Senators Urge IRS to Leave Politics Out of Tea Party Inquiries

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The Foundry :

Alison Meyer

March 15, 2012

 

A dozen U.S. senators sent a stern warning to the Internal Revenue Service yesterday: Don’t let politics play a role in recent inquiries of Tea Party organizations.

 

In the past few months, the IRS sent detailed questionnaires to organizations in Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee and Texas asking about their political activities. Many of those groups have applied for tax-exempt status under Section 501©(4) of the tax code.

 

The IRS inquiry comes amid attacks on Tea Party groups from liberals, including seven Democrats who wrote to the IRS last week. “We urge the IRS to prevent abuse of the tax code by political groups focused on federal election activities,” Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and his colleagues wrote. (Schumer has a history of attacking Tea Party groups, even shutting down a meeting on Capitol Hill last year.)

 

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I'm sure glad there are no liberal groups with tax exempt status doing politicking.