ANOTHER OFFICIAL TO LEAVE. The Hill. “Joseph Grant, the acting commissioner for the agency’s Tax Exempt and Government Entities division, plans to retire, according to the IRS.” WERFEL APPOINTED. News here. “President Obama on Thursday appointed Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Controller Danny Werfel as acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service.” REQUEST TO […]
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Good morning, here are Thursday’s political law links, 5/16/13
RESIGNATION AT IRS. Politico. “President Barack Obama announced Wednesday that Treasury Secretary Jack Lew requested and accepted the resignation of Steven Miller, the acting commissioner of the IRS.” LERNER TESTIMONY. Lois Lerner has appeared before Congress before. In 1998, she was called to testify about a matter involving a Democratic fundraiser. The background is somewhat […]
Tuesday’s political law links, 5/14
IRS STORY DEVELOPMENTS. TaxProf Blog. Paul Caron chronicles new reports. IRS ISSUES AND CAMPAIGN FINANCE. Roll Call. “The controversy embroiling the IRS kicked up another storm of rhetoric Monday over enforcement of campaign finance laws.” IRS AND CFR. Politico. “The Wild West just got wilder.” BEYOND CINCINNATI. The Post. “Internal Revenue Service officials in Washington […]