This past Sunday, nearly 1,500 pastors agreed to preach politics at their church services during “Pulpit Freedom Sunday.” This event,…
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Nonprofit Law Blog
Fiscal Sponsorship: Many Organizations Still Finding Much Value in Umbrella Structure
We wrote our last post on fiscal sponsorship in early 2013, when the IRS was in the midst of a…
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A Rose by Any Other Name? ‘Charitable’ Means Different Things to Different People
Organizations that are tax exempt under federal law may think that this status carries through to all sectors, such as…
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Exempt Organizations Priority List Highlights Implementation of Form 1023-EZ
The IRS recently released its 2014-2015 Priority Guidance Plan, which contains 317 projects the IRS intends to work on during…
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Subcommittee Report: Majority Finds No Bias in IRS Review of 501(c)(4) Applications
The Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations has released a report summarizing the Subcommittee’s bipartisan investigation into issues with how the…
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Donor-Advised Funds Continue to Gain Steam
The Wall Street Journal recently published an interesting article on donor-advised funds, the fastest growing charitable vehicle at this time….
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Organizations See Welcome IRS Movement on Applications for Exempt Status
We blogged last month about the new Form 1023-EZ, a short-form application for recognition of 501(c)(3) status that certain smaller…
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Not So Fast! When Choosing For-Profit vs. Nonprofit, Consider Options Carefully
The Harvard Business Review recently provided some interesting insight on bad reasons to start a for-profit social enterprise. The post…
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Taxpayer Advocate Raises Concerns About Increasing FAQ Use by IRS
National Taxpayer Advocate Nina Olson spoke critically at a recent accounting conference about the increased use of FAQs and other…
READ MORE ‘America Gives More Act’ Has Cleared House, But Future Still Uncertain
The U.S. House of Representatives earlier this month passed the “America Gives More Act,” a piece of legislation that includes…
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