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FILE - This March 22, 2013 file photo shows the exterior of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building in Washington. The Trump administration is lifting requirements for some tax-exempt groups to disclose the identities of their donors to federal tax authorities, announced late Monday, July 16, 2018. The change benefits groups that spend millions of dollars on political ads, such as the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and an organization tied to the billionaire Koch brothers. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File) **FILE**

New IRS policy allows some tax-exempt groups to veil donors

By MARCY GORDON - Associated Press

In this photo March 22, 2013, file photo, the exterior of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Conservatives cheer IRS announcement on shielding donors to certain nonprofits, including NRA

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Judge dismisses convicted couple’s lawsuits against FBI, IRS

Associated Press

Charles Rettig testifies at a Senate Finance Committee hearing on his nomination for Internal Revenue Service Commissioner, Thursday, June 28, 2018, on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Senate is assessing President Donald Trump's choice to head the IRS, Charles Rettig, a Beverly Hills tax lawyer who would face the colossal challenge of overseeing the most sweeping overhaul of the U.S. tax code in three decades. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Charles Rettig, nominee to lead IRS, aims for ‘impartial’ guidance on tax law workarounds

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

In this photo March 22, 2013, file photo, the exterior of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

The Latest: IRS nominee pledges to improve customer service

Associated Press

In this photo March 22, 2013, file photo, the exterior of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Trump choice to head IRS says he’ll work for all taxpayers

By MARCY GORDON - Associated Press

Illustration on IRS harassment of Tea Party groups by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

John McCain, IRS, Henry Kerner, tea party, Judicial Watch

By Judson Phillips

FILE - In this Oct. 25, 2017, file photo, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., pauses before speaking to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. Three decades after early warnings about global warming, the issue has become entrenched in the nation’s culture wars. Some in the GOP used to lead the fight against warming. Now most Republicans cannot speak the words “climate change.” Let alone support policies to address it. Many Democrats have moved sharply to the left on environmental issues as well. Climate change is as polarized as abortion. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

McCain’s office urged IRS to use audits as weapons to destroy political advocacy groups - UPDATED

By Larry O'Connor - The Washington Times

Nigerian man sentenced to 15 years for IRS tax-return scheme

Associated Press

Former IRS agent sentenced for identity theft in Arkansas

Associated Press

This March 22, 2013, file photo shows the exterior of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

IRS overhaul passed by House

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Montana follows IRS in extending tax deadline by a day

Associated Press

This March 22, 2013, file photo shows the exterior of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

IRS gives one-day reprieve on taxes after major computer breakdown

By David Sherfinski and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Internal Revenue Service Acting Commissioner David Kautter gathers his papers as he prepares to testify before the Senate Finance Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018, on President Donald Trump's fiscal year 2019 budget proposal. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) ** FILE **

IRS systems experiencing ‘technical difficulties’ on tax-filing day

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Feb. 4, 2007, file photo, Prince performs during the halftime show at the Super Bowl XLI football game in Miami. The saga to settle Prince's estate provides a cautionary tale about what can happen when someone dies without leaving a will, as he did when he died of an accidental opioid overdose at his Paisley Park studio April 21, 2016. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)

As Prince heirs stew, bankers and lawyers cash in on estate

By STEVE KARNOWSKI - Associated Press

Internal Revenue Service Acting Commissioner David Kautter gathers his papers as he prepares to testify before the Senate Finance Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018, on President Donald Trump's fiscal year 2019 budget proposal. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) ** FILE **

David Kautter, acting IRS commissioner, optimistic on tax-filing season, use of $1.5T law

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

FILE - In this photo March 22, 2013 file photo, the exterior of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building in Washington. Politicians love trying to use the tax code to highlight their goals to voters. This year, it’s a battlefield between Hillary Clinton, who wants to boost levies on the rich to pay for expanding social programs and Donald Trump, who says cutting taxes would gird the economy. The clash has consequences for the rich, poor and those in the middle. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

IRS improves customer service, but needs more funding for the long haul

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Illustration on taxing capital gains with no reference to losses from inflation by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Capital gains must be protected from inflation

By Richard W. Rahn

In this May 21, 2013, file photo, tea party activists demonstrate on Fountain Square before marching to the John Weld Peck Federal Building in Cincinnati to protest the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status. On Wednesday, April 4, 2018, a federal judge gave preliminary approval to a $3.5 million settlement of a lawsuit against the IRS over alleged targeting of tea party and other groups. (AP Photo/Al Behrman, File)

IRS smackdown, as judge OKs $3.5 million to tea partyers

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

In this May 21, 2013, file photo, tea party activists demonstrate on Fountain Square before marching to the John Weld Peck Federal Building in Cincinnati to protest the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status. On Wednesday, April 4, 2018, a federal judge gave preliminary approval to a $3.5 million settlement of a lawsuit against the IRS over alleged targeting of tea party and other groups. (AP Photo/Al Behrman, File)

Judge gives preliminary OK to $3.5M settlement of IRS case

By DAN SEWELL - Associated Press