REFRESH Steps for Launching a New Charitable Corporation
Nonprofit Quick Tip: State Filings in South Dakota and North Dakota
Nonprofit Quick Tip: State Filings in Wisconsin and Minnesota
Nonprofit Quick Tip: State Filings in Illinois and Indiana
Nonprofit Quick Tip: State Filings in Michigan and Ohio
RoboCop: Overview of Corporate Basics and Compliance Filings
Nonprofit Quick Tip: Corporate Filings in Washington, D.C.
Nonprofit Quick Tip: State Filings in Colorado and Wyoming
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 Quick Tip: State Filings in Oklahoma and Texas
REFRESH: Loot and Private Foundation Rules – Part 2
Nonprofit Quick Tip: State Filings in Kentucky and Tennessee
Wiley's 10 Key Trade Developments: Outbound Investments and CFIUS Review
Nonprofit Quick Tip: State Filings in North Carolina and South Carolina
Nonprofit Quick Tip: State Filings in Florida and Louisiana
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
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The IRS issued Notice 2025-19, inviting the public to submit recommendations for items to include in the IRS’s 2025-2026 Priority Guidance Plan. The IRS uses the Priority Guidance Plan to identify and prioritize the tax...more
On April 29, 2025, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that proposes to codify a number of definitions and concepts underlying the foreign ownership rules and process in...more
On April 11, 2025, FERC issued Order No. 1920-B, which clarified and maintained key requirements from Order No. 1920-A regarding long-term transmission planning and cost allocation. FERC clarified that transmission providers...more
On April 7, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released a draft Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that proposes to codify a number of definitions and concepts underlying the foreign ownership rules and process in...more
In a whirlwind attempt to follow the roller coaster actions in the courts, the U.S. Congress, and FinCEN’s administrative efforts, Snell & Wilmer has worked to keep clients updated with the drama-filled developments of the...more
On March 26, 2025, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), in an action that was promised earlier in March, issued an interim final rule (the “Interim Rule”) that removes all requirements for U.S. companies and...more
The Environmental Protection Agency announced March 12 it set up an e-mail account allowing the regulated community to request a presidential exemption under Section 112(i)(4) of the Clean Air Act (“CAA”)....more
On February 7, 2025, the SEC issued a one-year exemption from compliance with new Rule 13f‑2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and related reporting on new Form SHO. The SEC adopted Rule 13f-2 and the Form SHO...more
On March 21, 2025, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) adopted an interim final rule (Rule) exempting U.S. companies previously subject to the reporting requirements under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA)...more
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced on February 27, 2025 that it will not issue any fines or penalties or take any other enforcement action for failing to file or update BOI reports by the current...more
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On September 27, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") adopted rule and form amendments to the Commission's Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval ("EDGAR") system to improve access to and...more
On March 2, 2025, the Treasury Department announced suspension of the March 21, 2025 deadline for filing under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) for any domestic companies or U.S. citizens....more
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After over a year of anticipation, in January the U.S. Treasury Department released its final regulations that revise the jurisdiction and rules for the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States’ (CFIUS), following...more
This quick update is one in a series you can expect to receive regarding Oregon’s Corporate Activity Tax (“CAT”). As you may know, I help lead the Oregon State Bar Taxation Section’s Laws Committee, which is charged with...more
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Recently, the Securities and Exchange Commission approved FINRA’s proposed amendments to its Corporate Financing Rule, which are intended to modernize, simplify, and streamline the rule....more