For the past 16 years, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Tax Policy and the Internal Revenue Service’s joint Priority Guidance Plan has included the issuance of regulations relating to donor advised funds (DAFs)...more
The tax-exempt sector employs 29% of the American workforce and controls nearly $53 trillion in assets according to IRS statistics. Tax-exempt organizations also account for about 26% of the $1.5 trillion in federal tax...more
As the end of 2022 approaches, many individuals, families and businesses consider making donations to their favorite charities. In light of recent judicial decisions enforcing “strict requirements” to claim tax deductions for...more
On Aug. 24, 2022, the IRS announced it will provide automatic relief for some taxpayers from penalties for failure to file certain tax returns due for taxable years 2019 and 2020. The IRS stated that it is offering the...more
For nonprofit organizations that report on a calendar-year basis, the May 17, 2021, deadline to file Form 990 and Form 990-T electronically is quickly approaching. Nonprofits should take time to review the recently released...more
Thousands of nonprofits that provide parking benefits for their employees are subject to a new income tax on those benefits and have only weeks to avoid or minimize that tax liability for 2018. ...more
With tax filing season in full swing, tax-exempt organizations are beginning to determine how much excise tax they may owe on compensation and severance amounts paid to their most highly compensated employees after 2017. The...more
On August 8, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Department of the Treasury released proposed regulations on new section 199A, the 20 percent deduction for qualified business income, added to the Internal Revenue Code...more
Donor advised funds (DAFs) are among the most-discussed vehicles in the charity world today. Proponents see DAFs as useful alternatives to private foundations and supporting organizations when donors want to provide...more
The U.S. Treasury Department and the IRS announced on Friday, July 13, 2018, that they intend to issue regulations on the impact of new section 67(g) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 on certain deductions for estates and...more
While speaking at the National Prayer Breakfast on Feb. 2, President Donald J. Trump vowed to “totally destroy” the Johnson Amendment. This pledge was seconded by House Ways and Means Committee Chair Kevin Brady, R-Texas, in...more
Although comprehensive tax reform in 2016 is unlikely in the midst of an election year, so far in 2016, parties on all sides have proposed specific changes to the rules applicable to exempt organizations.
Lawmakers in...more