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'Conservative Republican' at IRS defends treatment of Tea Party

June 18, 2013 17:33
By Kevin Drawbaugh and Kim Dixon WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A manager from a U.S. Internal Revenue Service office in Cincinnati where staffers have been accused of unfairly subjecting conservative groups to extra scrutiny has said his agents were not influenced by any political agenda.

IRS supervisor in Washington reviewed earliest tea party cases, contradicting agency claims

The Canadian PressJune 16, 2013 19:30
WASHINGTON - An Internal Revenue Service supervisor in Washington says she was personally involved in scrutinizing some of the earliest applications from tea party groups seeking tax-exempt status, including some requests that languished for more than a year without action.

Democrat: IRS testimony shows no White House involvement

June 9, 2013 14:33
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A conservative Republican overseeing Internal Revenue Service screeners in Cincinnati told congressional investigators that he does not believe the White House was behind IRS scrutiny of conservative groups, a leading Democratic lawmaker said on Sunday.

Investigators work to dispel IRS claim that tea party targeting limited to Cincinnati office

The Canadian PressJune 7, 2013 06:20
WASHINGTON - Congressional investigators are starting to see cracks in the Internal Revenue Service argument that a small group of agents in the Cincinnati office solely targeted conservative political groups. Investigators, who are still in the early stages of their probe, have not uncovered any direct evidence that senior officials in Washington ordered the agents to target tea party groups, or why they may have done so.

Misfired 2010 email alerted IRS officials in Washington of targeting

June 7, 2013 12:25
By Kim Dixon and Patrick Temple-West WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A misfired email from a U.S. Internal Revenue Service employee in Cincinnati alerted a number of Washington IRS officials that extra scrutiny was being place on conservative groups in July 2010, a year earlier than previously acknowledged, according to interviews with IRS workers by congressional investigators.

HP board member Ray Lane settles long-running tax issue

June 6, 2013 21:22
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard <HP.N> board member and Kleiner Perkins partner emeritus Ray Lane said he has agreed to settle an outstanding tax bill with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service dating back to 2004 of as much as $100 million.

Lawmakers to grill IRS officials over new controversy: lavish spending on employee conferences

The Canadian PressJune 6, 2013 11:42
WASHINGTON - Internal Revenue Service officials can expect a grilling when they face lawmakers over the latest controversy to rock the agency: lavish spending at employee conferences. The IRS, however, is planning a robust defence at a congressional hearing Thursday. The agency has already imposed strict regulations to prevent expensive conferences in the future. And on Wednesday, the new acting head of the agency placed two officials on administrative leave for accepting free food at a party in a private suite at an IRS conference in 2010.

Tea party victims tell Congress of IRS harassment as new scandal emerges over agency spending

The Canadian PressJune 5, 2013 15:25
WASHINGTON - Conservative groups targeted by the Internal Revenue Service are having their say on Capitol Hill just as the details of another IRS controversy are being made public. The leaders of six conservative groups are scheduled to tell lawmakers Tuesday about their mistreatment at the hands of IRS agents. Several of the groups say their applications for tax-exempt status were delayed while agents asked intrusive questions that the IRS has since acknowledged were inappropriate.

Republican lawmaker says IRS targeting likely led by Washington

June 2, 2013 19:16
By Patrick Temple-West WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Republican U.S. congressman investigating the Internal Revenue Service's scrutiny of conservative groups said on Sunday the targeting was likely directed from Washington, a claim quickly rejected by a top Congressional Democrat involved in the probe.

House panel: Treasury investigators find IRS spent $50M for 220 conferences from 2010 to 2012

The Canadian PressJune 2, 2013 20:46
WASHINGTON - A government watchdog has found that the Internal Revenue Service spent about $50 million to hold at least 220 conferences for employees between 2010 and 2012, a House committee said Sunday. The chairman of that committee, Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., also released excerpts of congressional investigators' interviews with employees of the IRS office in Cincinnati. Issa said the interviews indicated they were directed by Washington to subject tea party and other conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status to tough scrutiny.
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