A Huge Charity Fraud Settlement – Or Is It?
A scheme described – in a model of understatement – as a “pernicious charity fraud” has finally been stopped. On March 30, 2016, the FTC
CA Nonprofits Urged to Oppose AB 2855
Assembly Rep. Jim Frazier (D-Oakley) recently introduced legislation in the California Assembly that the California Association of Nonprofits urges all nonprofits to immediately and vigorously
EEOC Wants More Information From Large Nonprofits
Exempt organizations with 100 or more employees may want to comment on a recent proposal by the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to significantly
How Many Officers Should a California Charity Have?
Especially for people who are new to the world of charities and tax exemptions, even the most basic concepts are perplexing. That includes the basic
When the Revenue Agent Comes Calling
Back in the early 2000’s, Enron, Worldcom, and other business scandals rocked the corporate world. Although that wrongdoing involved huge, for-profit companies, it caught the
A Marriage (…Um..Merger…) is Announced
One day, you’ll read about some chapters of National Organization X breaking away. The next day, there will a press release about a happy merger
Critics’ Concerns About Form 1023-EZ: Spot On
The Internal Revenue Service’s own Taxpayer Advocate Service (TAS) has confirmed that the worst fears about the new Form 1023-EZ launched in mid-2014 were well-founded.
Trying to Wriggle Out of Feeder Organization Status?: Not Easy
Three old hippies walk into a bar …. Well, they were former hippies, but they weren’t at a regular bar. They were sipping cappuccinos at
Private Letter Rulings for Nonprofits Curtailed
It’s been a tough few years for the IRS Division that has primary responsibility to implement the laws for tax-exempt organizations. The Tax Exempt and
All Profits to Charity?: Not a 501(c)(3)
From time to time, folks come into our office with the idea of doing something like Newman’s Own; that is, starting a business and donating
GuideStar Launches Redesigned Charity Profiles
For over two decades, GuideStar has led the way in the philanthropic community to gather and disseminate charity profiles – information about “every single IRS-registered
What is an Executive Committee?
In “Lessons for Charity Governance From Sweet Briar and San Diego Opera,” we highlighted two instances in which, under the prior leadership just ousted, it