Fraud Risks at Nonprofit Organizations - Part 1
REFRESH Nonprofit Basics: Navigating the Complex Rules That Describe a Public Charity
REFRESH Nonprofit Basics: Overview of Nonprofit Charitable Organization Types: Corporation, LLC, Trust, Association and Fiscal Sponsorship
Nonprofit Quick Tip: State Filings in New Mexico and Utah
Back to Compliance: Reinstating Tax-Exempt Status for a Charity
REFRESH: Loot and Private Foundation Rules – Part 2
REFRESH: Loot and Private Foundation Rules – Part 1
IRS Dirty Dozen Warnings on Charitable Scams
California Regulation of Charitable Fundraising Platforms Part 2 - Reporting Due Diligence, Recordkeeping, and Disclosure Rules
California Regulation of Charitable Fundraising Platforms: Part I - Definitions
Nonprofit Quick Tip: State Filings in North Carolina and South Carolina
Nonprofit Basics: Unpacking Prudent Investments, PRIs and MRIs
Nonprofit Basics: Scholarship Grant Program IRS Approval Requirements
Nonprofit Quick Tip: State Filings in Rhode Island and New Hampshire
REFRESH Nonprofit Basics: Election Year Issues for Private Foundations and Public Charities - Private Foundation Advocacy
REFRESH Nonprofit Basics: Election Year Issues for Private Foundations and Public Charities - Legislative Lobbying and Advocacy Rules for Public Charities
The New Proposed Regulations on DAFs: Taxable Distributions and the Penalty Tax
Exceptions to the DAF Definition Under the Proposed Regulations
New Proposed Regulations Defining Donor Advised Fund Terms
In the Weeds With New Supporting Organization Regulations
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Green vs. U.S., No. 16-6371 (10th Cir., Jan. 12, 2018) - Practitioners and donors often forget a pesky donation limitation that applies only to irrevocable trusts: the deduction for a real property donation is limited to the...more