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Taxing Non-Profits: Is It the Modern Day Solution to Balancing Budgets?

11 May 2011

The mayor of Providence, Rhode Island, Mayor Angel Taveras, made national headlines last week when details emerged about his plan to tax nine tax-exempt hospitals, colleges and universities in an effort to raise revenue. If the tax stands, the city could collect millions from previously untapped sources. Providence, like many U.S. cities, is struggling to [...]

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Obama’s Church Gets a Little Help From the Man Upstairs

5 March 2008

No, not that man upstairs. I mean Seth P. Waxman, a partner at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr. Waxman’s firm has agreed to represent the United Church of Christ on a pro bono basis during the IRS investigation of the church’s tax-exempt status. The entire denomination’s status is at risk due to the IRS [...]

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If You Don’t Like What I Have To Say About Huckabee, I’ll Kill You (Well, sort of)

20 February 2008

Elections are supposed to be about candidates. And candidates want endorsements. But not every organization is allowed to make a public endorsement of a political candidate. Specifically, organizations that are tax-exempt – including churches, schools and purely public charities – may not endorse candidates, raise funds for candidates or distribute statements for or against candidates. [...]

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Got Bluetooth?

15 February 2008

A US District Court has granted the federal government’s motion for summary judgment that Bluetooth Association is not a tax exempt (section 501(c)(6)) business league (cite: Bluetooth SIG, Inc. v. United States, No. C05-1778). Bluetooth Association was founded in 1998 and was actually incorporated in 2000 as a Delaware non-profit corporation. In early 2002, Bluetooth [...]

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Fix The Tax Code Friday: Salaries

7 December 2007

Taking a page from Pennsylvania’s play book (resulting in JoePa’s salary making headlines), I wonder: Should universities (as tax exempt entities) be required to disclose the salaries of all of their employees? If not, should there be a dollar amount over which salaries should be disclosed? Would such disclosure influence your desire to donate?

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