Controversial organization led by Trump allies has tax-exempt status revoked by IRS

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https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2020/08/28/politics/urban-revitalization-coalition-irs-tax-exempt-status/index.html

By Chandelis Duster and Maegan Vazquez, CNN
Updated 4:15 PM EDT, Fri August 28, 2020

CNN)A nonprofit organization started by two Trump administration allies that stirred up controversy earlier this year for holding cash giveaways in predominantly Black communities had its tax exempt status auto-revoked after failing to provide legally required forms to the Internal Revenue Service for three years in a row.

The organization, called the Urban Revitalization Coalition, Inc. and created to support President Donald Trump and his administration's policies, was started by Pastor Darrell Scott, the co-chair of Black Voices for Trump, and Kareem Lanier, who works in real estate and business development. Both Scott and Lanier lead the National Diversity Coalition for Trump.

According to public information on the IRS website, the organization's tax exemption status "was automatically revoked for not filing a Form 990-series return or notice for three consecutive years" effective May 15, 2020 and was placed on the "Automatic Revocation List" on August 11, 2020.

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Both events raised legal questions, because as a designated 501(c)(3) nonprofit, the coalition is prohibited from "directly or indirectly participating in, or intervening in, any political campaign on behalf of (or in opposition to) any candidate for elective public office," according to the IRS. The agency also warns that "violating this prohibition may result in denial or revocation of tax-exempt status and the imposition of certain excise taxes."

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On edit: Sounds as if chumputins are actually paying Black people to show up.