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SunSeeker

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3. The IRS needs to audit ALL 501(c)4 groups.

Reply to amerciti001 (Original post)

Thu May 16, 2013, 01:32 PM

May 2013

And the IRS code says the groups must engage "exclusively" in social welfare activities to be tax exempt. That disqualifies EVERY tea party group.

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How Nonprofits Spend Millions on Elections and Call it Public Welfare [View all] amerciti001 May 2013 OP

Thank you, and welcome. OneGrassRoot May 2013 #1

Thank you for posting the ground truth here!-NT Anansi1171 May 2013 #2

The IRS needs to audit ALL 501(c)4 groups. SunSeeker May 2013 #3

+1,000 freshwest May 2013 #4

+1 uponit7771 May 2013 #5

Rove's "non-profit" is non-profit..... DFW May 2013 #6

The abuse of non-profit status is the real scandal Deny and Shred May 2013 #7

Yes, it is the real John2 May 2013 #8

Good info. ananda May 2013 #9

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