No checks, please: IRS no longer takes checks for $100M
By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER Owe the tax man $100 million or more? Your check is no good at the IRS. Starting next year, the IRS says it will reject all checks…
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Hello? 8M phone calls unanswered as IRS cut taxpayer service
By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER The IRS’ overloaded phone system hung up on more than 8 million taxpayers this filing season as the agency cut millions of dollars from taxpayer services. For…
Rubio-Lee tax plan rewards investors, parents, businesses
By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER With an eye toward a possible run for the White House, Republican Sen. Marco Rubio signed onto an extensive plan Wednesday to cut taxes for investors, parents…
Republicans say Obama giving immigrants ‘amnesty bonuses’
By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER Millions of immigrants benefiting from President Barack Obama’s executive actions could get a windfall from the IRS, a reversal of fortune after years of paying taxes to…
House rule sets up election-year battle over Social Security
By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER Buried in new rules that will govern the House for the next two years is a provision that could force an explosive battle over Social Security’s finances…