Kim Dixon
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Married gay couples win U.S. marriage tax benefits nationwideAugust 29, 2013
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - All legally wed gay couples, no matter which state they live in, are entitled to the same U.S. federal tax benefits as married heterosexual couples, the Obama administration...
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Corporate breaks at risk in U.S. plans to cut tax ratesAugust 28, 2013
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Billions of dollars in U.S. tax breaks prized by manufacturers, energy companies and other industries could be targeted for elimination when two powerful lawmakers are...
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Obamacare’s Individual Mandate: One Step Closer?August 27, 2013
The Internal Revenue Service issued final rules on Tuesday for the individual mandate of President Barack Obama's healthcare overhaul, one of the most contentious elements of the U.S. law set to go...
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IRS issues final rules on Obamacare's 'individual mandate'August 27, 2013
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Internal Revenue Service issued final rules on Tuesday for the individual mandate of President Barack Obama's healthcare overhaul, one of the most contentious elements of...
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U.S. IRS documents show liberal groups vetted like Tea Party: DemocratsJuly 12, 2013
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top Democrat probing the Internal Revenue Service scrutiny of conservative "Tea Party" groups released documents on Friday suggesting that "Occupy" and other liberal-leaning...
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House panel says IRS official waived rights, contempt possibleJune 28, 2013
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An IRS official effectively waived her right not to testify about the tax agency's targeting of conservative groups, a Republican-led congressional committee concluded on...
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Misfired 2010 email alerted IRS officials in Washington of targetingJune 6, 2013
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A misfired email from a U.S. Internal Revenue Service employee in Cincinnati alerted a number of Washington IRS officials that extra scrutiny was being placed on conservative...
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IRS officials try to tame conference spending scandalJune 6, 2013
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Internal Revenue Service officials on Thursday tried to tame another scandal plaguing the agency, apologizing to lawmakers for a lavish 2010 conference in California that...
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New IRS chief tells Congress he will clean up tax agencyJune 3, 2013
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The new chief of the Internal Revenue Service told Congress on Monday the tax-collecting agency would fully investigate and repair the problems that led to the inappropriate...
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IRS faces more heat from watchdog report amid Tea Party fracasMay 31, 2013
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The new chief of the Internal Revenue Service conceded on Friday there was "inappropriate" spending on a 2010 agency conference, a subject set to be the focus of one of three...
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Embattled IRS staff remain in jobs despite U.S. tax review scandalMay 30, 2013
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - They've been scorned in televised congressional hearings for unfairly abusing tax laws, threatened with questioning in a criminal investigation and accused of using federal...
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IRS official refuses to answer questions at scandal hearingMay 22, 2013
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Internal Revenue Service official at the center of a scandal about extra tax scrutiny of conservative groups told Congress on Wednesday she had done nothing wrong but...