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 says pastors endorsing political candidates during services should not risk losing their tax-exempt status ...

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