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IRS and Political Speech: The Tax Collection Agency Should Not Police Speech
January 1, 2018  •  By IFS Staff  •    •  

Groups seeking tax-exempt status as a nonprofit organization must apply to the IRS to obtain this classification. Advocacy nonprofits, designated by a 501(c)(4) status, are one such classification of tax-exempt organizations that are permitted to engage in some political activities, so long as the majority of their activities are not political. As the Tea Party movement gained its footing in…

Coalition Letter in support of “Fair Treatment for All Gifts Act” (H.R. 1104)
April 13, 2015   •  By Joe Trotter   •  ,

The undersigned civil liberties, free expression, and nonprofit advocacy groups and attorneys who represent advocacy organizations have a wide variety of views on the ...

Letter: Need For Proper Rulemaking Processes and Analyses in Upcoming IRS Proposal
December 19, 2014   •  By Joe Trotter   •  ,

Just over a year ago, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Department of Treasury published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR) for the stated ...

Response to Recent Comments of The Bright Lines Project
December 10, 2014   •  By Eric Wang   •  ,

Nonetheless, as explained in more detail below, there are far too many activities for which the Project fails to provide sufficient clarity to exempt ...

Poll Shows Support for Clear Rules, Not for More Restrictions

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September 30, 2014   •  By Scott Blackburn   •  

On Tuesday, Public Citizen, an advocate for more campaign finance regulations, released the results of a poll aimed at capturing the opinions of likely ...

Video Roundup: IRS Abuses: Ensuring that Targeting Never Happens Again (Video)

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July 31, 2014   •  By Joe Trotter   •  

On July 30th, the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform held a hearing titled, “IRS Abuses: Ensuring that Targeting Never Happens Again.” The ...

Is the IRS Investigation Worth the Cost?

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July 30, 2014   •  By Scott Blackburn   •  

The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform held a hearing, on Wednesday, titled, “IRS Abuses: Ensuring that Targeting Never Happens Again.”  The hearing ...

Testimony of David Keating to the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Solutions for Preventing a Future IRS Scandal
July 30, 2014   •  By David Keating   •  ,

Mr. Chairman and members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify on behalf of the Center for Competitive Politics today on ...

Hearing: IRS Abuses: Ensuring that Targeting Never Happens Again (Event)

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July 29, 2014   •  By Joe Trotter   •  

On July 30th, the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is holding a hearing titled, “IRS Abuses: Ensuring that Targeting Never Happens Again.” ...

Reason: Remy: What are the Chances? (An IRS Love Song)

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July 29, 2014   •  By Joe Trotter   •  

Remy weighs the odds of finding true love and, like a well-timed IRS hard drive failure, finds a higher power at work. 

Overwhelmingly Opposed: An Analysis of Public and 955 Organization, Expert, and Public Official Comments on the IRS’s 501(c)(4) Rulemaking
July 21, 2014   •  By Matt Nese   •  ,

Beginning in March of 2010, the Internal Revenue Service began scrutinizing groups applying for 501(c)(4) tax-exempt status using politically biased criteria.1 Those groups with names ...

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