TIGTA Recognizes Noncompliant Exempt Orgs May Be Flying Under The IRS’ Radar

According to 2019 data, the Internal Revenue Service recognized approximately 1.9 million tax-exempt organizations in the United States. Of this population, more than 263,000 of the organizations were identified as either churches or religious organizations. This likely accounts for why the Internal Revenue Service received nearly 1.6 million tax-exempt returns in 2019. Unfortunately, tax-exempt organizations, including charities and religious organizations, may perpetrate fraud and abuse federal tax laws. The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (“TIGTA”) recently performed an audit to assess the effectiveness of the Internal Revenue Service’s efforts to ensure the compliance of tax-exempt organizations.

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