Tag: IRS Misconduct & Disclosure

The IRS cannot simply terminate employees as private-sector employers can. IRS employees are often shielded by complex bureaucratic processes that makes it difficult to remove them from their positions. The recent case of Sheiman v. Department of the Treasury, No. 2022-2045 (Fed. Cir. 2024), provides an opportunity to consider the IRS’s challenges in terminating an… Continue reading Tee Time on Taxpayers’ Dime: IRS Employee Golfing on the Job

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There have been several lawsuits filed against the IRS for unlawful disclosure of taxpayer information. These include a suit filed by President Biden’s son, a lawsuit filed by the IRS against IRS contractor Charles Edward Littlejohn for leaking taxpayer information to news outlets–which apparently included former President Trump’s tax returns and returns for many other… Continue reading Think Twice Before Handing Records to the IRS

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