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…
Yesterday, IRS Commissioner John Koskinen announced[1] that the IRS will be pulling its controversial rule[2] expanding regulation of nonprofit social welfare organizations—commonly referred to ...
In order to legally solicit tax-deductible contributions in California, entities must first register with the state’s Registry of Charitable Trusts, which is administered by ...
The English language is a tricky thing. Adding or subtracting just one word can entirely change the meaning of a sentence. Today that word ...
Sometimes you just have to give props to the anti-speech activist community for managing to find a silver lining when they are clearly on ...
On Tuesday, March 4, the Cato Institute hosted a panel discussion on the proposed IRS rulemaking for 501(c)(4) organizations. As CCP noted in our ...
Thank you for the opportunity to provide this written testimony, on behalf of the Center for Competitive Politics ("CCP"), to the Subcommittee on Economic ...
On behalf of the Center for Competitive Politics, I respectfully submit the following comments concerning House Bill 1340, which is currently being considered by ...
The League of Women Voters was once thought of as a group that promoted a thoughtful electorate and “good government,” but that doesn’t show ...
The Heritage Foundation hosted a panel this afternoon moderated by former FEC commissioner Hans von Spakovsky, entitled “Taxing the First Amendment: Using the IRS ...
In drafting the NPRM, the Service expressed its desire to “promote tax compliance (as opposed to campaign finance regulation).” NPRM, 78 Fed. Reg. at ...