Nonprofit Quick Tip: State Filings in Florida and Louisiana
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Nonprofit Quick Tip: State Filings in Massachusetts and Connecticut
With the 2024 election cycle underway, it is important for exempt organizations to understand and comply with relevant restrictions on political campaign activities to safeguard their tax-exempt status and avoid triggering...more
It appears that many of the country’s colleges and universities believe they have not already contributed enough to the decline of American education and to the erosion of our society, generally. These institutions of...more
Welcome to EO Radio Show – Your Nonprofit Legal Resource. I'm Cynthia Rowland, and episode 55 is the sixth in a series of Quick Tip episodes focusing on the details of state registration of nonprofit corporations. In...more
On May 17, 2021, the U.S. Tax Court issued a Memorandum Opinion in Vincent J. Fumo v. Commissioner, T.C. Memo. 2021-61, regarding the definition of a “disqualified person” under I.R.C. section 4958(a)(1). Managers of...more
The Department of the Treasury has adopted Final Regulation, providing guidance on information to be reported on the annual return of tax-exempt organizations with respect to their “substantial contributors." For these...more
Tax-exempt organizations should be aware that the Internal Revenue Service plans to add more focus—and more personnel—toward its examination efforts, including new strategies to address potential noncompliance....more
Since the Great Recession, nonprofits have been receiving less support from budget-constrained governmental agencies and fewer contributions from the private sector. Similarly, many state and other nonprofit universities have...more
Does A Tax-Exempt Healthcare Organization’s Participation in an Accountable Care Organization (ACO) Adversely Affect Its Tax-Exempt Financing? IRS Notice 2014-67 Provides Guidance....more
On October 24, 2014, the Internal Revenue Service issued Notice 2014-67 (the “Notice”), which provides important guidance and increased flexibility for issuers and conduit borrowers of tax-exempt bonds regarding contracting...more
On August 26, 2014, the IRS and the Department of the Treasury issued the 2014-2015 Priority Guidance Plan. The Priority Guidance Plan includes 18 exempt organization law projects and four projects relating to charitable...more
On July 11, 2014, the IRS released a Technical Advice Memorandum ("TAM") finding that a tax-exempt hospital's income from the performance of laboratory services for non-patients was not subject to the unrelated business...more
In 2013, the IRS revealed that it had selected ”social welfare” groups (like the Tea Party) applying for tax-exempt status for closer scrutiny. That investigation is still ongoing and it has given the IRS a black eye....more
The Illinois Appellate Court recently upheld the denial of a property tax exemption on both charitable and religious grounds for the Meridian Village continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in Glen Carbon. A CCRC provides...more
In This Issue: - What You Need to Know - Methods to Reinstate Tax-Exempt Status Smaller Organizations Applying Within 15 Months of Revocation Date - Organizations Not Eligible for the Streamlined Process Applying...more
In This Issue: - Considerations in the Cloud: Managing the Risks - United States V. Sperry: A Revived Threat to Owners, Directors, Managers and Directors of Distressed Organizations - Board Membership &...more
Tax-exempt organizations that have had their tax-exempt status automatically revoked because of failure to file required annual returns for three consecutive years can follow new procedures for seeking reinstatement of their...more
In This Issue: - Top News ..Congress Approves Budget Deal with Short-Term ‘Doc Fix' ..CMS “Two-Midnight” Rule delayed until March 31, 2014 ..Individuals with Canceled Insurance Policies May Apply for...more
On December 30, 2013, the Internal Revenue Service issued two notices related to Section 501(r) of the Internal Revenue Code, which provides guidelines for hospital organizations wishing to retain tax-exempt status. Notice...more
On the heels of controversy surrounding the Internal Revenue Service's treatment of conservative groups applying for tax-exempt status, the Treasury Department is accepting comments on proposed regulations that will...more
Proskauer’s 18th Annual Trick or Treat Seminar was held on Thursday, October 31. The Seminar discussed: - Statutory Authority of New York Attorney General’s Charities Bureau - Proposed Revisions to New...more
The Department of the Treasury and the IRS, on August 9, issued their 2013-2014 Priority Guidance Plan. This plan entails 324 tax law projects that are priorities for the allocation of the government's tax law administrative...more
Plan lays out the agencies' top priorities for the 2013–2014 fiscal year, including those affecting tax-exempt organizations....more
The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court recently upheld a decision that denied a property tax exemption to a continuing care retirement community in Dunwoody Village, Inc., 52 A. 3d 408 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2012)....more
Senate Finance Committee issues tax reform paper setting forth challenges, goals, and possible measures affecting tax-exempt organizations and charitable giving....more
WEST VIRGINIA LAND STEWARDSHIP CORPORATION - Enrolled Com. Sub for H. B. 2590. - Overview - Enrolled Com. Sub. For H. B. 2590 (hereinafter HB 2590) ) – to be known as the West Virginia Land Stewardship...more