Report: IRS Scrutiny Worse for Republicans

http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2013/07/30/207080580/report-irs-scrutiny-worse-for-conservatives

A House Ways and Means Committee staff analysis of the applications of 111 conservative and progressive groups applying for taxexempt status found conservative applicants faced,"more questions,more denials,more delays," says committee Chairman Dave Camp,R-Mich.

That is,when the IRS sent groups letters asking for further information, conservative groups were asked more questions —on average,three times more. All of the groups with "progressive" in their name were ultimately approved,while only 46 percent of conservative groups won approval. Others are still waiting for an answer or gave up.

Non-profit status is available to the supposedly enlightened progressive liberal global warming issue.

Don't see where politics won't be involved in environmental and watershed issues because of the government money involved.

Make them run completely on charitable donations if they do want a non-profit status and just say no to all non-profits when tax dollars fund them because all they want is...

*****CHUCKLE****

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAD6Obi7Cag

 

ZVUGKTUBM wrote:The courts should just rule that political groups simply cannot attain 501(C)3 status. By the literal interpretation of the law, they do not qualify.

I have a friend who is trying to establish a true non-profit that really will operate for the public good. She is also trying to get another group reinstated after they lost their 501(C)3 status. Both of these groups are non-political and will focus on environmental and watershed issues in the northwest florida area. When she contacted the IRS about moving the process along, an IRS worker told her there is currently a 600,000 case backlog awaiting approval.

Get the F-ing political groups, both left and right, out of the non-profit business!!!

If they're environmental and watershed issues, they're political.

Markle wrote:

ZVUGKTUBM wrote:The courts should just rule that political groups simply cannot attain 501(C)3 status. By the literal interpretation of the law, they do not qualify.

I have a friend who is trying to establish a true non-profit that really will operate for the public good. She is also trying to get another group reinstated after they lost their 501(C)3 status. Both of these groups are non-political and will focus on environmental and watershed issues in the northwest florida area. When she contacted the IRS about moving the process along, an IRS worker told her there is currently a 600,000 case backlog awaiting approval.

Get the F-ing political groups, both left and right, out of the non-profit business!!!

If they're environmental and watershed issues, they're political.

They are not being incorporated to make attack ads against electoral candidates they do not like. What they will be doing is water quality monitoring under the auspices of the FDEP in area bays, bayous, and rivers. Sounds really political, doesn't it?  

ZVUGKTUBM wrote:

Markle wrote:

ZVUGKTUBM wrote:The courts should just rule that political groups simply cannot attain 501(C)3 status. By the literal interpretation of the law, they do not qualify.

I have a friend who is trying to establish a true non-profit that really will operate for the public good. She is also trying to get another group reinstated after they lost their 501(C)3 status. Both of these groups are non-political and will focus on environmental and watershed issues in the northwest florida area. When she contacted the IRS about moving the process along, an IRS worker told her there is currently a 600,000 case backlog awaiting approval.

Get the F-ing political groups, both left and right, out of the non-profit business!!!

If they're environmental and watershed issues, they're political.

They are not being incorporated to make attack ads against electoral candidates they do not like. What they will be doing is water quality monitoring under the auspices of the FDEP in area bays, bayous, and rivers. Sounds really political, doesn't it?  

Even if they don't use the data as an ideological hammer... others will if there is political value to it. This ain't rocket surgery.

ZVUGKTUBM wrote:

Markle wrote:

ZVUGKTUBM wrote:The courts should just rule that political groups simply cannot attain 501(C)3 status. By the literal interpretation of the law, they do not qualify.

I have a friend who is trying to establish a true non-profit that really will operate for the public good. She is also trying to get another group reinstated after they lost their 501(C)3 status. Both of these groups are non-political and will focus on environmental and watershed issues in the northwest florida area. When she contacted the IRS about moving the process along, an IRS worker told her there is currently a 600,000 case backlog awaiting approval.

Get the F-ing political groups, both left and right, out of the non-profit business!!!

If they're environmental and watershed issues, they're political.

They are not being incorporated to make attack ads against electoral candidates they do not like. What they will be doing is water quality monitoring under the auspices of the FDEP in area bays, bayous, and rivers. Sounds really political, doesn't it?  

Why did the other group lose their 501 status?