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IRS official Lois Lerner is sworn in on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 22, 2013, before the House Oversight Committee hearing to investigate the extra scrutiny IRS gave to Tea Party and other conservative groups that applied for tax-exempt status. Lerner told the committee she did nothing wrong and then invoked her constitutional right to not answer lawmakers' questions. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

IRS tea party targeting $3.5 million settlement approved by judge

Associated Press

This Feb. 1, 2018, file photo shows an IRS W-4 form in New York. (AP Photo/Barbara Woike, File)

IRS tax return audit rate lowest in 15 years

By David Sherfinski and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Man indicted for alleged IRS tax scheme

Associated Press

The Supreme Court begins to receive a Spring snow fall, Wednesday morning, March 21, 2018 in Washington. Although the court is open for business today, the coming spring nor'easter caused the federal government to close its offices in the Washington area. (AP Photo/Jessica Gresko)

Supreme Court limits reach of tax crime statute

By JESSICA GRESKO - Associated Press

Then-IRS Commissioner John Koskinen testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, April 6, 2017, before the Senate Finance Committee. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen) ** FILE **

It is time to clean the IRS house

By Judson Phillips

AG asks that prepaid property taxes qualify for deductions

Associated Press

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 pays bonuses to tax cheat employees

By 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 **

David Kautter wants extra $400 million for IRS to implement tax cut law

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Cook County sheriff warns of fake IRS agent phone scam

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 overpaid Obamacare tax credits by nearly $3.5 billion in 2017

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

This photo shows an IRS W-4 form on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018, in New York. Workers are starting to see more take-home pay as employers implement the new withholding guidelines from the IRS. How much extra cash depends on several factors, such as workers' income, how often they are paid and the number of withholdings allowances they claim on their IRS Form W-4 with their employer. (AP Photo/Barbara Woike)

Tax bill beginning to deliver bigger paychecks to workers

By SARAH SKIDMORE SELL - Associated Press

Tax preparer gets 18 months for tax scheme

Associated Press

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, speaks to reporters during a White House daily press briefing in the Brady press briefing room at the White House, in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Treasury issues new tax-withholding guide for cuts

By David Sherfinski and Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump grabs a box containing the tax bill after signing it in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Dec. 22, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Tax law implementation to cost IRS nearly $500 million: Report

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon, the top Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee, speaks during a House and Senate conference after GOP leaders announced they have forged an agreement on a sweeping overhaul of the nation's tax laws, on Capitol Hill in Washington on Dec. 13, 2017. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Top Democrats accuse Trump of politicizing tax cuts

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

The Latest: IRS issues guidance on prepayment of local taxes

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President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House, Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Ron Wyden: Trump tax audit may be tainted by pro-Trump IRS chief

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Former IRS senior executive Lois G. Lerner told a federal court last week that there's "no legitimate" reason why the public should see her testimony about her role in tea party targeting, pleading with a judge to keep her deposition permanently sealed. (Associated Press).

Lois Lerner: ‘Exceedingly low’ public interest in her IRS testimony

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Former IRS executive Lois G. Lerner. (Associated Press/File)

Lois Lerner cites years-old threats to keep her IRS activities secret

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Former IRS executive Lois G. Lerner has told a federal court that members of her family, including "young children," face death threats if her deposition is released to the public. (Associated Press/File)

Lois Lerner, Holly Paz want testimony sealed permanently

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times