Category: IRS

Political law links on the gift tax, draft EO, Colbert, and more

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date May 16, 2011
Categories In A.M. Report, Executive Branch, FCC, FEC, Florida, IRS, LDA

COLBERT AT THE FEC. National Journal has the pictures. Politico has a report here: “Technically, the requests asks the commission whether the airtime and other costs associated with any shows on which he promotes his hypothetical PAC would be considered a contribution from Comedy Central’s parent company, Viacom, or whether they would be exempted from […]

Friday’s political law links

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date May 13, 2011
Categories In Executive Branch, IRS, Senate

DRAFT EXECUTIVE ORDER HEARING. GovExec covers yesterday’s hearing here. “Many lawmakers say the draft order is politically motivated and requires businesses to submit unneeded information that could negatively affect the awarding of contracts. ‘It is not necessary for you to do your job, and your office will not look at it,’ said House Oversight and […]

Bluman, (c)(4) news, Colbert, and more in today’s political law links

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date May 12, 2011
Categories In A.M. Report, Const Law Issues, FCC, FEC, Foreign Laws, IRS, LDA

BLUMAN TODAY. “Non-citizens for Obama.” Could that be a new committee launched soon? A court will hear argument in Bluman v. Federal Election Commission today. GROUND RUMBLING IN (C)(4) LAND? Roll Call. “The IRS has begun enforcing an oft-ignored tax on contributions to nonprofit advocacy groups, potentially creating large gift tax liabilities for donors who […]