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Watchdog Groups Warn House Committee Not to Prevent or Undermine Proper Enforcement of Tax Laws Against 501(c)(4) Abusers

May 30, 2013|Archive |by Diane

Democracy 21, joined by the Campaign Legal Center, today urged the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services […]

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/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/dem21-logo-red-horizontal-250x90-1.svg 0 0 Diane /wp-content/uploads/2020/01/dem21-logo-red-horizontal-250x90-1.svg Diane2013-05-30 18:25:152020-03-18 16:07:58Watchdog Groups Warn House Committee Not to Prevent or Undermine Proper Enforcement of Tax Laws Against 501(c)(4) Abusers

Watchdog Groups Send Treasury IG Previous Requests Urging IRS Action Against Groups Improperly Claiming 501(c)(4) Tax Status

May 23, 2013|Archive |by Diane

In a letter sent today to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA), Democracy 21, joined by the Campaign Legal Center, forwarded fifteen letters […]

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/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/dem21-logo-red-horizontal-250x90-1.svg 0 0 Diane /wp-content/uploads/2020/01/dem21-logo-red-horizontal-250x90-1.svg Diane2013-05-23 13:54:092020-03-18 16:07:58Watchdog Groups Send Treasury IG Previous Requests Urging IRS Action Against Groups Improperly Claiming 501(c)(4) Tax Status

Reform Groups Call on Congress to Deal with Two IRS Scandals: Wrongful IRS Targeting of Groups and IRS Failure to Prevent Groups from Improperly Claiming 501(c)(4) Status

May 22, 2013|Archive |by Diane

In a letter sent to Senators and Representatives today, reform groups called on Congress to investigate and address both of the scandals at the IRS […]

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/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/dem21-logo-red-horizontal-250x90-1.svg 0 0 Diane /wp-content/uploads/2020/01/dem21-logo-red-horizontal-250x90-1.svg Diane2013-05-22 14:04:442020-03-18 16:07:59Reform Groups Call on Congress to Deal with Two IRS Scandals: Wrongful IRS Targeting of Groups and IRS Failure to Prevent Groups from Improperly Claiming 501(c)(4) Status

Fred Wertheimer POLITICO op-ed: “Inadequate IRS rules helped create scandal”

May 16, 2013|Archive |by Diane

POLITICO Inadequate IRS rules helped create scandal By Fred Wertheimer The current firestorm over the wrongful targeting of conservative groups by the Internal Revenue Service […]

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/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/dem21-logo-red-horizontal-250x90-1.svg 0 0 Diane /wp-content/uploads/2020/01/dem21-logo-red-horizontal-250x90-1.svg Diane2013-05-16 17:41:512020-03-18 16:07:59Fred Wertheimer POLITICO op-ed: “Inadequate IRS rules helped create scandal”

Fred Wertheimer on CBS News: “Is IRS missing a bigger tax-exempt scandal?”

May 15, 2013|Archive |by Diane

CBS News Is IRS missing a bigger tax-exempt scandal? By: Wyatt Andrews  

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/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/dem21-logo-red-horizontal-250x90-1.svg 0 0 Diane /wp-content/uploads/2020/01/dem21-logo-red-horizontal-250x90-1.svg Diane2013-05-15 15:10:532020-03-18 16:08:00Fred Wertheimer on CBS News: “Is IRS missing a bigger tax-exempt scandal?”

Washington Post Wonkblog Q&A with Fred Wertheimer

May 15, 2013|Archive |by Diane

The Washington Post’s Wonkblog ‘Crossroads GPS and Priorities USA were created for the purpose of hiding donors’ By Dylan Matthews Fred Wertheimer is the founder […]

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/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/dem21-logo-red-horizontal-250x90-1.svg 0 0 Diane /wp-content/uploads/2020/01/dem21-logo-red-horizontal-250x90-1.svg Diane2013-05-15 15:06:032020-03-18 16:08:00Washington Post Wonkblog Q&A with Fred Wertheimer

Time: “The Real IRS Scandal”

May 14, 2013|Archive |by Diane

Time The Real IRS Scandal By Alex Altman The IRS is unpopular on its best days, and the past few have been among its worst. […]

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Statement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer on IRS Improperly Targeting Conservative Groups and Groups Improperly Claiming 501(c)(4) Tax Status

May 13, 2013|Archive |by Diane

The IRS was dead wrong to target conservative groups claiming tax-exempt status as section 501(c)(4) “social welfare” organizations based on their names and identified interests. […]

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/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/dem21-logo-red-horizontal-250x90-1.svg 0 0 Diane /wp-content/uploads/2020/01/dem21-logo-red-horizontal-250x90-1.svg Diane2013-05-13 20:31:172020-03-18 16:08:01Statement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer on IRS Improperly Targeting Conservative Groups and Groups Improperly Claiming 501(c)(4) Tax Status

Reform Groups Call on Congress to Close Gaping Disclosure Loopholes and Maintain Existing Contribution Limits

May 2, 2013|Archive |by Diane

In a letter sent today, reform groups urged Senators and Representatives “to pass campaign finance disclosure legislation this year to close the gaping disclosure loopholes […]

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/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/dem21-logo-red-horizontal-250x90-1.svg 0 0 Diane /wp-content/uploads/2020/01/dem21-logo-red-horizontal-250x90-1.svg Diane2013-05-02 13:31:222020-03-18 16:08:02Reform Groups Call on Congress to Close Gaping Disclosure Loopholes and Maintain Existing Contribution Limits

Huffington Post: “FEC Commissioners All Serving Expired Terms Now”

May 1, 2013|Archive |by Diane

The Huffington Post FEC Commissioners All Serving Expired Terms Now By: Paul Blumenthal WASHINGTON — All five sitting commissioners at the Federal Election Commission are […]

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