REFRESH Nonprofit Basics: Setting up a New Charity for Disaster Relief
REFRESH Nonprofit Basics: Insider Transactions and Nonprofits
An Introduction to DAFs and Overview of the Newly Proposed DAF Regulations
Nonprofit Basics: Supporting Organizations Part 2 - Orientation for Understanding Type III Supporting Organizations
Nonprofit Basics: Supporting Organizations - Part 1
Loot and Private Foundation Rules - Part 2
Loot and Private Foundation Rules – Part 1
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
Nonprofit Basics: Navigating the Complex Rules That Describe a Public Charity
Welcome to EO Radio Show - Your Nonprofit Legal Resource. I'm Cynthia Rowland, and this episode is a “refresh” of Episode 10. It provides a checklist of considerations when organizing a new charity to provide relief in the...more
Were you paying attention to the recent news about the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) rule banning noncompetition clauses (the Rule)? You may have missed this critical point the FTC included as part of the rollout of that...more
Donors with ownership interests in privately held companies (i.e., limited liability companies, corporations, partnerships) have the ability to utilize the interest to make a charitable gift. This strategy becomes...more
Welcome to EO Radio Show – Your Nonprofit Legal Resource. This Nonprofit Basics episode is the third of a three-part series on election year activities for public charities and private foundations. Part 3 addresses private...more
Welcome to EO Radio Show – Your Nonprofit Legal Resource. This Nonprofit Basics episode is the second of a three-part series on election year activities for public charities and private foundations. Part 1 addressed the...more
Welcome to EO Radio Show – Your Nonprofit Legal Resource. This Nonprofit Basics episode is the first of a three-part series on election-year activities of public charities and private foundations. In part 1, Cynthia Rowland...more
Welcome to EO Radio Show. This nonprofit basics episode is intended to help a founder of a new charity to navigate the complex rules that describe a public charity. Many people think that the designation 501(c)(3) means an...more
Our advice is often sought about forming a charitable organization for personal reasons, corporate philanthropy or to house the charitable/educational activities of a trade association or a social welfare association. There...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
Here’s a situation that has been coming up increasingly for our clients in recent years: There’s a new social movement gaining traction in the community – perhaps a clever hashtag, calls for public support or requests for...more
Anyone currently trying to buy a home in the United States is keenly aware of the low inventory of available homes and record-high prices. The current home-buying environment is especially challenging for low-income,...more
Electronic Filing Mandate for Form 990-EZ - The Taxpayer First Act, enacted July 1, 2019, requires tax-exempt organizations to electronically file information returns and related forms. The requirement to file...more
Under § 170(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as amended (the “Code”), a U.S. taxpayer may only claim a deduction on his or her federal income tax return for contributions made to 501(c)(3) charitable organizations...more
It is widely recognized that the public-charity tax exemption in the Arkansas Constitution covers charitable hospitals, provided they meet certain criteria established by Arkansas Supreme Court case law. But what about a free...more
Latest webcasts for charities and nonprofits - Four new presentations are available for 501(c)(3) organizations. Additional charities and nonprofits topics are onIRSvideos.gov....more
The May 15, 2018 filing due date for the Form 990 for tax-exempt organizations operating on a calendar year is just around the corner. Organizations may file Form 8868, Application for Automatic Extension of Time to File an...more
Both the Trump Administration and key leadership in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate are continuing their focus on tax reform. Although details are being withheld until the Republican leadership in the House,...more
Recent demonstrations highlight a significant passion for expressing dissent and opposition to the Trump administration and its public policy positions. Given the dramatic increase in queries we have received from our clients...more
A Brief Case Study: Your nonprofit’s founder sends out an email in their official capacity to all of its members urging the them to vote for or against a political candidate or for or against a local proposition. It may...more
Engaging in any political electoral campaign activity on behalf of or in opposition to a candidate for public office is a prohibited activity for all charities and private foundations that are exempt under Internal Revenue...more
The 2016 U.S. presidential campaign has reached a fevered pitch, with a little over a month remaining before Election Day. After Monday’s debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, the stakes are high and the American...more
New requirement for organizations intending to operate under Section 501(c)(4): Submit Form 8976 - New legislation enacted at the end of 2015 added section 506 to the Internal Revenue Code. Section 506 requires an...more
In July of 2014, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) introduced a shorter application form to help small charities apply for 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status more easily. At that time, the Form 1023-EZ required a $400 user fee to...more
On "Giving Tuesday" 2015, Nexsen Pruet attorney Sue Odom shares some insight into the structure and arms of the organizations that touch our lives - and the legal issues involved. These organizations can be classified as a...more
Private Foundation Rules to Remember - Private foundations must follow a variety of rules to avoid the imposition of potentially onerous penalty taxes on the foundation and its related parties...more