“Leaning Right in Hollywood, Under a Lens”
Fascinating look at “Friends of Abe,” and IRS investigation of 501(c)(3) status.
Category Archives: tax law and election law
“Did These 68 Words Just Kill IRS Oversight of Dark Money?”
Probably not, but interesting nonetheless.
“CREW Releases White Paper Rebutting Arguments Against Reforming Tax-Exempt Political Groups”
Press release:
Today, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) released a white paper, The Dark Money Debate: Responses to Arguments Against Reforming IRS Treatment of 501(c) Groups, responding to arguments against proposed reforms that would rein in… Continue reading
“Small-dollar donors boost pro-Obama Organizing for Action”
“IRS Screens Social Welfare Groups: How Much is Too Political?”
Bloomberg: “The Internal Revenue Service rejected two groups’ applications for nonprofit status because they were too political, making a rare move in a closely watched area of the law. In letters redacted to remove identifying information, the tax agency… Continue reading
“IMF funding, IRS guidelines collide in spending bill”
Politico:
Republican tea party forces and the International Monetary Fund collided in the final bargaining over the omnibus spending bill this past week. Neither won — but the standoff speaks volumes about American politics.
Republican business allies like the… Continue reading
“Koch Network Backed Mysterious Group Pushing to Shift Allocation of PA Electoral Votes”
CREW on the case.
“Watchdogs to Sue FEC for Dismissal of Crossroads GPS Complaint”
Press release:
The Campaign Legal Center and Public Citizen today announced plans to file suit against the Federal Election Commission (FEC) for its dismissal of a complaint against Crossroads GPS. The complaint stemmed from the group’s failure to register… Continue reading
“Conservative Groups Urge Congress to Reject Proposed 501(c)(4) Regs”
“Top U.S. corporations funneled $185 million to political nonprofits”
Major new CPI report:
The U.S. Supreme Court’s Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission ruling in 2010 did not, as some warned, unleash a flood of corporate money directly into elections.
But since then, scores of blue-chip U.S. companies… Continue reading
“Ads Attacking Health Law Stagger Outspent Democrats”
NYT:
Democrats are increasingly anxious about an onslaught of television ads hitting vulnerable Senate and House candidates for their support of the new health law, since many lack the resources to fight back in the early stages of the midterm… Continue reading
“Crossroads GPS likely broke election law, FEC staff concluded”
WaPo:
The legal staff of the Federal Election Commission concluded in a just-released document that Crossroads GPS, a nonprofit organization backing conservative causes, likely violated campaign finance rules.
The law department’s 2012 conclusion, first reported by the Sunlight Foundation … Continue reading
Campaign Finance Related Items in Omnibus Spending Bill
According to “The Fix:”
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTORS
The legislation prohibits any funding to require that contractors bidding for federal contracts disclose campaign contributions. The Obama administration has openly flirted with issuing executive orders that would require contractors to provide… Continue reading
“Obama donor leading Justice Department’s IRS investigation”
WaPo:
Two Republican lawmakers and a conservative legal group are questioning the Justice Department’s selection of a Democratic donor to lead the agency’s probe into the Internal Revenue Service’s targeting of certain advocacy groups during the 2010 and 2012… Continue reading