House Democrats are asking the IRS to look into the Family Research Council claiming to be a “church” for tax purposes.
They say the group is “primarily an advocacy organization and not a church.”
What happened: More than three dozen House Democrats are going after the Family Research Council’s tax-exempt status as a church as they look more broadly at how the Internal Revenue Service allows organizations to claim church status to avoid taxes.
In a letter to the IRS, the lawmakers — led by Reps. Suzan DelBene (D-Wash.) and Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) — say the Family Research Council “claiming to be a church strains credulity: they do not hold religious services, do not have a congregation or affiliated congregations, and do not possess many of the other attributes of churches listed by the IRS.”
They add that while they “understand the importance of religious institutions to their congregants” the U.S. tax code “must be applied fairly and judiciously.” Meanwhile, Democrats are trying to pass a party-line bill this month that would beef up IRS enforcement.
The Democrats ask for a review for organizations that have claimed church status, as well as an improved IRS “review process” as other groups claim the status.
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House Democrats are asking the IRS to look into the Family Research Council claiming to be a "church" for tax purposes.
They say the group is "primarily an advocacy organization and not a church."https://t.co/zzJE0HK6wm
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