IRS, political endorsements
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A group of Republican senators have released legislation that would make it easier for companies to provide benefits like healthcare to independent workers, the latest move in the fight over the treatment of independent workers and the gig economy.
On Monday, the IRS revoked a long-standing rule that stripped tax-exempt status from churches that endorse political candidates. From a horse-race view of elections, this may not make a difference. While conservative pastors may have technically avoided the words “vote for Donald Trump” or “vote for Republicans” in the past,
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AlterNet on MSN'Miserable time to be in the pulpit': Morning Joe predicts headache for pastors after IRS decisionJoe’ host Joe Scarborough said the IRS may have caused some headache to pastors with its recent decision to allow churches to officially endorse political candidates without risking their tax-exempt status.
More than 90 Democratic lawmakers filed a brief with a federal court this week telling it to block an agreement between the IRS and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) that would give the immigration agency access to private taxpayer data.
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans are urging seven U.S. universities to cut ties with a Chinese scholarship program that lawmakers call a “nefarious mechanism” to steal technology for the Chinese government.
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IRS sends fresh batch of tax notices, stoking investor concernWhile the IRS is moving toward greater enforcement, Senate Republicans are advancing a massive overhaul of the tax landscape with a new tax reform project dubbed Trump's One Big, Beautiful Bill. Cynthia Lummis is expected to introduce a critical amendment ...