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As if everyday life in these United States wasn’t politicized enough, your local house of worship could soon become a part of ...
The rule was introduced by former President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1954 when he was serving as the U.S. Senate majority leader.
Florida houses of worship can now endorse political candidates in some cases, an exception created by the IRS recently.
The IRS said in a court filing that churches whose pastors endorse political candidates from the pulpit shouldn't lose their ...
Comparing it to a family discussion, the Internal Revenue Service agreed on Monday that pastors and other religious leaders ...
Although seldom enforced, The Johnson Act has long been a source of tension between religious groups and federal regulators.
In 2024, two churches and a religious organization filed a lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), claiming that ...
In court filings July 7, the IRS has largely backed down on a decades-old rule that barred churches from engaging in ...
In a proposed legal settlement, the Internal Revenue Service has agreed that it will abandon enforcement of longstanding ...
The IRS on Monday said that religious leaders could endorse political candidates in churches and other religious centers without losing their tax-exempt status, carving out an exemption from a decades ...
A reinterpretation of a tax rule signals that houses of worship may now be able to endorse political candidates without losing tax-exempt status.
The IRS says pastors endorsing political candidates during services should not risk losing their tax-exempt status.