Acting IRS Commissioner Admits That Planting a Question About Reviewing 501(c)(4) Orgs at a Sleepy Tax Conference Wasn’t Such a Great Idea After All
Under less-than friendly questioning from members of the Senate Finance Committee Steven Miller was all, "Yeah, that was my bad." “I will take responsibility for that,” Miller said, expanding on last week’s admission that he knew mid-level manager Lois Lerner had answered a question planted by a member of an IRS advisory council. “Now that we had […]
Acting IRS Commissioner Is Gonna Take Off Now
Steven Miller figured it was time: May 15, 2013 The internal message to IRS Employees from Acting IRS Commissioner Steven T. Miller Dear Colleagues, It is with regret that I will be departing from the IRS as my acting assignment ends in early June. This has been an incredibly difficult time for the […]
Acting IRS Commish Warns That Tax Season Calendars May Need Adjusted
He just wanted to get this out there sooner rather than later: IRS Acting Commissioner Steven T. Miller warned Congress on Wednesday that if lawmakers fail to extend the traditional alternative minimum tax patch, up to 100 million American taxpayers could be affected, and most taxpayers might not be able to file their tax returns […]
IRS to Get Its Act Together on Whistleblower Program
The Service has heard everyone's concerns that whistleblower tips aren't being reviewed in a timely manner, rewards aren't paid, blah blah blah, so just everyone cool it while they sort this out: The IRS will work with “internal and external stakeholders” on a “comprehensive review” of the agency’s guidelines and procedures for handling whistle-blower complaints, Deputy […]