Business Organization, Nonprofit Law, Election & Politics Law

State Regulation of Nonprofit Organizations: Everything You Need to Know about Required State Filings for Your Nonprofit...

by Kristalyn Loson | Venable LLP on 4/24/2013

In This Presentation: - Incorporation/Annual Corporate Reporting - Foreign Corporation Authorization/Reporting - State Tax - Registration and Reporting - Charitable Solicitation...more

DC Circuit Reversed Van Hollen. Players Changed Tactics to Avoid Disclosure. Did It Matter in 2012? by Claudia A. Hrvatin

by King & Spalding on 2/1/2013

On September 18, 2012, in Van Hollen v. Federal Election Commission, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit reversed a March 30th ruling of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia...more

The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012: Stealth Impact on Charities

by Elizabeth Mills | Proskauer - Not for Profit/Exempt... on 1/5/2013

The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (“TRA”) (H.R. 8) passed by the Senate on January 1, 2013, passed by the House of Representatives early on January 2, 2013 and signed by President Obama, in large part addresses income...more

A.G. Schneiderman Announces New Electioneering Disclosure Requirements for Nonprofits

by Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP on 12/19/2012

On December 12, 2012, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced new proposed disclosure rules for New York-registered nonprofits designed to bring more transparency to electioneering activities by tax-exempt,...more

Nonprofit Bloopers: Avoiding Political and Promotional Pitfalls

by Venable LLP on 10/11/2012

In this presentation: - CAMPAIGN ACTIVITIES: WHAT CAN YOU DO? - Host candidate appearances - Host candidate forums and debates - Invite candidates in other capacities - Legislative scorecards -...more

House Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee Holds Second in a Series of Hearings on Issues Facing Tax-Exempt Organizations

by Proskauer - Not for Profit/Exempt... on 8/2/2012

On July 25, 2012, the Oversight Subcommittee of the House Committee on Ways and Means, led by Congressman Charles W. Boustany Jr., MD (R-LA), heard testimony from the IRS and experts in the tax exempt community on the growing...more

Second in Series of Hearings on Tax-Exempt Sector Held by U.S. House of Reps. Ways and Means Subcommittee

by Venable LLP on 8/2/2012

July 26, 2012 - Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee (the “Subcommittee”) held its second hearing focusing on oversight of the tax-exempt sector. While the previous hearing held...more

Legislature Approves State Budget; Final Version Does Not Contain Proposed Restrictions On Non-Profit Director and Officer...

by Foley Hoag LLP on 6/29/2012

On Thursday, June 28, the Massachusetts House and Senate each voted to approve a $32.5 billion state budget bill. We had previously reported on an amendment to the budget that would have prohibited the compensation of...more

Massachusetts Senate Adopts Budget Amendment Barring Compensation of Directors of Public Charities Without Approval from the...

by Foley Hoag LLP on 5/25/2012

The Massachusetts Senate voted this week to adopt an amendment to the budget to prohibit the compensation of directors, independent officers and trustees of public charities without approval from the attorney general of the...more

Groups Sponsoring Electioneering Communications Must Disclose All Donors Pending Appeal of District Court Order

by Venable LLP on 5/22/2012

Advocacy groups and trade associations that fund political advertisements may be compelled to make heightened donor disclosures as a result of recent litigation. The expanded disclosure requirements apply to “electioneering...more

New York Legislature Rejects Proposal to Grant Health Commissioner Authority to Appoint Board Members and Operators of...

by Proskauer - Not for Profit/Exempt... on 5/17/2012

Earlier this year, Governor Andrew Cuomo proposed changes to the New York Public Health Law which would have given the Commissioner of the Department of Health the power to remove managers of hospitals, diagnostic and...more

Washington State Passes Legislation Authorizing Social Purpose Corporations: Bill to Permit Corporations to Seek Social,...

by K&L Gates LLP on 4/13/2012

Washington Governor Christine Gregoire signed into law SHB 2239, a bill amending the Washington Business Corporation Act (“WBCA”) to authorize the use of social purpose corporations, effective June 7, 2012. Washington follows...more

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