November 11, 2004
IRS Investigation of NAACP Prompts Criticism by Lawmakers, Legal Experts
The Internal Revenue Service's investigation of the NAACP and about 60 other charities and churches for possibly breaking federal law on banned political activities has prompted many legal experts and nonprofit officials to worry that the tax status of thousands of charitable groups could now be in jeopardy.
They say the investigation of the NAACP may signal that the IRS has changed its interpretation of the tax code and is applying a far more limited definition of advocacy, which
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