Reprinted below with permission: From: Gregory L. Colvin Sent: Friday, August 24, 2012 3:36 PM To: ‘Lerner Lois G’ Subject: General Information Letter on 2 Issue Advocacy Revenue Rulings You’ll recall my May 7, 2012, letter suggesting that the IRS… Continue reading

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ProPublica reports.

Bloomberg BNA: “The Federal Election Commission deadlocked along party lines Aug. 23 on an advisory opinion regarding fundamental issues of campaign finance law, including identifying ‘express advocacy’ messages and determining whether an organization is a ‘political committee’ subject to… Continue reading

Open Secrets reports.

Jane Mayer has written this article in The New Yorker.

ProPublica: An investigation by ProPublica, drawing on documents filed with the Internal Revenue Service and the Federal Election Commission, offers the most detailed picture to date of how 501(c)(4) groups have used their tax status for purposes likely never… Continue reading

Politico: “Three of the nation’s most powerful conservative groups have spent more than $30 million on direct political ads since late July, a marked shift in tactics that allows them to keep their donors secret. Americans for Prosperity, Crossroads… Continue reading

Following up on this post, you can now read the CRS report at this link.

Bloomberg reports.

ProPublica: “Two conservative nonprofits, Crossroads GPS and Americans for Prosperity, have poured almost $60 million into TV ads to influence the presidential race so far, outgunning all super PACs put together, new spending estimates show. These nonprofits, also known… Continue reading

Bloomberg BNA: “The treatment of contributions to organizations exempt from tax under tax code Section 501(c)(4) is complicated by the Internal Revenue Service’s lack of enforcement of its policy on the contributions and the possible exemption of contributions that… Continue reading

Bloomberg BNA: “The Hispanic Leadership Fund, a Republican-leaning organization challenging Federal Election Commission disclosure requirements for political ads, has filed its case in the federal district court in Alexandria, Va., and called for an Aug. 17 court hearing (Hispanic… Continue reading

LA Times finds interesting use of a 501c4.