Trump administration asks IRS to revoke Harvard's tax-exempt status
Source: Washington Post
April 16, 2025 at 5:27 p.m. EDT
The Trump administration has asked the Internal Revenue Services top attorney to revoke Harvard Universitys tax-exempt status, according to three people familiar with the situation, amid President Donald Trumps row with the institution over its handling of antisemitism and diversity practices.
The directive is a significant escalation of the presidents feud with Ivy League institutions and other nonprofit groups his administration views as woke, according to the people, who requested anonymity because they were not authorized to speak about the topic.
Tax-exempt status is available to charitable, religious and educational organizations, as well as social welfare groups. But the organizations must strictly adhere to tax laws that prohibit them from engaging in certain political activity. There is no proof that Harvard has violated any of those guardrails, experts say.
The IRS is supposed to administer the tax rules impartially, not pursue political vendettas against exempt organizations, said Steve Rosenthal, who served as senior fellow at the Tax Policy Center, a Washington-based think tank. A representative from the Treasury Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment. CNN first reported the Treasury Departments request.
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/04/16/trump-harvard-tax-exempt-irs/
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LiberalArkie
(19,617 posts)Iamscrewed
(486 posts)The so called Heritage foundation is not a non-profit. It's s##t show right wing pile of miss information propaganda financed by ignorance and rich assholes with an agenda
GreenWave
(12,520 posts)newdeal2
(5,205 posts)surfered
(12,800 posts)sinkingfeeling
(57,650 posts)William Seger
(12,363 posts)... and the list of instances keeps growing daily.
CousinIT
(12,445 posts)The round-heeled MAGAHos have rolled over flat on their backs for Trump. They could put a stop to this. They won't.
JoseBalow
(9,412 posts)sheshe2
(96,986 posts)The MAGA MEGA churches and leave Harvard the f**k alone!
twodogsbarking
(18,277 posts)Sounds extreme I guess. But....
sheshe2
(96,986 posts)AloeVera
(4,133 posts)Cutting off his nose to spite his face. Harvard and others are what make America great.
He's going to fall flat on his face soon. I can't wait.
SupportSanity
(1,579 posts)more institutions will Harvard gather against Trump.
This looks to be very interesting and also to be very important.
TomSlick
(12,969 posts)There will be a long line of very competent lawyers wanting to represent Harvard pro bono.
Marthe48
(22,991 posts)I thought felon fired everyone.
jmowreader
(53,060 posts)...but going up against a university that owns the best law school in the United States doesn't sound like all that wise of a move to me.
Aussie105
(7,786 posts)Seriously America, what have you done to yourself?
flamingdem
(40,844 posts)mdbl
(8,467 posts)but not in bizarro world.