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• UPDATE 1-U.S. judge freezes IRS tax preparer rules for now

  *IRS allowed to keep program intact for now, judge orders. Feb 1- A U.S. judge on Friday modified an earlier order and said the Internal Revenue Service does not have to shut down a new program for registering and testing tax preparers, but he also said preparers need not take IRS tests or pay related fees.

• Treasury Able to Buy More Time If Debt Limit Returns

  

  The U.S. Treasury Department said it could redeploy emergency cash measures from May 19 if necessary to ensure the government could keep borrowing money, a Treasury official said on Thursday.

• UPDATE 1-US Treasury able to buy more time if debt limit returns

  WASHINGTON, Jan 31- The U.S. Treasury Department said it could redeploy emergency cash measures from May 19 if necessary to ensure the government could keep borrowing money, a Treasury official said on Thursday.

• U.S. Treasury to unwind emergency measures used to avoid debt

  WASHINGTON, Jan 31- The U.S. Treasury Department said it will be ready to resume so-called extraordinary measures to ensure all debt obligations are met starting from May 19, a Treasury official said on Thursday. The bill, which needs to be signed by President Barack Obama, suspends the debt limit until May 19.

• UPDATE 3-U.S. to seek UBS records in search for Wegelin tax dodgers

  *IRS can serve John Doe summons on UBS over Wegelin clients. NEW YORK, Jan 29- A federal judge has authorized the Internal Revenue Service to seek records from UBS AG of U.S. taxpayers suspected of hiding their income in accounts with Swiss bank Wegelin.

• UPDATE 1-IRS can seek UBS records for taxpayers hiding income at Wegelin

  NEW YORK, Jan 28- A federal judge on Monday authorized the Internal Revenue Service to seek records from UBS AG of U.S. taxpayers suspected of hiding their income in accounts with Swiss bank Wegelin.

• IRS can seek UBS records for taxpayers hiding income at Wegelin

  NEW YORK, Jan 28- A federal judge has authorized the Internal Revenue Service to seek records from UBS AG of U.S. taxpayers suspected of hiding their income in bank accounts with Swiss bank Wegelin.

• UPDATE 1-US Treasury allowed excessive pay at TARP firms -watchdog

  WASHINGTON, Jan 28- The U.S. Treasury Department in 2012 failed to curb executive pay at companies rescued with taxpayer funds, the second straight year that it did not live up to its own rules, an internal watchdog said on Monday.

• US Treasury allowed excessive pay at TARP firms: watchdog

  WASHINGTON, Jan 28- The U.S. Treasury Department failed to curb executive pay last year for the second year running at companies rescued by the government, an internal watchdog charged on Monday.

• Ky. gov urges low-wage earners to apply for credit

  LEXINGTON, Ky.-- As tax season shifts into high gear, Gov. Steve Beshear is urging low-wage-earning Kentuckians to take advantage of a federal tax credit. The Internal Revenue Service estimates 15 to 20 percent of eligible workers don't claim the benefit, mostly due to lack of awareness.

• Geithner's Last Day Today 

  

  CNBC's John Harwood looks back on Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner's legacy and provides a preview of what he could be up to next. And Kayla Tausche takes a look at whether to see a resurgence of bailouts.

• Geithner's Legacy: Contention Through Financial Storms

  

  To many, Geithner deserves credit for helping steady the banking system and helping restore investor confidence. Yet his toughest critics say his policies consistently favored big banks over struggling Americans.

• Treasury Secretary Geithner Through the Years 

  

  CNBC provides a look back at some of the highlights from Timothy Geithner's career as U.S. Treasury Secretary.

• Goodbye Geithner, Hello Lew 

  

  Austan Goolsbee, Booth School of Business economics professor; and Richard Bernstein, Bernstein Advisors CEO, discuss the departure of Tim Geithner today as U.S. Treasury Secretary, and the challenges facing his replacement, Jack Lew.

• US IRS asks judge to let tax return preparer regulation proceed

  Jan 24- The U.S. Internal Revenue Service asked a judge to reconsider his earlier order, issued last week, that shut down a new IRS program for registering and training tax return preparers.

• Sen. Toomey: 'Senate Doesn't Function' 

  

  Sen. Pat Toomey, (R-PA), weighs in on the House vote today on the debt ceiling and explains why he would like to see offsetting spending cuts.

• Treasury To Sell Shares of General Motors 

  

  CNBC's Kayla Tausche reports the government is planning to begin selling common shares of General Motors.

• REFILE-UPDATE 4-US issues final tax anti-evasion rules, enforcement ahead

  Treasury on Thursday, require foreign financial institutions with $50,000 of any American taxpayer's assets to report the holdings to the U.S. Internal Revenue Service.

• UPDATE 1-US issues final tax anti-evasion rules, enforcement ahead

  Treasury on Thursday, require foreign financial institutions with $50,000 of any American taxpayer's assets to report the holdings to the U.S. Internal Revenue Service.

• Amazon fighting $234 million tax deficiency in Tax Court -filing

  WASHINGTON, Jan 15- Amazon.com Inc. is challenging a $234 million U.S. tax bill, contesting Internal Revenue Service tax calculations for cash transfers between the parent company and its European subsidiaries, according to a court filing. The IRS notified Amazon of the tax deficiency in November 2012.