After the Supreme Court\u2019s decision on gay marriage, religious leaders feared that religious universities, nonprofits and other institutions could lose their tax-exempt status. IRS Commissioner John Koskinen has promised the Senate Judiciary Oversight Subcommittee that his agency would not go after the tax-exempt status of religious colleges and universities that oppose gay marriage.<\/p>\n
During a hearing Wednesday conducted by the Senate Subcommittee on Oversight, Agency Action, Federal Rights and Federal Courts, Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) asked Koskinen whether the IRS would \u201cnot, in the absence of a directive by Congress or by the courts,\u201d\u009d take action to remove religious schools\u2019 tax exemption.<\/p>\n
\u201cI can make that commitment,\u201d\u009d Koskinen said, explaining that \u201cwe see no basis for changing our examination criteria as a result of this Supreme Court case.\u201d\u009d<\/p>\n