Bloomberg.com: U.S.-"IRS Finds `Disturbing' Amount of 2004 Politicking by Charities

Bloomberg.com: U.S.: "IRS Finds `Disturbing' Amount of 2004 Politicking by Charities

Feb. 24 (Bloomberg) -- The IRS found a ``disturbing'' amount of political activity before the 2004 elections among non-profit organizations in violation of rules on tax-exempt entities, according to a report released today.

The tax collection agency found almost 75 percent of 82 organizations that were examined because of complaints had engaged in some political activity during the 2004 campaign. Most were one-time, isolated violations, the report said. Only a small fraction of the more than 1 million tax-exempt groups have been accused of wrongdoing, a statement by the Internal Revenue Service said."