Preventing IRS Abuse and Protecting Free Speech Act

Bill: 115-hr-4916
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Roskam, Peter J. [R-IL-6]
Introduced: 2018-02-02
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Charitable contributions

Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Tax-exempt organizations
Latest action: action_date: 2018-02-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-02-02
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Preventing IRS Abuse and Protecting Free Speech Act </b></p> <p>This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit the Internal Revenue Service from requiring a tax-exempt organization to include in annual returns the name, address, or other identifying information of any contributor. </p> <p>The bill includes exceptions for: (1) required disclosures regarding prohibited tax shelter transactions; and (2) contributions by the organization's officers, directors, or five highest compensated employees (including compensation paid by related organizations). </p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4916 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 2, 2018 Mr. Roskam (for himself and Mrs. Black ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury from requiring that the identity of contributors to 501(c) organizations be included in annual returns.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preventing IRS Abuse and Protecting Free Speech Act . 2. Prohibition on requiring that identity of contributors to 501(c) organizations be included in annual returns (a) In general Section 6033 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by redesignating subsection (n) as subsection (o) and by inserting after subsection (m) the following: (n) Identifying information of donors (1) In general For purposes of subsection (a), the Secretary may not require the name, address, or other identifying information of any contributor to any organization described in section 501(c) of any amount of any contribution, grant, bequest, devise, or gift of money or property. (2) Exceptions (A) In general Paragraph (1) shall not apply— (i) to any disclosure required by subsection (a)(2), and (ii) with respect to any contribution, grant, bequest, devise, or gift of money or property made by an officer or director of the organization (or an individual having powers or responsibilities similar to those of officers or directors) or any covered employee. (B) Covered employee For purposes of this paragraph, the term covered employee means any employee (including any former employee) of the organization if the employee is one of the five highest compensated employees of the organization for the taxable year. (C) Compensation from related organizations (i) In general Compensation of a covered employee by the organization shall include any compensation paid with respect to employment of such employee by any related person or governmental entity. (ii) Related organizations A person or governmental entity shall be treated as related to the organization if such person or governmental entity— (I) controls, or is controlled by, the organization, (II) is controlled by one or more persons that control the organization, (III) is a supported organization (as defined in section 509(f)(3)) during the taxable year with respect to the organization, (IV) is a supporting organization described in section 509(a)(3) during the taxable year with respect to the organization, or (V) in the case of an organization that is a voluntary employees’ beneficiary association described in section 501(c)(9), establishes, maintains, or makes contributions to such voluntary employees’ beneficiary association. . (b) Conforming amendment Section 6033(b)(5) of such Code is amended— (1) by striking all ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: to the extent not prohibited by subsection (n), . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to returns required to be filed for taxable years ending after the date of the enactment of this Act.