Category: audits

Are More Audits in Taxpayers’ Future?

By Joy Taylor From Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Question: Why did Congress give the IRS (Internal Revenue Service) so much more money? Does this mean we all will be subject to more audits? Answer: The rising tax gap is one reason the IRS asked for $80 billion in extra funds—and got it. The tax gap is…


House Passes Bill Requiring Public Disclosure of President’s Tax Documents

The U.S. House of Representatives on Dec. 22 passed a bill that would require the U.S. government to make a president’s tax documents public. H.R. 9640 (pdf), or the Presidential Tax Filings and Audit Transparency Act of 2022, was approved in a 222–201 vote, with five Republicans joining all Democrats in voting yes. Eight members…


Feds Self-Assessing Their Response to COVID-19, Internal Audits Underway

The federal government is quietly self-assessing its response to COVID-19, with internal audits underway by various government departments, a Senate committee heard Wednesday. Ontario Sen. Marty (Martha) Deacon asked if the federal government intended to establish a commission of inquiry into the federal response to COVID. Quebec Sen. Marc Gold said in response, “The government knows…


2022 Primary Election: Orange County Registrar of Voters Begins Audits

SANTA ANA, Calif.—Two days after the 2022 statewide Primary Election, the Orange County Registrar of Voters began conducting a series of post-election tests and audits to ensure “fair and accurate” results, officials said. “We go beyond what is required in statute and conduct additional audits and testing to ensure every piece of our voting system…


NTD News Today Full Broadcast (July 29)

The Senate started work on the $1 trillion infrastructure bill. What do they plan to spend the most on? And how do they plan to pay for it? Tensions are running high in the House and around the country over mask and vaccine mandates as well as potential new lockdown measures. A new mask mandate…