NAACP Obstructs IRS Probe
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People refused to turn over documents to the Internal Revenue Service, accusing the agency of being politically motivated in its probe.
The IRS notified the NAACP of the audit on Oct. 8. The IRS told the group that its tax-exempt status was in jeopardy because its chairman, Julian Bond, had attacked President Bush in a speech to the group’s national convention in July. The NAACP received a summons on Jan. 14 for information related to the speech, but in Friday’s letter it declined to comply.
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Tax law bars charities organized under section 501(c)(3), such as the NAACP, from taking sides in political campaigns. The law restricts such groups because donations to them are tax-deductible for the donor and they are in effect subsidized by the government.
USA Today: NAACP calls IRS probe ‘political,’ refuses to comply
The NAACP is being accused of political contamination, and their best response is “no, you are.” Better fire up the paper shredder, guys.
