Today, a federal court judge dismissed two high profile lawsuits against the Internal Revenue Service over its handling of tax exempt organization applications. What do those rulings mean for other tax exempt organizations? The answer might surprise you.
The IRS has issued proposed rules for addressing holes created in the tax-exempt organization application process following Citizens United. The proposal has met with a firestorm of opposition – from conservatives and liberals alike. Here’s how it has transpired so far.
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As I reminded you over the weekend, the deadline for filing federal information returns (the 990 series) for most charitable organizations is tomorrow, May 15. So this morning, bright and early, I headed over the site and got an error. And again. And again. The system is down… Of course, it is. The site is…
For years, most small tax-exempt organizations were exempt from filing requirements with IRS. This all changed a few years back when The Pension Protection Act of 2006 made it mandatory for tax-exempt organizations to file an annual information return or notice with the IRS regardless of how much (or little) income the organization receives. The…
There are very few people that I like dealing with less than the folks who administer my student loans for law school. Undergrad, I managed just fine. But when I moved to Pennsylvania, I was forced to deal with the Pennsylvania Higher Assistance Agency (PHEAA). If you’ve ever dealt with PHEAA, you know they’re a…
The IRS has announced it will air a free webinar, “Starting Off Right (Part II): What New Non-501(c)(3) Organizations Need to Know” on February 24, 2011. The webinar will be broadcast at 2:00 pm (ET); 1:00 pm (CT); Noon (MT); and 11:00 am (PT). The webinar has been developed especially for: New 501(c)(4), (c)(5), (c)(6),…
IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman has issued the following statement about charities who have not yet filed their forms 990-N: Now that the May 17 filing deadline has passed, it appears that many small tax-exempt organizations have not filed the required information return in time. These organizations are vital to communities across the United States, and…