IRS investigates Calif. church
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With the campaign season in full swing, a liberal church is locked in an escalating dispute with the IRS over an anti-war sermon &#151; delivered two days before the 2004 presidential election &#151; that could cost the congregation its tax-exempt status.
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Recent raids on museums in Southern California have stirred questions about why three federal agencies would devote four years to investigating what seems to be low-level smuggling and penny-ante tax fraud.
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Congress wanted to help survivors. But IRS rules could get in the way.
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Gelia Crayton is the picture of conservative California. She worships at the Crystal Cathedral, Orange County's gleaming megachurch. She opposes abortion and gay marriage. And she thinks illegal immigration is the scourge of the state.
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BARTOW, Fla. - When a church group put a nativity scene on public property, officials warned it might open the door to other religious - and not-so-religious - displays. They were right.
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An IRS move will prove taxing for H&R Block and Jackson Hewitt.
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By Sue Nowicki, The Modesto Bee, Calif.  Sep. 9--The First Congregational Church of Ripon has hired a new pastor to replace the one who sold the church building and parsonage without the congregation's knowledge.   The Rev.
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The tax man is trying to give away more than $220,000 in San Mateo County -- and some of it might be yours. More than 230 county residents have not collected their federal
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The IRS does a poor job in identifying tax-exempt groups that may have links to terrorists, according to a report released Friday
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The Internal Revenue Service, in the midst of a crackdown on aggressive tax shelters, is auditing significantly more wealthy individuals and large companies.
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This election year has seen unprecedented outreach to churches by the Republican and Democratic presidential campaigns, and intensified political activity by the religious groups themselves. But some watchdogs for separation of church and state are concerned that congregations are violating the federal tax code, which restricts the political activities of certain nonprofits, including churches.
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The IRS is cracking down on a Hollywood tradition: outrageously expensive gift bags
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While the city of Spokane is racing to get out of federal court, the local Catholic Church is plunging head-long in, and now the fate of the Spokane Diocese rests in the hands of a federal judge.
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A former Stanislaus County pastor was arrested at the U.S.-Mexico border on suspicion of murder for allegedly causing a car accident that killed an 85-year-old man in a scheme to inherit his trust fund.
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The Internal Revenue Service is gearing up for tax season. And while it may be a kinder, gentler IRS these days, the agency is still coming after you - especially if you make a lot of money.
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A judge Monday unsealed the details of a record &#36;100 million settlement with a Southern California diocese over sex abuse allegations against clergy. Alleged victims sobbed as they spoke publicly about a deal that was nearly two years in the making.
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SANTA ROSA, Calif. - The Sonoma County Sheriff has launched an internal investigation into the department's handling of the John Mark Karr child pornography case.