REFRESH Nonprofit Basics: Year-End Thoughts and New Year To-Do List
Nonprofit Basics: International Grantmaking – Part 2 Income Tax Withholding Rules
Fraud Risks at Nonprofit Organizations - Part 1
REFRESH Nonprofit Basics: Navigating the Complex Rules That Describe a Public Charity
REFRESH Nonprofit Basics: Overview of Nonprofit Charitable Organization Types: Corporation, LLC, Trust, Association and Fiscal Sponsorship
Nonprofit Quick Tip: State Filings in New Mexico and Utah
Back to Compliance: Reinstating Tax-Exempt Status for a Charity
REFRESH: Loot and Private Foundation Rules – Part 2
REFRESH: Loot and Private Foundation Rules – Part 1
IRS Dirty Dozen Warnings on Charitable Scams
California Regulation of Charitable Fundraising Platforms Part 2 - Reporting Due Diligence, Recordkeeping, and Disclosure Rules
California Regulation of Charitable Fundraising Platforms: Part I - Definitions
Nonprofit Quick Tip: State Filings in North Carolina and South Carolina
Nonprofit Basics: Unpacking Prudent Investments, PRIs and MRIs
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 New Proposed Regulations on DAFs: Taxable Distributions and the Penalty Tax
Exceptions to the DAF Definition Under the Proposed Regulations
When a client’s family does not wish to inherit a collection or if its inclusion in the estate would create a significant tax burden, it is crucial to explore charitable giving options. Proper planning can help maximize the...more
In the wake of the Los Angeles wildfires that have destroyed tens of thousands of acres and leveled entire communities, there is a significant and growing need for funding recovery, rebuilding, and resiliency efforts. The...more
I seem to have been on a writing sabbatical for the last year. Over the course of the year, I have discovered a few new planning ideas to share going forward. From previous articles you already know that I grew up in the...more
Welcome to EO Radio Show - Your Nonprofit Legal Resource. Episode 75 is the tenth in a series of Quick Tip episodes focusing on the details of state registration of nonprofit corporations. Today, Cynthia Rowland and Joe...more
Welcome to EO Radio Show - Your Nonprofit Legal Resource. Here we are, solidly in the 2024 election year, and that means that private foundations need to refresh their understanding of election year issues for organizations...more
Welcome to EO Radio Show - Your Nonprofit Legal Resource. As most listeners are undoubtedly aware, 2024 is an election year, and that means that charities and private foundations need to refresh their understanding of...more
The US Department of the Treasury (Treasury Department) and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently published proposed regulations under Section 4966 to provide additional guidance on several issues related to creating and...more
Have you considered establishing a donor advised fund as part of your year end giving? A donor advised fund is a type of charitable giving vehicle that allows you to make an irrevocable contribution to a charitable...more
For tax-exempt public charities, benevolent acts must be considered within the guardrails of section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. To enjoy tax-exemption as an organization described in Section 501(c)(3), the...more
On January 13, 2023, the IRS issued Chief Counsel Memorandum 202302012 (the “CCM”) establishing new rules for donations of cryptocurrency. In the CCM, the IRS concluded that taxpayers must obtain a ‘qualified appraisal’ if...more
IRS Chief Counsel Memoranda: Cryptocurrency Donations Above $5,000 Need Qualified Appraisal and No Unrealized Cryptocurrency Loss Without Disposition - Introduction - The IRS recently released two chief counsel...more
Many thanks to Steph Gentile and Buff Miller for their review and contributions to this article. Groups ranging from small neighborhood projects to large national initiatives sometimes want to mobilize quickly to meet a...more
Donors that make contributions to charitable organizations recognized under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), may claim an individual income tax deduction under Section 170 (all...more
A fundamental principle of sports competition is bringing your best self to the playing field. That principle applies equally to life outside of sports, and although Charles Barkley famously declared himself to be no role...more
To simplify compliance for grantors and contributors to tax-exempt organizations, the IRS recently issued an updated revenue procedure (Rev. Proc. 2018-32) that combines previously scattered guidance on deductibility and...more
Charitable organizations work hard to maintain exempt status. These organizations operate in a highly regulated landscape: In exchange for enjoying freedom from income taxes, they must comply with strict organizational and...more
A last minute addition to the budget appropriations bill enacted by Congress this month has created new opportunities for philanthropic planning. Section 41110 of the bill creates a limited exception from the private...more
On December 4, 2017, the Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Notice 2017-73, new proposed guidance for donor advised funds (DAFs). The public has the opportunity to comment on the following proposed...more
The Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) has issued Notice 2017-73 (the “Notice”) which outlines approaches the Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) and the IRS are considering with respect to the regulation of certain...more
On November 2, 2017, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) introduced H.R. 1, the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” (the “Bill”). At over four hundred pages, the Bill promises substantial changes to the Internal...more
Taxpayers are not required to pay a negligence penalty for underpayment of income taxes if, under Internal Revenue Code regulations, there is reasonable cause for a position that the Taxpayer takes in an income tax return. ...more
The case of Salus Mundi Foundation et al v. Commissioner - On August 15, 2016, the Tax Court decided in Salus Mundi Foundation et al v. Commissioner, T.C. Memo. 2016-154, that two foundations were liable as transferees...more
There are many charitable giving options that are available to fit a donor’s specific goals. You do not have to be Bill Gates or Warren Buffett to make a difference in the world now and after you are gone. Most of our...more