As a nonprofit dedicated to effecting positive change, the majority of your efforts are focused on making a difference. Whether that’s inspiring volunteers, raising capital, sharing information, or boots-on-the-ground action, we understand that spending time on administrative activities is not why you joined the nonprofit world. However, to remain in good standing as a nonprofit …
Most new charitable organizations are looking to become tax-exempt under Internal Revenue Code section 501(c)(3). However, before making the decision to incorporate as a nonprofit corporation and apply for tax-exemption, it is important to know the pros and cons. Operating a nonprofit corporation with 501(c)(3) status comes with significant advantages, namely income tax-exemptions for the …
In the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak, federal and state governments have provided the country with several waves of relief for employers, including nonprofits, to help ease the burdens caused by the pandemic. New programs will affect nonprofit employers by imposing upon them new obligations towards their employees and by providing them with benefits to …
Do you have questions about the sales and use taxes that affect nonprofits organizations? Here is your chance to ask your questions directly to the California Board of Equalization. On February 19, 2015 at 10AM, California Board of Equalization member George Runner and the California Association of Nonprofits are hosting a live telephone townhall titled …
Yesterday we told you about Democratic Senators’ proposals to cut charitable deductions. Now Republican Rep. David Reichert is spreading the word that Republicans don’t agree. In an interview with The Chronicle of Philanthropy, Reichert affirms that he has never supported a cap on the charitable deduction and neither have any of his Republican colleagues. He …
Would your nonprofit survive if suddenly private donations dwindled? If the Senate Democrats have their way, you may be forced to find out. They want to reduce the value of itemized deductions, which includes the charitable deduction, taken by the wealthiest taxpayers. The Senate Democrats’ federal budget plan lays out several options to get this …
