A 527 is a non-profit organization formed under Section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code, which grants tax-exempt status to political committees at the national, state and local level. Over the past ...

The term "527" refers to political organizations as identified in their tax filings with the Internal Revenue Service. The number "527" refers to the section of the tax code that governs such entities ...

Local and national commentators have been spending a lot of time commenting on Section 527 political organizations lately. Most pundits seem to think that these groups are a cash cow for conservative ...

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