July 18, 2013 By Fred Lucas
An Internal Revenue Service tax law specialist and 48-year veteran of the tax collecting agency told Congress Thursday that when he suggested that tax-exempt applications for Tea Party groups be approved, he was told to get more information. He also said staff from the IRS chief counsel’s office suggested a “template” for dealing with Tea Parties. Carter Hull, senior tax law specialist with the IRS, told the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee that Tea Party applications for tax-exempt applications were subjected to a multi-layered review that included the office of IRS Chief Counsel William Wilkins, one of two political appointees in the agency. Hull told the committee during a hearing Wednesday that he could not talk about what groups were denied and what groups were approved for tax-exempt status, but he said he recommended approval for some and denial for others.....To Read More.....
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