Taxation

White House fights back on IRS as GOP keeps up pressure

2013-05-19 13:02:00

WASHINGTON — A senior White House aide insisted Sunday that President Obama learned only from news reports that an IRS office had singled out dozens of tea party organizations and other conservative groups for questionable scrutiny, while...

How the IRS spun out of control

2013-05-18 21:42:00

WASHINGTON — Steven Miller, the top enforcement official at the Internal Revenue Service, thought he might have trouble on his hands. Election season was well underway in March 2012 when tea party organizations started to complain angrily of IRS...

Ex-IRS chief apologizes in hearing for 'foolish mistakes'

2013-05-17 07:20:00

WASHINGTON – The ousted head of the Internal Revenue Service apologized Friday morning for the agency's "foolish mistakes" in its handling of conservative groups applying for tax-exempt status and attributed the IRS' actions to a misguided pursuit...

Ousted IRS chief defends against partisan charges

2013-05-17 18:51:00

WASHINGTON — The ousted head of the Internal Revenue Service apologized Friday for the agency's "foolish mistakes" in singling out conservative groups for intrusive and time-consuming scrutiny, but said that the effort was not driven by partisan...

McManus: The second-term scandal plague

2013-05-18 06:52:00

What is it about presidents' second terms that makes them seem so scandal-ridden? Simple: The iron law of longevity. All governments make mistakes, and all governments try to hide those mistakes. But the longer an administration is in office, the more...

Saturday's TV Highlights and Weekend Talk: 'Doctor Who'

2013-05-17 12:18:00

Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes Click here to download TV listings for the week of May 19 - 25, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies � � -------------------- SERIES Doctor Who The Doctor's (Matt Smith)...

Questions on targeting are 'loaded,' IRS official says

2013-05-17 09:06:00

WASHINGTON – The acting head of the IRS insisted Friday that he and other agency officials did not mislead Congress by failing to disclose that applications by conservative groups for tax-exempt status were mishandled, and he said to call it...

The GOP pivots on the IRS scandal

2013-05-17 14:16:00

The scandal surrounding the Internal Revenue Service's handling of applications for tax-exempt status by "tea party" groups and other right-leaning organizations took a sharp turn at the House Ways and Means Committee on Friday. In addition to decrying...

Atty. Gen. Holder orders criminal investigation into IRS screening

2013-05-14 13:34:00

WASHINGTON -- Atty. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr. said Tuesday that he had ordered a criminal investigation into allegations that top IRS officials targeted conservative groups for extra scrutiny. “I have ordered an investigation to be begun,”...

White House announces new IRS leadership

2013-05-16 13:30:00

WASHINGTON – Continuing to move quickly to try to put the IRS controversy behind him, President Obama named a new acting commissioner Thursday to replace the one he ousted the day before. Daniel Werfel, current controller of the Office of...

Letters: Pick a scandal, any scandal

2013-05-16 00:00:00

Re "Anger widens as IRS details emerge," May 14 While members of Congress want to know more about the IRS targeting of conservative 501(c)(4) groups, they should look no further than themselves for the blame. I tried to read the tax code regarding...

By firing IRS boss, Obama buys into GOP's rush to judgment

2013-05-16 05:00:00

On Wednesday, President Obama fired the head of the Internal Revenue Service, the first sacrificial lamb brought down after the alleged “targeting” of conservative political groups by the IRS. Obama declared, “Americans are right to be...

President Obama speaks on the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative groups for extra tax scrutiny in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday. Obama announced the resignation of Acting IRS Commissioner Steven Miller, the top official at the IRS.

2013-05-15 00:00:00

President Obama makes a statement on the situation regarding the Internal Revenue Service. Obama announced the resignation of acting IRS commissioner Steven Miller.

2013-05-14 00:00:00

The Internal Revenue Service improperly screened applications from conservative groups that sought tax-exempt status, a senior IRS official said, targeting the words "tea party" or "patriot."

2013-05-10 12:20:15