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REFRESH Nonprofit Basics: Insider Transactions and Nonprofits
Nonprofit Basics: IRS 10-Course Charity Workshop
Nonprofit Basics: Unrelated Business Income Tax: Modifications and Exceptions - Part 2
Nonprofit Basics: Unrelated Business Income Tax: Basic Rules for Charities - Part 1
PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion - IRS Clarifies Emergency Distributions Tax Exceptions
Nonprofit Quick Tip: State Filings in North Carolina and South Carolina
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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Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 176: Tax Exempt Healthcare Entities with Jim Pool, Maynard Nexsen Health Care Attorney
Scrutiny Around the Hospital Tax-Exempt Status
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Nonprofit Basics: Document Retention Policies and Subpoenas, and a Conversation With Aviva Gilbert on Why Good Policies Matter
Nonprofit Basics: Election Year Issues for Private Foundations and Public Charities Part 3: Private Foundation Approaches to Policy Advocacy Allowed by the Internal Revenue Code
Nonprofit Basics: Election Year Issues for Private Foundations and Public Charities Part 2: Legislative Lobbying Activities by Public Charities
Nonprofit Basics: Election Year Issues for Private Foundations and Public Charities Part 1: Candidate Campaign Intervention
Change of Control: Golden Parachute Rules in the Sale Process
The intersection of real estate transactions and tax strategy has long been a focal point for investors seeking to optimize returns while minimizing liabilities. Two powerful tools in this arena – the Membership Interest...more
A common structure for equity REITs, the UPREIT model allows a REIT to hold and operate its assets through a single operating partnership. This structure provides tax advantages and liquidity opportunities for property...more
Property owned by qualified religious organizations in Colorado may enjoy an exemption from state property tax. To enjoy exemption, the real and personal property must be owned and used “solely and exclusively for religious...more
As a result of the wildfires and straight-line winds that began in Southern California on January 7, 2025, the IRS issued an extension of the 45- and 180-day deadlines for IRC §1031 exchange transactions....more
Those of us in California who give advice regarding the structuring of IRC Section 1031 like-kind tax-deferred exchanges of real property are well aware that the California Franchise Tax Board (FTB) has an active program of...more
As the Ides of April approach for individual tax filers, a mad dash to find tax savings is underway. Many real estate investors and professionals are quite familiar with the tax saving potential of a 1031 Exchange....more
With interest rates nearly the highest they’ve been in decades, but property prices still high, sellers and buyers are looking for ways to finance real estate transactions while also availing themselves of IRC § 1031’s...more
Over the past few years, several real estate investment trusts have made filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission reflecting the adoption of a Delaware Statutory Trust (“DST”) program. Typically, the DST program...more
On August 4, 2023, the IRS published proposed regulations that, if finalized, would identify monetized installment sale transactions as a listed transaction. Sellers, intermediaries and other involved parties would be...more
Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of September 27, 2021 – October 1, 2021... September 28, 2021: The IRS released a revenue...more
In April 2021, President Biden announced the “American Families Plan,” which included some significant tax law changes. Among the proposed changes included in the “American Families Plan” was the increase of the tax rate that...more
On 9/14/20, the IRS announced 4 New Compliance Campaigns . One Campaign addresses FIRPTA (Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act of 1980) Reporting Compliance for Non-Resident Aliens (NRAs). FIRPTA authorized the United...more
A common LLC problem: LLC members are ready to call it quits on the LLC and divide their interests in the LLC’s real property. Some members may want to sell, receive cash, and recognize gains for tax purposes. Other...more
As part of the US federal tax reform in 2017, Congress enacted sections 1400Z-1 and 1400Z-2 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), to provide incentives economic growth and investment in designated...more
On April 17, 2019, Treasury issued its second installment of proposed regulations relating to Qualified Opportunity Zones (“QOZs”). The regulations are 169 pages in length, and (as suspected) are fairly complex. Nevertheless,...more
On March 27, 2019, the Senate Finance Committee launched an investigation into the abuse of syndicated conservation easement transactions. The transactions being investigated involve promoters selling interests in tracts of...more
On Friday, October 19, 2018, the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service issued highly-anticipated proposed regulations regarding “Qualified Opportunity Zones.” The Qualified Opportunity Zone regime was...more
The ability to defer taxes through a 1031 Exchange can make or break a real estate transaction. But federal tax law does not treat all real estate owners equally. Under IRC Section 1031(a)(2), real property held “primarily...more