An official with a documented role in the Internal Revenue Service’s targeting of conservative groups during the Obama administration is now serving as
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AnofficialwithadocumentedroleintheInternalRevenueService’stargetingofconservativegroupsduringtheObamaadministrationisnowservingastheactingdirectoroftheIRS’sOfficeofProfessionalResponsibility,theagency’sethicsdivision.
ElizabethKastenberg,whowasdirectlyinvolvedinoverseeingIRSscrutinyofTeaParty-affiliatedorganizationsseekingtax-exemptstatus,isnowtaskedwithenforcingprofessionalconductamongtaxpractitioners,preparers,andotherthirdparties.
HerappointmentwashighlightedinnewresearchconductedbytheAmericanAccountabilityFoundation(AAF),anonprofitwatchdoggroup,andfirstreportedbytheWashingtonExaminer.
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Kastenbergwasacentralfigureduringthe2010–2013IRScontroversy,whenconservativegroupsseeking501(c)(4)nonprofitstatuswereflaggedforextrascrutiny.
Accordingto2013congressionaltestimony,Kastenbergwasinv
