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In that post I noted the following items:
Mr.
Frizzell also said the Common Cause whistle-blower suit is baseless
because ALEC is registered with the IRS as a "501(h)," which allows a
nonprofit to spend up to $1 million a year on lobbying.
Q: What is the American Legislative Exchange Council?
A:
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is a 501(c)(3)
non-profit organization. It provides a constructive forum for state
legislators and private sector leaders to discuss and exchange
practical, state-level public policy issues.
ALEC
operates as a nonprofit, tax-exempt §501(c)(3) organization that, as
permitted by the Internal Revenue Code and regulations, provides
member-approved, nonpartisan research, analysis and model legislation
addressing important public policy issues.
As noted in ALEC latest propaganda to state legislators – to destroy the constitution
ALEC
is classified by the Internal Revenue Service as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit,
public policy and educational organization. Individuals, philanthropic
foundations, corporations, companies, or associations are eligible to
support ALEC’s work through tax-deductible gifts.
501(h) – since when?
REALLY?????
Is that 501h paperwork hidden in some secret Koch/ALEC vault?
501h - REALLY?????????
Then why is ALEC not registered as a lobbyist in ANY of the states?
Is that 501h paperwork hidden in some secret Koch/ALEC vault?
501h - REALLY?????????
Then why is ALEC not registered as a lobbyist in ANY of the states?
Just because you may talking about becoming a 501h – does NOT mean you are a 501h.
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Well yesterday there was an interesting update to that interview in AdAge article.
And well - it's an OOPS for ALEC.
UPDATE Thursday – June 14, 2012
Common Cause is calling on the
American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) to square longstanding
claims that it does not lobby with its president’s apparent admission
last week that it does just that.
“Through
President David Frizzell, ALEC is now acknowledging the obvious – that
the organization has long engaged in profit-driven lobbying while
claiming to operate as a charity,” said Common Cause President Bob
Edgar. “It’s curious that a group that touts its devotion to private
enterprise expects the public to subsidize its lobbying with a tax
exemption.”
In
an interview with Advertising Age magazine, Frizzell last week
criticized a tax “whistleblower” complaint filed against ALEC in April
by Common Cause. The ALEC leader appeared to back away from years of tax
filings – submitted under oath – asserting that ALEC does not lobby;
instead Frizzell said the group operates under a section of tax law,
501(h), that he claimed would permit it to spend up to $1 million
annually on lobbying.
“Mr.
Frizzell has some explaining to do to the IRS,” Edgar said. “For years,
ALEC has tried to justify its tax exemption by arguing that it does not
lobby; now it claims an exemption under a section of the law that
permits it to lobby but which it spurned as recently as 2010.”
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