{"id":1948,"date":"2013-05-21T12:30:12","date_gmt":"2013-05-21T16:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.asgroupinc.com\/?p=1948"},"modified":"2023-06-08T15:10:48","modified_gmt":"2023-06-08T19:10:48","slug":"south-florida-tea-party-scrutinized-irs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.asgroupinc.com\/south-florida-tea-party-scrutinized-irs\/","title":{"rendered":"South Florida Tea Party scrutinized by IRS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wpbf.com\/news\/money\/south-florida-tea-party-scrutinized-by-irs\/-\/8788684\/20177808\/-\/xgxlge\/-\/index.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2122\" src=\"https:\/\/www.asgroupinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/everett-wilkinson.jpg\" alt=\"everett-wilkinson\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.asgroupinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/everett-wilkinson.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.asgroupinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/everett-wilkinson-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.asgroupinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/everett-wilkinson-100x56.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. \u2014The chairman of\u00a0the South Florida\u00a0Tea Party group said Thursday his organization was scrutinized by the Internal Revenue Service.<\/p>\n<p>Everett Wilkinson is the chairman of the group, which is based in Palm Beach Gardens. He said they have since changed the name to National Liberty Federation.<\/p>\n<p>Wilkinson said when he applied for tax-exempt status as a nonprofit group last year, the IRS demanded that he fill out a lengthy questionnaire which asked numerous questions not relevant to the organization.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The IRS had put out some type of memo internally to have this increased check and have these increased questions for any group that was called &#8216;tea party,&#8217; &#8216;we the people&#8217; or &#8216;patriot,'&#8221; said Wilkinson.<\/p>\n<p>The scandal has captured the attention of lawmakers in Washington.<\/p>\n<p>Wilkinson said his group&#8217;s members are asking for an independent investigation.<\/p>\n<p>Read more:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wpbf.com\/news\/money\/south-florida-tea-party-scrutinized-by-irs\/-\/8788684\/20177808\/-\/xgxlge\/-\/index.html#ixzz2Twf5YgST\">http:\/\/www.wpbf.com\/news\/money\/south-florida-tea-party-scrutinized-by-irs\/-\/8788684\/20177808\/-\/xgxlge\/-\/index.html#ixzz2Twf5YgST<\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\">zp8497586rq<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. \u2014The chairman of\u00a0the South Florida\u00a0Tea Party group said Thursday his organization was scrutinized by the Internal Revenue Service. 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