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In recent decades, states and localities have implemented increasingly complex lobbying laws that sometimes require groups to disclose their donors or members when registering to lobby. Unfortunately, while focusing their...more
For many years, supporters of a candidate or a cause simply wrote a check and asked friends and colleagues to do the same. But the opportunities to influence elections and public policy have evolved significantly, allowing...more
The newly-enacted Financial Data Transparency Act (FDTA) has the potential to significantly change the format currently used by issuers and conduit borrowers in submitting financial information to the Municipal Securities...more
Given the increasing SEC scrutiny on disclosure practices in municipal finance, governmental issuers and conduit borrowers [e.g., 501(c)(3) corporations] are taking a fresh look at their disclosure policies and procedures,...more
Joint Committee on Taxation Report on Tax Treatment of Political Campaign and Lobbying Activities of Tax-Exempt Organizations - On April 29, 2022, the Joint Committee on Taxation published its 35-page report (the “Report”)...more
New York recently adopted regulations impacting charitable organizations that are registered and required to file annual financial reports (the CHAR 500) with the New York Attorney General’s Charities Bureau. These...more
The nonprofit sector received welcome news last week as Governor Hochul signed two pieces of important legislation: (i) S4817a/A1141a which repeals recently-enacted and redundant state filing requirements, which could have...more
On May 26, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued final regulations (the “Final Regulations”) relaxing nonprofit donor disclosure requirements under section 6033 of the Internal...more
With voluntary disclosure filings, late filing notices and notices of ratings changes increasing steadily in recent days, and additional disclosure filings expected in the near term, issuers and conduit borrowers—such as...more
This January 2019 edition of A Guide to Political and Lobbying Activities (the “Guide”) includes updates to reflect an increased scrutiny of representation of foreign governments, corporations, and other entities in the...more
One of the longest-standing regulations allowing for “dark money” in federal election law was invalidated by a recent federal court decision, meaning politically active nonprofit organizations that make independent...more
Under newly released rules, certain tax-exempt organizations are no longer required to disclose personally identifiable donor information on their annual Form 990 filings. This change does not affect Section 501(c)(3) or...more
There have been important legal developments at the federal and state levels for nonprofit organizations. - Takeaways - Nonprofits continue to experience Federal government and private litigant antitrust enforcement. ...more
Wait a minute! Haven't we done everything we're supposed to do? We've clearly defined our charitable mission. We formed our non-profit corporation. We got our 501(c)(3) determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service...more
In its recent four-word decision (“The judgment is affirmed.”) Independence Institute v. Federal Election Commission, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a campaign finance law requirement that donors backing certain campaign ads...more
A federal court development has delayed enforcement of the recently enacted New York State legislation (described in our prior blog post) requiring 501(c)(3) organizations to publicly disclose the identities of certain donors...more
Since 1958, when the Supreme Court held that the State of Alabama’s attempt to compel the NAACP to disclose its membership lists infringed on the members’ constitutional rights to freedom of speech and assembly, charities and...more
Bill No. A. 10742/S. 8160, introduced during the final hours of the spring legislative session and signed into law by Governor Andrew Cuomo, requires 501(c)(3) organizations to publicly disclose the identities of certain...more
Governor Cuomo recently signed into law the highly anticipated "Ethics Reform Plan." The new law amended or added statutory provisions in four primary areas: (1) lobbying source of funding disclosures; (2) disclosures by tax...more
Late last week, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and State legislative leaders announced agreement on a broad set of ethics and campaign-finance reforms focused on increased disclosure, transparency, and public trust....more