Religion based "non-profit" organizations are not totally tax exempt. For instance, Most all of them pay property taxes, sales taxes, etc., etc., etc.
On Thu, May 16, 2013 at 6:10 PM, Brian Bednarek <[email protected]> wrote: > I am against ANY religion based "non-profit" status!!! Tax them all!!! > > > On Thu, May 16, 2013 at 6:00 PM, plainolamerican < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> a non-profit for the benefit of israel should not be approved by the >> IRS. >> if they want a tax break they should move to israel. >> >> On May 16, 3:08 pm, Travis <[email protected]> wrote: >> > http://www.jewishpress.com/news/congress-widens-investigation-of-irs-. >> .. >> > **** >> > >> > **** >> > Congress Widens IRS Investigation, Pro-Israel Groups Were Targeted**** >> > >> > *By: Lori Lowenthal >> > Marcus<http://www.jewishpress.com/author/lori-lowenthal-marcus/> >> > ***** >> > >> > *Published:* May 15th, 2013 >> > *Latest update:* May 16th, 2013**** >> > >> > **[image: The IRS Acting Commissioner will appear before a House Ways >> and >> > Means Committee hearing on Friday, May 17, 2013, to investigate >> > politicization of the IRS]** >> > The IRS Acting Commissioner will appear before a House Ways and Means >> > Committee hearing on Friday, May 17, 2013, to investigate >> politicization of >> > the IRS, and a potential widespread coverup. >> > Photo Credit: Lori Lowenthal Marcus**** >> > >> > The chairman and the ranking committee member of the U.S. House Ways and >> > Means Committee released a >> > letter< >> http://waysandmeans.house.gov/uploadedfiles/camp-levin_5_4_13.pdf>the >> > committee sent today, May 14, to Steve Miller, Acting Commissioner of >> > the Internal Revenue Service. That letter informs Miller that the >> committee >> > has greatly expanded the scope of its investigation into alleged >> misdeeds >> > by the IRS. >> > >> > Among other information that congress is now seeking is information >> about >> > the IRS's special scrutiny of organizations whose mission involve >> Israel. >> > >> > Last week *The Jewish >> > Press*< >> http://www.jewishpress.com/news/irs-punished-conservative-non-profits.. >> .>connected >> > the admitted increased scrutiny of certain conservative >> > organizations by the IRS, and the alleged targeting by the agency of Z >> > STREET, a pro-Israel organization. That activity gave rise to a lawsuit >> > filed against the IRS in 2010. (This reporter is the president of the >> > organization that brought that lawsuit.) >> > >> > Congressmen Dave Camp (R-MI) and Sander Levin (D-MI) signed a 3 page, >> > single space, 13 point letter today, making clear that congress was >> greatly >> > displeased with the lack of candor and responsiveness the IRS has >> displayed >> > towards their committee's now-nearly two year long investigation of the >> > agency. >> > >> > In addition to seeking information about the IRS dealing with >> > organization's whose mission deals with Israel, the Ways and Means >> > Committee is also seeking information about any other kinds of >> > organizations the IRS chose to scrutinize based upon those >> organization's >> > political views. >> > >> > The tone of the letter makes clear that Acting Commissioner Miller is in >> > for a grueling hearing this Friday. The congressmen use euphemisms, but >> > what they are accusing the IRS of doing was lying to the Committee, >> > repeatedly - either by commission or omission - about actions it has now >> > admitted taking. Now they want to know, essentially, who decided that >> the >> > committee would be told lies, and how far up the chain of command did >> the >> > lying go, in addition to the underlying inappropriate conduct. >> > >> > Congress is also demanding to know what information about the >> now-admitted, >> > and perhaps additional to be admitted misdeeds was shared with the >> Treasury >> > Department and with the White House, and when that information was >> shared. >> > >> > One of the most jarring paragraphs in any letter sent to a government >> > agency by a congressional committee is found in the May 14 letter from >> > Congressmen Camp and Levin:**** >> > >> > The IRS, through its officials, is legally and ethically bound to tell >> the >> > truth to Congress and the American people. In this situation, the IRS >> had a >> > continuing obligation to update and correct information provided to >> > Congress if it was later determined to be incomplete or inaccurate. Why >> did >> > your agency fail to be completely forthcoming with the Committee in its >> > responses to the Committee's ongoing investigation and in testimony >> before >> > the Committee regarding the IRS's practice of targeting conservative >> groups? >> > **** >> > >> > It is also clear that the Ways and Means Committee will be holding >> > additional hearings into alleged widespread misdeeds. The new material >> > congress seeks must be supplied to the Ways and Means Committee by May >> 21, >> > a week from today. >> > >> > Perhaps the only thing that is not yet clear is who made the decisions >> to >> > employ the vast power of the IRS to engage in inappropriate, bullying >> > activity of particular groups of Americans, and how and who made the >> > decisions to cover up that activity. It appears congress intends to find >> > out the answers to those questions. >> > >> > It's going to be a long, hot summer for the IRS.**** >> > >> > ** ** >> > >> > image001.jpg >> > 168KViewDownload >> >> -- >> -- >> Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. >> For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum >> >> * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ >> * It's active and moderated. 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