Politics IRS says churches can endorse political candidates without losing tax-exempt status

Key Points

• The IRS in a new federal court filing says that churches can endorse political candidates to their congregations without risking the loss of their tax-exempt status.
• The move upends a 70-year interpretation of the U.S. tax code, whose Johnson Amendment has barred certain nonprofit groups, including churches, from endorsing political candidates without putting their tax-exempt status in jeopardy.

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