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Jul 7, 2025 IRS announced churches may endorse political candidates without losing tax-exempt status Tier 1 · Primary Power and Authority
Reversing a decades-old rule blurs the separation of religion and politics and gives tax-exempt organizations new partisan latitude.
Independently corroborated by4 independent news desks
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- IRS announced exemption for churches endorsing political candidates — The IRS announced in a court filing that churches and other houses of worship are free to endorse political candidates, creating an exemption for a decades-old ban preventing tax-exempt non-profit organizations from political activity.
- IRS announces churches may endorse political candidates without tax penalty — The IRS filed in federal court that churches can endorse political candidates without risking loss of tax-exempt status, upending a 70-year interpretation of the Johnson Amendment of the tax code. Other tax-exempt organizations remain barred from candidate endorsements.
Verified: Tier 1 primary record
Week 25 – 2025-07-05–2025-07-11
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