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
New Proposed Regulations Defining Donor Advised Fund Terms
In the Weeds With New Supporting Organization Regulations
On December 16, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Treasury Department issued proposed regulations... that provide some good news and needed clarification for C corporations, individuals, and S corporations and other...more
As 2019 comes to a close, while most people are busy making holiday plans, dutiful tax advisors and financial planners are burning the midnight oil to minimize their clients’ tax bills that will be due in a few short months....more
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 limited the state and local taxes paid deduction available to individual taxpayers to $10,000. The deduction is most notably taken by Oklahomans on their federal tax return to deduct state...more
Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of July 29 – August 2, 2019. July 30, 2019: The IRS issued a list of answers to frequently asked...more
Now that the dust has settled following the issuance of the final “SALT cap workaround” regulations by the Treasury Department, here’s a summary of those regulations, the IRS guidance issued in connection with the final...more
Sometimes the law of unintended consequences is difficult to correct after the fact. The most recent example may be the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act’s $10,000 annual limitation on state and local tax deductions claimed by...more
The Child Care Contribution Tax Credit (the “CCTC”) provides a valuable tax credit against a taxpayer’s Colorado state income tax. The credit equals 50% of the amount of a contribution made to a qualifying Colorado charitable...more
The United States Treasury Department and the IRS issued Prop. Reg. §1.170A-1(h)(3) (the “Proposed Regulations”) in late August, in response to state legislation proposed after the enactment of limitations on state and local...more
We recently wrote on the new proposed regulations addressing the availability of charitable deductions when taxpayers receive or expect to receive corresponding state or local tax credits for contributions. The proposed...more
The Treasury Department recently issued proposed regulations addressing the availability of charitable deductions when taxpayers receive or expect to receive corresponding state or local tax credits for contributions. The...more
The IRS proposed regulations (the Proposed Regulations) on August 23, 2018, that would largely block state efforts to circumvent new limitations on income tax deductions for state and local taxes and would affect many current...more
The sweeping changes created by the federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“TCJA”) has resulted in some states enacting their own legislation in response to the federal tax reform. On May 31, 2018, Connecticut signed into law a bill...more
Yesterday, the IRS issued Notice 2018-54 and an accompanying news release stating that proposed regulations will be issued addressing the deductibility of state and local tax payments for federal income tax proposes....more
You may be happy that a refund is coming, or you may be steamed at the amount of taxes you had to pay. Regardless, the experience you had for the 2017 tax season likely will be significantly different from the 2018 tax...more
On May 4, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law a provision that attempts to bypass the GOP tax law’s cap on the state and local tax deduction (SALT), which imposes a $10,000 federal limit on state and local tax...more
The 2017 Federal Tax Reform Act contains a provision that generally limits the annual income tax deduction for state and local income and property taxes to $10,000. In reaction to this, states and localities have been...more
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, enacted in December 2017, is the most significant change to the U.S. Tax Code since 1986 and dramatically alters the tax landscape for individuals. A number of changes take effect this year, while...more
With the Dec. 22 enactment of the federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, many Alabamians and companies doing business in our state should see a reduction in their 2018 federal income tax bills but, somewhat surprisingly, an increase...more
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“Act”) (P.L. 115-97) signed into law by President Trump on December 22, 2017 and effective for tax years starting January 1, 2018 reflects a compromise between the House and Senate Bills as...more
The overhaul of the Internal Revenue Code was passed by Congress on December 21, 2017 and signed into law by the President. Many changes become effective January 1, 2018. Although 2017 is almost over, the following are some...more
What a week for U.S. tax law! Last Friday, three days before the deadline he had set for himself and Congress, President Donald Trump put his signature to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (“TCJA” or the “Act”), which enacts...more
On December 22, 2017, the tax reform bill, commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the Act), was signed into law, bringing sweeping changes to the U.S. Tax Code. The Act takes effect on January 1, 2018....more
Blank Rome’s “2017 New Tax Law – Client Alert” is a special series on the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and related changes to the tax code. In the series, Blank Rome’s lawyers share their analysis of different provisions in the Bill...more
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Act”) is headed to the President’s desk for signing into law. Many taxpayers are wondering what can be done (or avoided) before the end of 2017 to maximize their tax efficiency this year and...more
The House-Senate Conference Committee released the revised “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” on Dec. 15, 2017. This compromise bill made major changes to the separate bills that the House and Senate passed earlier this year. Both...more