With the 2024 election cycle underway, it is important for exempt organizations to understand and comply with relevant restrictions on political campaign activities to safeguard their tax-exempt status and avoid triggering...more
On September 16, 2022, the IRS published its Exempt Organizations Technical Guide TG 6 IRC 501(c)(6) Business League (“TG6”). TG6 discusses tax exemption of business leagues, chambers of commerce, real estate boards, and...more
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently published a new Technical Guide for tax-exempt 501(c)(6) trade associations, business leagues, chambers of commerce, real estate boards, and other organizations exempt from federal...more
Our advice is often sought about forming a charitable organization for personal reasons, corporate philanthropy or to house the charitable/educational activities of a trade association or a social welfare association. There...more
On May 26, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued final regulations (the “Final Regulations”) relaxing nonprofit donor disclosure requirements under section 6033 of the Internal...more
Since the Supreme Court’s 2010 ruling in Citizens United, spending by outside groups and non-political organizations has increased in federal elections. Many of these groups are organized as 501(c)(4) social-welfare...more
On July 16, 2018, the U.S. Treasury Department released Revenue Procedure 2018-38, which no longer requires certain tax-exempt organizations formed under Section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code to report donor names and...more
A review of key legal developments at the federal and state levels for nonprofit organizations - Federal government and private antitrust enforcement continues against nonprofits. ...more
On "Giving Tuesday" 2015, Nexsen Pruet attorney Sue Odom shares some insight into the structure and arms of the organizations that touch our lives - and the legal issues involved. These organizations can be classified as a...more