Politico Pro with a big story (albeit behind the paywall): The IRS may broaden a looming controversial rule to police political nonprofits to include political parties and political action committees, the IRS chief said Wednesday. IRS Commissioner John Koskinen said… Continue reading

Tax Notes Today reports.

WSJ: The new Republican-controlled Congress is trying to pump fresh life into a long-running probe of alleged targeting of conservative groups by the Internal Revenue Service. Seeking to jump-start the stalled inquiry, GOP lawmakers raised concerns at a House… Continue reading

ProPublica reports.

Paul Jossey on WI John Doe investigations.

 Bloomberg BNA:   California Attorney General Kamala Harris (D) can’t take action against a conservative nonprofit backed by Charles and David Koch for failing to disclose identifying information of the group’s major donors, the U.S. District Court for the… Continue reading

Bloomberg: Koch brothers advocacy group contends California Attorney General Kamala Harris has no business demanding the names and addresses of its donors, who might face “grotesque threats” if identified. Americans for Prosperity Foundation, co-founded by billionaires Charles and David… Continue reading

AP: “A liberal group has filed a complaint alleging that a new tax-exempt group created by Gov. Scott Walker is acting in violation of federal election law because it is actually a presidential exploratory committee.”

More Dark Money Cometh.

WaPo.

McKenna alert.

CPI reports.

Release: “Judicial Watch today released a new batch of Internal Revenue Service (IRS) documents, including a series of emails from former IRS official Lois Lerner to then-Tax Exempt and Government Entities (TE/GE) Division Deputy Director Joseph H. Grant… Continue reading

ProPublica reports.