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The Latest Breaking News from IRS

The ink is barely dry on the recently enacted Inflation Reduction Act, which allocates $80 billion over 10 years to help modernize IRS technology systems and provide more effective tax enforcement and collection. Yet already, Republican critics like Sen. John Thune of South Dakota are complaining that the needed funds…

Tribune News Service

Congress prods IRS to fix tax-return backlog, improve customer service

WASHINGTON — U.S. lawmakers are pressing the IRS to explain how it plans to relieve a backlog of tax returns that have delayed refunds and to detail what measures it’s taking to improve customer service.

Tribune News Service

GOP 'message laundering' turns violent, extremist reactions to search of Trump's Mar-a-Lago into acceptable political talking points

After the FBI completed a lawful search of former president Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate on Aug. 8, 2022, conservative politicians responded with one of three strategies: silence, circumspection and attack.

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"87,000 IRS agents," guns and the GOP

The latest GOP lie isn't just a distraction — it's feeding the violent fantasies of the insurrectionist right

Salon

Something Upon Which Americans Can Agree: The FBI and the IRS Suck

Tax collectors and federal cops have always been rotten to the core.

Reason

Some Capitol rioters try to profit from their Jan. 6 crimes

Some of the rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, are trying to profit from their participation in the deadly insurrection while they face the legal consequences for their crimes

The Independent UK

The IRS just got $80 billion to beef up. A big goal? Going after rich tax dodgers

The big climate and health care bill passed by the House Friday includes billions in new funding for the IRS over the next decade. Most of that money is aimed at catching wealthy tax cheats.

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How Chris Christie created a monster

Former New Jersey governor may want distance from Trump now — but he was happy to be Trump's 2016 attack dog

Salon

Expanded IRS free-file system one step closer in Dems' bill

The flagship climate change and health care bill passed by Democrats and soon to be signed by President Joe Biden will bring U.S. taxpayers one step closer to a government-operated electronic free-file tax return system

The Independent UK

US Congress passes spending bill in win for Biden administration

The bill has breathed life into the Democratic Party’s ambitions to retain control of Congress in upcoming elections.

Al Jazeera

Congress Just Passed the Inflation Reduction Act. It Will Hike Taxes on Some Middle-class Households.

It also spends billions on new green energy programs, and it lets the IRS hire 87,000 new agents.

Reason

Elon Musk uses ‘laughing in British’ meme to mock Biden plan to hire more tax collectors

The Tesla and SpaceX tycoon echoed conspiratorial Republican attacks on Democrats’ efforts to tighten tax enforcement against the rich

The Independent UK

Don't Believe the White House's Promises About Who the New IRS Will Audit

Media "fact-checkers" are taking administration promises at face value and using them to bludgeon Republicans.

Reason

Budget bill clears as Democrats seek to head off midterm losses - Roll Call

The House on Friday cleared a climate, health and tax package salvaging key parts of Democrats’ domestic agenda.

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The Independent UK

House Dems set to overcome GOP for climate, health care win

A flagship Democratic economic bill is perched on the edge of House passage

Chicago Sun-Times

New report reveals Obama Foundation fundraising dips; CEO Valerie Jarrett paid $592,905 in 2021

The Obama Foundation reported on its new IRS 990 that in 2021, the foundation collected $159.6 million, down from $171 million in 2020.

Al Jazeera

Biden team pushes to allay concerns about tax enforcement funds

US Treasury secretary directs IRS chief against using new resources to audit more households making less than $400,000.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Editorial: In the Inflation Reduction Act, a much-needed step toward lowering prescription drug costs

It's become tiresome to see progressive politicians act like a pouting teenager who seems to think it's a sin to ever admit satisfaction with anything. Their lukewarm reaction to Senate passage of the admittedly ill-named Inflation Reduction Act won't help energize the voters Democrats need to avoid conservatives regaining Congress…

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Reason

IRS Controversially Claims Hiring 87,000 New Agents Won't Mean Higher Audit Rate for the Middle Class

So why do Democrats keep equivocating on the point that households making under $400,000 may be targeted for more audits by an expanded IRS?

Los Angeles Times

Jackie Calmes: GOP voters will benefit from the Inflation Reduction Act. Congressional Republicans just don't care

In a polarized America, you don't get this kind of agreement on much of anything.

Chicago Sun-Times

Illinois, feds must take steps to keep invasive carp out of Great Lakes

The Brandon Road Lock and Dam project near Chicago is needed to prevent carp from wreaking ecological and economic havoc on the country’s largest source of fresh water.

The Independent UK

AP FACT CHECK: GOP skews budget bill’s impact on IRS, taxes

Republican politicians and candidates are distorting how a major economic bill working its way through Congress would overhaul the IRS and affect taxes for the middle class

Tribune News Service

Fact check: Will 87,000 new IRS agents mean more audits for middle-class families and small businesses?

The Schumer-Manchin tax bill passed the Senate as part of the Inflation Reduction Act on Sunday. According to legislative documents, the bill will raise taxes and boost the IRS by an estimated $80 billion.

Los Angeles Times

A donor-run NIL collective is coming to USC football — against the school's wishes

LOS ANGELES — When USC partnered with an outside media company to launch BLVD LLC, the hope was that its unique approach to facilitating name, image and likeness endorsement deals for Trojan athletes would help stave off the rise of a donor-run collective — and keep USC out of the…

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Climate, health and tax debate moves quickly to campaign realm

WASHINGTON — The debate over the sweeping climate, health and tax bill passed by Senate Democrats last weekend is already moving to the campaign trail, even before the House has cleared it for President Joe Biden’s signature.

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