March 12, 2009
IRS Says Charity's Web Site Crossed Lines
A new ruling by the Internal Revenue Service could have broad implications for charity Web sites, nonprofit tax and technology experts say.
The IRS ruled that a local chapter of a national charity violated the prohibition against politicking by including the political-campaign materials of an affiliated advocacy group on its Web site, even though the materials appeared on discrete pages and the advocacy group paid all associated costs.
Marcus S. Owens, a Washington lawyer
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