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From De Facto To Statutory Exemption: An Analysis Of The Evolution Of Legislative Policy Regarding The Federal Taxation Of Campaign Finance, Jeffrey Schoenblum

Vanderbilt Law School Faculty Publications

This article first explores the development of the de facto system of tax exemption and identifies the tensions that led to its demise. The analysis then details the substitution of a statutory structure in place of the traditional informal arrangement and examines the potential present in that structure for substantial IRS interference in the political process.