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Article: Nonprofits are under the Congress microscope
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- Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
- Article date:
- June 21, 2004
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WASHINGTON -- Lawmakers are taking a close look at charities and
tax-exempt organizations such as universities and hospitals to assess
claims that nonprofit groups are using their legal status as a cover
for criminal behavior.
Millions of groups that claim nonprofit motives use the tax-
exempt status. It can apply charities, foundations, credit unions,
civic leagues, political associations, farmers' cooperatives, mutual
insurance associations and religious orders.
In the House, the pricing practices of tax-exempt and other
hospitals is the subject of a Ways and Means subcommittee hearing
Tuesday.
Witnesses set to appear Tuesday before the Senate Finance
Committee intend to say that state and ...