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Docena Sucia 2024

El 4/11/24, el IRS concluyó la publicación de la Docena Sucia 2024. La Docena Sucia es una campaña anual de concientización del contribuyente que comenzó en 2002 y enumera doce estafas y esquemas que colocan a los...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

Dirty Dozen 2024

On 4/11/24, the IRS concluded the release of the Dirty Dozen 2024. The Dirty Dozen is an annual taxpayer awareness campaign which began in 2002 listing twelve scams and schemes that place taxpayers, businesses, and the tax...more

Cozen O'Connor

AG Ellison Seeks to Dissolve Nonprofits that Profited at Expense of Needy Children

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Minnesota AG Keith Ellison filed 23 lawsuits seeking to shut down nonprofit corporations that allegedly defrauded the Federal Child Nutrition Program by falsely claiming to serve meals to children in need while pocketing the...more

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Religious Institutions Update: March 2023

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Donors State Claims for Misuse of Their Funds, But Not as a Class Action - In Carrier v. Ravi Zacharias Int'l Ministries, Inc. No. 1:21-CV-3161-TWT, 2022 WL 1540206 (N.D. Ga. May 13, 2022) and Carrier v. Ravi Zacharias...more

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AG Ellison Sues Minnesota Nonprofit for Misuse of Federal Children’s Food Funding During Covid-19 Pandemic

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Minnesota AG Keith Ellison filed a lawsuit against Minnesota nonprofit ThinkTechAct Foundation and three associated individuals for allegedly violating state nonprofit and charitable organization laws by defrauding a federal...more

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Are Your Nonprofit’s Remote Member Meetings Still Legal?

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For obvious reasons, 2020 paved the way for nonprofit organizations to hold member meetings remotely, many for the first time. While some associations and other nonprofit organizations have chosen to stick with the...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Rob DeConti on the Latest Guidance and Insights from the OIG at HHS

In this podcast Rob DeConti, Assistant Inspector General for Legal Affairs within the office of counsel to the Inspector General at HHS, was good enough to share a tremendous amount of insight into what the OIG is seeing,...more

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Proskauer’s 26th Annual Trick or Treat Seminar

Proskauer’s 26th Annual Trick or Treat Seminar was held virtually on Friday, October 29th and discussed timely topics and best practices specifically tailored to the not-for-profit community. ...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Extension of Charitable Giving Benefits under the CARES Act for 2021

Starting in 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”) expanded the deductibility of charitable contributions to incentivize charitable giving during 2020. The Consolidated Appropriations...more

Lathrop GPM

Leveraging Institutional Capital Assets to Meet the Moment

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Hoping to alleviate the immense damage to vulnerable communities inflicted by COVID-19 and racial inequities that have drawn the spotlight over the past year, foundations and other charitable institutions are digging deeper...more

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Event Tickets May Constitute Self-Dealing

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As private foundations and other charitable organizations look forward to the end of the coronavirus pandemic and the return of in-person events, it may be a good idea to review the self-dealing rules involving event tickets...more

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The Consolidated Appropriations Act Of 2021: An Update For Tax-Exempt Organizations

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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

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OCC Proposes Rules for CRA Benchmarks and Fair Access

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In the News. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued a long-awaited rule seeking comment on its proposed approach to determine the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) evaluation measure benchmarks, retail...more

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How to Free Up Access to Employer Assets and/or Ease Employee Access to Vested Benefits During COVID-19

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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

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PROVIDING COVID-19 FINANCIAL RELIEF: How to Free Up Access to Employer Assets and/or Ease Employee Access to Vested Benefits

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Q. Are there any COVID-related tax incentives that could benefit employers and employees?...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Report on Medicare Compliance Volume 29, Number 28. News Briefs: August 2020

Report on Medicare Compliance 29, no. 28 (August 3, 2020) - The HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) has given the green light to a plan by a charitable organization to “purchase or receive donations of unpaid medical...more

Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP

Creative Ways for Charitable Organizations to Sustain Long-Term Viability

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted almost every business and nonprofit organization. Many experts have written about how nonprofits can handle fundraising during the crisis, suggesting increasing donor engagement, staying the...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

PA Provides New Spending Flexibilities and Nonjudicial Settlement Opportunities for Nonprofits, Charitable Trusts

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On July 23, 2020, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf approved 2020 Act 71, enacting House Bill 2484. The new law amends the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, Titles 15 (Corporations and Unincorporated Associations) and 20...more

Brooks Pierce

COVID-19 Hero Highlights: Cintra Develops Partnerships with Nonprofits to Sustain Charlotte Families

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This article is part of a series in which Brooks Pierce highlights clients that are going above and beyond to help combat the effects of the COVID-19 crisis in their communities. Cintra, a subsidiary of global...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

IRS moves CHNA due dates to December 31, 2020

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Due to burdens placed on hospitals by the COVID-19 pandemic, the IRS provided additional relief to hospital organizations that must meet Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) requirements under section 501(r)(3) of the...more

Snell & Wilmer

IRS Approves Additional Leave-Based Donation Programs for COVID-19 Relief

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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

Fisher Phillips

An Employer’s Guide To Managing PTO Donation Requests In The COVID-19 Age

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As the pandemic continues to scar wide portions of our society, a number of employees have expressed to their employers an interest in donating their own PTO to help co-workers and community members adversely impacted by...more

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IRS Provides Guidance on PTO Donation Programs to Aid Victims of the COVID-19 Pandemic

The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to cause widespread challenges for employers and their employees. Accordingly, employers have implemented a number of policies and programs to assist employees and others impacted by...more

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Local COVID-19 Resources for Nonprofits in California, Massachusetts and New York

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Nonprofit organizations are often at the forefront of local COVID-19 relief efforts, and many are experiencing critical financial challenges and new operational hurdles as a result of the pandemic. While media outlets have...more

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IRS Provides Guidance On Employer Leave-Based Donation Programs That Aid Victims Of The COVID-19 Pandemic

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IRS Notice 2020-46 addresses the tax treatment of employees who elect to have their employers donate sick, vacation or personal leave as cash payments to charitable organizations that provide relief to victims of the COVID-19...more

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