irs

I haven’t written about the IRS in quite a while, but this CNN piece caught my eye. The IRS wants to know how much money American’s are hiding in Swiss bank accounts.

So, I got this letter late last week from the IRS. The only thing worse would have been to hear Mike Wallace and the “60 Minutes” crew were filming on my front lawn. Come to think of it, even that may not be worse …

The left-wing group Americans United for Separation of Church and state is going after a Minnesota Christian pastor for politicking from the pulpit.

From the Commercial Appeal:

Already in prison for bribery and facing another corruption trial this month, former state senator John Ford can add this to his woes: Tax trouble.

MyBusiness magazine (from NFIB) has a feature written by Emily McMackin on a for profit social venture called Giving Tree.

Friday, May 16, 2008

Developing story: a reported large number of individuals were being taken into Finley Stadium by combined local, state, and federal law enforcement officials. Among those arrested this morning is Chattanooga City Council District 5 representative John Franklin, Jr.

The Chattanooga Free Press reports on Tennessee’s junior senator’s independent streak:

He was among those who opposed the economic stimulus package, criticizing the IRS rebates as “political stimulus.”

Yeah, but how do we get Congress and the IRS to understand housing, food and utility bill payments are not "frivolous?"