Earlier we asked you if your nonprofit has any independent contractors. Today it’s time to ask about employees. Has your nonprofit recently hired or is it hiring new employees? If so, it needs to be aware of the revised Form I-9, the form that all employers are required to complete for each employee hired in …
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Hired a Contractor? The EDD Has A Form for You
Has your organization hired an independent contractor? If so, it may be required to file a Report of Independent Contractor. Any nonprofit operating in California that hires an individual or sole proprietor to do $600 or more worth of contract work must report information about that contractor to the Employment Development Department (EDD). The information …
Federal Loan Forgiveness Program Redefined
Is your nonprofit having trouble attracting quality employees? The Department of Education just made it a little harder for religious organizations. The Public Service Loan Forgiveness program allows grads who take public-service jobs and make on-time loan payments for 10 years to have any remaining student debt erased. Huffington Post reports that seminaries across the …
Nonprofits Get A Tax Credit for Hiring Veterans
You may know that Congress recently provided a tax credit for businesses that hire veterans. You may not know that nonprofits are also eligible for the credit. Here’s how it works: Your organization can claim the lesser of the work opportunity tax credit (25% of first-year wages for those employed between120 and 400 hours and …
Non-Profits Are Leaders in Job Growth
Nonprofits are adding jobs at a higher rate than the economy as a whole according to a study by the Johns Hopkins University Center for Civil Society. As reported by Caroline Preston in the The Chronicle of Philanthropy (http://bit.ly/lfnp110j), in 21 states studied between 2007 and 2009, the number of jobs at nonprofits INCREASED on …