Fraud Risks at Nonprofit Organizations - Part 1
Nonprofit Quick Tip: State Filings in Colorado and Wyoming
REFRESH Nonprofit Basics: Navigating the Complex Rules That Describe a Public Charity
REFRESH Nonprofit Basics: Director Duties and Best Practices for the Typical Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation
REFRESH Nonprofit Basics: Designators, Members, Directors, Officers - The Who’s Who of Nonprofit Governance
REFRESH Nonprofit Basics: Overview of Nonprofit Charitable Organization Types: Corporation, LLC, Trust, Association and Fiscal Sponsorship
Expedited Review of IRS Applications for Recognition of Exempt Status
Nonprofit Quick Tip: State Filings in New Mexico and Utah
Back to Compliance: Reinstating Tax-Exempt Status for a Charity
Nonprofit Quick Tip: State Filings in Oklahoma and Texas
Advice for Nonprofit Investment Committees From an Investment Advisor June 3, 2024 Podcast
REFRESH: Loot and Private Foundation Rules – Part 2
REFRESH: Loot and Private Foundation Rules – Part 1
IRS Dirty Dozen Warnings on Charitable Scams
Nonprofit Quick Tip: State Filings in Kentucky and Tennessee
Nonprofit Quick Tip: State Filings in North Carolina and South Carolina
Nonprofit Basics: Scholarship Grant Program IRS Approval Requirements
Nonprofit Quick Tip: State Filings in Rhode Island and New Hampshire
REFRESH Nonprofit Basics: Election Year Issues for Private Foundations and Public Charities - Private Foundation Advocacy
REFRESH Nonprofit Basics: Election Year Issues for Private Foundations and Public Charities - Legislative Lobbying and Advocacy Rules for Public Charities
The following is a review of notable cases and regulatory developments for nonprofit organizations at the federal and state levels during the last two years....more
Welcome to EO Radio Show - Your Nonprofit Legal Resource. Episode 94 is the first in a series of episodes where we look at fraud and fraud risks at nonprofit organizations. With the expert insight of Sly Atayee, a director at...more
Question: My accountant and other are telling me there is some federal government filing that I must make by the end of the year. My personal information is being sought. Can you explain what this is all about, whether I have...more
Executive Summary - On May 15, 2024, the House Ways and Means Committee (the “Committee”) approved a package of Bills that would increase scrutiny on U.S. tax-exempt organizations’ foreign grantmaking activities if passed....more
As general Election Day approaches, businesses, corporate executives and employees may take opportunities to become involved in the administrative and political processes central to determining the outcomes of local, state...more
Check out our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of August 12, 2024 – August 16, 2024. ...more
Welcome to EO Radio Show - Your Nonprofit Legal Resource. I'm Cynthia Rowland, and this is the 14th in a series of “Quick Tip” episodes focusing on the details of state registration of nonprofit corporations. In an earlier...more
Welcome to EO Radio Show - Your Nonprofit Legal Resource. I'm Cynthia Rowland, and this is the fourth "refresh" of several original episodes published in the summer of 2022. As we near the end of summer, it's a good time to...more
Welcome to EO Radio Show - Your Nonprofit Legal Resource. Episode 90 is a refresh of the third of the original episodes published in the summer of 2022. During these dog days of summer, it's a good time to bring back some of...more
Welcome to EO Radio Show - Your Nonprofit Legal Resource. For the next few weeks, we refresh our earliest episodes on nonprofit basics. During these dog days of summer, it's a good time to bring back some of our early...more
Welcome to EO Radio Show - Your Nonprofit Legal Resource. For the next few weeks, Cynthia Rowland refreshes several of the show's earliest episodes. During these dog days of summer, it’s a good time to bring back some of our...more
The IRS is underway with conducting audits of 35 §501(c)(3) hospitals, which it announced in June 2024, with a particular focus on “community benefit.” Targeted hospitals appear to be those who reported low community benefit...more
I mentioned my year long writing sabbatical last week. Over the course of the year, I have accumulated a few ideas to cover in new articles. One of those ideas is threading the needle of tax-exempt organizations with...more
This article provides Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) guidance to tax-exempt organizations with subsidiaries. For a general overview of CTA compliance for nonprofit and tax-exempt organizations, please see Part 1: When to...more
The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) took effect on January 1, 2024 and some U.S. nonprofits and tax-exempt organizations are still debating how the CTA applies to them. This article provides newly-formed and existing...more
Welcome to EO Radio Show - Your Nonprofit Legal Resource. In Episode 87, Cynthia Rowland covers the rules that apply to a new charitable organization that wants expedited review of its application for recognition of exempt...more
Welcome to EO Radio Show - Your Nonprofit Legal Resource. This is the 13th in a series of “Quick Tip” episodes focusing on the details of state registration of nonprofit corporations. In an earlier episode, we addressed...more
Welcome to EO Radio Show - Your Nonprofit Legal Resource. In episode 85, Cynthia Rowland addresses the steps needed when a charitable organization has its tax-exempt status revoked by the IRS for failure to file the required...more
If the IRS challenges the tax-exempt status of a name, image, and likeness (NIL) collective, the collective must understand how best to respond. Our Federal Tax Group details what NIL collectives need to know to make the cut....more
Are nonprofit health care entities exempt from the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Final Rule banning non-competes in worker agreements? The answer is not cut and dry. While the FTC’s authority generally stops at the doors...more
Welcome to EO Radio Show - Your Nonprofit Legal Resource. Episode 83 is the 12th in a series of “Quick Tip” episodes focusing on the details of state registration of nonprofit corporations. In this episode, Cynthia Rowland...more
When considering compensation and benefits packages to lure and retain top executives or talent, nonprofit organizations, including universities and hospitals, are often at a disadvantage compared to their for-profit rivals....more
A little-known statutory change now allows for certain fraternal societies to obtain tax exempt status in Pennsylvania. In Hospital Utilization Project v. Commonwealth, 487 A.2d 1306 (Pa. 1985) (“HUP”), the Pennsylvania...more
Welcome to EO Radio Show - Your Nonprofit Legal Resource. In episode 82, we revisit the duties of directors in managing investment assets. Joining Cynthia Rowland today is Jennifer Nelson, Senior Wealth Manager with BNY...more
On May 16, Missouri passed HB 2062 modifying the state’s existing Historic Tax Credit (HTC) program. The bill alters the program in several significant ways. The program will now feature a year-round application cycle,...more