Posts Categorized: IRS

Destroyed Lerner Emails: Convenience or Computer Crash?

June 18, 2014 Posted by Jessica Shofler in IRS, News, Nonprofits

In a move that does nothing to inspire confidence, the IRS disclosed last week that two years’ worth of email messages to and from Lois Lerner, beleaguered former head of the exempt organizations division, were destroyed in a 2011 computer crash. Representative Darrell Issa (R., Calif.), Chair of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, is …

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Coats Bill Requires Warning Before Automatic Revocation

Nonprofit organizations that fail to file their annual information returns for three consecutive years, regardless of the size of the organization, automatically lose their exemption. According to Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.), this has caused more than 550,000 nonprofits to lose their exemption over the past four years, many because they were unaware of the filing …

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Congress Votes to Hold Lerner in Contempt

May 14, 2014 Posted by Jessica Shofler in Congressional ax, IRS, News

As we tweeted last week, the House voted to hold Lois Lerner in contempt of Congress. The vote was largely along party lines, with six Democrats voting with the Republicans. Lerner has now joined an exclusive list of government officials held in contempt of Congress by congressional committees for refusing to cooperate with congressional investigations. …

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Report Finds White House Was Not Involved in IRS Scandal

May 7, 2014 Posted by Jessica Shofler in IRS, News

You are likely tired of reading blogs about the IRS scandal, but at least this one isn’t about Lois Lerner. A report released yesterday, at the request of Maryland Democrat Elijah Cummings, focuses instead on the White House. The report concludes that the White House never instructed the IRS to specifically target conservative groups seeking …

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Big Changes Ahead for the Exemption Application Form 1023?

April 24, 2014 Posted by Jessica Shofler in IRS, News, Nonprofits

Recently, the IRS drafted a vastly simplified version of the exemption application, called Form 1023-EZ. In comparison to the 101 hours estimated by the IRS to complete the Form 1023, the IRS estimates that the Form 1023-EZ will take only approximately 14 hours. The 1023-EZ doesn’t require a narrative description of activities. It also doesn’t …

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House Committee Finds Lerner in Contempt

April 10, 2014 Posted by Jessica Shofler in IRS, News

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee voted today to hold Lois Lerner, former IRS exempt organizations division head, in contempt of Congress for refusing to answer the Committee’s questions regarding her involvement in the 501(c)(4) scandal. The news is certainly no surprise after the damning report the Committee released last month about Lerner. It …

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