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KittyWampus

(55,894 posts) Mon May 13, 2013, 11:17 AM May 2013

How Many Tax Exempt Republican Groups Are In Violation?

Reading headlines this morning… I haven't found that answer.

Seems like a no-brainer for a journalist to ask:

How many rightwing groups were investigated?
How many were in violation?

The NYTimes didn't provide that basic information.

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How Many Tax Exempt Republican Groups Are In Violation? (Original Post) KittyWampus May 2013 OP

it might Niceguy1 May 2013 #1

I thought I heard on NPR that they weren't examining for violations, they were looking at Brickbat May 2013 #2

So they were simply asking for more info from potential tax-exempt groups? The way Teabaggers KittyWampus May 2013 #3

But they were doing in violation of stated IRS policy hack89 May 2013 #4

Niceguy1

(2,467 posts)

1. it might

Reply to KittyWampus (Original post)

Mon May 13, 2013, 11:26 AM

May 2013

Be in the inspector generals report.

Brickbat

(19,339 posts)

2. I thought I heard on NPR that they weren't examining for violations, they were looking at

Reply to KittyWampus (Original post)

Mon May 13, 2013, 11:28 AM

May 2013

applications with more rigor than other applications. All were granted tax-exempt status, IIRC.

KittyWampus

(55,894 posts)

3. So they were simply asking for more info from potential tax-exempt groups? The way Teabaggers

Reply to Brickbat (Reply #2)

Mon May 13, 2013, 11:30 AM

May 2013

force minorities to provide more info to vote?

hack89

(39,171 posts)

4. But they were doing in violation of stated IRS policy

Reply to KittyWampus (Reply #3)

Mon May 13, 2013, 11:37 AM

May 2013

that is problem. The IRS says it was done by "low level staff" in the Cincinnati office. For some reason, the repukes don't believe the IRS.

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