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IRS Blames 'Low-Level' Employees for Targeting Conservative Groups
Breitbart ^ | 5/13/13 | Tony Lee

Posted on 05/10/2013 6:06:34 PM PDT by Nachum

On Friday, the IRS blamed "low-level" employees in its Cincinnati office for targeting tax-exempt organizations that had "Tea Party" or "Patriots" in their names during the 2012 election and apologized for their actions.

Upon a review of the IRS bureaucracy, though, the Cincinnati office is not a random backwater outpost for "low-level" IRS rogues. In fact, the Cincinnati office is where determinations on tax-exempt organizations' eligibility are made and is the only physical office in the complex IRS bureaucracy dedicated to tax-exempt determinations.

On the IRS's website, in the "How to Contact the Tax Exempt and Government Entities Division" section, the Cincinnati office is the only one listed for people to contact if they have questions about "Charities & Non-Profits":

To obtain a determination letter that applies the principles and precedents previously announced to a specific set of facts, or to transmit copies of amended documents write or fax to:

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


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KEYWORDS: blames; irs; loislerner; lowlevel; obamalowlevel
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To: Nachum

You Tube Video to blame.

Pray for America to Wake Up


41 posted on 05/10/2013 9:15:35 PM PDT by bray (Surviving to spite Obama)
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To: Nachum

Well, either the “low” level employees need to go or their “supervisors” need to go, or both.


42 posted on 05/10/2013 9:49:45 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Bammy apparently don’t see the rail....


43 posted on 05/10/2013 9:51:21 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: Nachum

Whatever happened to Tim Geitner? Anyone remember him?


44 posted on 05/11/2013 2:44:07 AM PDT by Makana
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To: Nachum

If you believe this covers story then you also believe in the Tooth Fairy, Santa Claus, Big Foot, Obama was born in HI, liberals have your best interest at heart.


45 posted on 05/11/2013 4:29:45 AM PDT by stockpirate (F. Douglass, "A man's rights rest in three boxes: ballot box, jury box, and ammo box)
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