Press release from the ACLJ, who is representing RTP's interests in the IRS lawsuit: ACLJ Now Represents 41 Conservative Groups in Federal Lawsuit Against IRS (Washington, DC) - The American Center for Law and Justice today filed an amended lawsuit in federal court in Washington, D.C. – adding an additional 16 Tea Party [...]
Audit the IRS Rally Washington DC Wednesday, June 19th The National Tea Party Patriots organization is holding a rally, 12-3 p.m. on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol. We are looking into chartering a bus for the rally in DC (see below). We can get a coach bus, leaving at 8:00 a.m., returning [...]
The Richmond Tea Party began the quest for tax-exempt status in December, 2009. Approval was finally granted in July, 2012. It is what happened during those 31 months that lead to this lawsuit. Thanks to all of our supporters who stand with us in support of Constitutional adherence and the rule of law. Here is the press [...]
Photo: FoxNews Insider Greetings fellow Patriots! Wow! What a week for the Richmond Tea Party! I almost don’t even know where to begin. Let’s start with the IRS scandal. A couple of weeks ago, the IRS apologized for specifically targeting Tea Party (and other conservative) groups. The Richmond Tea Party is the “poster [...]
Treading on Us.... As reported Friday, a senior executive for the IRS (Lois Lerner) admitted that tea party and patriot groups had been inappropriately targeted for additional reviews, specifically regarding requests for non-profit tax status. These reviews contained requests for information that were intrusive and offensive in nature, further delaying non-profit status requests from being [...]
As many of you know, the Richmond Tea Party has been through a grueling process lasting nearly THREE YEARS in an attempt to secure designation from the IRS as a 501(c)(4) non-profit organization. During the review application, the organization was subjected to what we believed were requests for information from the IRS that were entirely [...]
You can check out anytime you like, but you can never leave. Senators Unveil Ex-PATRIOT Act To Crack Down on Anyone Who Renounces Citizenship To Avoid Taxes WASHINGTON, DC- U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and Charles E. Schumer (D-NY) unveiled a comprehensive plan to respond to those like Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin, who recently unleashed [...]
Richmond Tea Party’s former president and current U.S. Senate candidate, Jamie Radtke, issued a press release yesterday, calling on Rep. Darrell Issa to launch an investigation into whether or not the IRS is intentionally stalling the process of granting tax-exempt status to Tea Parties and other liberty groups across America. From her letter: There is a [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 21, 2012 NEWS CONTACT: Chuck Hansen - 804-451-5985, extension 1 Radtke Calls for Congressional Investigation Into Actions of IRS Toward Tea Party and Patriot Groups RICHMOND - U.S. Senate candidate Jamie Radtke has asked the Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform to launch [...]
For Immediate Release February 16, 2012 Contact: Andreanna Anastasiou 800-394-5885 media@richmondteaparty.com As with Other Liberty Groups, the IRS Is Bogging Down Richmond Tea Party’s Application for Tax-Exempt Status with Unreasonable Documentation Requests The Internal Revenue Service has served Richmond Tea Party (RTP) with unreasonable requests to obtain a tax-exempt status, fitting the pattern of [...]
Let’s review: $14.4 trillion in national debt $114 trillion in unfunded liabilities No federal budget passed in over two years TARP Bailouts of massive corporations while average Americans are struggling just to provide for their families ObamaCare (i.e., forcing citizens to purchase a product or service, while calling it “health care reform”) Many thousands of [...]
The Richmond Tea Party has applied with the IRS to be a 501(c) (4) nonprofit group. This is something we began at the end of 2009 and are still currently working through. According to the IRS tax code, 501(c)(4) organizations may endorse and support candidates for office if we meet certain conditions. However, since we [...]
