IRS pleads 5th in Committee hearing, but not on FamousDC. We’ll probably get audited for this.

Just when we thought the IRS couldn’t get any nerdier… Excerpt from today’s Politico Pro Whiteboard: Rep. Charles Boustany, the chairman of the House Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee, is pressing the IRS to release a parody of Star Trek that was produced in the agency’s suburban Maryland studio facilities. …

Just in time for the 30th anniversary of Caddyshack. H.R. 5878. A bill to amend the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make funds and tax benefit available to assist job creation and workforce diversification in the golf industry, and for …

This little gem was recently found in the the Health care bill. [ah, Section 9006] …just a few lines buried in the 2,409-page document — mandates that beginning in 2012 all companies will have to issue 1099 tax forms not just to contract workers but to any individual or corporation …

If you’re like us and spend Friday nights getting really excited about filing your 2009 taxes, do we have a treat for you. The Internal Revenue Service recently announced the availability of video and audio products to help taxpayers take full advantage of the 2009 tax provisions in the American …

In case you hadn’t heard, former SNL funny man Al Franken is running for the Senate. And while you might find his candidacy legitimate, the IRS begs to differ. And as only his Extremeness could point out, it’s “more like ironic foreshadowing.”

This quasi-awkward report hightlights Code Pink’s attempt to protest the IRS.