Form 990 Filing just got more complicated. The online service where 990s are filed electronically has recently been hacked. The Urban Institute, which operates the online filing site for the annual returns nonprofits must file, announced that it “recently discovered that an unauthorized party or parties have gained access to the Form 990 Online and …
It’s official. IRS targeting of nonprofit self-declarers will begin this year. Most organizations that qualify for federal tax-exemption other than non-church 501(c)(3) charities do not need to apply for tax-exemption. Whereas may do, they can simply self-declare that they are tax-exempt. When such nonprofit organizations complete their Forms 990 they need only identify their 501(c) …
Ever wonder what will happen if you don’t comply with the California Attorney General‘s rules on charitable solicitation? Stay up at night wondering whether you’re going to be carted off to jail for failing to register? Hopefully you didn’t spend too much time getting to know the current rules, because the AG is thinking about …
How closely does your nonprofit’s board supervise financial transactions? Last week, a woman who handled financial transactions for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York was charged with embezzling more than $1 million over 7 years. She allegedly issued hundreds of checks in small amounts to her son under the guise of paying bills to …
If you heard President Obama mention the “Buffet Rule” during his State of the Union address last week and worried whether the incentives for charitable giving would also be restricted, we now know that they will not. On February 1, Senate Democrats introduced the first proposed rule mirroring the Buffet Rule, officially named the “Paying …
If your organization has ever considered offering naming rights to motivate donors, just know that if you offer it, you better mean it. Last week jurors ruled that Integris Hospital had to not only return a $500,000 donation from Garth Brooks, but also had to pay an additional $500,000 in punitive damages. According to Brooks, …
