Paul Streckfus, Editor
1 – The EOTJ Mailbag
2 – If Churches Really Want to Vindicate Their Right to Endorse a Candidate, It’s Easy for Them to Get into Court
3 – FBI Investigation Documents IRS Scandal
4 – IRS Chief Says Chaffetz’s Drive to Oust Him Will Leave Few Wanting Top Federal Jobs
1 – The EOTJ Mailbag
2 – Conservative Media Incorrectly Reporting Start of IRS Investigation of Clinton Foundation
3 – State AG Update: Current Developments (Part 2)
1 – The EOTJ Mailbag
A – Permitted ‘Personal Services’ under Section 4941
B – Arguments Against Ban on Politicking by Charities
2 – State AG Update: Current Developments (Part 1)
1 – Current and Quotable
2 – October 2016 NAAG/NASCO Conference
3 – Property Management Services Provided to Foundation by Disqualified Persons Ruled To Be Payment for Personal Services under Section 4941(d)(2)(E) (PLR 201630009)
1 – The EOTJ Mailbag
2 – A Pastor Fights Against Government Restrictions on Political Sermons
3 – Cashing In On Church: The Richest Mega Pastors in America
4 – IRS Will Begin to Make ‘Reasonable Efforts’ to Redact SSNs from Determination Letter Requests
1 – Trump Weighs In on Politicking Ban
2 – GOP Call To Repeal Ban On Church Politicking Is ‘Reckless And Corrosive To Religious Life,’ Says Americans United’s Lynn
3 – IRS Denial of Accountable Care Organization Raises More Questions Than It Answers
1 – Editor’s Notebook
2 – Senator Ron Wyden Announces Tax Leadership Team
3 – Current and Quotable
4 – Hearing Held on July 12, 2016, on The First Amendment Defense Act, H.R. 2802, before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
5 – Text of The First Amendment Defense Act
1 – Excerpt from 2016 Republican Party Platform, as adopted July 18, 2016
2 – Overview of Major Campaign Finance Issues Facing Congress
1 – House Conservatives Explain Latest IRS Chief Impeachment Push: ‘Leadership Has Been Too Timid to Go After Corruption’
2 – New Mandatory IRS Notification Process for 501(c)(4) Nonprofit Organizations Finally Announced
3 – IRS Reissues a Final Adverse Determination Letter to Applicant Noting Declaratory Judgment Rights Now Apply (Denial 201629009)
1 – In the News
2 – My Bookshelf Ramblings (Part 2)
3 – Article of Interest
4 – American College of Tax Counsel Supports Koskinen
5 – Form 1023-EZ User Fee Reduced from $400 to $275
1 – Editor’s Notebook
2 – GOP Fractures Further as House Freedom Caucus Aims to Impeach IRS Head
3 – Draft Congressional Letter Asks Agencies to Investigate Clinton Foundation
4 – IRS Probe of Televangelist Robert Tilton’s Church Draws Court Challenge
1 – Quote of the Week
2 – EO Division Not Interested in Fixing Approved (c)(3)s that Lack Proper Articles
3 – IRS Outlines Internal Procedures for Processing Form 8976
4 – Group Seeks Investigation of Trump Foundation’s Purchase of Football Helmet
1 – Editor’s Notebook
2 – General Counsel Memorandum 39867 (1991)
3 – Congressional Research Service Report
1 – Editor’s Note
2 – Temporary Section 506 Regulations
3 – Proposed Section 506 Regulations
4 – Section 506 Procedures for New (c)(4)s (Rev. Proc. 2016-41)
1 – Editor’s Note
3 – Current and Quotable
4 – In the News
5 – CREW Files Complaint Against Florida Attorney General
6 – Inurement and Lack of Records Results in Revocation (PLR 201627002)
1 – The EOTJ Mailbag
2 – Editor’s Notebook
3 – IRS Counsel Preston Quesenberry Joins Loeb & Loeb’s EO Practice in D.C.
4 – IRS Chief Counsel Addresses Current Areas of Concern
1 – Editor’s Notebook
2 – In the News (Part 2)
3 – 2016 Outstanding Nonprofit Lawyer Award Recipients Announcement
1 – In the News
2 – Clarification of Valuation Rule for Early Termination of Net-Income Charitable Remainder Unitrusts
3 – AICPA Provides Comments on Form 990
1 – The EOTJ Mailbag
2 – Editor’s Notebook
3 – Nonqualified Deferred Compensation: IRS Proposes New Section 457 Regulations and Section 409A Clarifications
4 – Cause of Action Institute Calls for Investigation into Massive Disclosure of IRS Taxpayer Information to DOJ, FBI