The most famous example of this involves a case in which FFRF’s co-presidents applied to the IRS for a tax break on their housing — just like the “Parsonage Allowance” that pastors receive.
They didn’t get it, and their lawsuit over the matter is currently waiting for a decision from an appeals court.
For the past few years, Nonbelief Relief has chosen not to file its Form 990s.
And in August, the IRS sent a letter to FFRF saying that Nonbelief Relief’s tax exemption was being revoked — a move that would seriously curtail donations to the organization since contributions would no longer be tax-deductible.
But why should churches, and not charitable atheist organizations, be allowed to get away with this lack of transparency?.
“We’re just doing the same thing that churches do, and church-related groups, and they do not lose their tax exemption for not filing, so why should we?”.
FFRF is demanding that the tax exemption for Nonbelief Relief be reinstated or that the IRS start treating all non-profits equally. »
