In the wake of the Internal Revenue Service scandal, in which several organizations seeking code section 501(c)(4) distinction were discriminated against based on the groups’ political identity, the Obama administration has moved to tighten the IRS’s social-welfare definition to exclude political candidate campaigning. Under new guidelines
Proposed Rule On Campaign Donations Promises To Reignite IRS Scandal Fight
Proposed rules change first solution offered by Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration in May analysis of IRS crisis.