The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) announced March 30 that it is taking steps to challenge the Internal Revenue Service's threat to revoke its tax exempt status because its chairman, Julian Bond, criticized Bush administration policies in a 2004 speech. The NAACP has now filed a claim with IRS for a refund of $17.65, which it hopes will force the agency's hand in disclosing the status of an IRS the audit. If the IRS fails to issue the refund or otherwise respond to the NAACP's request for a refund within six month, the NAACP said it will seek review of the refund claim in federal court.