Tax exemptions

A bipartisan group of four U.S. senators wants the IRS and Treasury Department to investigate whether nonprofit hospitals are abusing their tax-exempt status.

The IRS issued a revised version allowing nonprofits and charitable trusts to file requests for miscellaneous determinations electronically.

The Florida governor waded into the debate over gas stoves and government regulation.

A combination of direct government funding and tax breaks for nonprofit news organizations could help support public interest journalism.

The Internal Revenue Service's Exempt Organizations unit needs to change its procedures and training when deciding whether to deny tax-exempt status to charities, according to a new report.

The most important quality of the so-called 501(c)(4) organization boils down to one word: control.

The Internal Revenue Service's streamlined application process for tax-exempt status could be allowing corrupt charities to claim exemptions before the IRS has enough information.

Yvon Chouinard described his decision to give away the outdoor apparel-maker as his last-ditch effort to do all he could to protect the planet, but the deal is structured in ways that bring his family tax perks.

The information came from the Form 990-T, the business tax returns filed by tax-exempt organizations.

The Internal Revenue Service is coming under fire in Congress again, this time for lax oversight of fraudulent charities that applied for tax-exempt status and received approval.