Obama Picks OMB Chief to Run Embattled IRS
President Obama picked a senior White House budget expert Thursday to become the acting head of the IRS, the same day another top official announced plans to leave the agency.
President Obama picked a senior White House budget expert Thursday to become the acting head of the IRS, the same day another top official announced plans to leave the agency.
The acting commissioner for the IRS, Steven Miller, has resigned, but don't look for the outcry over the agency's improper targeting of tea party groups to subside.
The IRS warned that as many as 100 million taxpayers - far more than previously estimated - could face refund delays if law makers' "fiscal cliff" negotiations fail to fix the alternative minimum tax (AMT) before year-end.


