Identity Theft and Tax Fraud
The majority of the questions were about political targeting of conservative groups by the IRS, with Committee Chairman Issa (R-CA) accusing the IRS of stonewalling his investigation and issuing a subpoenaing for more internal documents. Acting Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Daniel Werfel cited the 16,000 pages of documents the IRS had provided as refuting the allegations of stonewalling.
Treasury officials testified at a hearing on identity theft-related tax fraud at the IRS, which had grown by 413 percent over the preceding … read more
Treasury officials testified at a hearing on identity theft-related tax fraud at the IRS, which had grown by 413 percent over the preceding five years. Georgia State Revenue Commissioner MacGinnitie testified from a personal as well as a state perspective about identity theft.
The majority of the questions were about political targeting of conservative groups by the IRS, with Committee Chairman Issa (R-CA) accusing the IRS of stonewalling his investigation and issuing a subpoenaing for more internal documents. Acting Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Daniel Werfel cited the 16,000 pages of documents the IRS had provided as refuting the allegations of stonewalling. close
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