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Lawyer claims IRS and Administration have tried to intimidate Koch Industries
The chief lawyer for Koch Industries said Friday that government targeting of conservative political groups is nothing new to the Wichita-based company.
IRS announces third quarter 2013 interest rates
Under the Internal Revenue Code, the rate of interest is determined on a quarterly basis. For taxpayers other than corporations, the overpayment and underpayment rate is the federal short-term rate plus 3 percentage points.
IRS places $170 million lien on Florida tribe for unpaid taxes on casino income
The Internal Revenue Service has slammed the Miccosukee Indians with a bill of $170 million for the West Miami-Dade tribe's failure to report and withhold taxes from its distribution of gambling profits to tribal members, according to court records.
Maine governor proposes getting rid of state income tax
Gov. Paul LePage said Monday that his long-term goal is to eliminate Maine's income tax, but he reiterated his opposition to a plan before the Legislature that would cut the income tax rate in half while raising and lowering other taxes.
Apple CEO defends tech giant’s tax practices
Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz, charged at the hearing that Apple's tax practices violated the spirit of the law and, in a statement Monday, called them "highly questionable."
Tea Party conservative groups protest IRS
BOSTON – Nearly two dozen Tea Party activists rallied outside the John F. Kennedy Federal Building in downtown Boston on Tuesday as part of a nationwide protest against the Internal Revenue Service over the targeting of conservative groups. “The IRS is only one part of it. The present administration we have is reeking with corruption,” […]
Uncredentialed Ohio tax preparer guilty on 10 counts
A Columbus, Ohio, man was found guilty yesterday of 10 counts of preparing false tax returns.
State gets court hearing on challenge to health care law
U.S. District Judge Ronald White has set a June 20, 2013, hearing in Oklahoma's challenge to IRS rules to implement so-called "Obamacare" in the state.