IRS won't require NRA, other groups to disclose donors to tax officials

[Benton]

(07-25-2018, 05:15 PM)michaelsean Wrote: 501c(4) says you can be involved in politics, but it has to remain in the scope of your mission.  So it's either a violation, or they have a non-exempt arm.  

(07-25-2018, 05:16 PM)Belsnickel Wrote: You're basing this on their 501© entities. They have entities that can legally do those ads under their umbrella that are tax exempt. Like I sai dearlier, NRA-PVF is likely a 527, which is still tax exempt, and can put out ads like that.

Like Matt said, it's possible for a large group like the NRA to do that. Hell, the PVF alone spends more than $20 million on an election year these days.

The question comes, to me, in whether or not they violate finance laws by shuffling the money or not being transparent in where member donations are going. A member might believe in the core group belief and donate to the NRA, but be against PVF's commercials in cemeteries.