IRS Commissioner Resigns Over Targeting Scandal
Stephen Miller, the acting Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, resigned on Wednesday after admitting to his knowledge of IRS…
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FBI Starts Criminal Probe of IRS
In a possibly unprecedented move, on Tuesday, Attorney General Eric Holder ordered the FBI to launch a criminal investigation into…
Obama Condemns IRS Practice of Targeting Conservative Groups
President Barack Obama discussed the current Internal Revenue Service targeting scandal, condemning the officials that singled out politically conservative groups…
IRS Apologizes to Tea Party Groups
On Friday, the IRS apologized to Tea Party groups and other groups considered as conservative for singling them out for…
Federal Court Stops IRS from Regulating Nonprofessional Tax Preparers
On Friday, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia granted nonprofessional tax preparers a permanent injunction stopping the…
Lindsay’s Downward Spiral – IRS Seizes All Bank Accounts of Lohan
The downward spiral in Lindsay Lohan’s life has apparently struck rock bottom; in a TMZ exclusive, celebrity gossip website Tmz.com…
Acxiom Corporation Knows Everything about Everyone
Most people who talk about data privacy they discuss how much Google knows about our email conversations, the lack of…
Steven Lippman, Scott Rothstein Partner, Charged in Scheme
Steven Lippman, the former law partner for Scott Rothstein, has now been charged with conspiracy to break federal election laws,…
26 States File Brief to Get Health Care Overhaul Struck Down
On Wednesday, May 4, 26 states filed a motion with the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, which is located in…
IRS Pays Out First Award Under New Provisions of Whistleblower Program
In recent days, the IRS paid an accountant a $4.5 million award – the first under the new provisions of…
Morning Roundup
Good morning everyone! Today is Wednesday, October 27th. Here's a quick look back at yesterday's stories. Four litigators from medical…
Veteran Federal Tax Attorneys Join Winston & Strawn as Partners
Veteran federal tax attorneys, Daniel A. Dumezich and Gary S. Colton, Jr., have joined Winston & Strawn LLP’s office in…