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Legal group asks IRS to audit AFT teachers union's political spending

"A conservative legal group is accusing the American Federation of Teachers, the nation's second-largest teachers union, of misreporting funds used on political causes to the IRS and is requesting an audit of the organization.

In a Wednesday letter to the IRS, a copy of which was provided exclusively to the Washington Examiner, the Landmark Legal Foundation requested the tax collection agency investigate the teachers union for allegedly failing to report its expenses related to political advocacy properly on its annual tax forms.

QUARTER OF SPENDING BY POWERFUL TEACHERS UNION WENT TO POLITICAL CAUSES: REPORT

The union, led by President Randi Weingarten, has been a fixture of Democratic Party politics for years. Weingarten often appears with Democratic political candidates at campaign rallies, and the union has a long and well-documented history of supporting liberal causes, along with Democratic politicians and political action committees.

As a 501(c)5 tax-exempt organization, the AFT must annually submit Form 990 to the IRS. The form asks organizations if they have "engage[d] in direct or indirect political campaign activities on behalf of or in opposition to candidates for public office" with a yes or no answer box.

The union checked "no" in response to the form's question from 2016 to 2019, according to 990 forms reviewed by the legal group.

"On its four most recent, publicly available tax returns, the AFT reports that it does not use general treasury revenue to fund political activities," Landmark Legal Foundation said in its letter. "AFT also reports that it made no transfers to any related political organization."

The complaint to the IRS alleges that Weingarten and the AFT used funds from the "general treasury" to pay for various political activities, including campaigning on behalf of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in 2016, as well as sponsoring an "AFT Votes" bus tour during the 2020 campaign that "mobilized the public to vote for identified candidates for public office."

"If AFT is using membership dues to finance political activities, the [IRS] should immediately assess applicable taxes and penalties," the complaint said. "Moreover, agency fee payers and members should not have to finance political activities that they do not support.""

Now there is a job for those 87,000 armed irs agents.
Yes, we know right wingers hate educators.
@Bill1372 Wow. That is just one right wing cliche after another and completely divorced from reality.

None of that has anything to do with socialism. And some of the problems you have mentioned are the direct result of capitalism, not socialism.
@BohemianBabe Don't waste your time expecting Sunstroke to back up any of his claims. He never does.
@PicturesOfABetterTomorrow I know, but I like making him mad.
Virgo79 · 61-69, M
Sad but i bet this gets swept under the rug😉
graphite · 61-69, M
@Virgo79 Nothing will happen to the teachers union.
Virgo79 · 61-69, M
@graphite very well protected
Budwick · 70-79, M
the American Federation of Teachers, the nation's second-largest teachers union, of misreporting funds used on political causes to the IRS

Ooops.
graphite · 61-69, M
My local school board decided during the pandemic that the kids would go back to school. The teachers union came in and put a quick stop to that. Who runs the school? The union? Looks that way.
Don’t count on that happening.
graphite · 61-69, M
@soar2newhighs Of course not. IRS works for the Democrats, teachers union funds the Democrats.
@graphite look at America’s educational system ( public schools) and say “ unions” then you understand why American students are being sold down the river as far as education goes.
I remember Obama touting the DC school system- only that his daughters weren’t enrolled in it. Why? Not do great?
Dark money runs America, but heaven forbid we let a left form!
"A conservative legal group

That about says it all. 😆
@sunsporter1649 No, I'm saying this is probably bullshit.
sunsporter1649 · 70-79, M
@BohemianBabe Then what are you worried about?
@sunsporter1649 Did I say I was worried?
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