The Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service issued a proposed rule Friday that would make it so nonprofit political groups would not have to disclose their biggest donors to the government. Democrats say the rule would allow an even greater flow of "dark money" to such groups while right-leaning entities praised the proposal and alleged that Democrats want the disclosures to the IRS for potential intimidation purposes.
A government watchdog group filed a complaint Wednesday with the Internal Revenue Service against Fair Fight Action (FFA), a nonprofit founded by unsuccessful Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams (Ga.).
Mike Espy, the Democrat vying to capture a U.S. Senate seat in Mississippi, paid off more than $267,000 in outstanding income taxes shortly after undertaking a lucrative lobbying contract with an African despot accused of crimes against humanity.
The Internal Revenue Service has failed to implement a series of reforms aimed at bolstering its protection of sensitive taxpayer information, leaving the agency’s computer systems vulnerable to unauthorized access that could compromise Americans’ financial information, according to a new government oversight report.
Doubts have arisen over the explanations that Aaron Ford, the Democratic nominee for Nevada attorney general, has offered for how he incurred over $185,000 in unpaid income taxes to the Internal Revenue Service.
Former President Barack Obama on Wednesday contrasted his presidency with those of other modern presidents, claiming his administration was free of scandals.
The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee, a "527" group that supports Democrats running for state legislative office, appears to have missed a key IRS deadline to file a report showing contributions and expenditures, although a representative of the committee disputes they were late.
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