Karen Leaffer Schauble presented on “Fiscal Sponsorship Up Close: Understanding the Benefits and Pitfalls” at the Colorado Nonprofit Association’s 2014…
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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…
READ MORE Legal Developments Affecting Charitable Organizations and 990 Reporting
Becky Seidel presented on legal developments affecting charitable organizations and Form 990 reporting at the 2013 Rocky Mountain Area Conference…
READ MORE 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…
READ MORE 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…
READ MORE 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…
READ MORE 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….
READ MORE 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…
READ MORE 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…
READ MORE 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…
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