Archive for October, 2015

EO Tax Journal 2015-212

Paul Streckfus, October 30, 2015 at 4:31 am

1 – The EOTJ Mailbag

2 – DAF Weekend Reading

3 – Text of IRS Article on DAF Overview Using IRS Data Continue…

EO Tax Journal 2015-211

Paul Streckfus, October 29, 2015 at 4:38 am

1 – The EOTJ Mailbag

2 – Editor’s Notebook

3 – Rep. Cummings Condemns Republican Impeachment Resolution Against IRS Commissioner

4 – Senator Carper Signs Letter to Administration Urging Immediate Action to Stop For-Profit Education Companies from Defrauding Taxpayers

5 – IRS Addresses Thorny Issue of Whether Payments to 501(c)(3)s Are Deductible under Section 162 or 170 (ILM 201543013)

6 – First Revocation Letter and Accompanying Examination Report Still Subject to Public Disclosure Despite Issuance of a Second Revocation Letter (Anonymous v. Commissioner) Continue…

EO Tax Journal 2015-210

Paul Streckfus, October 28, 2015 at 4:55 am

1 – Editor’s Notebook

2 – House Still in Thrall of Tea Partiers?

3 – Whither (c)(4) Regs?

4 – Hatch Opening Statement at Finance Hearing Examining the IRS’s Response to Bipartisan Committee Report

5 – Wyden Opening Statement at Finance Committee Hearing to Review IRS Investigation

6 – Written Testimony of IRS Commissioner John Koskinen, before the Senate Finance Committee on the IRS’s Response to the Committee Report on the Processing of Applications for Tax-Exempt Status

7 – Public Comments on Key Issues for Guidance for Tax-Exempt Organizations on Political Campaign Intervention (REG-134417-13) Continue…

EO Tax Journal 2015-209

Paul Streckfus, October 27, 2015 at 4:52 am

1 – The EOTJ Mailbag

2 – Clarification

3 – Senate Finance Committee Hearing Today

4 – This Week’s Focus

5 – A View from the Hill on DAFs Continue…

EO Tax Journal 2015-208

Paul Streckfus, October 26, 2015 at 5:01 am

1 – Friday’s DAF Conference And Lois Lerner’s Good News

2 – DOJ: No Evidence that Any IRS Employee Intentionally Discriminated against Tea Party Groups Based upon Their Viewpoints.

3 – Statement of Rep. Darrell Issa

4 – Statement of Rep. Peter Roskam

5 – Statement of Rep. Jason Chaffetz

6 – Statement of Rep. Paul Ryan

7 – Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley

8 – Statement of Rep. Sander Levin’s

9 – Joint Statement of Rep. Elijah Cummings and Rep. John Conyers

10 – Reaction by Lois Lerner’s Legal Team

11 – Conservative Media Outraged by DOJ Letter

12 – Discerning the True Policy Debate over Donor-Advised Funds Continue…