Exhibit 890

TIGTA letter to Rep. Sander Levin on the 'Progressives' BOLO entry

Exhibit 890 · Inspector general letter

TIGTA letter to Rep. Sander Levin on the 'Progressives' BOLO entry

In total, 30 percent of the organizations we identified with the words “progress” or “progressive” in their names were processed as potential political cases.

TIGTA: 'Progressives' sat on the Historical BOLO tab without referral instructions; 6 of 20 applications with 'progress' or 'progressive' in their names (30 percent) were processed as potential political cases, against 100 percent for Tea Party, Patriots or 9/12 names.

Source: Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration
Date: 26 June 2013
Quoted from: p. 2
Grade: Primary record
Document: https://democrats-waysandmeans.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/democrats-waysandmeans.house.gov/files/TIGTA%20Final%20Response%20to%20Rep.%20Levin%206.26.13.pdf
Accessed: 2026-11-10
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Finding POL-5.12: Primary record TIGTA found that from early 2010 the IRS selected exemption applications by names and policy positions, and that every application with "Tea Party," "Patriots" or "9/12" in its name was processed as a potential political case. The criteria TIGTA reviewed also included "Progressive," Occupy, ACORN Successors and Emerge, and 6 of 20 applications with "progress" or "progressive" in the name (30 percent) were processed as potential political cases.