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Saturday, April 13, 2013  President Barack Obama made less in 2012 than in any other year since taking office, with about 40 percent of the nearly $609,000 in income that he and first lady Michelle Obama reported coming from book sales.

Tuesday, February 12, 2013  A new program has been put in place by the State Department of Revenue to help prevent fraudulent filings of income tax returns.

Thursday, January 03, 2013  The former director of information technology for the South Carolina Department of Revenue says the security of taxpayer information didn't get the attention it deserved at the agency.

Tuesday, November 20, 2012  Gov. Nikki Haley is holding a news conference to update South Carolinians on the massive security breach at the state's tax collection agency.

Friday, November 09, 2012  A batch of emails released to The Associated Press and other media from Gov. Nikki Haley's office details the confusing response to the release of information on millions of taxpayers.

Friday, November 09, 2012  Senate Finance Committee Chairman Hugh Leatherman announced Friday he has appointed a special subcommittee to "examine the ramifications of a historic security breach of security at the S. C. Department of Revenue."

Tuesday, October 30, 2012  Ever since the news that 3.6 million of South Carolina's tax returns were hacked, we've been inundated with questions by email, on Facebook, and on CarolinaLive.com.  Here are the answers to some of the more frequently asked questions.

Friday, September 28, 2012  South Carolina Department of Revenue investigators arrested two people Friday in Horry County for income tax-related charges.

Tuesday, January 24, 2012  Mitt Romney's tax returns and Newt Gingrich's business dealings are likely to remain at center stage of the increasingly contentious Republican presidential primary campaign in Florida.

Friday, May 06, 2011  South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley and her husband have released their 2010 income tax returns.

Friday, April 08, 2011  Some federal offices in the Pee Dee and on the Grand Strand will close if there's a federal government shutdown, but many services will still be available.

Wednesday, March 30, 2011  IRS agents got a tip that a Pee Dee woman was claiming false dependent exemptions on her client's tax returns. She is the owner and operator of Miss Betty's Tax Service.

Thursday, March 17, 2011  Judge Thomas W. Cooper declared a mistrial Thursday night in the case against State Representative Kris Crawford of Florence.

Thursday, March 17, 2011  Representative Crawford faces seven counts of failure to file tax returns.

Monday, March 07, 2011  A judge has refused to throw out tax evasion charges against a South Carolina House member who said it was impossible to get a fair trial because Gov. Nikki Haley publicly discussed his case last October.