IRS says churches can endorse political candidates in reversal of decades-long precedent

In court filings Monday, the IRS has largely backed down on a decades-old rule that barred churches from engaging in political activity. Read More

IRS says churches can endorse political candidates without losing tax exemptions

The agency's agreement in a court filing formally reverses a decades-old provision of the tax code, but the motion would need to be approved by a judge. Read More

IRS says churches may endorse political candidates despite a decades-old federal statute barring them from doing that

Churches and other houses of worship can endorse political candidates without risking the loss of their tax-exempt status, the Internal Revenue Service said in a legal document the tax-collection ... Read More

The IRS says churches can endorse political candidates. But instead of gaining power, it handed them a problem.

The 1954 Johnson Amendment (the law barring all nonprofit organizations like churches from engaging in partisan politics) has never been meaningfully enforced. During his first term, President Trump ... Read More

Churches can endorse political candidates and keep tax-exempt status, Trump’s IRS says

The IRS under Donald Trump’s administration will now allow churches and houses of worship to endorse political candidates from the pulpit without losing their tax-exempt status, upending decades of ... Read More

Can a church endorse a political candidate? IRS says no ... - ksdk.com

Tax-exempt organizations like churches can’t endorse political candidates, but churches and clergy can take a position on issues like abortion or immigration. Skip Navigation Share on Facebook ... Read More

Some nonprofit newspapers endorse candidates. So why can't churches ...

Some nonprofit newspapers endorse candidates. So why can't churches, ... “Nonprofit news organizations do not endorse candidates and, under IRS ... the restriction keeps them out of politics. Read More

Texas religious groups file lawsuit against IRS to blur line between ...

Although the IRS often sets churches to 501(c)(3) status as default tax status, Safstrom said, based on her reading of the law, churches in the complaint would likely receive the political ... Read More

Can Missouri churches support candidates or political issues? | Kansas ...

While churches and other nonprofits can weigh in on political issues, they have to be careful not to tacitly endorse candidates whose campaigns are defined by those issues. Read More

Can Texas churches support candidates or ballot issues? | Fort Worth ...

If a religious organization gets too political, it might risk its tax-exempt status. Here’s what Texas houses of worship can and can’t do this election season. Read More

Can a church endorse a political candidate? IRS says no ... - KREM.com

Tax-exempt organizations like churches can’t endorse political candidates, but churches and clergy can take a position on issues like abortion or immigration. Skip Navigation Share on Facebook ... Read More