WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) is demanding the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) revoke the tax-exempt status of multiple organizations after exposing the groups’ ties to Foreign Terrorist Organizations, support of illegal activity in America, and failure to operate for stated exempt purposes. The letters to IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel come amid an ongoing Ways and Means Committee investigation into the tax-exempt sector in the United States.
Ways and Means Committee Chairman Smith said, “American taxpayers are rightfully outraged by what has transpired on American college campuses this past year, and they are even more disgusted to learn their tax dollars have subsidized the groups organizing this illegal activity at home and potentially terrorist organizations overseas. The evidence uncovered by the Ways and Means Committee strongly suggests that several American tax-exempt organizations are operating outside of their tax-exempt purpose, fueling antisemitic activities, breaking multiple laws and fueling hate and chaos in America. The Biden-Harris Administration must waste no time in revoking these organizations’ tax-exempt status or risk sending the message that this type of behavior is permissible under our tax code.
“Tax-exempt status is a privilege, not a right, and in exchange, organizations must operate for stated exempt purposes. The Ways and Means Committee will continue putting pressure on the Biden-Harris Administration until it stands up to the pro-Hamas wing of the Democrat Party and puts a stop to this antisemitic and anti-American behavior once and for all.”
The letters provide specific evidence for each organization that outlines the illegal or nonconforming conduct each group engaged in to warrant their referral to the IRS and call for revocation. In particular, the evidence provided demonstrates that these groups are involved in illegal activity, including possible funding or coordination with foreign terrorist groups.
You can read the full text of the letters here.
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