Category Archives: tax law and election law
Cleta Mitchell Letter to the IRS Re 501c4 Controversy
I’ve posted it here.
“I.R.S. Apologizes to Tea Party Groups Over Audits of Applications for Tax Exemption”
“The IRS’s Big Admission: What It Means”
“The IRS was wrong to target the tea party. They should’ve gone after all 501(c)4s.”
IRS Statement: “Mistakes Were Made”
IRS Statement:
Between 2010 and 2012, the IRS saw the number of applications for section 501(c)(4) status double. As a result, local career employees in Cincinnati sought to centralize work and assign cases to designated employees in an effort to… Continue reading
Question of the Day
If the IRS is going to apologize for singling out some groups on a political basis for special scrutiny, why wouldn’t it do so in an official public document, instead of in response to a question at a conference where… Continue reading
“IRS Apologizes For Targeting Conservative Groups In 2012 Election”
Wow, this is not the way for the IRS to maintain credibility in a very politically sensitive area: “Lois Lerner, who heads the IRS unit that oversees tax-exempt groups, said organizations that included the words ‘tea party’ or ‘patriot’… Continue reading
“‘Issue Ad’ Charade by American Federation for Children Uncovered in Wisconsin”
This item appears at PR Watch.
“Inside the Democracy Alliance, the Liberal Answer to the Koch Donor Network”
“States try to tackle ‘secret money’ in politics”
LAT:
Early last month, state lawyers and election officials around the country dialed into a conference call to talk about how to deal with the flood of secret money that played an unprecedented role in the 2012 election.
The discussion,… Continue reading
“Reform Groups Call on Congress to Close Gaping Disclosure Loopholes and Maintain Existing Contribution Limits”
Release:
In a letter sent today, reform groups urged Senators and Representatives “to pass campaign finance disclosure legislation this year to close the gaping disclosure loopholes in the campaign finance laws. These loopholes resulted in more than $300… Continue reading
“Kochs Form ‘Business League,’ Will Keep Political Spending In the Shadows”
This item appears at PR Watch.
“IRS Testing New Form 990 Indicators To Detect Illegal Campaign Activity”
Bloomberg BNA: “The Internal Revenue Service is testing in fiscal year 2013 new indicators on Form 990, Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax, to check if charities are engaging in impermissible campaign activity, the agency’s top exempt organizations… Continue reading