Tax-Exempt Organizations: Information on Selected Types of Organizations

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the activities of selected tax-exempt organizations, focusing on: (1) whether the number, assets, revenue, and expenses of social welfare and labor and agricultural organizations and business leagues have grown; (2) executive compensation of the largest of these tax-exempt organizations; (3) the extent to which these organizations are involved in lobbying and political activities; and (4) the Internal Revenue Service' s (IRS) efforts to monitor these organizations' activities.