Earl Glynn
Failure for punctual release of IRS 990 and IRS 527 files hides political activities of non-profits. Why have over 400,000 IRS 990 XML files from 2020-2021 been taken offline since July?
About a year ago the IRS “moved” a few million IRS 990 XML files from AWS servers to its own server. In the process the IRS “lost” about 1.4 million filings from 2010 to 2015.
Since July 2022 the IRS removed about 400,000 additional IRS 990 XML files from its server from filings from 2021 and 2022. In Sept. the IRS said the removal was for “maintenance.” In the weeks before the election the IRS simply stated the files were “unavailable.” Why would the IRS “hide” the most recent information about non-profits before an election? Since the election, the IRS web page makes no mention of the removed files.
Besides the missing IRS 990 files, the IRS skipped the last five weekly updates of IRS 527 files, including the last update prior to the November general election. Why near an election is the IRS “hiding” information about contributions to and expenditures by 527 political organizations?
