IRS gets more tools to crack down on overseas tax cheats

By Laurel Adams

Rich Americans may soon find it more difficult to stash cash in the Cayman Island or Swiss bank accounts to avoid paying taxes. A new law gi

IRS urged to crack down on sophisticated tax-evasion networks

By Laurel Adams

The Internal Revenue Service must get better at tracking complex tax-evasion networks of trusts, partnerships, and corporations set up by we

Audit says legal aid boss charged taxpayers for club, car

By John Solomon and Laurel Adams

The head of a Louisiana legal aid group funded by the federal government routinely dined at a private club and drove a leased vehicle for pe
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Expecting a tax refund? IRS track record on returns in 2010 was worst in years

By Jeremy Borden

The Internal Revenue Service posted its worst performance in years in getting tax refunds to the public—about 3.3 million refunds were delay

Workload soars for IRS taxpayer advocate

By Julie Vorman

The number of American taxpayers asking the Internal Revenue Service for help jumped by 38 percent from 2005 to 2009, fueled in part by iden

IRS seeks to clarify new campaign finance disclosure law

By Kathryn Wallace and Marianne Holt

WASHINGTON, August 17, 2000 — A campaign finance law intended to resolve questions about unregulated soft money is generating as many questi
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Steve Forbes, cattle farmer

WASHINGTON, D.C. January 25, 2000 — Steve Forbes' signature line in his 2000 campaign is, "Steve Forbes: He wants you to win." But who's the

Financial industry getting off easy on IRS audits

By Nick Schwellenbach

With a week before tax day and the nation facing a massive deficit made worse by billion-dollar bailouts of financial companies, PaperTrail

IRS in the dark about number of tax shelters and avoidance schemes

By Laurel Adams

IRS says 1 million tax returns sought to evade taxes in some way

ANALYSIS: Health savings accounts lucrative for insurers, costly for consumers

By Wendell Potter

Insurers fight requirement to spend 80% of premium on care

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