IRS Moves Out to Reverse Agreement on Bonus Payments
The IRS is moving forward with its attempt to nullify its earlier agreement with a union to pay about $70 million in bonus payments.
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IRS Starts Process to Cancel $70 Million in Bonus Payments
Politics trumps the labor agreement as the IRS is working to cancel bonuses for union workers despite earlier comments from the agency that is was required to make the payments. Look for an unfair labor practice from the union and why the agency is likely to lose in the long run.
Committee Investigates Allegations of IRS Seizure of 60 Million Medical Records
Energy and Commerce Committee leaders today sent a letter to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Acting Administrator Daniel Werfel requesting information about a March 2011 IRS search and seizure of as many as 60 million medical records from a California health care provider.
How Vulnerable Are IRS Employees to Personal Lawsuits?
Are constitutional tort suits against individual federal employees possible and lead to individual liability?
Adding Fuel to the ‘Perfect Storm’ for Federal Pay and Benefits
Recent events involving a wide range of agencies are adding fuel to the “perfect storm” for federal pay and benefits. For those looking for positions, salaries or names of federal employees in agencies currently being cited in news media, FedsDataCenter.com will provide much of the information.
IRS Collects $2.5 Trillion in 2012
During fiscal year 2012, the IRS collected almost $2.5 trillion in federal revenue and processed 237 million returns according to data in the new 2012 data book just released by the IRS.
IRS Announces 2013 Pension Plan Limitations
The Internal Revenue Service recently announced 2013 contribution limits for employees who participate in the Thrift Savings Plan.
The Complexities and Frustrations of the Federal Human Resources Process
An IRS employee was unsuccessful in making a case that the agency’s actions against her amounted to unlawful retaliation for her discrimination complaint.
IRS Takes Hard Line on Employee Tax Returns
An employee of the Internal Revenue Service was fired for three years of questionable tax returns. She tried to convince the agency and third parties the problem was with her tax preparer. A federal court was not convinced and the errant IRS employee remains off the agency’s payroll.
Delinquent Taxes and ‘Phishing’
The IRS is telling taxpayers how to determine if a person seeking personal financial information is acting on behalf of the agency.
