It may be hard to remember now why the scandal surrounding Lois Lerner started. Late last week the IRS reminded us. On Thursday it released an update on its progress reviewing the social welfare organization backlog. The backlog included organizations identified in May, 2013 as being selected by the IRS for additional scrutiny based on …
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Dog Ate My Tax Receipts Act
In a surprising twist to the Lois Lerner saga, Rep. Steve Stockman (R-Texas) recently announced the Dog Ate My Tax Receipts Act. The proposed bill reflects Stockman’s belief that the IRS must allow taxpayers to offer “a variety of dubious excuses” for missing documentation as the IRS has done for the Lerner emails it has …
IRS Transfers Data on Nonprofits to FBI
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee’s investigation into the IRS targeting scandal revealed last week the IRS transfer of 1.1 million-page database of information about tax-exempt organizations to the FBI. The Justice Department turned over the 21-disk database of information to the Committee in response to a subpoena. Reps. Darrell Issa (R., Calif.) and …
Destroyed Lerner Emails: Convenience or Computer Crash?
In a move that does nothing to inspire confidence, the IRS disclosed last week that two years’ worth of email messages to and from Lois Lerner, beleaguered former head of the exempt organizations division, were destroyed in a 2011 computer crash. Representative Darrell Issa (R., Calif.), Chair of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, is …
Congress Votes to Hold Lerner in Contempt
As we tweeted last week, the House voted to hold Lois Lerner in contempt of Congress. The vote was largely along party lines, with six Democrats voting with the Republicans. Lerner has now joined an exclusive list of government officials held in contempt of Congress by congressional committees for refusing to cooperate with congressional investigations. …
Report Finds White House Was Not Involved in IRS Scandal
You are likely tired of reading blogs about the IRS scandal, but at least this one isn’t about Lois Lerner. A report released yesterday, at the request of Maryland Democrat Elijah Cummings, focuses instead on the White House. The report concludes that the White House never instructed the IRS to specifically target conservative groups seeking …