The National Youth Alliance, an avowed hate group, has had its federal income tax exemption suspended as a result of an Internal Revenue Service inquiry requested by Rep. Hugh L. Carey (D.NY). Carey called for an IRS review of the organization last Dec. when he learned that the NYA, headed by former Nazi William L. Pierce, had a major tax exemption based on IRS approval of the group’s innocuous application.
A check of NYA’s application by Carey revealed that the group, which sponsors anti-Semitic, anti-Black mailings and publishes a magazine dedicated to violence, bigotry and political assassination, had listed itself as an organization “engaged in charitable activities…helping to build character, patriotism, a sense of community and an appreciation of the American heritage in young Americans.”
In issuing the notice Friday of suspension, the IRS said that “prior to suspension action the Service gave the organization an opportunity for administrative conference in accordance with its rules and procedures for tax exempt organizations.” They also added that “there is sufficient evidence to raise substantial doubt as to whether the organization is operating as a charitable and educational organization.”
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