2012-Emerge America-was denied the exemption because the IRS said they were too political.
I agree. A democratic group was denied the exemption because the IRS said they were too political. And the Tea Party groups are completely political. We need some clarification on these rules.
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-07-13/news...
Emerge America, a group which helps Democratic women seeking
elected office, said it lost it tax-exempt status last October.
The IRS invoked the "private benefit doctrine" barring 501(c)(4)
status for any group promoting a candidate or political party.
The IRS announced its final decision in May.
In June the IRS said it denied 501(c)(4) tax-exemption for
an unnamed political group also under the private benefit
doctrine. The IRS is barred by law from disclosing the group's
name and the group has not publicly identified itself.
The group had one objective: to serve the political goals of
its founder, the IRS said. A 501(c)(4) group can spend some
funds on political advocacy, but electioneering cannot be its
sole reason for existence or comprise a majority of its
spending.
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-07-13/news/sns-rt-usa-taxfundraisingl2e8icenx-20120713_1_tax-exempt-status-tax-exempt-organizations-ofer-lion