KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A division of the Department of Homeland Security has opened an investigation after a suspicious package in the mailroom sickened about 10 people at the sprawling IRS building in downtown Kansas City, Missouri. The Federal Protective Services, which responds to terrorism and criminal acts against U.S. government infrastructure, opened the…
WASHINGTON (AP) – A leading House Republican is telling Congress that IRS chief John Koskinen should be impeached because he’s misled congressional investigators probing his agency. In prepared remarks to the House Judiciary Committee, Utah Rep. Jason Chaffetz says he has no confidence Koskinen is running his agency “with any integrity.” Chaffetz is leading an…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill of Missouri is calling for tax relief for areas of the state hit by winter flooding. McCaskill in a Thursday letter to the Internal Revenue Service asked the agency to extend tax filing deadlines and pause penalties. McCaskill says she also wants to ensure those affected by…
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Obama administration says it’s giving employers who need more time a limited extension for critical reporting requirements next year under the federal health care law. The Treasury Department said Monday it acted after many employers complained they might not be able to get information processed in time. Employers had previously faced…
Chicago, IL – Illinois residents are being warned about a phone scam in which con artists pose as IRS officials demanding unpaid taxes. Attorney General Lisa Madigan says she’s seen an increase in the number of complaints to her office in recent weeks from Illinoisans who have been contacted by scammers pretending to be government officials.…
