[EL] Unusual Ad in Utah's Major Paper

[BZall at aol.com]

Yes it does. The IRS considers ballot initiatives to be lobbying, which  
even a c3/church can engage in to some degree (the degree depending on whether 
 it chooses the mechanical/501(h) test or the older "substantial part" 
test).  Jerry Walsh-Skelly, then at Treasury when the 501(h) regs were being 
drafted,  and I agreed that in a ballot initiative the voters are 
"legislators," so the  lobbying test (to be precise, the "direct lobbying test for 
communications  directly to legislators) was more appropriate. See Treas. Regs.  
56.4911-2(b)(1)(iii). And the deductibility question is more detailed and  
complex, and probably beyond the boundaries of this list. 
 
Barnaby  Zall
Law Office of Barnaby Zall
685 Spring St. #314
Friday Harbor WA  98250
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bzall at aol.com  

 
In a message dated 11/6/2016 9:31:56 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
David at HoltzmanLaw.com writes:



So.  In California, "Bend the Arc: A Jewish  Partnership for Justice" may 
have gotten the spelling of Ark wrong, but offers  a guide to the statewide 
ballot propositions:



http://www.bendthearc.us/sites/default/files/bend-the-arc-2016-voter-guide.p
df

which  reminds me:
Bend the Arc has a PAC and a 501(c)(4) piece,

but I  don't know of any temple/synagogue that has those.
I saw this picture on  Facebook recently
(since I doubt it will display to the group, I'll tell  you that 
it shows [L.A. Mayor] Eric Garcetti and temple members at a Metro  station 
holding signs that  
read in relevant part, "Leo Baeck Temple  ... Measure M ... VOTE YES"):

I wondered if this is a  no-no of any sort for a temple.  (It says on its 
website 
"LBT  is a non-profit organization and your gift is tax deductible to the 
extent  permitted by law.") 
I also wondered if the federal government  treats state ballot measures 
differently than state candidate elections for  tax law purposes.
Forgive me if I've asked about that before.
-  dah



On 11/6/2016 4:55 PM, Edward Still wrote:



May the "ark" of  history be ever in your favor.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


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