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Published
July 27, 2023

Another View: Surprise! Good tidings from the IRS

The federal agency has been doing better. Now it needs to go after the most sophisticated scofflaws.
Published
July 24, 2023

IRS is ending unannounced visits to taxpayers, to protect workers and combat scammers

The agency in recent years has experienced more threats, in part tied to conspiracy theories that agents were going to target middle-income taxpayers more aggressively.
Published
July 14, 2023

IRS says it collected $38 million from more than 175 high-income tax delinquents

Federal tax collector's enhanced ability to identify tax delinquents comes from resources provided by the Inflation Reduction Act.
Published
June 22, 2023

Republicans release whistleblower testimonies from former IRS agents in Hunter Biden case

The release of the testimony comes just 2 days after Hunter Biden, 53, announced he will plead guilty to misdemeanor tax offenses as part of an agreement with the Justice Department.
Published
May 15, 2023

IRS audits Black taxpayers more often than other groups, agency confirms

Tax audit algorithms targeted filers who collected anti-poverty credits and did not report business income, researchers found.

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Published
February 22, 2023

From the Business Desk: Reckoning is needed for pandemic relief

Government has tried to lessen the financial toll of the pandemic, with generally positive results. But we still need to scrutinize how it's done.
Published
February 10, 2023

IRS says Maine’s $850 pandemic relief checks not taxable

The agency had been studying whether the money sent out last year in Maine – and similar payments made in 16 other states – was subject to federal taxes.
Published
January 25, 2023

Democrats hammer Republican plan to impose national sales tax, abolish IRS

Sponsored by Rep. Earl L. 'Buddy' Carter, R-Ga., the plan would do away with income, payroll, estate and gift taxes, and instead impose a 23% national sales tax.
Published
January 12, 2023

Maine’s Democratic representatives criticize Republican moves in U.S. House

Jared Golden and Chellie Pingree opposed a number of measures pushed by the new congressional majority.
Published
January 11, 2023

Watchdog sees ‘light at the end of the tunnel’ for IRS backlog

House Republicans want to rescind the agency's additional funding, saying it would bankroll an army of 87,000 auditors who will harass taxpayers – claims that are generally alarmist and misleading.