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Ban On Political Endorsements By Pastors Targeted - Washington Post
former irs lawyer marcus s. owens, left, is working with a group of clergy who plan to petition the irs today to stop a protest by the socially conservative alliance defense fund, which is seeking to challenge a long-standing ban on pastors endorsing ...
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Irs Streamlines Application Process For New Tax-exempt Organizations
the internal revenue service and the treasury department issued new regulations that will streamline the approval process for organizations seeking tax-exempt status as publicly supported charities.
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Irs Streamlines Application Process For New Tax-exempt Organizations
sept. 9, 2008 (smartpros) the internal revenue service and the treasury department issued new regulations that will streamline the approval process for organizations seeking tax-exempt status as publicly supported charities.
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Beer Filling Charity's Tap - Chicago Tribune
i t's a brewer with a twisted history, no actual breweries and a collection of brands your grandfather drank—blatz anyone? yet, pabst brewing co. has persevered in an era of tony craft beers. sales of its namesake brand have been growing at a ...
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Claiming A Relative As A Dependent - Baltimore Sun
baltimoresun.com's tax-advice column features three experts from the sparks accounting firm sc&h group answering questions about preparing your return every monday until april 15. mia, texas: my sister, who lives in arlington, va., is separated from ...
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Adf Pushes Church-election Scheme
adf pushes church-election scheme.... federal tax law, as it relates to tax-exempt religious ministries, is pretty clear -- houses of worship may not legally intervene in political campaigns, either in support of or opposition to a candidate or a party....
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55 Ministers Ask Irs To Halt Political Group
columbus, ohio – a group of ministers in ohio filed a complaint yesterday with the internal revenue service to stop a conservative group from encouraging pastors to take political sides.
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Irs Trying To Get To Bottom Of Villages Bond-financing History - Orlando Sentinel
sixty-two pages of questions and answers tell the tale: the villages retirement community is on the verge of making an irs agent's head implode. soon, his brain will begin to drain out his ears. an agent auditing tax-exempt bonds sold by the mirror ...
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Pulpit Plan Faces Opposition - Canton Repository
columbus a group of mainline ministers in swing state ohio is challenging a push by a conservative legal organization to allow pastors to endorse or oppose political candidates. the group led by a liberal united church of christ minister in columbus ...
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Leading Tax Firm, Wtas, Expands Pennsylvania Presence With New Office In Harrisburg, Pa
wtas llc is pleased to announce the expansion of its leading tax practice to harrisburg, pa.
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Christian Lawyers Challenged
a coalition of christian lawyers encouraging pastors to challenge the internal revenue service's prohibition on preaching for or against political candidates will continue its fight, despite two complaints filed with the irs yesterday.
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Think You're A Trader? Irs May Disagree - Marketwatch
even if you make hundreds of stock-market trades a year, that doesn't automatically make you a trader -- at least in the eyes of tax collectors. and that means you wouldn't be eligible for certain breaks that traders can take. this point is ...
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Challenge Set For Pulpit Endorsement Ban - United Press International
chicago, sept. 8 (upi) -- a conservative advocacy group plans to test a u.s. legal prohibition on clergy endorsing candidates from the pulpit, the washington post reported monday. the alliance defense fund maintains that the ban is unconstitutional ...
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Chicago Pastors To Defy Irs Rules
declaring that clergy have a constitutional right to endorse political candidates from their pulpits, the socially conservative alliance defense fund is recruiting several dozen pastors to do just that on sept. 28, in defiance of internal revenue service rules.
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Registrar's Advice Draws Complaint
election officials in the county that is home to virginia tech were wrong when they issued a news release saying college students who register to vote there cannot be claimed as dependents on their parents' income tax returns, a civil liberties group said yesterday.
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Fumo Gets His Day (or Months) In Court - Philadelphia Daily News
a powerful philadelphia politician on trial, defending himself against corruption charges. a turncoat son-in-law, an ex-girlfriend, and a once-loyal consultant, all testifying for the prosecution. a slew of political insiders - maybe even gov ...
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Don't Forget To Take Money From Ira - Miami Herald
retirement assets held in the united states as of december 2007 (in trillions): assets funds held in iras$4.7t defined contribution plans *$4.5t state and local govt. pensions$3.3t private defined benefit plans$2.5t federal pensions$1.2t annuities$1 ...
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Ohio Ministers Challenge Political Pulpit Plan
ministers file complaint with irs to stop conservative group from encouraging pastors to endorse or oppose political candidates.
www.wcpo.com

For The Wealthy, 2010 Is Magic Year For Roth Iras
it is not at all uncommon to run into people who have large tax-deferred accounts. multimillion-dollar iras are usually the result of rollovers from 401(k)s or other company retirement plans.
www.stamfordadvocate.com

U.s. Rep. Charlie Rangel Had No Angle In Rent-cash Flap - Lawyer Says - New York Daily News
labor lawyer ted kheel friday defended rep. charles rangel for not reporting $75,000 in rental income from a caribbean vacation home on his tax returns. kheel said rangel's failure to disclose the income from an oceanfront villa in the dominican ...
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