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Bjorn Against

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6. The question is not about what they advocate, it is about whether they should be tax exempt

Tue May 14, 2013, 08:05 AM

May 2013

As far as I can tell the IRS is not auditing individual Tea Party members based on their political beliefs, what they have been doing is scrutinizing their tax exempt status. Groups that are primarily political can not claim tax exempt status, when a group that is primarily political does try to claim tax exempt status the IRS should step in and stop them from abusing the tax system.

It would be wrong for the IRS to target individuals based on their political affilliations, but it is perfectly acceptable for them to say that political groups can not claim tax exempt status as that
has been the law for years. Whether a group applies for tax exempt status under the umbrella of the Tea Party or the Democratic Party the IRS should stand up and say they do not qualify as tax exempt organizations.

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Anyone got a link to where a Tea Party group has advocated illegal tax evasion? [View all] Nye Bevan May 2013 OP

Plenty of links were advocate LEGAL evasion of tax by the rich, no need to make it illegal when uponit7771 May 2013 #1

here ya go DonCoquixote May 2013 #2

The first link is a semi-coherent blog that contains no evidence of anyone advocating tax evasion. Nye Bevan May 2013 #3

gigantic and pathetic fail. the lengths people will go to support cali May 2013 #4

The exemptions that the tea Party wanted DonCoquixote May 2013 #8

Fraudulently claiming tax-exempt status by mis-representing themselves as non-partisan Tanuki May 2013 #5

I agree. Lots and lots of liberal organizations do it too though, so if you only cali May 2013 #7

I named a right wing one that did it too DonCoquixote May 2013 #10

Not hard to grasp at all,so spare me your condescension and gratuitous profanity . That point Tanuki May 2013 #11

The question is not about what they advocate, it is about whether they should be tax exempt Bjorn Against May 2013 #6

Spot on madokie May 2013 #14

I would say the IRS has a duty to ascertain whether or not an organization is legally worthy of tax byeya May 2013 #15

Leave the Tea Party alone.... Junkdrawer May 2013 #9

The entire movement is based on hatred of Government moobu2 May 2013 #12

The 501c4s Are A Money Black Hole... KharmaTrain May 2013 #13