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Exhibit 887

Guidance for Tax-Exempt Social Welfare Organizations on Candidate-Related Political Activities (REG-134417-13), 78 FR 71535

Exhibit 887 ยท Proposed rule

Guidance for Tax-Exempt Social Welfare Organizations on Candidate-Related Political Activities (REG-134417-13), 78 FR 71535

These timeframes are the same as those appearing in the Federal Election Campaign Act definition of electioneering communications.

Proposed to define candidate-related political activity for 501(c)(4)s, including public communications naming a candidate within 60 days of a general or 30 days of a primary election, the same windows as the electioneering-communication definition.

Source
Treasury Department / IRS
Date
29 November 2013
Quoted from
78 FR 71539, Explanation of Provisions (PDF p. 5)
Grade
Primary record
Document
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2013-11-29/pdf/2013-28492.pdf
Accessed
2026-11-10
Cited by
Findings citing this exhibit

Cited by

Finding POL-5.2
Primary record A 501(c)(4) social welfare organization may intervene in political campaigns if campaign activity is not its primary activity. No statute or regulation quantifies "primarily."