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OH HCR27
Concurrent Resolution
Status
10/16/2013
Primary Sponsor
Terry Johnson
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AI Summary
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A Treasury Inspector General report found the IRS developed inappropriate criteria beginning in 2010 to review tax-exempt status applications based on applicants' political names or policy positions
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The IRS directed employees to give additional scrutiny to applications from groups with "Tea Party" or other "political-sounding" words in their names
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Organizations flagged for additional review experienced substantial delays and were required to provide unnecessary information
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Ohio's General Assembly urges the IRS to immediately correct its policies and cease targeting organizations based on political affiliation
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The House Clerk shall transmit copies of this resolution to the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, the IRS Commissioner, and Ohio news media
Legislative Description
To urge the Internal Revenue Service to correct its policy of targeting tax-exempt status applications for additional review based on the applicant organization's presumed political affiliation.
Last Action
Concurrence
5/7/2014