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More than three years after it admitted to targeting tea party groups for intrusive scrutiny, the IRS has finally released a near-complete list of the organizations it snagged in a political dragnet.
The tax agency filed the list last month as part of a court case after a series of federal judges, fed up with what they said was the agency’s stonewalling, ordered it to get a move on. The case is a class-action lawsuit, so the list of names is critical to knowing the scope of those who would have a claim against the IRS.
But even as it answers some questions, the list raises others, including exactly when the targeting stopped, and how broadly the tax agency drew its net when it went after nonprofits for unusual scrutiny.
A November 2010 version of the list obtained by National Review Online, however, suggests that while the list did contain the word “progressive,” screeners were in fact instructed to treat “progressive” groups differently from “tea party” groups. Whereas screeners were merely alerted that a designation of 501(c)(3) status “may not be appropriate” for applications containing the word ”progressive” – 501(c)(3) organizations are prohibited from conducting any political activities – they were told to send those of tea-party groups off IRS higher-ups for further scrutiny. That means the applications of progressive groups could be approved on the spot by line agents, while those of tea-party groups could not. Furthermore, the November 2010 list noted that tea-party cases were “currently being coordinated with EOT,” which stands for Exempt Organizations Technical, a group of tax lawyers in Washington, D.C. Those of progressive groups were not.
originally posted by: Kali74
a reply to: butcherguy
Notice the quotation marks around Progressive? That means something.
Think Progress
originally posted by: Kali74
a reply to: butcherguy
Notice the quotation marks around Progressive? That means something.
Think Progress
A November 2010 version of the list obtained by National Review Online, however, suggests that while the list did contain the word “progressive,” screeners were in fact instructed to treat “progressive” groups differently from “tea party” groups. Whereas screeners were merely alerted that a designation of 501(c)(3) status “may not be appropriate” for applications containing the word ”progressive” – 501(c)(3) organizations are prohibited from conducting any political activities – they were told to send those of tea-party groups off IRS higher-ups for further scrutiny. That means the applications of progressive groups could be approved on the spot by line agents, while those of tea-party groups could not. Furthermore, the November 2010 list noted that tea-party cases were “currently being coordinated with EOT,” which stands for Exempt Organizations Technical, a group of tax lawyers in Washington, D.C. Those of progressive groups were not.
originally posted by: butcherguy
originally posted by: Snarl
I hope to see Los Lerner's pension stopped and all monies paid recovered. I hope the same happens to everyone involved in her schemes.
Is that too much to ask?
I have a feeling that the scheme wasn't necessarily hers.
originally posted by: butcherguy
originally posted by: Snarl
I hope to see Los Lerner's pension stopped and all monies paid recovered. I hope the same happens to everyone involved in her schemes.
Is that too much to ask?
I have a feeling that the scheme wasn't necessarily hers.
originally posted by: thinline
a reply to: neo96
Part two of Nixon articles of impeachment was: using the IRS against his political opponents. Someone should ask Hillary about this. You think her opinion has changed since she thought this was an impeachable offense.