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U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin

The New York-based Orthodox Union and a number of other Jewish non-profit community organizations are urging Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin to delay implementation of a new tax code provision requiring payment of a federal tax on fringe benefits such as employee subsidies for parking and transportation expenses.

The OU sent a letter to Mnuchin outlining its position and explaining its request for the IRS to suspend implementation of the tax until the Congress votes on a measure now under consideration that would repeal it.

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The “Lessening Impediments from Taxes for Charities Act,” introduced by U.S. Rep. Mark Walker (R-NC) and Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) respectively, is now being considered for a vote before both houses.

“For some of these organizations, the cost of preparing and filing the tax return could exceed the actual tax; however, the overriding principle remains that this Act represents a violation of the critical separation of church and state,” the letter pointed out, in addition to the problem of costing many thousands of dollars year “that were never budgeted for.”


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Hana Levi Julian is a Middle East news analyst with a degree in Mass Communication and Journalism from Southern Connecticut State University. A past columnist with The Jewish Press and senior editor at Arutz 7, Ms. Julian has written for Babble.com, Chabad.org and other media outlets, in addition to her years working in broadcast journalism.