Current News and Developments Focus on Courts PLRs, TAMs, and Denial Letters

EO Tax Journal 2013-218

1 – The Washington Post Continues Articles on Scammed EOs

2 – Federal District Court Rules Clergy Housing Exclusion Unconstitutional (FFRF v. Lew)

3 – Report on
American Atheists v. Shulman

4 – IRS Rules Affiliates, Including Their Staff, Officers, Board and Committee Members, Shall Be Treated as Bona Fide Members of Their Parent for Purposes of Section 4911(d)(2)(D)

5 – IRS Rules No Self-Dealing under Section 4941 in Loan of Artifact Collection

Current News and Developments Focus on Congress The EOTJ Mailbag

EO Tax Journal 2013-215

1 – The EOTJ Mailbag

2 – Boustany Defends Taxpayers Against Unfair IRS Targeting

3 – ACLJ: IRS Cincinnati Office Slams Former Top IRS Official Lois Lerner for Blaming “Low-Level” Employees in IRS Targeting Scheme

4 – CREW Files IRS and DOJ Complaint Against Americans for Tax Reform and Grover Norquist

Current News and Developments Focus on Congress Focus on IRS and Treasury PLRs, TAMs, and Denial Letters

EO Tax Journal 2013-207

1 – Issa Subpoenas Treasury for Tea Party Targeting Docs

2 – Treasury’s Latest Letter to Issa

3 – Rare TAM Released — and It Only Took IRS Six Years to Process

4 – Charity Watchdog Says HSUS Has Violated IRS Rules

5 – Caplin & Drysdale Spots IRS Website Change to ‘Where Is My Exemption Application?’

Current News and Developments Focus on Courts Focus on IRS and Treasury

EO Tax Journal 2013-205

1 – It Could Have Been Worse

2 – CREW Calls on IRS to Clarify Rules for 501(c)(6) Groups and Investigate Freedom Partners

3 – Excerpt on ‘Philanthrocapitalism’

4 – What’s a Missing $10 Million among Friends? (Part 2)

5 – Will Tax Treatment of Religious Organizations Be Affected by Outcome of Greece v. Galloway?