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Lawyers Make It Onto Government Bailout List

Victor E. Schwartz and Christopher E. Appel

Budget & Tax News / The Heartland Institute / November 12, 2009

We have all heard of federal bailouts for our insurance companies, automobile companies, and even banks, but few realize that buried in a deep silo on Capitol ... (read more)

Summary of Latest Federal Individual Income Tax Data

Gerald Prante

Fiscal Facts / The Tax Foundation / July 30, 2009

The Internal Revenue Service has released new data on individual income taxes, reporting on calendar year 2007, a year in which the economy remained healthy ... (read more)

Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Sarbanes-Oxley Accounting Board

Christine Hall

Finance, Insurance & Real Estate News / The Heartland Institute / August 01, 2009

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case challenging the constitutionality of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, whose accounting and ... (read more)

IRS Computer Security Procedures Criticized

Phil Britt

Infotech & Telecom News / The Heartland Institute / April 01, 2009

The Government Accountability Office has issued a scathing report sharply criticizing the computer security systems of the Internal Revenue Service, saying ... (read more)

IRS Promises to Get More Aggressive in 2009

Dan Pilla

Budget & Tax News / The Heartland Institute / October 08, 2008

The head of the small business/self-employed division of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has promised more audit activity in 2009. Faris Fink, who runs ... (read more)

Commissioner Has Broad Background in Public, Private Sectors

Dan Pilla

Budget & Tax News / The Heartland Institute / July 01, 2008

New Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Douglas Shulman has a long history of both private- and public-sector service. In the private sector he was involved ... (read more)

New IRS Chief May Focus Less on Enforcement

Dan Pilla

Budget & Tax News / The Heartland Institute / July 01, 2008

The U.S. Senate has approved Douglas Shulman as President George W. Bush's appointee to take the reins at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Shulman replaces ... (read more)

Tax Code Became More Progressive in 2000-2004, IRS Data Show

Gerald Prante

Budget & Tax News / The Heartland Institute / January 01, 2007

New IRS data published for tax year 2004 show the code was more progressive in 2004 than it was in 2000. That trend also sheds light on the surge of revenue ... (read more)

Bush Tax Cuts Have Helped All Income Groups, IRS Data Show

Gerald Prante

Budget & Tax News / The Heartland Institute / December 01, 2006

Data recently released by the Internal Revenue Service for the 2004 tax year show all income groups--including lower- and middle-income taxpayers-- have ... (read more)

AMT Sending Tens of Thousands to Financial Ruin

Steve Stanek

Budget & Tax News / The Heartland Institute / April 01, 2006

Tens of thousands of Americans face financial ruin because they voluntarily reported incentive stock options to the Internal Revenue Service. The IRS ... (read more)