MacArthur Announces $100-Million Contest Winner
Photo Attribution and Source: The MacArthur Foundation, https://www.macfound.org/programs/100change/2017/ What if $100-million suddenly fell out of the sky to tackle a “critical problem affecting people, a place,
Johnson Amendment Stays … For Now
In mid-December 2017, when the GOP Congressional leadership was scrambling to get a tax-overhaul bill in final form – one that would meld the quite
Tax Legislation: What was Left Out (Nonprofits)
In Nonprofits: What’s in the New Tax Law, we reported on the items of interest to nonprofits that had made their way into the final
Nonprofits: What's in the New Tax
In Nonprofits: Happy New (Tax Plan) Year! , we caught up to date with a general overview of the whirlwind tax law changes proposed, adopted,
Business Fundamentals: California Corporations
A corporation is a useful way to start a new business, because as soon as you file the business’ Articles of Incorporation, the new business
Nonprofits: Happy New (Tax Plan) Year!
In the hundred years or so since the modern federal income tax was first established in 1913, there have been several comprehensive overhauls. Congress, seeing
Grants to Foreign Organizations: New Guidance
Private foundations have different – more stringent – rules and requirements than 501(c)(3) organizations that are classified as public charities. The reason for this distinction:
What Does “Lessening the Burdens of Government” Mean?
The year 2018 is shaping up to likely include dramatic cuts in government funding for social services. In order to lessen the impact on tens
Charities in the Courtroom, Pt 16: Charity Wins Subpoena Challenge
Around the nation, attorneys general are the chief law enforcement officers of their states. They have wide-ranging areas of responsibility; that has become clear in
Nonprofits Beware: Pfishing Trips
“Do you have a phish story you would like to share ….?” That’s the question the folks at the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) want to
Food, Faith, and Fair Labor Standards
On the spectrum of the relative excitement of various types of litigation, an employment law, wage-and-hour, case barely registers. Occasionally, though, one of them is a
Donor-Advised Funds: IRS Asks for Public Comment
Donor-advised funds (DAFs) have been available for decades, but it’s only in recent years that DAFs have surged in popularity in the United States to