Posts Tagged ‘IRS’
Tea Party Patriots React to House Judiciary Committee Calling Hearings to Examine Misconduct of IRS Commissioner
ATLANTA, Ga – Tea Party Patriots co-founder and CEO Jenny Beth Martin released the following statement today reacting to news the House Judiciary Committee will hold hearings to examine the misconduct of IRS Commissioner John Koskinen. “On behalf of the Tea Party Patriots, which was targeted by Internal Revenue Service (IRS) agents and has…
Read MoreTax expert: President Obama’s IRS commissioner awarded disgraced IRS exec Lois Lerner thousands in bonuses
Tax expert Robert W. Wood writing for Forbes says disgraced former high-level IRS executive Lois Lerner received thousands of dollars in bonuses in addition to her salary and that the bonuses began thanks to President Obama’s IRS Commissioner John Koskinen, who repeatedly has stonewalled congressional investigation into agency targeting of Americans for their political beliefs.…
Read MoreHouse conservatives rip into Obama’s IRS commissioner over illegal immigrants’ questionable use of SSNs
House conservatives during a hearing this week grilled IRS Commissioner John Koskinen over the agency washing its hands of illegal immigrants apparently stealing social security numbers to obtain jobs and then file taxes using an IRS-issued taxpayer ID. The Hill has the full story: “What I find absolutely outrageous is your suggestion that when…
Read MoreWATCH: Rep. Jim Jordan calls for impeachment of IRS Commissioner John Koskinen
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and other members of the conservative House Freedom Caucus are demanding Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) and Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) act to impeach President Obama’s IRS Commissioner John Koskinen for “obstructing a congressional investigation into the agency’s conduct.” The Daily Signal has the details: As most…
Read MoreIRS commissioner brushes off illegal immigrants’ use of fraudulent SSN’s to file returns, says ‘it’s not the normal identity-theft situation’
The IRS is issuing refunds to illegal immigrants who have apparently obtained jobs using social security numbers that aren’t their own, revealed IRS Commissioner John Koskinen after confronted by Sen. Dan Coats (R-Ind.) Tuesday during a session of the Senate Finance Committee. The Washington Examiner has the details: “What we learned is that … the…
Read MoreIRS data: Agency in 2015 rejected tax-exempt-status applications from 57 religious, charitable groups
The Internal Revenue Service in 2015 turned down tax-exempt-status applications from nearly 60 religious and charitable groups, according to recent agency data. Washington Free Beacon has the details: The IRS rejected a total of 67 applications for tax-exempt status in 2015, and religious groups comprised the majority of denials. There were 92,653 total applications…
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