Fern
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Nice rebound into conspiracy.
The inspector general didn't publish the list of other groups delayed for reasons of privacy. You'd know that if you read source material.
Demanding lists of donors? Wut? Mighty touchy, there, mighty touchy indeed.
So, uhh, how many groups other than the Richmond Tea Party LLC have produced copies addressed to them, anyway? Is this an isolated incident, or the general case? Or are the screamers just trying to create an impression?
If you're already operating yet end up denied, such contributions fall under a whole different set of rules where disclosure is necessary. Only tax exempt organizations get to claim that the money just fell out of the sky, and you're not yet exempt, anyway.
By law, information supplied to the IRS is confidential, anyway, other than in the event of criminal prosecution.
I could follow your own conspiracy theory sort of reasoning to ask "What are they afraid of?" but I really won't.
I agree that the request seems excessively detailed, but so was my last trip to the drivers' license bureau. I wondered, momentarily, if they thought an anal probe would be necessary.
I think you've erred several times in the above.
But the bolded portion seems your primary point. It is, of course, incorrect.
Nonprofits' tax filing are readily available to the public. In fact, it's required by law.
So confidentiality isn't relevant here.
BTW: The IRS still hasn't supplied the list of organizations affected by the "BOLO". It was subpoenaed a long time ago.
Fern