The social club liberals at the NAACP thought they were above the law. Well, there is no such thing as skin color entitlements when it comes to the IRS and its rules against political activity:
The Internal Revenue Service followed “established procedures” in deciding which tax-exempt entities to investigate for possible improper involvement in last year’s political campaign, and there is no evidence that the agency’s decisions were politically motivated, according to an inspector general’s report released yesterday.The IRS attracted headlines last fall when the NAACP announced that the agency was threatening to revoke its tax-exempt status because its chairman, Julian Bond, had given a speech attacking the Bush administration.
Bond called the IRS investigation “Nixonian,” and the civil rights group has since said it would not cooperate with the probe. (Source)
Julian Bond is a lifelong rabble-rousing activist, so he certainly knows how “non-profits” are supposed to work. If he doesn’t and he’s reading my blog, see this paragraph:
Under the law, certain types of groups, including charities and educational institutions, are exempt from federal income tax. These organizations, known as 501(c) (3) groups, after the tax-code section conferring the exemption, are barred from engaging in political campaigns, making political contributions, or engaging in activities that may be beneficial or detrimental to a particular candidate.
The law is clear. Perhaps it’s not always applied as efficiently and consistently as it should, but all parties involved have fair notice.
