IRS Update on Clearing Exemption Application Backlog

Tax Notes Today (subscription required) reports that the IRS has provided updated information concerning its progress on clearing the backlog of exemption applications identified in the May 2013 report by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, which concluded that the IRS had used improper criteria to select social welfare organization exemption applications for additional scrutiny.  The IRS reports that as of June 18, 2014, 132 cases in the original backlog (91 percent) have been closed (including 101 cases that received favorable determination letters).

Electronic Citation: 2014 TNT 123-14

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