The odds of being criminally prosecuted by the Internal Revenue Service have fallen as a result of budget cuts at the hands of Congress, decreasing from 13.3 per million population in fiscal year 2013 to 9.2 per million in FY 2015, according to new research.
 
 
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IRS Criminal Prosecutions Continue to Decline
by MICHAEL COHN
 
The odds of being criminally prosecuted by the Internal Revenue Service have fallen as a result of budget cuts at the hands of Congress, decreasing from 13.3 per million population in fiscal year 2013 to 9.2 per million in FY 2015, according to new research.
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Trump Foundation Says It Made Error in 2013 Donation
by BILL ALLISON
 
The Donald J. Trump Foundation, the charitable organization of the front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination, said it had made an error in making and failing to disclose a $25,000 donation to a political group in 2013.
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Group Led by Clinton Backer Files Trump Complaint with IRS
by BILL ALLISON
 
A Washington-based watchdog group is taking aim at Donald Trump, accusing his foundation of making political contributions that may have violated its status as a tax-exempt charity.
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IRS Highlights Top 10 Identity Theft Prosecutions
 
The Internal Revenue Service has released the Top 10 Identity Theft Prosecutions for Fiscal Year 2015 to highlights its efforts to combat tax refund fraud and identity theft.
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IRS Keeps a Lid on Conference Spending after Star Trek Video Uproar
by MICHAEL COHN
 
The Internal Revenue Service is doing a better job of controlling its spending on conferences after the IRS faced ridicule three years ago for spending on an embarrassing series of training videos for conferences.
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