Press — IRS Complaints

CREW Renews Call for IRS, FEC to Investigate the Commission on Hope, Growth and Opportunity

We've once again called for an investigation into the phony "commission" for abusing their tax-exempt status by participating in partisan attacks. Read More ›

April 26, 2012 | FEC Complaints, IRS Complaints, Campaign Finance Reform, Federal Agencies, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service, Federal Election Commission (FEC), Organizations, Commission on Hope, Growth and Opportunity (CHGO), Press Releases

On Tax Day, Everyone Should Play by the Rules

Millions of Americans pay what they owe but the same can't be said for some groups engaged in political activity. Read More ›

April 16, 2012 | IRS Complaints, Federal Agencies, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service, Legal, IRS Complaints, Organizations, Americans for Job Security, Americans for Tax Reform, Commission on Hope, Growth and Opportunity (CHGO), Grover Norquist

CREW Files IRS Complaint Against Americans for Tax Reform and Grover Norquist

We've called for the IRS to investigate whether Americans for Tax Reform and its president Grover Norquist violated federal law by filing a false tax return. Read More ›

March 14, 2012 | IRS Complaints, Federal Agencies, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service, Legal, IRS Complaints, Organizations, Americans for Tax Reform, Press Releases, Grover Norquist

CREW Files IRS and FEC Complaints Against Americans for Job Security

Today we called for the Internal Revenue Service and the Federal Election Commission to investigate whether Americans for Job Security (AJS) violated tax and campaign finance laws. Read More ›

March 8, 2012 | FEC Complaints, IRS Complaints, Campaign Finance Reform, Federal Agencies, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service, Federal Election Commission (FEC), Organizations, Americans for Job Security, Press Releases

CREW Files IRS and FEC Complaints Against Commission on Hope, Growth and Opportunity

CREW called for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to investigate whether the Commission on Hope, Growth and Opportunity (CHGO) violated tax and campaign finance laws. CHGO spent millions of dollars on political ads during the 2010 mid-term elections in violation of its 501(c)(4) tax status, and failed to file any required disclosure reports with the FEC. Read More ›

May 23, 2011 | FEC Complaints, IRS Complaints, Campaign Finance Reform, Federal Agencies, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service, Federal Election Commission (FEC), Organizations, Commission on Hope, Growth and Opportunity (CHGO), Press Releases

CREW Asks IRS to Investigate the American Action Network

CREW asked the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to investigate whether the American Action Network (AAN) has violated tax law. While AAN - chaired by former Republican Senator Norm Coleman - is organized as a tax-exempt organization under section 501(c)(4) of the tax code, it spent tens of millions of dollars persuading Americans to vote against Democratic congressional candidates in the 2010 elections. Read More ›

March 8, 2011 | IRS Complaints, Campaign Finance Reform, Congress, Corporate, Corruption, Organizations, American Action Network, Supreme Court, Citizens United decision, Transparency, Press Releases, Political Candidates, Senate Members, Norm Coleman

Crew Asks IRS to Investigate American Future Fund

Washington, D.C. –Today, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) asked for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to investigate whether the American Future Fund (AFF) has violated tax law. AFF, organized under section 501(c)(4) of the tax code, burst onto the political scene in the 2010 election, spending millions of dollars asking voters to vote against Democratic candidates for federal office. 501(c)(4) organizations like AFF may not have as their “primary purpose” the participation in political campaigns in support of, or in opposition to, candidates for public office. Read More ›

February 1, 2011 | IRS Complaints, Campaign Finance Reform, Elections, Federal Agencies, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service, Governance & Legislation, Citizens United, Organizations, American Future Fund, Press Releases