Wednesday, February 10, 2016
The IRS Scandal, Day 1007
The IRS yesterday approved the tax-exempt 501(c)(4) status of Karl Rove's Crossroads GPS, more than five years after the group filed its application:
- The IRS Scandal, Day 1006 (Feb. 9, 2016)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 1005 (Feb. 8, 2015)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 1004 (Feb. 7, 2016)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 1003 (Feb. 6, 2016)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 1002 (Feb. 5, 2016)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 1001 (Feb. 4, 2016)
- The IRS Scandal, Days 901-1000 (Oct. 27, 2015 - Feb. 3, 2016)
- The IRS Scandal, Days 801-900 (July 19, 2015 - Oct. 26, 2015)
- The IRS Scandal, Days 701-800 (April 10, 2015 - July 18, 2015)
- The IRS Scandal, Days 601-700 (Dec. 31, 2014 - April 9, 2015)
- The IRS Scandal, Days 501-600 (Sept. 22, 2014-Dec. 30, 2014)
- The IRS Scandal, Days 401-500 (June 14, 2014 - Sept. 21,2014)
- The IRS Scandal, Days 301-400 (Mar. 6, 2014 - June 13, 2014)
- The IRS Scandal, Days 201-300 (Nov. 26, 2013 - Mar. 5, 2014)
- The IRS Scandal, Days 101-200 (Aug. 18, 2013 - Nov. 25, 2013)
- The IRS Scandal, Days 1-100 (May 10, 2013 - Aug. 17, 2013)
https://taxprof.typepad.com/taxprof_blog/2016/02/the-irs-scandal-day-1007.html
Comments
PN, if Crossroads was a union, would they be within the letter of the law?
Posted by: Dale Spradling | Feb 12, 2016 6:40:56 AM
Crossroads GPS does not meet the letter of the law. It qualifies, if at all, under the IRS' 1959 administrative expansion of the law. And the IRS has no more authority to administratively expand the law of exemptions than to administratively raise tax rates.
Posted by: Publius Novus | Feb 11, 2016 6:29:12 PM
Gator- Why not? If you give me $100 and, with that and my own $100, we buy a sign that says "Clean Up Politics", should I have to pay income tax on your $100? If Trump spends his own $200, he's advantaged and has more to spend. Political speech is pretty important to a self-governing people, be careful how to you squash it.
Posted by: Yo Gabba Gabba | Feb 11, 2016 12:14:25 PM
Mr. Spradling. Is this a trick question or just a dumb one? Labor unions are not 501(c)(4) orgs. So the answer is no, labor unions are not within the letter of the law for 501(c)(4). On the other hand, labor unions are precisely within the letter of law for labor organizations under 501(c)(5).
Posted by: Publius Novus | Feb 12, 2016 9:58:48 AM