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March 7th, 2008

Fix the Tax Code Friday: Nonprofit Organizations and Politicking

It’s Fix the Tax Code Friday!
The IRS has become more aggressive during this election year about enforcing the prohibition against politicking by tax exempt organizations. To date, the IRS has made inquiries into charitable organizations who have supported or opposed candidates including Obama, Romney and Huckabee.
Is this good policy - or is the IRS […]

By Kelly -- 2 comments

February 29th, 2008

Obama’s Speech Interests IRS

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The IRS is serious about the rules which prohibit non-profit organizations, including churches, from supporting candidates or political parties.
Just a few week after the IRS mailed a lengthy letter to First Baptist Church of Buena Park pastor Wiley S. Drake advising that he was being […]

By Kelly -- 4 comments

February 20th, 2008

If You Don’t Like What I Have To Say About Huckabee, I’ll Kill You (Well, sort of)

Elections are supposed to be about candidates. And candidates want endorsements. But not every organization is allowed to make a public endorsement of a political candidate. Specifically, organizations that are tax-exempt - including churches, schools and purely public charities - may not endorse candidates, raise funds for candidates or distribute statements for […]

By Kelly -- 20 comments

September 12th, 2007

Huckabee on the Fair Tax

Gov Huckabee is a huge proponent of the Fair Tax. He made this clear when I emailed his staff earlier this year with questions - and then again when I interviewed him by phone.
Here’s his debate response to criticisms of the plan:

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By Kelly -- 2 comments

May 29th, 2007

If I Were President…

Oh, don’t even get me started.
But there are a number of folks who are actually making a run at it this year, some expected and some, well, not.
I have contacted each of the candidates several times to ask their positions on various tax issues. And a number of them responded promptly and their replies […]

By Kelly -- 1 comment

May 23rd, 2007

Tax Talk 2007: Mike Huckabee

Our next presidential candidate to be featured in our series of interviews is Mike Huckabee, a Republican and former Governor of Arkansas.
I posed the following six tax-related questions to the Governor:
1. What’s the single most important tax issue facing Americans today?
2. If you could only make one “quick fix” in terms of an extra credit, […]

By Kelly -- 4 comments

May 16th, 2007

When A Candidate A-tax

I know, it’s a cheesy title, but I’m banging this out in the middle of a really busy day. Notwithstanding the Philadelphia primaries yesterday (for which I fully intend to follow-up with some en pointe tax questions), I was on the phone this morning with Governor Huckabee’s office getting some good feedback on his […]

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