COLUMBUS, Ohio --Even if you never claim a tax deduction, the federal government may still know which charities you support.

Federal rules require nonprofit organizations to disclose the names of their major donors to the IRS, giving officials insight into who backs which causes.

Ohio’s Buckeye Institute, a non-profit conservative think tank based in Columbus, says reporting donors in this way chills our First Amendment freedom of association, and it’s asking a federal court to stop the practice.

“Creating convenient lists of supporters for every 501(c)(3) organization and providing those donors’ names and addresses to the IRS is fundamentally un-American, Buckeye Institute President Robert Alt said. ”It’s also unconstitutional."

The IRS and its supporters disagree.

The Tax Law Center

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