Category Archives: tax law and election law
“How the IRS Gave Up Fighting Political Dark Money Groups”
ProPublica has this report, with the subhead: “Six years after it was excoriated for allegedly targeting conservative organizations, the agency has largely given up on regulating an entire category of nonprofits. The result: More dark money gushes into the political… Continue reading
“CRC Special Report Unveils Vast ‘Dark Money’ Network on the Left”
I expect we will hear a lot more about this new report:
The political Left often criticizes—and the mainstream media frequently report on—the network of center-right nonprofits funded by billionaire entrepreneurs Charles and David Koch. But few politicos know… Continue reading
NYT Story on NRATV Reveals Possible Tax Code Violations, Self-Dealing
“The Trump Foundation and the Private Foundation Termination Tax”
“Aprill On LIBERAL SUPPRESSION: Viewing Section 501(C)(3)’S Speech Restrictions In Their Tax Context”
“Opinion: Protect Michigan nonprofit donors’ privacy”
Sean Parnell:
The bill would do nothing to roll back Michigan’s laws mandating disclosure of campaign contributions or inhibit investigations of fraudulent practices by nonprofits. The only thing the Personal Privacy Protection Act does is prevent state and local officials… Continue reading
Smart David Pozen on the Use of 501(c)(4)s to Fund Trump “Resistance” Groups
I missed linking earlier to this smart Atlantic piece from David:
This model had been fraying long before the Trump presidency. Labor unions, under sustained attack from the right, suffered a steep decline in membership and clout over the… Continue reading
“The Historical Case For Charitable Donor Privacy”
Sean Parnell has this post at HistPhil, part of a series on the history of anonymous giving.
“Liberal secret-money network hammers House GOP”
Politico:
A network of secret-money nonprofit groups has spent millions of dollars attacking swing-seat House Republicans on health care and taxes, quietly becoming one of the biggest players in the 2018 political landscape.
The groups have local members and names… Continue reading
“The Stealth Campaign to Kill Off Obamacare”
NYT:
In 2010, before the Affordable Care Act was passed by Congress, the pharmaceutical industry’s top lobbying group was a very public supporter of the measure. It even helped fund a multimillion-dollar TV ad campaignbacking passage of the law.… Continue reading
“Montana Governor Sues I.R.S., Warning of ‘Foreign Money’ in Elections”
NYT:
Gov. Steve Bullock of Montana, a Democrat who has crusaded against the loosening of campaign finance rules, is suing the Trump administration to block it from eliminating a mandate that politically active nonprofit groups disclose the identities of their… Continue reading
“U.S. Treasury Restricts Donor Disclosure Requirement for Some Nonprofit Groups”
WSJ:
The Treasury Department will allow some nonprofit groups to provide less information about donors on their tax forms in a win for conservative organizations engaged in politics.
Until now, nonprofit groups, including charities and trade associations, had to list… Continue reading
“Why the I.R.S. Should Go After Trump”
Philip Hackney NYT oped:
The New York State attorney general yesterday filed a lawsuit against the Donald J. Trump Foundation and its directors, accusing the charity and the Trump family of violating campaign finance laws, self-dealing and illegal coordination with… Continue reading