Supplemented annually to keep subscribers up-to-date on relevant changes in IRS forms, requirements, and related tax procedures, the Fourth Edition is a comprehensive guide to achieving and maintaining exempt-status for your nonprofit organization. Helpful tools such as easy-to-use checklists and comprehensive, line-by-line instructions for completing a variety of exemption applications and tax forms are included.
An essential, timesaving guide for accountants, lawyers, nonprofit executives and directors, consultants, and volunteers, the Tax Planning and Compliance for Tax-Exempt Organizations: Rules, Checklists, and Procedures, Fifth Edition is an indispensable guide to navigating the complex maze of nonprofit tax rules and regulations. Along with clear, concise instructions for filing Forms 990 and other important IRS forms and documents, this practical guide covers the significant issues facing nonprofit organizations, including unrelated business income, private inurement, affiliations, and employment taxes. It also provides practical guidance on obtaining the tax exemption; reporting to boards, auditors, and the IRS; testing ongoing tax compliance; and managing lobbying expenditure.
An essential resource for the legal and finance professionals serving US-based tax-exempt organizations In the 2024 Cumulative Supplement to the latest edition of Tax Planning and Compliance for Tax-Exempt Organizations, a team of dedicated legal and accounting professionals delivers a timely and current discussion of the latest rules, pronouncements, legislation, and regulations affecting tax-exempt entities. In this Supplement, you'll discover clear and fully cited and supported descriptions of the requirements for a variety of categories of tax-exempt organizations, including public charities, private foundations, civic associations, business leagues, and social clubs. In this update, you'll find: Coverage of every relevant and significant change to the taxation law governing tax-exempt organizations Various sample documents and practice aids to save time and energy in the preparation of this year's financial documents Practical guidance on the potential for income tax on revenue-producing enterprises Perfect for accountants, lawyers, executives, directors, and volunteers serving one of the many tax-exempt entities in the United States, Tax Planning and Compliance for Tax-Exempt Organizations: 2024 Cumulative Supplement is also an essential resource for consultants, managers, and other professionals working in or for tax-exempt organizations.
The essential nonprofit tax guide, updated with the latest rules and requirements The 2015 Cumulative Supplement to Tax Planning and Compliance for Tax-Exempt Organizations is the latest addition to the indispensable guide to navigating nonprofit tax issues stemming from evolving regulations and IRS procedures. This most recent supplement is packed with checklists and examples that ease the filing process. This new supplement is updated to align with the relevant changes in IRS forms, requirements, and procedures to help you ensure full compliance with the most up-to-date regulations. Clear, concise instructions guide you through important forms and documents, and expert discussion provides insight on specific issues such as unrelated business income, private inurement, affiliations, and employment taxes. Helpful checklists highlight critical concerns, sample documents provide clarification and example, and the nonprofit-specific guidance leads you through obtaining tax exemption, reporting, compliance testing, and lobbying expenditure management. Nonprofit organizations contend with the possibility of losing their tax-exempt status on a daily basis. Qualification, application, maintenance, and management—every aspect of that vital status requires a solidly executed strategy for ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local regulations. The 2015 Cumulative Supplement helps you put your strategy into action, with a host of valuable tools and expert guidance on the practical aspect of nonprofit tax planning. Follow line-by-line instructions for forms and applications Access easy checklists for reporting, compliance, eligibility, and more Examine sample bylaws, applications, and forms Utilize comparison charts and other visual aids for easy reference Review bullet lists that compare what is and what is not acceptable Tax rules and regulations change annually, and nonprofit organizations know that staying compliant means staying up to date. Wading through tax code is less than helpful in the field where clear, practically oriented instruction provides the quick reference accountants, lawyers, and executives need. The 2015 Cumulative Supplement to Tax Planning and Compliance for Tax-Exempt Organizations is the essential, time-saving guide to the latest in nonprofit tax rules, regulations, and procedures.
With more than 50,000 private foundations in the United States and the increasing scrutiny of the IRS, this much-needed, annually updated manual provides you with a wide range of tax rules and regulations for these foundations. Coauthored by a lawyer and tax accountant, the revised and expanded Third Edition includes practical tax compliance suggestions and in-depth legal explanations. Capturing all-new developments in the private foundations arena, this new edition presents you with line-by-line instructions, sample-filled IRS forms, and complete citations.
The 2008 Cumulative Supplement contains the following: We have updated Appendix D, Summary of Emerging Issues for Not-for-Profit Organizations, which highlights accounting, financial reporting, tax, and regulatory compliance issues, including their potential impact. SAS 112 (which replaced SAS 60) is addressed in Chapter 24 as well as Appendix E. Chapter 26 on Investments includes the Alternative Investments Practice Aid issued by the Alternative Investments Task Force established by the Audit Issues Task Force of the Auditing Standards Board. In addition, we have included a new, comprehensive whitepaper on this topic (useful for management, the board and the auditors) as Appendix F. Another white paper, helping management and the board to understand the balance sheet, has been added as Appendix G. Chapter 28 discusses some of the IRS’ proposed revisions to Form 990 and provides a website where you may obtain the most recent status and information.
Make sense of the new regulatory requirements with expert clarification and practical tools for compliance - updated through 2019 Private Foundations: Tax Law and Compliance, 5th Edition provides clarification, expert insight, and helpful instruction for executives and supporting professionals navigating extensive federal tax law requirements. This 2019 Cumulative Supplement captures the latest regulatory developments for easy reference. Despite their relatively low numbers, private foundations are subject to complex, burdensome regulations that continue to expand. This book summarizes and clarifies the statutory regulations governing private foundations, offers expert insight into the underlying logic, and provides a host of practical tools that ease the filing process and help ensure compliance with the latest laws.
Containing a complete update of the main volume it accompanies The Law of Fundraising, Third Edition this 2008 Cumulative Supplement is updated and expanded, detailing federal and state laws with an emphasis on administrative, tax, and constitutional law. Clearly explaining state and federal rules impacting fundraising professionals, this supplement provides you with IRS rulings and pronouncements, an IRS checklist for monitoring charitable fundraising, and sample IRS forms.
Tax-exempt law explained, for lawyers and nonlawyers alike The Law of Tax-Exempt Organizations has, for decades, been the definitive single-volume source of legal information for nonprofit lawyers and managers alike. This thoroughly revised Twelfth Edition provides all the updates you need to stay current on the latest changes to tax code, regulatory, and case law developments. The 2020 Cumulative Supplement is included to ensure that you don't miss any important updates. This product also includes access to the companion website, full of additional digital resources.
As nonprofit organizations face heightened scrutiny by the general public, donors, regulators, and members of Congress, the Third Edition of the essential book on the basics of fundraising provides new, up-to-date and valuable information that every fundraiser needs to know. With ethics and accountability being the primary theme of the Third Edition, this practical guide will continue to provide an overview of the field and give development staff, managers, and directors a platform from which to operate their fundraising programs. The new edition also provides much needed information on giving trends, computer hardware and software available for fundraisers, cost estimates and workflow timetables, and the importance of the Internet. This primer remains a must-have for anyone new to the fundraising arena.
