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	527 group - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A 527 group, named after a section of the United States tax code, is a tax-exempt organization that is created primarily to influence the nomination, election, appointment or defeat of candidates for public office.
		Although candidate committees and political action committees are also created under Section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code, the term is generally used to refer to political organizations which are not regulated by the Federal Election Commission or a state elections commission and not subject to the same contribution limits as PACs.
		Because 527 organizations are not regulated by the Federal Elections Commission, they may not make expenditures to directly advocate the election or defeat of any candidate for federal elective office.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/527_group (555 words)

	Tax Information for Political Organizations
		Statutory and regulatory changes enacted in 2002 now require some 527 organizations to file with the Federal Election Commission (FEC), in addition to their IRS filing requirements.
		Political parties; campaign committees for candidates for federal, state or local office; and political action committees are all political organizations subject to tax under IRC section 527 and may have filing requirements with the Service.
		A brief description of the requirements for exemption under IRC section 527.
	www.irs.gov /charities/political (224 words)

	Congressman Martin T. Meehan (MA05) - Press Release - House Administration Committee Marks up 527 Reform Act (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		“527 groups by definition are in the business of influencing campaigns and have voluntarily sought the tax advantages conferred on such political groups,” Shays said.
		Castle is a cosponsor of H.R. A 527 group is defined as an organization organized and operated primarily to influence elections or the appointment of individuals to non-elective office.
		As a result, 527 groups spent tens of millions of dollars in soft money to influence the 2004 federal elections, did not register as federal political committees and spent soft money on ads attacking and promoting federal candidates.
	www.house.gov /apps/list/press/ma05_meehan/NR050629Reform.html (644 words)

	527 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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		527 groups are political organizations in the US.
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	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/527 (176 words)

	Campaigns & Elections: The "527" fuss explained (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Section 527 is actually the section of the Internal Revenue code that allows all partisan political organizations to take contributions without paying taxes on them, to the extent the money is used on political purposes.
		So when people talk about a 527, they mean an organization that can take largely unlimited contributions from any source and can spend them on advertising or other communications that praises or criticizes candidates without expressly advocating anyone's election or defeat independently of any affected candidate or party committee.
		Secondly, the electioneering provisions of BCRA prohibit 527 groups from using corporate or labor union contributions to run broadcast (including radio) or cable ads mentioning a federal candidate within 30 days of a primary or convention, or within 60 days of a general election in which that candidate is running.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m2519/is_7_25/ai_n6240739 (1315 words)

	Recent Developments: Introduction to Section 527 Organizations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Section 527 was added to the Internal Revenue Code ("Code") in 1974 to provide an exemption from federal income tax and gift tax to "political organizations." In creating Section 527, Congress reasoned that campaigns, party committees, and PACs should not pay taxes on funds contributed to such political entities and used for political purposes.
		The IRS reasoned that Congress intended Section 527 of the tax code to cover all political entities, whether or not their activities also fell within federal or state election law.
		Under Public Law 106-230, Section 527 groups are required to notify the IRS of their existence within 24 hours of organizing and to file periodic reports disclosing their contributions and expenditures.
	www.brook.edu /dybdocroot/gs/CF/headlines/527_intro.htm (1099 words)

	The League of Women Voters : Statement Issued by the Campaign Legal Center, Common Cause, Democracy 21, the League of ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Other 527 groups did register as federal political committees, but claimed that under FEC rules they could use as much as 98 percent soft money to fund partisan voter drive activities that were clearly undertaken to influence the 2004 presidential election.
		These 527 groups were funded with multi-million dollar contributions from wealthy donors, as well as with large contributions from corporations and labor unions.
		The 527 Reform Act is carefully focused on closing a soft money loophole that is being used by 527 groups at the expense of campaign finance laws enacted to protect the integrity of our federal elections.
	interactive.lwv.org /News/News.cfm?ID=1393&c=1 (873 words)

	NOW with Bill Moyers. Politics & Economy. 527s and the Soft Money Loophole \| PBS
		"527" organizations — named for the section of the federal tax code that allows for their existence — are making their first major appearance in a presidential election since the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 (BCRA) was passed...
		A 527 is basically an organization that is a campaign organization but doesn't call itself a campaign organization.
		It's not enough to deny responsibility for unfounded accusations; candidates who stand to benefit from a well-financed smear campaign should be required to opine on the substance of the smear — to say, explicitly, whether they stand with the character assassins or their victims.
	www.pbs.org /now/politics/527s.html (899 words)

	Silent Partners - The Center for Public Integrity
		Some 527 committee contributions to national party committees have been disclosed by the national parties on their Federal Election Commission forms, but the Center's study is the first to detail not only the source of 527 committee funds but also where that money has gone.
		Although it is impossible to determine whether a given 527 is targeting state or federal elections (or both), it is clear that these organizations are active at all levels in all states.
		If that provision is upheld, 527 committees would be left with several choices: they could continue to air broadcast ads up to the pre-election period or pay for new ads that do not mention a specific candidate but espouse general positions.
	www.publicintegrity.org /527/report.aspx?aid=7 (4619 words)

	527s: Types of Advocacy Groups
		527 Group — A tax-exempt group organized under section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code to raise money for political activities including voter mobilization efforts, issue advocacy and the like.
		Currently, the FEC only requires a 527 group to file regular disclosure reports if it is a political party or political action committee (PAC) that engages in either activities expressly advocating the election or defeat of a federal candidate, or in electioneering communications.
		Otherwise, it must file either with the government of the state in which it is located or the Internal Revenue Service.
	www.opensecrets.org /527s/types.asp (488 words)

	RFC 527 (rfc527) - ARPAWOCKY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
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		RFC 527: this is the dumbest thing i have ever read by whitestic (3/30/2005)
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	www.faqs.org /rfcs/rfc527.html (179 words)

	USATODAY.com - Paying for campaigns: McCain eyes next target (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The 527 groups illegally raised and spent tens of millions of dollars in soft money on ads and partisan voter-mobilization efforts to influence the presidential election.
		The loophole for 527 groups was created solely by the Federal Election Commission (FEC), which is responsible for enforcing the nation's campaign finance laws.
		Federal laws and U.S. Supreme Court decisions established that a 527 group whose "major purpose" is to influence federal elections must register as a federal political committee and comply with contribution limits.
	www.usatoday.com /news/opinion/2004-11-03-mccain-campaigns_x.htm (714 words)

	Silent Partners - The Center for Public Integrity
		When contributing to 527 groups, most of these newcomers directed their money to organizations that opposed the re-election of President George W. Bush, according to a study by the Center for Public Integrity.
		While new to the 527 system, these contributors have given at least $4.8 million since 1991 to political committees that, unlike 527s, are regulated by the Federal Election Commission.
		Almost 95 percent of their 527 contributions have gone to Democratic-leaning groups—many of which are running issue ads or registering voters to defeat Bush.
	www.publicintegrity.org /527/report.aspx?aid=365 (1152 words)

	Bill Would Curb '527' Spending (washingtonpost.com)
		As introduced in the House and the Senate, the McCain-Feingold-Shays-Meehan bill would require 527 groups -- named for the section of the tax code that covers them -- to register as political committees with the FEC if their main purpose is to influence federal campaigns.
		The four lawmakers contend that the 527 groups fall under the same constraints but argue that the FEC has not followed the law in writing rules to implement it.
		Introduction of the 527 legislation came less than a week after a federal judge struck down 15 of 19 individual FEC rules to carry out the McCain-Feingold law, saying the regulations created "an immense loophole" that undermined the purpose of the law.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/articles/A43103-2004Sep22.html (634 words)

	SSRN-The Myth of 527 Organizations by William Ty Mayton
		527 organizations have been and continue to be an expedient medium for regulation of political activities.
		This section was enacted in 1975 not to exempt these associations from taxation but to identify and tax their income, which income usually consists of interest earned on deposited funds (dues and contributions).
		In the end, 527 is a neutral tax classification and a 527 organization is simply an association involved in electoral politics, local, state, or federal, that has over $100 in interest income on deposited funds.
	papers.ssrn.com /sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=746604 (523 words)

	What is a 527 Organization?
		According to the IRS, a Section 527 (§527) organization is an organization that is created to receive and disburse funds to influence or attempt to influence the nomination, election, appointment or defeat of candidates for public office.
		Often called “soft money” PACs or organizations, a §527 organization is permitted to accept contributions in any amount from any source. However, the organization is required to make regular reports to the Internal Revenue Service of its funding and expenditures.
		There are organizations that fall under the §527 organization definition but are not required to file with the IRS.
	www.gnossos.com /webhelp/What_is_a_527_Organization_.htm (163 words)

	Money & Politics Report Analysis & Opinion
		Putting aside for the moment the important qualification that the primary purpose of a 527 organization may be to influence state (or local) — rather than federal — elections, this primary purpose test under the IRC is essentially the same as the “major purpose” test under FECA.
		But for those 527s that do so, they are entitled to this prize: after all, the inevitable consequence of the “major purpose” test is that those organizations whose spending on “federal election activities” remains only a minor part of their mission need not comply with the extra strictures that FECA imposes on political committees.
		Accordingly, we can expect a 527 that wishes to spend most of its money on “federal election activities” to challenge the constitutionality of this cap as applied to any organization that meets the definition of “political committee” under FECA, even if all the organization’s “federal election activities” are uncoordinated with a candidate’s own campaign.
	www.bna.com /moneyandpolitics/loophole.htm (3752 words)

	Cz 527 Rings (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
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	www.best-in-jewelry.com /OPG/cz-527-rings.html (476 words)

	Additional Actions Are Needed to Ensure Section 527 Political Organizations Publicly Disclose Their Activities Timely ...
		Initiating a compliance project to identify Section 527 political organizations whose filed Forms appear to be incomplete, were filed late, or were amended and are materially different from the original filing.
		EO function management should continue to focus on noncompliant Section 527 political organizations to identify the reasons for the late/incomplete filings and to address noncompliance through a combination of enforcement actions and education and outreach.
		We determined some of the Section 527 political organizations at the State or local level did not always file the required reports of contributions and expenditures with their States, operated beyond the scope of authorized QSLPO activities, or improperly claimed QSLPO status.
	www.ustreas.gov /tigta/auditreports/2005reports/200510125fr.html (6682 words)

	Alliance for Better Campaigns: Political Standard - What Are So-Called “527 Organizations,” and Will They Influence ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Using a court ruling in 1996 and subsequent IRS interpretations of the tax code, new 527 groups began to form in the late 1990s, and now argue that they are not covered by the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA).
		They say that, even though they are in the business of influencing elections — and are thus covered under section 527 of the tax code — they are not in the business of electing or defeating specific candidates — and therefore are not subject to the FECA regulations.
		Answer: Under legislation passed in 2001, and upheld by a federal appeals court in late 2003, 527 organizations are required to file reports with the Internal Revenue Service which disclose their contributors, expenditures and other identifying information.
	www.bettercampaigns.org /standard/display.php?StoryID=307 (497 words)

	CZ 527 .223
		The new CZ Varmint rifle 527 is built on a modified Micro '98 action that features a double square bridge-style receiver.
		While the basic CZ 527 action has been around for some time, the Varmint model is relatively new.
		The CZ 527 features a two-position safety mounted on the right side of the receiver and a 16mm dovetail integrally machined into the receiver.
	www.shootingtimes.com /longgun_reviews/cz_0728 (2473 words)

	CNN.com - Why 527 groups can't be silenced - Aug 31, 2004
		Section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code sets forth the very limited circumstances under which a political organization may be required to pay federal tax.
		The key to a 527, however, is not the tax rules that apply to it, but the campaign finance laws that do not apply to it.
		And unlike an organization that receives soft money funding from unions or corporations, a 527 is free to run as many political advertisements as it wants, as close to the election as it wants, as long as it doesn't coordinate its activities with the official campaigns.
	www.cnn.com /2004/LAW/08/31/dorf.527s (1677 words)

	Reason
		Yet the bipartisan, six-member FEC shot down the bipartisan 527 proposal by a vote of 4-2, then decided to table the question until at least August, effectively nixing any new rules for the 2004 election cycle.
		Because if we limited contributions to these 527 groups as they're called-for the section of the tax code under which they're organized-I think the money would just swing over to groups that are organized under section 501(c) of the tax code, and those groups are even less regulated than 527s, if you like the regulations.
		As one person said, Section 527 of the tax code is sort of like the drawer you have in the kitchen where you just throw everything....
	www.reason.com /interviews/bradleysmith.shtml (1471 words)

	Public Citizen \| Press Room - Using Shadowy “527 Groups,” Corporations Give Unlimited Dollars Directly to Members of ...
		A Public Citizen investigation of 25 leading "politician 527 groups" (non-politician groups will be the subject of a forthcoming report) found that it is difficult and sometimes impossible to learn which politicians have 527s, who contributes to them and what the groups spend money on.
		The 527 politician groups remain shadowy due to flaws in the disclosure law and the Internal Revenue Service’s Web-based disclosure system.
		The 527 groups of Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle (D-S.D) and House Democratic Caucus Chairman Martin Frost (D-Texas) received $40,000 and $50,000 respectively from the Stanford Financial Group between July 1, 2000 and June 30, 2001.
	www.citizen.org /pressroom/release.cfm?ID=1035 (781 words)

	Wealthy Donors Help Liberal 527 Groups Amass Huge Money Advantage -- 06/28/2004
		According to the Center for Responsive Politics, which tracks 527 data, liberal organizations have amassed nearly $80 million in donations compared to a mere $8 million for their conservative counterparts.
		Even though the 527 groups are prohibited by law from consulting with the Kerry campaign or Democratic National Committee, they can air television ads supporting him and criticizing President Bush.
		Gilder gave $425,000 to the Club for Growth, a 527 group dedicated to limited government and lower taxes that was founded in 1999.
	www.cnsnews.com /ViewSpecialReports.asp?Page=\SpecialReports\archive\200406\SPE20040628a.html (1071 words)

	WhiteHouseForSale.org \| Blog \| 527's — The Next Chapter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The issue was raised by Americans for a Better Country (ABC), a 527 group created on paper by Republicans for the purpose of prompting an FEC prohibition on the kind of soft money fundraising being done by such Democratic groups as Americans Coming Together, the Media Fund and the MoveOn.org Voter Fund.
		Public Citizen, which sponsors WhiteHouseForSale.org, supports regulation of 527 groups but opposed the ABC advisory opinion because it could be construed to extend the soft money ban to all non-profit groups, including legitimate "501(c)" groups, like the NAACP and, for that matter, Public Citizen.
		News coverage of the 527 story demonstrated a contrast between two of the leading political newspapers in the country.
	www.whitehouseforsale.org /blog/page.cfm?pageid=491 (370 words)

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