House passes bills highlighting IRS controversy
Source: AP
WASHINGTON (AP) The House passed three bills Tuesday designed to highlight complaints that the IRS mistreated conservative political groups when they applied for tax-exempt status.
One bill makes it illegal for IRS workers to use personal email accounts to conduct official business. Another bill guarantees groups that are denied tax-exempt status the right to appeal the decision to a separate IRS office.
The third bill addresses complaints from groups that have had their confidential taxpayer information improperly disclosed by IRS employees. The bill allows the IRS to tell victims about the status of investigations into the disclosures. Current law forbids the IRS from releasing such information.
The House passed all three bills on voice votes that did not require lawmakers to cast recorded votes, with little public debate. The bills now go to the Senate, which is unlikely to act before Congress goes home to campaign for congressional elections in November. Congress is expected to leave town as early as this week.
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Iliyah
(25,111 posts)vote them out
Mr.Bill
(24,262 posts)trying to repeal the Affordable Care Act?
groundloop
(11,517 posts)In other words they'll shop around 'till they find someone who'll let the avoid taxation.
Crash2Parties
(6,017 posts)Why this ought to do nicely to tie up the IRS until after the mid term elections.
Priests, Padres, Pastors, Bishops and anyone else who has a pulpit and a loyal, fearful congregation, this message is brought to you by the GOP/TP:
"It's once again open season for enforcements. Feel free to say whatever you want about threats to people's eternal souls and specific candidates! Make sure all of your rubes - uh, I mean, "faithful" know that the Senate could be shifted to our favor this time around! Godspeed!"
Recap:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025306046
Politicalboi
(15,189 posts)As citizens, we should also have the right to free tax help for those making less than $12,000 a year. The mess only gets worse year after year. And if you don't have money to fix it, you get more fees. That would probably pass the senate.