Posted on 01/31/2010 7:17:40 PM PST by Man50D
What is America's most prominent Muslim advocacy group hiding?
The Council on American-Islamic Relations is delinquent in filing its tax returns by nearly two years, the IRS has confirmed, raising new suspicions the embattled nonprofit group is concealing from the American public details about its already shadowy financial activities.
Washington-based CAIR, which receives revenue from Saudi Arabia and other Arab states, is required by federal law to file its tax returns annually with the IRS to maintain its tax-exempt status.
However, it still has not filed its 2007 returns, according to the IRS. Its 2008 tax filing is also late.
Registered as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, CAIR must make its finances public each year by filing IRS Form 990.
(Excerpt) Read more at wnd.com ...
Tax returns? We don’t need no steenking tax returns...
All these things are testing us to see if we will stand
up to them. Soon we must stand or else kneel.
More illegal profiling by the IRS.
Blatant islamic terrorist front group, and nobody cares. Pun not intended.
AIRSTRIKE!
Ping
Needs more coverage.
Unbelieveable
I had no idea that taxes were voluntary.
This qualifies them for a cabinet level appointment in Zero's administration!
CAIR was set up by enemies of America. CAIR exists to kill the First Amendment. CAIR offices around America cherry pick useful idiots who can be made to say Islam is “peaceful.” Meanshile CAIR stifles free speech for everyone else in America through the use of threats and intimidation.
Bttt. Seize their assets and deport them.
bttt
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