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Because the IRS was rightfully reviewing a group of right wing lobby groups who were massively applying for tax breaks that they were not entitled to?
by biehl 13y ago
Because the IRS was rightfully reviewing a group of right wing lobby groups who were massively applying for tax breaks that they were not entitled to?
- gee_totes 13y agoOn top of that, thanks to the citizens united ruling, there were a ton of 501(c)4 groups applying for status. It would make sense for the IRS to apply extra scrutiny to make sure that they groups weren't just fronts for corporations. Further more, there were liberal groups caught up in the IRS's extra scrutiny as well.
- enoch_r 13y agoAbout 75 groups were specifically targeted for having words like "Tea Party" or "Patriot" in their names, and none had their tax-exempt status revoked.