Bankers, consumer groups clash over IRS plan to crack down on foreign tax cheats

By Michael Hudson

US banks say they shouldn't have to report foreign deposits

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As IRS crusades against Americans hiding money offshore, Latin American tax cheats flock to U.S. banks

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Secret documents expose offshore’s global impact

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Bank-backed House lawmakers try to kill IRS plan to identify $1 trillion in foreign accounts

By Michael Hudson

Gimme shelter (from taxes)

By Jonathan Werve

Excerpts from this story referencing "Internal Revenue Service":

"… in force Wednesday at a public hearing in Washington, speaking against an Internal Revenue Service plan that would require U.S. banks to report the interest paid to foreign …"

More Harken Energy Corporation documents

By The Center for Public Integrity

August 1, 2002 — The New York Daily News reported on July 30 that Harken Energy Corporation set up a Cayman Islands subsidiary, the Harken B

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Bush's insider connections preceded huge profit on stock deal

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Harken's Ivy League underwriter

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Additional Harken documents

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Harken documents

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Excerpts from this story referencing "Internal Revenue Service":

"… a well-known offshore tax haven for both individuals and corporations. The Internal Revenue Service alleged, for example, that Halliburton Company used a Cayman Islands subsi …"

GAO: Worst of the worst federal programs

By Aaron Mehta

The Internal Revenue Service and the U.S. Postal Service, already the butt of many bad jokes, are among the poster children on the GAO’s lis

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The GAO adds to government’s to-do list

By Nick Schwellenbach

IMPACT: OMB dodges subpoena deadline on Solyndra

By Jeremy Borden and Ronnie Greene

FACT CHECK: Boehner and Obama stretch the facts

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FACT CHECK: Obama inflates defense 'cut'

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Excerpts from this story referencing "Internal Revenue Service":

"… d on the issues facing our nation’s infrastructure and transit needs. …"

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Political inaction committees: How political action committees are spending your donations

By Josh Israel, Aaron Mehta and Gabriel Debenedetti

Jay Peters is a psychology instructor at a Durham, North Carolina, community college who has donated tens of thousands of dollars to conserv

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527s attract new donors as others abandon system in wake of BCRA

By Alex Knott and Agustín Armendariz

Contribution limits at risk in states thanks to Supreme Court

By Amy Myers

Million-dollar donation in Indiana race may skirt limits on corporate giving

By Paul Abowd

Buying influence

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IRS not paying attention to 527 groups’ disclosures

By Aaron Mehta

The Internal Revenue Service isn’t doing enough to police incomplete disclosures filed by so-called 527 political groups, which means the go

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Tax credits for alternative-fuel vehicles went to prisoners, IRS employees

By Laurel Adams

IRS not strict enough on fraudulent tax refunds to nonresident aliens

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Incomplete disclosure

By Derek Willis

IRS could save millions through e-filing

By Laurel Adams

Excerpts from this story referencing "Internal Revenue Service":

"… es” to use when only one bid is received for a federal contract (GAO) …"

Hidden Chamber of Commerce hand behind anti-Solis ad

By Aaron Mehta

There’s a new ad floating on the “BlogAds” network, and it’s quite a doozy. In giant font, the ad warns of “Obama’s ETHICAL Problem,” which

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ALEC's decades of 'right-to-work' effort pay off in Michigan

By Paul Abowd

National unions and Chamber of Commerce face off in Michigan

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Report: Campaign law changes hasten power imbalance between rich, poor

By Dave Levinthal

TSA cannot guarantee accuracy of 900,000 airport security badges

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Bank of America, tech VP clash over money-laundering detection

By Michael Hudson

Bank of America Corp. faces myriad disputes with whistleblowers, state attorneys general, and homeowners after surviving the U.S. financial

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TARP watchdog sounds alarm about "too big to fail" banks

By Julie Vorman

Dodd-Frank author is proudest of "skin in the game" requirement for mortgage securitizers

By Shirley Gao

Senior Treasury Dept. official is latest financial regulator to resign

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Lee Meyerson, lawyer for the big banks, to the financial rescue

By Marianne Lavelle

Excerpts from this story referencing "Internal Revenue Service":

"… owed two wealthy entrepreneurs, brothers Samuel and Charles Wyly, to avoid Internal Revenue Service scrutiny by funneling money into the bank through offshore entities. (In 2 …"

Fact Check: The (high) price of a shutdown

By Keith Epstein

Shutting Washington down can cost $100 million... each day

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From Social Security to tourism, government shutdown would affect public

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Clyburn draws line in the sand on Social Security

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Privately sponsored trips hot tickets on Capitol Hill

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FACT CHECK: Boehner and Obama stretch the facts

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Hedge funds bet heavily on Republicans at end of election

By Peter H. Stone and Michael Isikoff

A small network of hedge fund executives pumped at least $10 million into Republican campaign committees and allied groups in last year’s el

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Loophole lets big political donors wear multiple fundraising hats

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Finance industry makes up nearly half of pro-Romney super PAC’s donations

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Invested in health care

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Donor profile: John Childs

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Excerpts from this story referencing "Internal Revenue Service":

"… The Center and NBC analyzed campaign data compiled by CQ Moneyline and the Internal Revenue Service.Bitterly opposed to economic and regulatory policies backed by President B …"

Chamber seeks cash from insurers, financial firms for new effort

By Peter H. Stone

Even as it plowed tens of millions of dollars into ads this year to help mostly Republicans notch Congressional victories, the U.S. Chamber

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U.S. Chamber boosts election budget to $75 million

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Chamber spends early, often on GOP congressional candidates

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Chamber of Commerce hires odd couple Evan Bayh and Andy Card for anti-regs roadshow

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Eric Holder and the Chamber of Commerce

By Josh Israel

Excerpts from this story referencing "Internal Revenue Service":

"… ompany buying goods or services worth $600 or more a year to file with the Internal Revenue Service a 1099 report documenting the purchases. The Chamber has sent several lett …"

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