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September 3, 2026

It Used to Be.

The IRS, universities and tax-exempt status

Editorial cartoon showing a university president at an IRS tax-exempt status review. The checklist approves income reporting, charitable purpose and tax-law compliance but marks politics approved by White House with a red X. Revenue is crossed out on an IRS sign and replaced by Ideology. The president says, I thought this was a tax audit, and the agent replies, It used to be.