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IRS Pushes Back New Rules for Dark Money Groups
After intense criticism from both ends of the political spectrum, the Internal Revenue Service has delayed indefinitely proposed rules that would have imposed new limits on social welfare nonprofits,
Read MoreThe Dark Money Man: How Sean Noble Moved the Kochs’ Cash into Politics and Made Millions
Noble was tasked with distributing a torrent of political money raised by the Koch network, a complex web of nonprofits nicknamed the Kochtopus
Read MoreThe IRS Moves to Limit Dark Money – But Enforcement Still a Question
The IRS and Treasury Department announced proposed guidelines clarifying the definition of political activities for social welfare nonprofits
Read MoreNew Tax Return Shows Karl Rove’s Group Spent Even More On Politics Than It Said
New tax documents, made public last Tuesday, indicate that at least $11.2 million of the grant money given to the group Americans for Tax Reform was spent on political activities expressly advocating for or against candidates
Read MoreCrossroads’ Tax Return Shows Big Donors, But Doesn’t Name Them
The dark money giant Crossroads GPS told the IRS it raised almost $180 million in 2012, including one donation of $22.5 million but won’t say who its from
Read MoreExclusive: Largest Dark Money Donor Groups Share Funds, Hide Links
There’s a new dark money game in town, one meant to further cover the tracks of tax-exempt groups that have provided major sums to help Republican causes in the 2010 and 2012 elections.
Read MoreDark Money Group Spent on House Race, Then Told IRS It Didn’t
A Better America Now, reported to the Federal Election Commission it had spent about $65,000 for the mailer and TV advertising in the hard-fought race to represent Texas’ 23rd district.
Read MoreSenator Pushes for Investigation of ‘False Statements’ by Dark Money Groups
nonprofit groups may have made false statements to the IRS about whether they planned to be involved in federal or local elections to protect dark money
Read MoreIRS Should Bar Dark Money Groups From Funding Political Ads, Lawsuit Says
by Kim Barker A former Illinois congressional candidate and a government watchdog organization...
Read MoreBig Corporations Put Up Seed Funding for Republican Dark Money Group
Some of the nation’s biggest corporations donated more than a million dollars to launch a Republican nonprofit that went on to play a key role in recent political fights.
Read MoreControversial Dark Money Group Among Five That Told IRS They Would Stay Out of Politics, Then Didn’t
Five conservative dark money groups active in 2012 elections previously told tax regulators that they would not engage in politics, filings obtained from the IRS show.
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