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Submission + - US Gov settles Obama era IRS lawsuits from 400 conservative groups (usatoday.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: USA Today reports, "Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Thursday that the Justice Department is settling class action lawsuits brought by more than 400 conservative groups who said they were "improperly" delayed when seeking tax-exempt status with the Internal Revenue Service. “The IRS’ use... of heightened scrutiny was wrong and should never have occurred," . . . "It is improper for the IRS to single out groups for different treatment based on their names or ideological positions." ... The conservative groups brought legal action . . . that prompted the resignation of the IRS' top official at the time, along with other officials tied to the matter. ... The proposed settlement, which provides no monetary relief, includes an acknowledgment by the IRS that its treatment of the applicants was "wrong." . . . The IRS . . . transferred hundreds of applications to a specifically designated group of agents for additional levels of review, questioning and delay. In many instances, the agency then requested highly sensitive information from applicants, such as donor information, that was not needed to determine tax-exempt status."

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