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Bolo Boffin

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15. Which led to the main thing holding up the scrutiny: an internal request for a standardized letter

Reply to dkf (Reply #12)

Sat May 18, 2013, 08:55 PM

May 2013

They were reinventing the wheel every time. So they started to build a standard letter for additional questions, but due to instructions, no one worked on the case files while the letter was being built. And of course, it took 13 months to build a standard letter. The IRS just screwed up all sides of this issue, no doubt. But the evidence for actual partisan targeting is thin. And the evidence linking this to people higher up in the IRS (much less the White House) is non-existent.

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The problem is the IRS BOLO list looks like it was aimed at conservatives. [View all] dkf May 2013 OP

If that's the case, then why were less than 1/3 of all 296 cases identified w/those keywords? Roland99 May 2013 #1

and why was the ONLY zerosumgame0005 May 2013 #3

Buy One Get One free? Bay Boy May 2013 #2

70 out of 300...sorry not buying it. Rex May 2013 #4

Footnote 16, from your link: W_HAMILTON May 2013 #5

The standard was improper. I fully believe this. However... Bolo Boffin May 2013 #6

The second problem is that these organizations were subjected to improper questions. dkf May 2013 #12

Which led to the main thing holding up the scrutiny: an internal request for a standardized letter Bolo Boffin May 2013 #15

I read one "burdensome" question was "Provide summaries of the books discussed in your meeting." John1956PA May 2013 #16

A link to the document is found on the following website Cirque du So-What May 2013 #7

Thanks for pointing to the website which originally posted the report. John1956PA May 2013 #8

I bet getting audited/reviewed will be held up as a badge of honor grok May 2013 #9

You should compile your numerous threads on this into one Kingofalldems May 2013 #10

. Rex May 2013 #11

It's all pieces of the puzzle. We don't know the entire picture yet. dkf May 2013 #13

For sake of context, I am posting snips from the I.G.'s report pages 6 & 7 quoted in the OP. John1956PA May 2013 #14

Golly. 99Forever May 2013 #17

Only if one doesn't read the TIGTA report carefully magellan May 2013 #18

The problem is that Republicans are unhinged, and MannyGoldstein May 2013 #19