Republican Group Subject of IRS Complaint on Lobbying
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Common Cause, a Washington-based political ethics watchdog group, today filed a complaint accusing the American Legislative Exchange Council of violating its tax-exempt status by lobbying state legislators.
The filing asks the Internal Revenue Service to force ALEC to pay back taxes and penalties. ALEC is incorporated as a charitable organization, meaning donations to it are tax-deductible.