The Internal Revenue Service has issued new guidelines allowing churches and houses of worship to essentially endorse political candidates, reversing a ban on such practices by tax-exempt entities that has stood for decades.
A federal lawsuit was filed against the IRS by two churches in Texas and a Christian broadcasting organization back in 2024, seeking to create a broader tax exemption for churches that discuss political candidates with their congregations.
The IRS commissioner joined the groups in a court filing meant to settle the matter, which was released on Monday.
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The filing explained how the Johnson Amendment to the U.S. tax code from 1954 “may cause certain otherwise tax-exempt organizations to lose their § 501(c)(3) status if they ‘participate in, or intervene in… any political
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