Since 1954, an IRS rule had barred houses of worship from explicitly endorsing political candidates.

(RNS) — The IRS hopes to settle a lawsuit brought by a pair of Texas churches and a group of religious broadcasters over rules that bar houses of worship and other nonprofits from getting ...

The I.R.S. said on Monday that churches and other houses of worship can endorse political candidates to their congregations, carving out an exemption in a decades-old ban on political activity by ...

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

The Internal Revenue Service has staked out the position that churches may discuss electoral politics without running afoul of tax-exempt status law.

In a filing in federal court, the Internal Revenue Service says it now views endorsements of candidates by churches would not affect their tax-exempt status.

Churches and other houses of worship registered as tax-exempt nonprofits can endorse political candidates to their congregations, the IRS said Monday, issuing a new interpretation of the tax code.

The IRS this week backed off a decades-old rule that churches and other nonprofits can openly endorse political candidates without risking their tax-exempt status.

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

The IRS said in a court filing that churches whose pastors endorse political candidates from the pulpit shouldn't lose their tax-exempt status.