On February 26, 2015, Erin and I recorded a webinar for Continuing Education of the Bar – California on Nonprofit Law: Hot Topics. It’s an intermediate-level one-hour CLE program available here. Providing counsel to nonprofits requires knowledge and understanding of corporate and tax laws that are often not intuitive or...
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CEB: Nonprofit Law: Hot Topics – Livecast on Thu, 2/26, at noon
Erin and I will be presenting a program on Nonprofit Law: Hot Topics for Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB) – State Bar of California livecast on Thursday, February 26 from noon to 1 p.m. The following description of our program is on the CEB website. Providing counsel to nonprofits...
Emergency Powers for California Nonprofit Corporations
Under California law, specifically after the approval of Assembly Bill 491 in 2013, corporations including nonprofit public benefit, mutual benefit, and religious corporations are permitted to conduct certain corporate activities during an emergency. Types of emergencies include a natural catastrophe, an enemy attack, an act of terrorism, or a...
Simplified California Exemption Process for Non-Charitable Nonprofits
Effective January 1, 2014, Assembly Bill 1173 simplified the process for applying for California tax exemption by certain organizations that have a federal exemption determination letter. Non-charitable nonprofits, specifically those recognized by the IRS as exempt under Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 501(c)(4), (5), (6), and (7), are now...
Best of the Nonprofit Law Blog 2014
Here are some selected highlights from NEO Law Group over the past year that we hope you’ll find helpful. 2014 was also highlighted by an addition to Erin’s family and Michele’s graduation and passage of the bar exam! Amazing year for all of us. Blog Posts Governance What Issues Should a...
Proposed Rules Affecting California Charities – Comment Period Ends Today!
Unless the Department of Justice receives persuasive feedback today by 5 p.m., California charities that are required to register with the Attorney General’s Registry of Charitable Trusts (most charities except religious organizations, hospitals, and schools) may be subject to the following regulations and penalties: $100 penalty per day per...
California Bill Regarding Nonprofit Dissolutions
On May 27, 2014, California Assembly Bill No. 1529 (AB 1529), introduced by Assemblyman John Perez, was passed on the Assembly Floor. The goal of AB 1529 is to streamline the process for dissolving nonprofit corporations by creating two new dissolution processes. First, it establishes an administrative process that would...
California Bill to Strengthen Enforcement of Charity Registration and Reporting
On May 27, 2014, Assembly Bill No. 2077 (AB 2077), introduced by Assemblyman Travis Allen, was unanimously passed on the Assembly Floor. AB 2077 provides that moneys in the Registry of Charitable Trusts Fund, upon appropriation by the Legislature, shall be used by the Attorney General to enforce the registration...
5 Things Nonprofits Should Know About Ballot Measure Advocacy in California
Ballot measure advocacy can be an important and powerful way to advance an organization’s mission and purpose. Last week, the Alliance for Justice hosted a Webinar to discuss the ways in which a 501(c)(3) organization may engage in ballot measure advocacy. Here is a list of 5 things...
FTB Revocation Policy for Failure to File Statement of Information or Form RRF-1
At a meeting of the California Bar Association’s Tax Exempt Organizations Committee last Friday, the issue of the California Franchise Tax Board (“FTB”) revoking an organization’s state tax-exempt status for failure to timely file a Statement of Information with the California Secretary of State was raised. Several representatives of...
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