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Recent News About U.S. Department of the Treasury

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  Lawsuit states that IRS and U.S. Treasury overstepped their authority in merger regulation

  By Noell Wolfgram Evans | Wednesday, Aug 24, 2016 @ 1:03pm

  AUSTIN -- On Aug. 4, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Texas Association of Business filed suit against the U.S. Internal Revenue Service and the U.S. Department of the Treasury, along with the respective heads of those organizations, John Koskinen and Jacob Lew. 

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  Small business owners file suit in federal court over IRS Obamacare ‘power grab’

  By Jessica M. Karmasek | Tuesday, May 7, 2013 @ 10:14am

  WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — A group of small business owners last week filed suit against the federal government over an IRS regulation imposed under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, arguing it will force them to pay exorbitant fines, cut back employees’ hours and otherwise severely burden their businesses.

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• *PRINT ONLY-Treasury hasn't offered trial lawyer tax break info to Iowa senator

  By John O'Brien | Tuesday, Aug 31, 2010 @ 9:28am

  Grassley WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The U.S. Department of the Treasury has not yet complied with U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley's request for information regarding a possible tax break for trial lawyers who are working on a contingency fee basis.

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• Attorney: Tax break would create more litigation, partnership with feds

  By John O'Brien | Wednesday, Aug 25, 2010 @ 5:43am

  Williams HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) - A West Virginia defense attorney says a possible trial lawyer tax break that has attracted the attention of 25 U.S. senators would make the federal government partners with plaintiffs attorneys.

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• Trial lawyer tax break attracts attention of two dozen senators

  By John O'Brien | Wednesday, Aug 4, 2010 @ 8:24am

  Thune WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - One-quarter of the U.S. Senate has expressed concern that the U.S. Department of the Treasury may be planning to issue an order giving trial lawyers tax breaks on contingency fee lawsuits.

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• Treasury not commenting on trial lawyer tax break

  By John O'Brien | Wednesday, Jul 14, 2010 @ 11:34am

  WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - While some are reacting to news that trial lawyers may soon receive a tax break, the U.S. Department of the Treasury is not commenting.

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