Anti-Abortion Group Loses Tax Exemption

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The Internal Revenue Service this week revoked the tax exemption of an anti-abortion group, Operation Rescue West, after receiving a complaint that it had violated prohibitions on electioneering by nonprofits in 2004.

The group had promised tax deductions for contributions to help defeat the Democratic presidential candidate, Senator John Kerry.

The organization said the agency’s ruling would have little impact on its operations.

“We have reorganized as simply Operation Rescue,” said Cheryl Sullenger, the group’s outreach coordinator. “Losing our tax exemption doesn’t have much of an effect on us, one way or the other. We have learned some lessons through this whole thing, and I think we’re in a better place now than we were before the I.R.S. investigation.”

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“Assume you’re a pastor who doesn’t know a lot about the law, and here’s the attorney general of the state coming to you and telling you it’s O.K.,” said Mr. Owens, who represents several nonprofits that the I.R.S. is investigating for possible political infractions. “Who’s going to be in a position to refute the attorney general?”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/15/us/15tax.html?ex=1315972800&en=c95f247b5bc6fcd5&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

[Phredicles]

1. Nice, and only 9 or 10 or 11 years late.

Better than nothing, though.

[Jay_the_realist]

2. Good

All corperations and organisations should pay taxes. Simply cos politicians are voted for by citizens so why do we pay so much more tax than them, you never hear about bushes tax breaks for the man on the street do you?

[newyawker99]

4. Hi Jay_the_realist!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[Raffi Ella]

3. This is FANTASTIC news to me.

Makes me very,very happy!Ever since I've read about Pat Robertson I've wondered how in the hell he and all his little factions have kept their Tax exempt status...

I'd like to see this happen to ALL of these groups.I'd love to get a list together and start filing complaints on them ALL.

:kick: