This is the third and last post we’ll publish on Georgetown Law’s 39th Annual Representing and Managing Tax-Exempt Organizations Conference featuring highlights from a number of sessions (mixed in some cases with my own thoughts). You can find our earlier posts here (IRS, Treasury, Capitol Hill) and here (Current Developments)....
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10 +1 Key Current Developments: 2022 Georgetown EO Conference
Georgetown Law held its 39th Annual Representing and Managing Tax-Exempt Organizations Conference in-person and by livestream. Here are some of the highlights from the session on Key Current Developments presented by Jean Tom (Davis Wright Tremaine) and Ofer Lion (Seyfarth) with some of my notes and comments interspersed. Annual...
Selected Highlights 2022 Georgetown Exempt Organizations Conference – IRS, Treasury, Capitol Hill
Georgetown Law held its 39th Annual Representing and Managing Tax-Exempt Organizations Conference in-person and by livestream on April 28-29, 2022. Here are some of the highlights from the sessions presented by representatives of the IRS, Treasury, and staffers on Capitol Hill: 2022 Message from the IRS Director, Exempt Organizations...
Scholarships to NCPGC 29th Annual Planned Giving Conference
Northern California Planned Giving Council (NCPGC) is holding its 29th Annual Planned Giving Conference virtually on May 5 and 6, 2022 and qualified applicants can submit a scholarship application (available here) by March 15 for the chance to attend and get a 12-month membership for free. Eligibility RequirementsApplicants should...
Highlights from the ABA Exempt Organizations Committee Meeting 2/1/22 – Part Three
Tax Issues for Fundraising Platforms, Donors and Donees “Charitable fundraising platforms” are websites, mobile apps, or other internet-based technology platforms that facilitate or enable charitable solicitation or charitable giving. There are many types of charitable fundraising platforms – both for-profit and nonprofit. Among the many types are those focused...
Highlights from the ABA Exempt Organizations Committee Meeting 2/1/22 – Part Two
Consequences of Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Bonta We are left to conclude that the Attorney General’s disclosure requirement imposes a widespread burden on donors’ associational rights. And this burden cannot be justified on the ground that the regime is narrowly tailored to investigating charitable wrongdoing, or that the...
Highlights from the ABA Exempt Organizations Committee Meeting 2/1/22 – Part One
Here are some of the highlights from the virtual ABA Exempt Organizations Committee meeting held on February, 2022 as part of the ABA 2022 Midyear Tax Meeting. News from the IRS and Treasury New “no rule area” for IRS (Rev Proc 2022-3): no rulings on whether an act of self-dealing...
Nonprofit Radio: Getting Ready for 2022
I recently spoke with Tony Martignetti on Nonprofit Radio about the legal outlook for 2022. Here are some areas we discussed along with some bonus areas and additional resources – Technology Trends Cryptocurrency Nonprofits Get a New Type of Donation: Cryptocurrency (NY Times) How Your Nonprofit Can Accept Gifts Of Cryptocurrency...
WCTEO 2021 Highlights
The following are some of the highlights from the 2021 Western Conference on Tax Exempt Organizations (WCTEO), with recognition that these just touch the surface and you’ll get so much more by attending: Lessons from Headlines Donor Advised Funds: Accelerating Charitable Efforts Act (ACE Act) – probably unlikely to be passed...
2021 Western Conference on Tax Exempt Organizations (WCTEO)
The 25th Annual Western Conference on Tax-Exempt Organizations (WCTEO), my #1 go-to conference every year for the past 16 years, will be held virtually on Thursday, December 2, and Friday, December 3. You can register here. LMU Loyola Law School will hold its 25th-annual Western Conference on Tax Exempt Organizations with...