April 19, 2007 | Read Time: 1 minute
A leading coalition of nonprofit organizations says the Internal Revenue Service isn’t paying enough attention to charities.
Independent Sector, a Washington coalition of major charities and foundations, has written letters to the Congressional subcommittees that oversee IRS spending to say that the tax agency doesn’t have enough money to educate and oversee the nonprofit world properly, and asks Congress to give the IRS more money next year so it can do a better job.
Catching nonprofit wrongdoers will ensure the public retains confidence in charities and continues to donate to them, wrote Diana Aviv, president of Independent Sector, in a letter to the House and Senate Subcommittees on Financial Services and General Government. What’s more, the IRS also needs to help well-meaning organizations understand complex tax laws, she said.
“Public trust is essential to maintaining a viable and vibrant nonprofit community, and preservation of that trust depends upon maximum compliance with the law,” Ms. Aviv wrote.
A copy of the letter is available online.
