TaxVox: Nonprofits

Questioning The Tax-Exemption Of Universities Over Their Mideast Views Is Dangerous

October 25, 2023 –

House Ways & Means Committee Chair Jason Smith (R-MO) has questioned the tax-exempt status of universities that, in his opinion, are anti-Israel. Whatever your views...

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Business Taxes

Could Congress Actually Crack Down On Tax Exempt Political Organizations?

August 16, 2023 –

House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (R-MO) and Oversight Subcommittee Chairman David Schweikert (R-AZ) announced they are looking into political abuses by non-profit...

Business Taxes

Balancing Free Speech And The Tax Exemption For Non-Profits

August 4, 2021 –

Should the federal government prevent a tax-exempt nonprofit organization from advocating a policy position? Should a state government collect information on who donates to tax-exempt nonprofit organizations?

Individual Taxes

Are Tax Breaks For Non-Profits And Their Donors Worth Saving?

February 20, 2020 –

The special tax treatment Congress has granted to non-profits and tax deduction it gives their donors are broken. So broken, in fact, that it is...

Balancing Hate, The First Amendment, And Tax-Exempt Status

September 25, 2019 –

Is hate speech constitutionally protected? Do groups that express hate in their words and deeds deserve tax-exempt status? Is the IRS equipped to judge what...

Business Taxes

Four New Reasons To Question The Federal Tax Exemption Of Non-Profits

March 29, 2019 –

In recent weeks, we’ve seen four different stories that raise questions about the state of tax-exempt organizations.

Business Taxes

President Trump’s Situational View About Enforcing Tax and Immigration Laws

June 20, 2018 –

Question: What does the Trump Administration’s policy decision to separate immigrant children from their parents at the Mexican border have in common with its policy...

Why Is The US Olympic Committee Tax-Exempt?

March 29, 2018 –

Why is the US Olympic Committee (USOC) a tax-exempt organization? It looks more like a business than a charity.

Business Taxes

The Dangerous Road Towards A Political Litmus Test For The Tax Code

August 31, 2017 –

This week two law professors and President Trump agreed: The tax code should include a political litmus test. They came at the issue from vastly...

Business Taxes

How Much Politicking Could Churches Do If Trump "Destroys" The Johnson Amendment?

February 9, 2017 –

Last week President Trump vowed to “get rid of and totally destroy” the Johnson amendment —a law that bars 501(c)(3) organizations including houses of worship...