ArticleComplementary Philanthropy Using Both Donor-Advised Funds And Private FoundationsMany investment firms and community foundations sponsor DAFs.United StatesTaxDay Pitney LLP
ArticleFederal Court Orders IRS To Release Digitally Readable Forms 990A federal judge on January 30, 2015, handed the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) a significant defeat in its fight against releasing IRS Form 990 information returns in a digitally readable format...United StatesTaxVenable LLP
ArticleLetter To DOJ Confirms IRS Intent To Resume Church Tax InquiriesThe Acting Director of IRS Exempt Organizations Examinations revealed three developments with respect to enforcement activity against churches.United StatesTaxCaplin & Drysdale, Chartered
ArticleNew Jersey Tax Court Invalidates Hospital's Tax ExemptionIn a case of first impression, in a decision issued on Friday, June 26, the Tax Court of New Jersey invalidated the real property tax exemption of Morristown Memorial Hospital...United StatesTaxDay Pitney LLP
ArticleProposed Regulations Provide Helpful New Examples Of "Program-Related Investments"As repeatedly promised in its work plan, the IRS recently issued Proposed Regulations containing several new examples of investments that qualify as a "program-related investment" (a "PRI") for purposes of avoiding potential characterization as a "jeopardizing investment," which could result in the imposition of excise taxes on a private foundation and its managers under Section 4944 of the Code. United StatesTaxProskauer Rose LLP
ArticleFive On Friday – Five Recent Developments That We've Been Watching CloselyIt's Friday and time for another overview of developments in the field of business and human rights that we've been monitoring.GlobalCorporate/Commercial LawFoley Hoag LLP
ArticleFraud: Is Your Nonprofit Ripe For The Picking?Fraudulent activity — whether it's check tampering, skimming from the till or billing schemes — has always been a concern for nonprofit organizations, and this problem is not going away anytime soon. United StatesAccounting and AuditArmanino
ArticleFunctional Expense Reporting Under The New ASU 2016-14 Presentation Of Financial Statements For Not-For-Profit EntitiesIn an effort to provide more useful information to donors, grantors, creditors and other users of the financial statements, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) released ASU 2016-14... United StatesAccounting and AuditORBA
ArticleIRS Issues Guidance On PTO Donations To CharityIn Notice 2020-46, the IRS explains how employees can forgo their paid time off balances to allow their employers to make donations to charities that are assisting individuals impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.United StatesCoronavirus (COVID-19)Littler Mendelson
ArticleEO Update: E-News For Charities & NonprofitsSection 3101 of the Taxpayer First Act requires certain exempt organizations to file information and tax returns electronically for tax years beginning after July 1, 2019.United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawBryan Cave Leighton Paisner
Article6 Easy-To-Miss Points About New York’s Non-Profit Revitalization Act, Part I Of IIThe Act is generally applicable to not-for-profit corporations and wholly charitable trusts. Those are broad categories, so let's get more granular about it.United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawPatterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP
ArticleA Primer On Detecting, Preventing, And Investigating Nonprofit Fraud, Embezzlement, And Charitable DiversionIncreasing Scrutiny of Nonprofit Fraud, Embezzlement, and Charitable Diversion United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawVenable LLP
ArticleAG Alleges Thrift Store Chaim Deceives Consumers & Donors; Chaim Claims Ads Protected By First AmendmentBack in 2017, Washington's Attorney General sued TVI, Inc., the for-profit company that owns Value Village, the country's largest for-profit thrift store chain.United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawGlobal Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)
ArticleAG Alleges Thrift Store Chain Deceives Consumers And Donors; Chain Claims Ads Protected By First AmendmentBack in 2017, Washington's Attorney General sued TVI, Inc., the for-profit company that owns Value Village, the country's largest for-profit thrift store chain. United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawFrankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC
ArticleAmendments To The Michigan Nonprofit Corporations ActIn January 2015, Governor Snyder signed Michigan Senate Bills 623, 624, and 929, which make significant revisions to the Michigan Nonprofit Corporation Act (MCL 450.2101 – 450.3192) (the "Act").United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawDickinson Wright PLLC
ArticleAnnual Nonprofit Check-UpOperating, managing, representing or advising a nonprofit organization is no small task.United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawFox Rothschild LLP
ArticleAs California Continues To Face Devastating Wildfires, MoFo Responds By Releasing An Updated Version Of Its Helping HandbookThe recent California wildfires have brought unimaginable destruction and tragedy to thousands of CaliforniansUnited StatesCorporate/Commercial LawMorrison Foerster
ArticleBest Practices for Nonprofit Boards and Compliance with UPMIFANonprofit organizations should be aware of the applicable law and best practices with respect to their endowment and investment assets.United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawMcGuireWoods LLP
ArticleCadwalader Attorneys Summarize New Tax Reform Provisions Affecting NonprofitsOn December 20, 2017, the Senate and the House of Representatives voted to pass the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawHogan Lovells Cadwalader