Biden's 'Rescue Plan' Will Sic the IRS on Anyone Who Earns $600 in the Gig Economy
What does this have to do with the pandemic? Nothing.
What does this have to do with the pandemic? Nothing.
Government bullies empowered by civil forfeiture laws often back down, but only when their victims can afford a fight.
As much as $1.4 billion might have been paid to deceased Americans. The IRS says that money must be returned.
William Zietzke’s tax battle may affect thousands of cryptocurrency holders.
The extension allows some individuals and businesses to keep more of their money for three extra months at a time when millions of Americans are likely to be out of work and struggling to make ends meet.
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The House Ways and Means Committee is investigating evidence that Trump may have attempted to influence the mandatory IRS audit conducted on sitting presidents.
Many arms of government are unpopular with large swathes of the American population.
A provision of the Taxpayer First Act requires evidence of other illegal activity for seizures based on "structuring" and mandates prompt hearings.
It's become nothing but a weapon fought over by people who want to smash each other—and you.
Americans are increasingly reluctant to pay the IRS. Who can blame them?
How willing are you to pay taxes when you know they're intended to do you harm?
A court rejects a clever effort to obtain President Trump's tax records
A new report from ProPublica whitewashes the IRS, while ignoring the positive benefits of tax evasion.
It is unconstitutional for the government to discriminate against organizations based on their viewpoint.
The snitch crusade is ostensibly about making sure hot women aren't making money off their hotness without giving the government a cut.
The granting or withholding of that approval is a powerful lever over our lives.
The agency's own performance measures say it's doing fine, but a watchdog's report tells a different story.
Per capita isn't the only way to think about your personal tax burden for minor government programs.
When it comes to mishandling the details of your life, social media has nothing on the tax man.
The IRS and State Department are not required under all circumstances to reverse their passport-snatching if you pay the debt down below the $51,000 threshold.
The congressman leaves with a mixed record.
"They did it for money, and they destroyed a good and honest man."
Proposed legislation would be a boon to users dealing with very complex regulations.
Former owners are suing for $2 million, accusing agency of violating the rules.
The IRS used obscure money laundering rules to seize money from business owners. A watchdog report finds $17 million of that money was legally obtained.
Cryptocurrency startup Coinbase has been scrupulously compliant with government demands, until the IRS asked for millions of innocent customers' records.
Taxpayers paid for "excessive and inappropriate" lodging and travel costs, including for one employee who managed to travel 381 days of the year.
IRS is acting in bad faith and overreaching, argues motion to quash its subpoena seeking a wide range of information about the bitcoin exchange's customers.
Attempts to make sure the feds can successfully tax pseudonymous bitcoin transactions getting serious.
The DOJ starts to retroactively apply new guidelines for structuring-related forfeitures.
A little-known rule lets feds steal money from people who haven't been convicted-or even accused-of a crime.
Unless you rip up that passport, Uncle Sam will never leave you alone. Neither will Rush.
Five federal agencies and several California police departments worked for over a year to take down a site where sex workers advertised.
There's simply a huge cost when officials and politicians lie all the time.
Instapundit on the long-term, corrosive effects of a "weaponized" IRS.
A convenience store owner accused of "structuring" will get some compensation for his forfeiture ordeal.
The tax agency acted incompetently, but not illegally.
If You Like It (and Your Benefits) Then You Better Put a Ring on It.
Tax agency overuse of sensitive personal info makes more opportunities for identity thieves.
But cryptographic tech, like that the government wants to weaken, helps mitigate the risk to users.
Do you really think this is the worst of it?