November 25, 2004
Payroll-Deduction Plan Rejected As Political
The IRS has ruled that a charity broke the law when it administered a payroll-deduction plan that allowed its employees to contribute voluntarily to a political-action committee.
Under federal law, charities must not participate in a political campaign in behalf of, or in opposition to, a candidate for public office. As is its policy, the revenue service did not identify the charity involved in the ruling.
The IRS said the charity, the parent organization of groups that provide
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