Tag: IRS
Lawsuit argues for right of churches and nonprofits to endorse candidates
The National Religious Broadcasters, the conservative organization Intercessors for America and two Baptist churches say the prohibition on tax-deductible charities endorsing politicians for office infringes on their First Amendment rights.
Lawyers representing the group filed a lawsuit...
Senators call on IRS to investigate charities linked to anti-Israel protests
Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) spearheaded a letter on Thursday to Daniel Werfe, commissioner of the IRS, about an “insufficient and insulting” response to an inquiry to review the legal compliance of nonprofit charities that...
Bank Hapoalim fined $904 million over US clients’ tax evasion, FIFA scandal
Israel’s Bank Hapoalim has settled a case brought against it by U.S. authorities for assisting U.S.-based clients to evade taxes and involvement in a bribery affair that shook FIFA, the world soccer federation.
Under the...
Jewish groups seek to minimize tax increase on nonprofits
Providing fringe benefits neither taxable to the employer nor the employee has been a crucial perk that nonprofits, including Jewish synagogues and other institutions, can offer.
But the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017...
Why everyone should care about the fate of Z Street
Justice was finally done last week for a Jewish activist organization. After nearly eight years of stalling, disingenuous excuses and outright lies, the Internal Revenue Service finally admitted wrongdoing in preventing Z Street —...