If this information becomes public (my opposition notwithstanding), it would come in quite handy for someone looking to bring a class action against JW on behalf of contributors who made contributions based on false pretenses.
As I understand it, the IRS does not make information about audits public, unless as part of criminal charges. Am I correct? In fact, we wouldn't know that the IRS had been trying to audit JW for nearly 4 years now, if not for JW's press releases, correct?
It does make one wonder what the IRS is looking for - and what it would take for JW to decide the audit was a standard audit and not "politically motivated".