Taxation & Estate Planning

Darrin Mish's comments on Florida Amendment 2 (Proposing to Prohibit Gay Marriage)

By Darrin Mish

Here's a clip of a news story on WFTS Channel 28 in Tampa, Florida about Florida Amendment 2 (a proposal to prohibit gay marriage). Specifically the story is about local church's activities with regard to galvanizing their flocks either for or againts the Amendment. What they may not be aware of, is that depending on what they say from the pulpit, they may be running afoul of the IRS. The Internal Revenue Code prohibits political activity on the part of a non-profit organization. Here's a link to the WFTS webpage talking more about the issue. Take a look at the video for more information.

Full post as published by IRS Problem Solver Blog on September 16, 2008 (boomark / email).