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I’ll be on Nonprofit Radio this Friday, January 19, at 10:00 am PT / 1:00 pm ET talking with host Tony Martignetti about the new tax law and its impact on nonprofits. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 represents the most significant change to the Internal Revenue Code in over 30 years...
Form 1023 The IRS has released an updated Form 1023, revised December 2017. Form; Instructions. For organizations submitting the full Form 1023, the user fee is now $600. The instructions indicate that organizations should refer to Rev. Proc. 2017-5, 2017-1 I.R.B. 230, or a later revision for updates to...
The new tax law, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, despised by a great majority of the public and leading nonprofits, is now law. Nonprofits should be aware of these provisions and how they may impact their fundraising and operations. Part 1 – Fundraising The following temporary* provisions in...
On December 4, 2017, the Internal Revenue Service and U.S. Treasury Department released Notice 2017-73 (Request for Comments on Application of Excise Taxes With Respect to Donor Advised Funds in Certain Situations), seeking comments to help them develop donor-advised fund regulations in three specific areas. Written comments must be submitted...
The Western Conference on Tax-Exempt Organizations (WCTEO), my #1 go-to conference every year for the past 12 years, will be held at the historic Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles on Thursday, November 30, and Friday, December 1. NEO Law Group is proud to be a first-time Gold Sponsor...
On November 9, 2017, we got our first look at the Senate Tax Bill following the release of the House Tax Bill (see Nonprofits and Tax Reform: 2017 House GOP Plan). Both Bills are proposing major tax reforms, highlighted by $1.5 trillion in tax cuts mostly benefiting the ultra-wealthy. According to the...
House Republicans released their new tax reform bill (the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act) last Thursday, framing it as a “middle-class tax cut” while detractors call it a “tax windfall for the rich” and a “Trojan horse” for the middle-class. According to the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center: The tax...
I’ll be on Nonprofit Radio this Friday, October 20, at 10:00 am PT / 1:00 pm ET talking with host Tony Martignetti about disaster relief. Sadly, this is an particularly timely topic with the ongoing fires in Northern California following the devastating hurricanes of the past few months. Catch us live on Talking Alternative or a...
On September 28, 2017, the IRS released its Tax Exempt and Government Entities FY 2018 Work Plan. Below are some excerpts from the Commissioners about the IRS Work Plan for the division generally in charge of nonprofit tax compliance and some highlights from the Plan: We enter Fiscal Year 2018...
Private foundations in the United States are often interested in funding promising organizations and projects that are based outside of the country. When doing so, these foundations are required to follow certain rules and procedures promulgated by the IRS to help ensure that the foreign grantees are properly using...