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Monday, October 28th, 2019 @ 2:25PM

The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration Management and Performance Challenges Facing the Internal Revenue Service for Fiscal Year 2020

The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration Management and Performance Challenges Facing the Internal Revenue Service for Fiscal Year 2020   CFEG reports that on October 18, 2019 the Treasury Inspector General For Tax Administration (TIGTA) released a report on management and performance challenges facing the IRS for fiscal year…

Monday, October 14th, 2019 @ 7:11PM

The Electric-Vehicle Subsidy Racket The $7,500 tax credit is going to many buyers who don’t qualify.

A Chevrolet Volt hybrid car charging at a ChargePoint station in Los Angeles, Oct. 17, 2018. PHOTO: RICHARD VOGEL/ASSOCIATED PRESS Federal subsidies for electric vehicles are an income transfer to the affluent, and now comes news that significant numbers don’t qualify. The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (Tigta) in…

Monday, August 19th, 2019 @ 2:45PM

IRS Failure To Address Annual Alimony Reporting Discrepancies Could Result In Over $1 Billion in Unreported Tax Over 5 Years

CFEG researches and reports on waste and mismanagement within the federal government with the goal of educating the public, the Congress and preventing and eliminating it through legislative and program initiatives.   In this article CFEG reports on findings set out in a report from the Treasury Inspector General for…

Saturday, August 17th, 2019 @ 5:05PM

IRS Fails To Properly Notify Taxpayers of Their Rights When Requested to Extend the Assessment Statute of Limitations

CFEG researches and reports on abuses within the federal government with the goal of educating the public, the Congress and preventing and eliminating it through legislative and program initiatives.   In this article CFEG reports on findings set out in a report from the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration…

Thursday, August 8th, 2019 @ 4:43PM

President Trump Signs A New Law Stopping Asset Forfeiture Abuse By The IRS

CFEG researches and reports on fraud, waste and abuse within the federal government with the goal of educating the public, the Congress and preventing and eliminating it through legislative and program initiatives. In this article CFEG reports on a new law signed by President Trump which stops abuses by the…

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Tuesday, August 6th, 2019 @ 8:08PM

IRS Pays Out Hundreds of Millions of Dollars In Erroneous and Fraudulent Tax Refunds When Processing Amended Tax Returns

One of CFEG’s missions is to expose wasteful government spending within the IRS and other federal government agencies and find solutions to such problems through research, public awareness, education and legislative and program changes and initiatives.   CFEG reports that on July 31, 2019 the Treasury Inspector General For Tax…

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