Carol Platt Liebau July 07, 2013
Before heading
out for a few days R&R with the little people, I wanted to call another IRS
report by the Inspector General to your attention. Titled "Fiscal
Year 2013 Review of Compliance with Legal Guidelines When Conducting Seizures
of Taxpayers' Property," one piece of salient information is as
follows: Of the 50 seizures of taxpayer property the IG examined, 17 of them
(fully one-third!) were NOT conducted in accordance with the Internal Revenue
Code Guidelines. Surprised? Me
neither. I'll be analyzing
and reporting more in days to come. In the meantime, if you take a look and
find anything that bears mention, email me at carol@carolliebau.com. This appeared Here….
The IRS Scandal
Is Still Shocking
Kevin Glass | Jul 06, 2013
A report by Jonathan
Weisman at the New York Times purports to show that the IRS 'targeting' scandal
went well beyond merely conservative groups. Be-on-the-lookout (BOLO) lists
that were created, Weisman reported, were found to instruct employees to pay
strict attention to nonpolitical groups like "open source developers"
and "occupied territory" groups:
Organizations approached by
The New York Times based on specific “lookout list” warnings, like advocates
for people in “occupied territories” and “open source software developers,”
told similar stories of long waits, intrusive inquiries and bureaucratic
hassles that pointed to no particular bias but rather to a process that became
too rigid and too broad. The lists often did point to legitimate issues: partisan
political campaign organizations seeking tax-exempt status, or commercial
businesses hoping to cloak themselves as nonprofit groups. But even I.R.S.
officials say lookout list warnings were often pursued in a ham-handed or
overly rigid way.
This has led
Alex Seitz-Wald of Salon to see "another nail in the IRS scandal's
coffin," claiming that this, coupled with reports from last
month that BOLO lists existed to target progressive groups, means there's no
scandal here: just typical IRS scrutiny run amok….To Read More…..
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