(Reuters) - The Americans for Prosperity Foundation, a libertarian nonprofit founded by Charles and David Koch, filed a petition this week at the U.S. Supreme Court, asking the justices to review a 2018 ruling by the 9th U.S.Source: Koch-founded charity asks for Supreme Court help to keep donor list secret...
The Treasury Department’s recent move to expand the cloak of secrecy that shrouds political “dark money” groups has triggered understandable outcry from watchdogs and Democrats worried about foreign interference in U.S. elections.Source: Trump's and the Koch Brothers' War on Disclosure...
The House voted Thursday to make it harder for the government to punish churches that get involved in politics.Source: House votes to prevent IRS from punishing churches engaging in politics...
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell praised the new IRS policy in a Tuesday morning speech. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)Source: IRS Ruling on Political Donation Reporting Sets Off Campaign Finance Fight...
Source: GOP's new tax law encourages campaign donor secrecy...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Thursday threw out a constitutional challenge by the conservative group Citizens United to New York State’s requirement that registered charities disclose their donors annually. The 2nd U.S.Source: Citizens United loses free speech appeal over New York donor rules...
The Institute for Free Speech[1] writes in support of repeal of the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) Form 990, Schedule B requirement.Source: Letter in Support of Repeal of the Internal Revenue Service’s Form 990, Schedule B...
The IRS auditors filed into the conference room, led by the computer expert clutching his explanation of how he would “image” the organization’s hard drives (this was many years ago, long before this became routine), followed by several agents who would manage and conduct the audit.Source: New TIGTA Report on “Inappropriate” Criteria for Evaluating Exemption Applications...
Two GOP lawmakers have turned their fire on President Trump's Justice Department after it announced it would not reconsider its decision not to prosecute Lois Lerner, the IRS employee at the center of the 2013 political-targeting scandal. Reps.Source: GOP lawmakers furious after DOJ declines to prosecute ex-IRS official Lois Lerner...
