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Payroll-Deduction Plan Rejected As Political

By Grant Williams

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...

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