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 Book Review: ABA Guidebook for Directors of Nonprofit Corporations
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
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
Employment Law Update for Nonprofits With Holly Sutton
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Welcome to EO Radio Show - Your Nonprofit Legal Resource. Episode 64 continues the exploration of the new proposed regulations important to the administration of Donor Advised Funds. The Internal Revenue Service and the...more
Welcome to EO Radio Show - Your Nonprofit Legal Resource. Episode 63 explores new proposed regulations important to the administration of Donor Advised Funds (DAFs). The Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department...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
As the 2023 tax year winds down, owners of individual retirement accounts (IRAs) might consider combining the 2023 tax benefits of charitable giving with a qualified charitable distribution (QCD) from their IRA....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
Welcome to EO Radio Show – Your Nonprofit Legal Resource. In this episode, Cynthia Rowland will cover some federal Internal Revenue Code rules that charitable organizations and their donors need to know in order to make sure...more
Charities increasingly receive inquiries from donors regarding the entity’s willingness to accept cryptocurrency (“crypto”) donations. In the wake of the pandemic, charities should consider ways to diversify fundraising...more
As the creation of and transactions involving non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have increased dramatically, so has interest in using NFTs as donations to charitable organizations and for other charitable fundraising tools. Given...more
In this Thanksgiving season, with the ongoing tax tumult in Washington DC, we pause for a moment to consider not only how we might Build Back Better, but how we can Build Back Generously. Giving is good for the giver, and...more
As the 2021 tax year winds down, owners of individual retirement accounts (IRAs) might consider combining the 2021 tax benefits of charitable giving with a qualified charitable distribution from your IRA. If you are at least...more
By using a Charitable Unitrust Remainder Trust (CRUT), philanthropic minded donors can gift to a charitable cause while maintaining a lifetime benefit. A CRUT is an irrevocable agreement that will provide an income stream to...more
On December 27, 2020, “The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021” (H.R. 133) (the “CAA”) was signed into law by the President. The CAA includes various updates to, and additional funding for, programs established under the...more
As the holiday season approaches, people are thinking about giving to charitable organizations. As a donor, you can be both philanthropic and tax-efficient in your charitable giving. Estate Planning - One way to give is...more
Who Needs to Know - Employers and Employees Impacted by COVID-19. Why It Matters - Employers and employees alike continue to feel the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite a variety of tax incentives, employers may...more
Q. Are there any COVID-related tax incentives that could benefit employers and employees?...more
We previously posted about two leave-sharing programs available to employers during the COVID-19 pandemic: major disaster leave-sharing programs and medical emergency leave-sharing programs. These leave-sharing programs may...more
Tis the season for charitable giving. First, in order to claim a deduction for a contribution to a qualified charitable organization, a taxpayer must itemize deductions. Second, the contribution must be a contribution of...more
In the US, there are promoters of phony companies that pose as registered charities and solicit charitable contributions by individuals or corporations. The Donor will provide a receipt that is later refused by the tax...more
The Tax Court’s recent opinion in Roth v. Commissioner, T.C. Memo. 2017-248, raises interesting issues about the need for supervisor approval when the IRS asserts penalties. In 2007, the petitioners in Roth donated a...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
Due to increased valuation of public and private equities, coupled with the upcoming end of the sunset provision that allows hedge fund managers to defer taxation on fees earned offshore, there is an increased interest among...more
Significant changes are expected to U.S. tax laws following the election of Donald Trump as the next President of the United States and the Republican Party’s retention of control over both houses of Congress. The details of...more
In a General Information Letter addressing the tax treatment of benefit corporations, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) stated that a taxable benefit corporation may deduct payments to charities as business expenses (and...more
As you are making your list and checking it twice, you might want to consider whether you want to make any year-end gifts to your favorite charities. If you do, you will be in good company. According to the National...more