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A week of scandal and taxes
by
Kai Ryssdal
May 17, 2013
Check out weekend reading picks (not about the IRS scandal) from our Weekly Wrap.
The IRS's embarrassment creates free advertising for conservative groups
by
Stan Alcorn
May 17, 2013
Revelations the IRS gave extra scrutiny to conservative groups applying for tax-exempt status has raised their profile, and for some, their fundraising.
The problem of the IRS's dwindling credibility
by
David Gura
May 16, 2013
The IRS was already in trouble even before this current scandal
What's ahead for the IRS?
by
Krissy Clark
May 16, 2013
To say the Internal Revenue Service is having a bad week is an understatement. And to top it all off, IRS Commissioner Steven Miller was just forced to resign. So how will that effect the rest of the agency responsible for collecting taxes to keep the U.S. government running?
Acting IRS commissioner Steven Miller resigns
May 15, 2013
Acting IRS commissioner Steven Miller has resigned from his position, President Barack Obama announced Wednesday.
Rep. Dave Camp prepares to grill IRS over 501(c)(4)s
by
Kai Ryssdal
May 15, 2013
As the House prepares to scrutinize the IRS over its targeting of conservative social welfare groups, the Ways and Means chair wants answers.
Politics, money and power: Inside the IRS' targeting of conservative social welfare groups
by
Kai Ryssdal
May 14, 2013
The IRS is now facing a criminal investigation over its targeting of conservative groups that applied for tax exempt status.
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Happy Tax Day! How to avoid an audit, top scams, and taxing poetic
by
Katie Long
Apr 15, 2013
The deadline for filing income taxes is today, and while a third of Americans like doing their taxes and some are even inspired to write poetry, many find the process more complicated than ever.
How easy is it for the IRS to go through your email?
by
Molly Wood
Apr 15, 2013
Are you sure there's nothing in your email that would contradict that tax form you are about to sign? Civil liberties advocates are using this tax return deadline to criticize federal law that doesn't see email as all that private.
Identity theft and the top 12 tax scams of 2013
Apr 15, 2013
Every tax season the Internal Revenue Service puts out a list called the 'Dirty Dozen' which ranks the worst tax schemes of the year. In 2013, identity theft is the dirtiest of them all.