I'm calling out the B.S. right there. 501(c)3 organizations are engaged in mainly charitable activities and donations to them are not only tax exempt, but tax deductible. They already have a high bar to clear relative to political activities (unless they support Democrats, in which case the rules aren't enforced.)
501(c)4 organizations, such as this forum, only have to show they are not engaging in for profit activities so that donations to them are not taxed. But said donations are not deductible. In effect, the BO administration is seeking to double tax people who donate to places like Free Republic. These donations are non-deductible after tax dollars. Then, they want to tax them again as normal income to Free Republic (or similar organizations) once the donation is received.
Prime example would be VFP - Veterans for Peace. They’re a 501(c)3 and do nothing charitable as far as I could find (as opposed to the VFW and the American Legion). They’re also very political, with sit-ins at Congressmen’s offices. Even their national president received a less than honorable discharge. As far as I can see, there’s no bar for this group of miscreants.
Free Republic is not a charity or IRS non-profit organization. We do not raise funds for charitable purposes or causes. We raise funds solely to cover our operating costs, labor, and all applicable state and federal income and payroll taxes.
It’s unenforceable and unconstitutional. This is simply meant to chill the political environment for conservatives.
The government is simply an arm of the DNC... or vice versa.
Is FR a 501(c)(4)? The address on the home page claims it's an LLC.
Jim?
We are not a 501c. We are an LLC and pay income taxes on our income. We chose not to participate as a non-profit so the IRS cannot have control over us.