IRS agents testified before Congress that the agency’s political targeting did not apply to progressive groups as Democrats and the media have claimed, according to a bombshell new staff report prepared by the House Oversight Committee chairman, Rep. Darrell Issa.
IRS agents testified before Oversight that ACORN groups were scrutinized because the agency thought they were old organizations applying as new ones. Emerge America was scrutinized for potential “improper private benefit.” No evidence exists that the IRS requested additional information from any Occupy Wall Street group.
“Only seven applications in the IRS backlog contained the word ‘progressive,’ all of which were then approved by the IRS, while Tea Party groups received unprecedented review and experienced years-long delays. While some liberal-oriented groups were singled out for scrutiny, evidence shows it was due to non-political reasons,” according to the Oversight staff report
Read more: Committee report: No progressive groups were targeted by IRS | The Daily Caller
wrong.. not one did they reuqest any info on...
No they aren't. Not without losing their tax exempt status.
They are allowed to spend money on advocating political positions.
But do I take it that you think Citizens United SCOTUS decision was no big deal? It's one of the problems that the Dems face in this debate, on the one the scream that CU decision was the end of free elections, and on the other they want to argue that denying 501(c)(4) participation is no big deal. They can't have it both ways.
Nope. You haven't actually made a point worth considering yet, and if you made that point to me in the past I can see why it was forgettable.
try to read it without Obama blinders on next time..
well thats makes sense since facts and you cant coexist..
Liberals ARE LIARS.
That much CAN be proven over and over and over again.
From Obamas pathological promises to Al Sharpton's lies about when and how he became a FBI informant, the left relies on spouting misinformation because they know their followers are low information ideologues.
The reason the groups were seeking IRS 501c4 status wasn't just because of the tax exempt status, it was because they could keep their donors anonymous. They could have gotten tax exempt status through IRS 527, but with that they have to divulge their donors.No they aren't. Not without losing their tax exempt status.
They are allowed to spend money on advocating political positions.
But do I take it that you think Citizens United SCOTUS decision was no big deal? It's one of the problems that the Dems face in this debate, on the one the scream that CU decision was the end of free elections, and on the other they want to argue that denying 501(c)(4) participation is no big deal. They can't have it both ways.
Nope. You haven't actually made a point worth considering yet, and if you made that point to me in the past I can see why it was forgettable.
Well these E-mails explain Cummings eruption the last time this Committee met.
He's getting desperate and so is Holder so are Obama's minions.
So in your warped world you justify the biased application of the law because those who were stonewalled shouldn't be allowed anyway? Do you have any idea how dangerous your thinking is?
527s are tax exempt. Political groups which are trying to game the system aren't in danger of losing their tax exempt status, they're only in danger of releasing their donor lists like everyone else.
Lets be honest, and drop all of this tiresome partisan bullsh*t. This entire "scandal" is about protecting the anonymity of the super rich who want free speech without any repercussions. You support this ONLY because these uber rich donors support candidates that play for the Republicans, which happen to be your favorite sports team. If these uber rich donors were supporting Democrats you'd be screaming bloody murder, especially if they were advocating the same positions.
What were the results of that bias? Nothing. No harm no foul.
What? There was no blocking of anything and no taxes even paid. The groups were not even required to make the applications that were delayed. You are lying to make a big deal out of what is essentially NOTHING.
The law is wrongly written and needs to be changed though. I doubt you agree because it unfairly benefits more conservative groups than other factions. To be truly fair, all political groups should be paying taxes on their income.
What were the results of that bias? Nothing. No harm no foul.
The reason the groups were seeking IRS 501c4 status wasn't just because of the tax exempt status, it was because they could keep their donors anonymous. They could have gotten tax exempt status through IRS 527, but with that they have to divulge their donors.
The groups who had their applications delayed had to get tax exempt status so their donors would be able to deduct their donations from their taxes.
Liberals ARE LIARS.
That much CAN be proven over and over and over again.
From Obamas pathological promises to Al Sharpton's lies about when and how he became a FBI informant, the left relies on spouting misinformation because they know their followers are low information ideologues.
527s are tax exempt. Political groups which are trying to game the system aren't in danger of losing their tax exempt status, they're only in danger of releasing their donor lists like everyone else.
Lets be honest, and drop all of this tiresome partisan bullsh*t. This entire "scandal" is about protecting the anonymity of the super rich who want free speech without any repercussions. You support this ONLY because these uber rich donors support candidates that play for the Republicans, which happen to be your favorite sports team. If these uber rich donors were supporting Democrats you'd be screaming bloody murder, especially if they were advocating the same positions.
In that case, the IRS should have immediately denied their applications and advised them that they didn't meet the requirements to obtain the status they were applying for.
Why didn't that happen?
I wouldn't comment about the left being "low information ideologues", when all you've presented is ad hominem attacks, and deflection to issues unrelated to the IRS scandal.
George Soros is a criminal..
I don't think anyone here was there, so its impossible to know whether it did or didn't happen.In that case, the IRS should have immediately denied their applications and advised them that they didn't meet the requirements to obtain the status they were applying for.
Why didn't that happen?
becasue of the agenda of he IRS to payback the favor by Obama to expand the IRS and give them more power and control over us by enforement of Obamacare..and to SWAY THE ELECTION after the drubbing the Tea Party gave them at the mid terms...
logical minds can only come up with that..
It was ACORN who stole the election for Obama. :lol:Or paranoid ones. Even IF the IRS "scandal" turns out to be real, the idea that it "swayed the election" is insane.
False. 501c4 donations are not tax deductible.
) Interestingly, the IRS says that donations to 501(c) (4) groups can be deducted as business expenses.
HowStuffWorks "Tax-Deductible Donations"
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