Posts Categorized: Non-profits

COVID-19 Relief for Nonprofit Employers

March 27, 2020 Posted by Kristen Anderson in Congress, COVID-19, Crisis, Employment Matters, IRS, Non-profits, Nonprofits, Taxes, Uncategorized

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 …

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Nonprofits Already Hit Hard by COVID-19

Nonprofits Hit Hard by COVID-19

Even at this early stage in the COVID-19 pandemic, nonprofits are already reeling from its effects. And they promise to be devastating. It’s too soon to predict the ultimate impact, but it’s a fair projection that economic ruin will fell many organizations – unless they are saved by patrons funders and legislators. Performing Arts Hard …

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Refund of Parking Tax For Nonprofits

January 28, 2020 Posted by Kristen Anderson in Congress, Form 990, IRS, News, Non-profits, Nonprofits, Policy, Taxes, Unrelated Business Income

Nonprofits can now receive a refund of Parking Taxes paid in 2017 and 2018. The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act imposed the so-called “Parking  Tax” on nonprofits. The Parking Tax required nonprofits to pay a new form of unrelated business income tax (“UBIT”) on amounts they incurred for providing transportation and parking benefits to …

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Minimum Wage Increase Goes into Effect on July 1!

June 28, 2019 Posted by Steven Adamian in Employment Matters, Non-profits, Nonprofits
Minimum Wage Increase Goes into Effect on July 1!

Do you know the minimum wage for many nonprofit employees will increase on July 1, 2019? On that date, certain cities and counties in California, as well as the District of Columbia, New Jersey and Oregon, will increase the minimum hourly wage for nonexempt employees. The size of the wage increase may depend whether the …

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New Warnings from the Attorney General

March 22, 2019 Posted by Steven Adamian in Donations, Fundraising, Non-profits, Nonprofits
New warnings from the Attorney General

Is your nonprofit a target for the Attorney General? This week, the head of the California Attorney General’s Charitable Trust Section, Tania Ibanez, provided an update on its enforcement of laws regulating charities. That update revealed that the Attorney General is scrutinizing charities that solicit donations for purposes related to veterans, cancer treatment and animal …

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