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The IRS's targeting of tax-exempt applications from conservative social welfare groups is worse than initially believed, a new government report shows.Moreover, the IRS broke its own rules with a deep dive into the names of the groups' donors, among other things, says the new report from the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA).That included whether the groups' donors or officials have run or will run for public office; details about the conversations and discussions the groups' members had about the issues; and other jobs the members held outside the group, including hours worked.By law, applicants for 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) tax-exempt status do not have to disclose this information, tax pros note. To date, there is no indication yet the IRS did the same deep dive for liberal, progressive groups.The new report says that by May 2010, the IRS unit responsible for reviewing tax-exempt groups had also launched "a spreadsheet that would become known inside the IRS as ...

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