Finance GOPs seek probe on White House access to taxpayer data

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http://thehill.com/blogs/on-the-money/corporate-governance/120867-finance-republicans-seek-investigation-on-white-house-access-to-taxpayer-data

Senate Finance Republicans have sent a letter to J. Russell George, Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, asking him to review whether the Obama administration illegally accessed and disclosed confidential taxpayer information.

The inquiry stems from reports quoting a White House officials that described the tax structure of Koch Industries Inc., a closely held corporation whose details are not publicly available.

"Taxpayer confidentiality laws are strict, in part to prevent the use of tax information for political gain," a release on the letter states. "The official appeared to indicate knowledge of Koch Industries' tax structure beyond what is publicly available."

[LiberalFighter]

1. Republicans are so full of shit.

Knowledge of tax structure is beyond what is publicly available. Exactly how detail did the WH provide that wasn't widely known by tax lawyers?

I also bet money that there is enough information available about a company when one is willing to pay.