“Was the I.R.S. Correct to Flag Certain Organizations for Additional Review?”
The Takeaway talks to Marcus Owens.
Category Archives: tax law and election law
“What’s going on between the IRS and True the Vote?”
“IRS higher-ups requested info on conservative groups, letters show’
NBC News:
Additional scrutiny of conservative organizations’ activities by the IRS did not solely originate in the agency’s Cincinnati office, with requests for information coming from other offices and often bearing the signatures of higher-ups at the agency, according… Continue reading
“GOP stoking fire of IRS scandal with eye toward 2014”
“501(c)(4)s & Campaign Activity: Analysis Under Tax & Campaign Finance Laws”
New CRS report.
Here’s the summary of the May 17, 2013 (timely!) report:
The campaign activities of tax-exempt 501(c)(4) social welfare organizations continue to receive considerable attention. These groups operate with less restriction after the Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens… Continue reading
Bauer on IRS and “Bright Lines” Project
Here.
“Groups Targeted by I.R.S. Tested Rules on Politics”
NYT:
Representatives of these organizations have cried foul in recent weeks about their treatment by the I.R.S., saying they were among dozens of conservative groups unfairly targeted by the agency, harassed with inappropriate questionnaires and put off for months or… Continue reading
“Showing the IRS some love after witch hunt”
Michael Hiltzik: “If Congress desires there to be a bright line distinguishing (c)4 eligibility, it will have to draw the line itself. But plainly it prefers that these politically fraught decisions be made by civil servants who can then… Continue reading
“Inside IRS Unit Under Fire; Office at Center of Controversy Rankled Other Groups With Its Aggressive Tactics”
Two from WaPo on Lois Lerner
“Conservative nonprofit seeks to oust IRS official”
“How the IRS Scandal Helped Immigration Reform”
“Nonprofits need better guidance on tax-exempt standards”
Gary Bass and Beth Kingsley have written this oped in the Washington Post:
The IRS’s improper scrutiny of conservative groups’ applications for tax-exempt status certainly warrants investigation. But we must not lose sight of the underlying problems that led… Continue reading