Watchdog Groups Call on IRS to Investigate American Tradition Partnership; Cite Its Reported Submission of Apparent False Information to the IRS Regarding Its Application for Tax-exempt Status
In a letter sent today to the IRS, Democracy 21, joined by the Campaign Legal Center, called on the agency to investigate whether American Tradition Partnership (ATP), formerly known as Western Tradition Partnership (WTP), obtained its section 501(c)(4) tax-exempt status based on false information submitted to the IRS. According to the letter from the …
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Watchdog Groups Again Call on IRS to Deny Tax-Exempt Status to Karl Rove’s Crossroads GPS
Watchdog Groups Again Call on IRS to Deny Tax-Exempt Status to Karl Rove’s Crossroads GPS Cite $70 Million in 2012 Campaign Expenditures as Prima Facie Evidence Group is Campaign Operation, not “Social Welfare” Group In a letter sent today to the IRS, Democracy 21, joined by the Campaign Legal Center, again called on the agency …
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Democracy 21 and the Campaign Legal Center Charge the IRS With Indefensible Abdication of Responsibility
In a letter sent to the Internal Revenue Service today, Democracy 21 and the Campaign Legal Center charged the IRS with an “indefensible abdication of responsibility” in failing “to include the section 501(c)(4) regulations dealing with political activity on the agency’s Priority Guidance Plan” for the next twelve months. The failure to include a review …
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Watchdog Groups Send New Letter to IRS that Further Documents that Crossroads GPS Is Not Entitled to 501(c)(4) Status
Watchdog Groups Send New Letter to IRS that Further Documents that Crossroads GPS Is Not Entitled to 501(c)(4) Status Includes Transcripts of All Crossroads GPS Ads Run From January 1, 2012 to September 24, 2012 Democracy 21, joined by the Campaign Legal Center, sent a letter to the IRS today, attaching transcripts of all of the ads run by …
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Watchdog Groups Submit New Information to IRS Showing Crossroads GPS Not Entitled to Section 501(c)(4) Tax-Exempt Status
WATCHDOG GROUPS SUBMIT NEW INFORMATION TO IRS SHOWING CROSSROADS GPS NOT ENTITLED TO SECTION 501(c)(4) TAX-EXEMPT STATUS; CALL ON IRS TO ACT PROMTPLY TO DENY 501(C)(4) STATUS TO CROSSROADS In a letter sent to the IRS today, Democracy 21, joined by the Campaign Legal Center, submitted new information to the agency showing that Crossroads GPS …
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Democracy 21 and Campaign Legal Center Again Call on IRS to Investigate Eligibility of Crossroads GPS for Tax-Exempt Status as “Social Welfare” Organization
In a letter sent to the IRS today, Democracy 21 and the Campaign Legal Center again called on the agency “to investigate and take appropriate enforcement action against Crossroads GPS regarding its claimed status as a section 501(c)(4) tax-exempt ‘social welfare’ organization.” Crossroads GPS is the brainchild of long-time Republican party operative Karl Rove. The …
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Democracy 21 and Campaign Legal Center Again Call on IRS to Initiate Rulemaking Proceeding to Revise and Clarify Eligibility Requirements for 501(c)(4) Tax-Exempt Status
In a letter sent today to the Internal Revenue Service, Democracy 21 and the Campaign Legal Center called on the agency to promptly initiate a rulemaking proceeding to revise and clarify its regulations that spell out how much campaign activity 501(c)(4) “social welfare” organizations can engage in under the Internal Revenue Code. According to the …
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Watchdog Groups Call on IRS to Ignore Efforts to Dissuade the Agency from Investigating Eligibility of Political Groups for Tax-Exempt Status as 501(c)(4) “Social Welfare” Groups
In a letter sent to the IRS today, Democracy 21 and the Campaign Legal Center called on the agency to ignore any “pushback” against IRS investigations that are necessary to determine whether groups are attempting to improperly claim tax exempt status as 501(c)(4) “social welfare” organizations. According to the letter, an article in The New …
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Democracy 21 and Campaign Legal Center Challenge Legality of IRS Regulations as Failing to Properly Limit Campaign Activity by 501(c)(4) Organizations
Democracy 21 and the Campaign Legal Center filed a petition today with the Internal Revenue Service challenging the legality of IRS regulations that define whether an organization that conducts campaign activity is entitled to obtain or maintain tax-exempt status as a section 501(c)(4) organization. Under Section 553(e) of the Administrative Procedure Act, “Each agency shall …
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Democracy 21 and Campaign Legal Center Call on IRS to Investigate Crossroads GPS to Determine If Group is Improperly Claiming 501(c)(4) Tax Status to Avoid Disclosing its Donors to the Public
In a letter to the Internal Revenue Service today, Democracy 21 and the Campaign Legal Center called on the IRS to investigate whether Crossroads GPS, a 501(c)(4) tax-exempt organization, "is operating in violation of its tax status because it has a primary purpose of participating in political campaigns in support of, or in opposition to, …
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