tax cheats set to benefit from Republicans' defunding of IRS
Experts tell Newsweek that repealing the funding for 87,000 IRS agents will make it easier for people to evade taxes.
House Republicans' IRS cuts would add over $100B to deficit: Budget Office
The first proposal would cut $71 billion in funding for the IRS, impacting the agency's ability to enforce collections from the wealthy.
Marjorie Taylor Greene shares House Republicans' first priority
House Republicans revealed what their first bill will be after a tumultuous speaker vote.
Trump's tax returns raise questions about campaign promise
Trump once promised to donate the final six months of his taxpayer-funded $400,000 per year salary to charity.
Trump's tax returns spark avalanche of memes, jokes
"Donald Trump didn't pay taxes in 2017 or 2020, but I bet everybody who voted for him did," one user wrote.
Trump tax returns release reveals "rampant corruption": Kirschner
"...we learned, among other things, that Steve Mnuchin was running the IRS like a corrupt arm of Donald Trump's criminal enterprise," Glenn Kirschner said.
Democrats might not get their hands on Trump's taxes in time to act
Without a majority, Democrats won't be able to do much when House Republicans take over in January.
IRS Deletes Requirement That New Agents Be Willing to Use 'Deadly Force'
Backlash against IRS hiring practices follows criticism alleging that tens of thousands of new agents will be hired and go after poorer Americans.
Trump, Nixon Comparisons Flow After Reports of Comey, McCabe IRS Audits
A former IRS commissioner reportedly said that the "random" audits were "suspicious."
'I'm Alive': IRS Denies Woman Tax Refund Because They Say She's Dead
"I'm alive, in living color," said New Jersey resident Jeanette Carpenter.
On Tax Day, Ted Cruz Calls for Abolishing the Internal Revenue Service
The Texas senator used Tax Day to revive a longstanding Republican applause line: eliminating the federal government's main tax-collecting arm.
IRS Tax Day Message: Thank You for Filing
The success of our nation is closely tied to the success of the IRS.
Woman Sentenced for Fake Tax Returns That Sought More Than $6M in Refunds
Charese Johnson was sentenced to three years in prison and one year of supervised release, according to a press release from the Department of Justice.
IRS Won't Use Facial Recognition for Taxpayers After Lawmakers Object
The IRS said it will move away from using third-party services for facial recognition used to help authenticate people making new accounts online.
The IRS Is Adjusting 2022 Standard Deductions Due to Inflation
Adjustments in the federal tax brackets will results in increases in standard deductions.
Child Tax Credit Payment Schedule for 2021 in Full
Advance Child Tax Credit payments issued by the IRS reached around 35 million families in the U.S. on Thursday.
When Do Child Tax Payments Start? Dates, Deadlines for Opting Out
The IRS advises those who expect their total tax owed will be higher than their tax refund next year may want to opt out of advance Child Tax Credit payments.
Group Appeals Denial of Tax Exemption Status by IRS, Says It's Non-partisan
The IRS recently rejected the tax-exemption status for a Texas-based Christian group over its alleged ties to the Republican party. The decision is being appealed by First Liberty Institute, which said the politicized IRS is wrong to see Biblical values as exclusively Republican.
Fox News Host Confronted for IRS Expansion 'Unlimited' Intrusion Claim
"Doesn't that frighten you at all?" 'Cavuto' stand-in host David Asman asked.
Americans Have Turned Down 1.2 Million Stimulus Payments, Worth $2 Billion
A year after the first round of stimulus checks went out under the CARES Act, more than a million payments remain uncashed or were returned, according to the IRS. Experts say that's a victory.
IRS Outlines When Those Awaiting Stimulus Checks Will Finally Get Them
The majority of these payments will be issued as direct deposits or to existing Direct Express card accounts, the IRS said Tuesday.
IRS 'Working Tirelessly' to Get Stimulus Checks Out to Those Still Waiting
The IRS expects to begin issuing payments this weekend to benefit recipients who don't usually file a tax return.
Latest on When SSDI Recipients Will Get the Third Stimulus Check
The IRS will "automatically send" third stimulus funds to those who didn't file a tax return but are recipients of federal benefits such as Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI).
Do You Have to Pay Taxes on Your Stimulus Payments? What You Need to Know
As tax filing season gets under way, here's the lowdown on whether the stimulus payments you received last year will be counted as taxable income—and how to claim any stimulus money you're still owed when you fill out your return.
Do You Owe Taxes on Unemployment Benefits? You Could Get Hit With a Big Tax Bill
If you received unemployment benefits last year, here's what you need to know when you file your 2020 return.
Stimulus Update, Millions Hit by IRS Error to Receive Payments from Today
Those receiving a stimulus payment will receive an email from TurboTax to confirm it's on the way, according to the tax-filing software company.
TurboTax Stimulus Update As Users Report Issues With Receiving Checks
The IRS advised "some payments may have been sent to an account that may be closed or no longer active."
Biden Paid Over 4,900 Times More in Taxes Than Trump in 2017
While Trump's net worth is estimated to be about $2.5 billion, Biden and his wife are worth approximately $9 million.
'Large-Scale' Issues With Stimulus Payments Need to Be Fixed, Lawmakers Say
"The congressional pathway to escalate constituent claims is too overwhelmed to sufficiently address these concerns," the group of Republicans and Democrats wrote in a letter to the IRS.