Friday, September 01, 2006

The Seattle Times: Nation & World: NAACP will retain its status as tax-exempt

The Seattle Times: Nation & World: NAACP will retain its status as tax-exempt: "NAACP will retain its status as tax-exempt

By Darryl Fears

The Washington Post

WASHINGTON — Nearly two years after a controversial decision to investigate the NAACP for criticizing President Bush during the 2004 campaign, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) ruled the remarks did not violate the group's tax-exempt status.

In a letter released Thursday by the NAACP, the IRS said the group, the nation's oldest and largest civil-rights organization, 'continued to qualify' as tax-exempt."

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