Comparing it to a family discussion, the Internal Revenue Service agreed on Monday that pastors and other religious leaders ...

A reinterpretation of a tax rule signals that houses of worship may now be able to endorse political candidates without ...

There’s only one known instance of a church losing its tax-exempt status because it violated the Johnson Amendment, but ...

A policy change by the Trump administration could have large impacts on churches throughout Montana and the country. And in a ...

The rule was introduced by former President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1954 when he was serving as the U.S. Senate majority leader. It banned all tax-exempt organizations like churches and charities from ...

Churches and other houses of worship can endorse political candidates without risking the loss of their tax-exempt status, ...

The Johnson Amendment has been used to chill free speech in churches. The IRS finally changed the rule in a recent decision.

The Internal Revenue Service is proposing to give churches a greater role in politics, allowing them to endorse or speak ...

In court filings July 7, the IRS has largely backed down on a decades-old rule that barred churches from engaging in ...

The IRS has rarely punished houses of worship for endorsements during religious services, though the agency has investigated churches over alleged Johnson Amendment violations.

The IRS said it no longer will enforce the Johnson Amendment that prevents churches and other nonprofits from endorsing ...