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Harvard warns against revoking tax exemption

Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, on the newest of 2 developments

Harvard University pushed back against the U.S. government after President Donald Trump said the school should lose its tax-exempt status, warning that such a move would endanger its ability to carry out its mission and threaten higher education in America.

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Developments in this update

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  1. IRS making plans to rescind Harvard’s tax-exempt status

    Headline from KTVZ Bend ·

  2. Newest

    Harvard warns against revoking tax exemption

    Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette ·

3 reports not tied to one development ·

Reports & sources

45 articles, oldest first.

  1. The Hill

    Trump threatens Harvard’s tax exempt status (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    President Trump floated the idea of revoking Harvard University's tax exempt status, an escalation of the funding fight between the federal government and the Ivy League school.

  2. Washington Examiner

    Trump floats removing Harvard’s tax-exempt status in feud over campus policies (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    President Donald Trump accused Harvard University of acting like a "Political Entity."

  3. Forbes

    Trump Suggests Revoking Harvard’s Tax-Exempt Status After School Rejects His Demands (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    The Trump administration on Monday froze $2.2 billion in federal funding for Harvard after the school refused to agree to a list of White House demands.

  4. Fox News

    Trump says Harvard should lose its tax exempt status, be treated as 'political entity' amid funding dispute (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    President Donald Trump said Harvard University should lose its tax exempt status if it keeps "pushing political, ideological and terrorist-inspired" ideas.

  5. Fox News

    Trump admin asks IRS to revoke Harvard's tax-exempt status (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    The Trump administration has asked the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to revoke Harvard University's tax-exempt status.

  6. NPR

    President Trump threatens Harvard's tax-exempt status (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    President Trump on Tuesday threatened to pull Harvard's tax-exempt status a day after cutting more than $2 billion in federal funding after the university refused to implement government demands.

  7. Forbes

    IRS Is Considering Revoking Harvard’s Tax-Exempt Status After School Rejects Trump’s Demands (opens Forbes)

    Published

    Forbes's feed description

    The Trump administration on Monday froze $2.2 billion in federal funding for Harvard after the school refused to agree to a list of White House demands.

  8. CNN

    IRS making plans to rescind Harvard’s tax-exempt status (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    The Internal Revenue Service is making plans to rescind the tax-exempt status of Harvard University, according to two sources familiar with the matter, which would be an extraordinary step of retaliation as the Trump administration seeks to turn up pressure on the university that has defied its dema…

  9. CNN

    Analysis: Can the president revoke a university’s tax-exempt status? (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    CNN’s report that the IRS is making plans to revoke Havard University’s tax-exempt status the day after Trump suggested it represents an unprecedented use of presidential power over the tax code.

  10. Washington Examiner

    Trump wants IRS to revoke Harvard's tax-exempt status: What to know (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    President Trump is threatening Harvard's tax-exempt status. Why is the university tax-exempt in the first place, and can Trump make the IRS revoke it?

  11. MyNorthwest

    Can the IRS revoke Harvard's tax-exempt status? (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    For more than a century, the majority of colleges and universities have not paid most taxes. The Revenue Act of 1909 excused nonprofits operating “exclusively

  12. Boston

    IRS said to be considering whether to revoke Harvard’s tax-exempt status (opens Boston)

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    Boston's feed description

    The move would be a major escalation of the Trump administration’s attempts to choke off federal money and support for the leading research university.

  13. WHDH Boston

    IRS preparing to revoke Harvard’s tax-exempt status, DHS threatens to revoke ability to enroll foreign students - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    CAMBRIDGE, MASS. (WHDH) - According to CNN, the IRS is preparing to revoke Harvard University’s tax exempt status. Also, according to the Department of Homeland

  14. MyNorthwest

    Trump administration takes aim at Harvard's international students and tax-exempt status (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's administration has escalated its ongoing battle with Harvard, threatening to revoke the university's ability to

  15. Blaze Media

    Trump admin asks IRS to rescind Harvard's tax-exempt status (opens Blaze Media)

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    Blaze Media's feed description

    Losing 501(c)(3) status would be a financial blow to the institution.

  16. WSVN Miami

    Trump administration takes aim at Harvard’s international students and tax-exempt status - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WSVN Miami's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration has escalated its ongoing battle with Harvard, threatening to revoke the university’s ability to host international students as

  17. Forbes

    Harvard’s Stand, Trump’s Threat, And The Future Of Institutional Autonomy (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    President Trump threatened Harvard’s tax-exempt status. Experts respond.

  18. WHDH Boston

    Trump administration targets Harvard’s tax-exempt status, threatens enrollment of international students - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    CAMBRIDGE, MASS. (WHDH) - WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration has escalated its ongoing battle with Harvard, threatening to revoke the university’s ability to host

  19. CBS News

    IRS considers rescinding Harvard (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    "Remember, Tax Exempt Status is totally contingent on acting in the PUBLIC INTEREST!" President Trump wrote on Truth Social on Tuesday about Harvard.

  20. Boston

    What is tax-exempt status and can the IRS revoke it from Harvard? (opens Boston)

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    Boston's feed description

    The university, like many colleges and charities, is exempt from federal income and property taxes, saving it billions of dollars. President Donald Trump has questioned whether it should enjoy that status.

  21. Slate Magazine

    Can Trump Take Harvard’s Tax-Exempt Status? Never Say Never, But … (opens Slate Magazine)

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    Slate Magazine's feed description

    The road to stripping the university’s nonprofit status is going to be long.

  22. BNO News

    DOJ asks IRS to revoke Harvard’s tax-exempt status (opens BNO News)

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    BNO News's feed description

    The Department of Justice (DOJ) has formally asked the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to revoke Harvard University’s tax-exempt status, citing the school’s alleged failure to address antisemitism on campus, according to Fox News.

  23. The Guardian

    IRS reportedly planning to revoke Harvard’s tax-exempt status (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Probably illegal move against US’s richest university is latest in Trump’s attack on independence of higher education

  24. Townhall

  25. Reason

    Trump threatens Harvard's tax-exempt status (opens Reason)

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    Reason's feed description

    Trump threatens Harvard's tax-exempt status, because pulling federal funds apparently wasn't enough.

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