Category Archives: tax law and election law
“Comments on Guidance for Tax-Exempt Social Welfare Organizations on Candidate-Related Political Activities”
Brian Galle and Donald Tobin have posted their comments on the IRS Rulemaking to SSRN. Here is the abstract:
The Notice is a good first step. It creates bright-line standards that are easy to apply and that will eliminate much… Continue reading
“Conflicting Signals on Finalizing the Proposed Treasury Regulations for 501(c)(4)s”
Bloomberg BNA Quotes IRS Official: No Final 501c4 Regs Before 2014 Election
Links to come.
Floyd Abrams Leads First Amendment Advocates in Submitting IRS Comments on c4 Regulation
A group of prominent First Amendment advocates (Floyd Abrams, Arthur Eisenberg, Joel Gora Michael Meyers, Nadine Strossen, Harvey Silverglate, and Bill Van Alstyne) submitted this comment to the IRS on their proposed rulemaking.
Two from Torres-Spelliscy
“IRS proposal governing nonprofits draws fire”
“Chamber, Tea Party Find Common Foe”
“Next up: ‘Citizens United v. IRS’?”
“Toss-Up Senate Races Are Key Targets for Dark Money”
Release:
MapLight has produced a series of reports and visualizations on how the growth of “dark money” has impacted the nature of spending in elections. Our first report, “Social Welfare” Groups Dominate Dark Money Spending on Congressional Elections,… Continue reading
“Responding to The New York Times on IRS Rules”
Important response from the Alliance for Justice on 501(c)(4) proposed rules.