EO Tax Journal

Today I have some recent articles that I think readers will find of interest.

1 – “Fine Line Between Politics and Issues Spending by Secretive 501(c)(4) Groups”

This article lists the five top conservative and liberal 501(c)(4) groups in political spending. I think the IRS should immediately audit all ten groups, and thereby avoid any charges of favoring Democrats or Republicans. The Los Angeles Times, in an editorial (reprinted below), seems to agree with me!

2 – “Catholic Answers’ Lawsuit Against IRS Unlikely to Succeed”

Not everyone agrees with my comments last Thursday that the Supreme Court will grant cert to Catholic Answers. Professor Lloyd Mayer explains why not in this article.

3 – “IRS Plans to Check Some Bond Issues Used by Nonprofits”

Last Tuesday I mentioned in interviewing Laura Kalick that I had heard that the IRS Tax Exempt Bonds Division is going to have a Schedule K compliance program next year, and a few readers said, please provide more details. I’m including an article that does. Continue…

1 – D.C. Bar Going High Tech

2 – Book Review Continue…

My good friend Bill Brockner is one of the most conservative guys I know, so he’ll probably be howling about my choice of articles today. But as I tell him, bring me articles about liberal groups possibly violating their section 501(c)(3) status and I’ll run them, too. Bill will say liberals control the media — ignoring Fox News, etc. — but another good friend, Connie Rosenberg, will say the so-called liberal media is owned by some of the most conservative corporations in the country — and so the arguments go.

If it’s news affecting tax-exempt organizations, I will highlight it. So send me articles highlighting the abuses by liberal nonprofit organizations and I’ll note them. But right now here’s what has come over my transom.

1 - EOTJ Mailbag

3 – Battle Rages over Income to Jay Sekulow Continue…

1 – The EOTJ Mailbag

3 – Program-Related Investment Approved Continue…

1 – Where Have All the Young Girls Gone? (Pete Seeger)

3 – California Attorneys Find Recent PLR “Perplexing” Continue…