Paul Streckfus, Editor
1 – The EOTJ Mailbag (Jeff Tenenbaum)
2 – DC Bar to Hold Luncheon Program on 501(r) Regs
3 – Update on ‘Control and Discretion’ for Deductibility of Gifts to an ‘American Friends of’ Organization (Victoria Bjorklund and Morey Ward)
4 – VEBA Fails to Qualify as (c)(9) Because It Is ‘Discriminatory and Also Not Voluntary’ (Denial 201515036)
1 – Quote of the Week
2 – The EOTJ Mailbag (Sandy Deja)
3 – NFL Says It’ll Give Up Its (c)(6) Status — ‘This Distraction’ — Effective for FY 2015
4 – Hot UBIT Topics Discussed at Georgetown Program
1 – Can We Talk?
2 – Report on Annual GULC Program (Part 3)
3 – Failure to Satisfy Section 6033(j) Proves Costly for Another Non-Filer (Denial 201517008)
1 – Report on Annual GULC Program (Part 2)
2 – Those Dastardly 990s Are Making Clinton Foundation Look Bad
3 – I Could Have Danced All Night, But Not on the IRS’s Dime (Denial 201517019)
Report on Annual GULC Program
1 – The EOTJ Mailbag
2 – Today’s Schedule
3 – Another Crossroads GPS Article
4 – Inurement Dooms Organization Sloppily Created (Denial 201515037)
1 – Clinton Foundation under Scrutiny
2 – National Rifle Association under Scrutiny
1 – IRS Has Made a Joke out of the FOIA Act
2 – State Regulation of Commercial Co-Venturers
3 – Artist Co-op that Operates an Art Gallery Denied Exemption (Denial 201516066)
1 – Quote of the Week
2 – Rep. Roskam: IRS Targeting is Insidious and Poisonous
3 – Three Days of EO Programs This Week
1 – The EOTJ Mailbag
2 – Legislative Update
3 – Hatch and Ryan Ask IRS to Clarify Tax-Exempt Status of ‘Worker Centers’
4 – Grassley Seeks Update on Criminal Investigation into IRS Employees’ Alleged Misconduct
5 – Protect Philanthropic Freedom and Expand Charitable Giving, Says ACR
6 – Tax the Credit Unions, Say Bankers
1 – Judicial Watch Sues IRS for Records on Tea Party Audits
2 – Attorneys and Groups Oppose Gift Tax on (c)(4) Donors, Support H.R. 1104
3 – Sandy Deja Urges Section 6033(j) Repeal
1 – The EOTJ Mailbag
2 – What Did John McCain Know, and When Did He Know It?
3 – Senate Finance Committee Chairman: IRS ‘Starting Down a Very Dangerous Road’
4 – Credit Unions Renew Plea to Be Left Alone
5 – Nothing Social about This Social Club (Denial 201515035)
1 – In the News
2 – House Republicans Will Take on IRS Abuse on Tax Day
3 – Montana Trial Court Upholds TNC’s Enforcement of a Conservation Easement
4 – IRS Crashes Wedding — or Something Like That (Denial 201514019)
1 – Editor’s Notebook
1 – IRS Shortcut to Tax-Exempt Status Is under Fire
2 – Crossroads GPS Might Soon Be Off the Hook for 2010, 2011 Spending
3 – SWF Real Estate v. Comm’r — Special Allocation of Tax Credit Generated by Conservation Easement Donation was Disguised Sale, but Easement Valuation Largely Upheld
4 – Nonprofit Governance and Fiduciary Duties: Court Holds Directors Personally Liable for Mismanagement
5 – Too Commercial, Too Many Private Interests Being Served, Hence Not Exempt (Denial 201514013)
1 – Editor’s Notebook
2 – Practical Issues in Structuring Transactions with Tax-Exempt Partners
1 – Scientology — The Case That Will Never Go Away? (Part 2)
2 – Applicant Fails Organizational and Operational Tests (Denial 201514011)
1 – Scientology — The Case That Will Never Go Away?
2 – Editor’s Notebook
3 – Tammy Ripperda Reports on EO Division Changes
1 – Did Koskinen Err in Saying 49% Is the Rule for Political Activity by (c)(4)s?
2 – Recent Article of Interest (“Should the IRS Never ‘Target’ Taxpayers?”)
3 – Transfer from One Foundation to Another Approved (PLR 201513005)
1 – Editor’s Notebook
2 – Rep. Roskam Blasts DOJ Decision on Lerner Contempt Charges
3 – ACLJ Decries DOJ Refusal to Pursue Contempt Charges Against Lerner
4 – Court Holds that IRS Did Not Conducted Adequate Search for Records under FOIA, Nor Demonstrate that Most of Its Withholdings Were Justified
1 – DOJ Won’t Bring Contempt of Congress Charges Against Lois Lerner
2 – Commissioner John Koskinen on IRS Workforce
1 – Reverse Realignment
2 – Exclusive Interview with the Chief Counsel of the IRS