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The acting chief of the Internal Revenue Service said the US tax agency had “provided horrible service” in screening Tea Party groups for special review, but denied any political bias as he faced a barrage of hostile questions from congressional Republicans.and more »

The recent Internal Revenue Service scandal — career officials deliberately delaying applications of certain organizations for tax-exempt status, and the IRS commissioner and acting commissioner are accused of lying to Congress about the matter ...and more »

- Steven Miller, the ousted acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) apologized on behalf of the agency for the poor service and mistakes it committed during a Congressional hearing. Miller also denied allegations that he misled Americans ...and more »

0 Comments E-mail Print. Advertisement. US NEWS IRS-PROBE 9 ABA. Acting IRS Commissioner Steve Miller testifies on Capitol Hill at a hearing on Internal Revenue Service targeting conservative groups, May 17, 2013 in Washington, DC. Olivier Douliery ...and more »

“It is impossible to exaggerate the extent to which the Internal Revenue Service scandal should anger – and frighten – every one of us. No matter our ideology, moving forward all of us will now wonder if we are being targeted by this supposedly “independent” ...

Acting Internal Revenue Service head Steven Miller told a congressional hearing the "mistakes" were an effort to handle the flood of applications. And a watchdog official said he found no evidence of outside pressure. But a top Republican said the practice ...and more »

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has faced recent accusations of political discrimination which have opened up a series of investigative hearings about the agency's targeting of conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status that began Friday morning.and more »

The first thing the American people should understand, according to Steve Miller, acting IRS commissioner of Internal Revenue Service (the man “fired” by President Barack this week) is that there was no nefarious intent behind the IRS scandals. The wholly ...and more »

WASHINGTON, May 17 (UPI) -- Steven Miller, ousted as acting head of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service this week, denied Friday the IRS targeted the Tea Party for political reasons. Miller appeared before the House Ways and Means Committee.and more »

Testifying before a heated, partisan hearing by the powerful House Ways and Means Committee, Steven Miller, acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, repeatedly pushed back against Republican lawmakers who insisted that conservatives ...and more »

Former Acting Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service Steve Miller waits for the hearing to begin again during a break before the House Ways and Means Committee May 17, 2013 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. (Alex Wong, Getty Images) ...and more »

When the Internal Revenue Service targeted groups with the words "Tea Party" in the title, was it acting out of partisanship or just laziness? The outgoing IRS chief claims it was just a matter of people trying to lessen their workload. “I do not believe that ...and more »

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Internal Revenue Service's improper use of tougher scrutiny of conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status seems part of a broader pattern of intimidation and cover-ups by the Obama administration, a top House Republican ...and more »

Acting Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, Steve Miller, testified at a House hearing on IRS screening and defended his actions before Rep. Boustany, R-La., saying, "I did not mislead Congress or the American people. I answered the questions as ...and more »

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A second top Internal Revenue Service official has announced plans to leave the agency amid the controversy over the targeting of tea party groups. An internal IRS memo says Joseph Grant, commissioner of the agency's tax exempt ...and more »

Former Acting Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service Steve Miller waits for the hearing to begin again during a break before the House Ways and Means Committee May 17, 2013 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. (Alex Wong, Getty Images) ...

Several days ago, The Associated Press reported that the Internal Revenue Service acknowledged that it targeted conservative political groups using key words such as “Tea Party” to see if those groups violated their tax-exempt status. A few days later, ...and more »

IRS power may need permanent trim, Roskam saysCrain's Chicago Business (blog)The Internal Revenue Service may need to have its power permanently trimmed in view of the scandal over its targeting of conservative political groups, according to the senior Republican in the Chicago area's congressional delegation. Speaking as the ...and more »

The outgoing head of the Internal Revenue Service – who was fired this week by U.S. President Barack Obama – was grilled by lawmakers in Washington, D.C. regarding his agency's practice of targeting limited government groups. “We were repeatedly told ...and more »

The outgoing acting Internal Revenue Service commissioner on Friday told Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY) that applications for 501(c)4 groups had doubled since the Supreme Court's Citizen United ruling, which opened the floodgates for unlimited political ...and more »

"Foolish mistakes" were behind the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of Tea Party groups, the agency's former acting commissioner said Friday. Steven Miller, who was pushed out as acting commissioner over the controversy, apologized to members of the ...and more »

The outgoing head of the Internal Revenue Service says politics was not a factor in the agency targeting Tea Party groups. But he still underwent a tough grilling before the house ways and means committee. 's Rich Johnson reports from ...and more »

WASHINGTON () — The ousted acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service told a congressional panel on Friday that agency employees made “foolish mistakes” when reviewing conservative groups' applications for tax-exempt status ...and more »

The ousted chief of the Internal Revenue Service is telling Congress that his agency made errors in targeting conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status, but he says the mistakes were not the result of partisan views. The Associated Press ...and more »

WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service announced additional details about the closures planned for May 24, June 14, July 5, July 22 and Aug. 30, 2013. Due to the current budget situation, including the sequester, all IRS operations will be closed on ...and more »