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Inside the IRS Tea Party Scandal
Chronicle of Philanthropy ^ | May 17, 2013 | By Derek Lieu and Idit Knaan

Posted on 05/17/2013 5:56:59 AM PDT by SMARTY

Documents and Multimedia Listen to Lois Lerner, head of the Internal Revenue Service’s tax-exempt division, discuss the agency’s audits during a meeting of the American Bar Association in Washington.

See examples of questionnaires sent by the IRS to conservative advocacy groups seeking tax-exempt status.

A January, 2012 letter from the IRS to an unnamed organization.

. A February, 2012 letter from the IRS to a conservative group in Oklahoma

. An April, 2010 letter from the IRS to the Albuquerque Tea Party

. A January, 2012 letter from the IRS to Patriots Educating Concerned Americans Now

. A February 2012 letter from the IRS to a Tea Party group in Alabama

.Source: American Center for Law & Justice

In his May 15, 2013, letter of resignation as acting IRS commissioner, Steven Miller cites a "strong and immediate need" to restore trust in the IRS.

. Read an audit by the Treasury Department’s inspector general for tax administration.

.By Derek Lieu and Idit Knaan for The Chronicle

(Excerpt) Read more at philanthropy.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; Politics
KEYWORDS: irs; obama; scandal; teaparty
The date was not listed, I made it today-this may be an excerpt
1 posted on 05/17/2013 5:57:00 AM PDT by SMARTY
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To: SMARTY

I didn’t do this right I can see this now.

If you go to the link, the documents are easier to read


2 posted on 05/17/2013 6:00:05 AM PDT by SMARTY ("The man who has no inner-life is a slave to his surroundings. "Henri Frederic Amiel)
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While both the Benghazi and IRS scandals are full of impeachable offenses, the IRS scandal is much easier to understand, particularly for low information voters. Our Dear Leader is going to have a long, hot summer, indeed.


3 posted on 05/17/2013 6:12:05 AM PDT by Kharis13 (That noise you hear is our Founding Fathers spinning in their graves.)
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4 posted on 05/17/2013 6:17:46 AM PDT by RedMDer (May we always be happy and may our enemies always know it. - Sarah Palin, 10-18-2010)
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Richmond Tea Party audit letter.


5 posted on 05/17/2013 6:18:24 AM PDT by Liz (To learn who rules over you, determine who you are not allowed to criticize. Voltaire)
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