Premature Revocation

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) mistakenly revoked tax-exempt status from more than 30,000 organizations for failure to file three consecutive information returns. The error occurred because the IRS automated systems were not properly updated to account for the extension of information return filing dates due to the COVID-19 pandemic....

Payments to Charities

Final regulations from the Treasury Department were published and made effective on Tuesday, August 11, 2020, regarding the treatment of payments (not charitable contributions) to charitable entities in return for consideration (value). The regulations finalize proposed regulations issued in December 2019 and incorporate previously published IRS guidance. For a...

UBIT Silos: Proposed Regulations

On April 24, 2020, the IRS and Treasury Department published proposed regulations under the law commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) that provide guidance on how a tax-exempt organization subject to unrelated business income tax (UBIT) determines if it has more than one unrelated...

Fiscal Sponsors and COVID-19

You’ll find a wealth of information provided by numerous organizations and law firms regarding COVID-19-related issues facing nonprofits, including this page from the NEO Law Group. Such issues include those related to new laws providing for paid employee leave, small business (and nonprofit) loans, and enhanced charitable contribution deductions....