In a precedent that could help pry open a wealth of information about nonprofit activities, the federal government has turned over nine nonprofit tax forms in a format that computers can read — resolving a court battle waged by open-records activist Carl Malamud.
A U.S. federal judge in January ordered the Internal Revenue Service to release the Forms 990 within 60 days, but the agency appealed the decision in March. However, the Justice Department, which represents the IRS, sent the documents to Mr. Malamud on Friday and told the court Monday it was dropping the appeal.
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