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IRS Needs to Draw the Line on 501(c) Electioneering

By Taylor Lincoln
Special to Roll Call
April 26, 2007, Midnight

The passage of tax season offers an apt time to discuss one of the Internal Revenue Service’s lesser-known, but increasingly crucial, responsibilities: policing 501(c) nonprofit groups that violate their tax status by spending too much effort influencing elections.

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