On April 1, OMB Watch issued a press release objecting to a Senate Finance Committee hearing on anti-terrorism financing. During the hearing, Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) referenced a Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration report released May 2007 that suggested the Internal Revenue Service should screen U.S. charities against terrorist watch lists.

The OMB Watch press release states; "We call on the committee to remedy this error of omission by holding an oversight hearing into the damage to humanitarian aid and other charitable programs caused by current Treasury policies and procedures."

Click here for the Resource Center: IRS Rules on Election Activities of Charities

Get details and updates on the IRS Political Activities Compliance Initiative (PACI), the enforcement program for the prohibition on partisan electoral activities by charities and religious organizations. There are links to more information and an up-to-date list of known complaints alleging violations. Learn more >>

A comparison of two high profile Internal Revenue Service (IRS) investigations into allegations of election intervention - the All Saints Church and NAACP cases -highlights the vagueness of the regulation and the inconsistency of IRS enforcement. Read our new analysis: Inconsistent Enforcement: IRS Findings in NAACP and All Saints Church Cases