The Nonprofit Quarterly | @npquarterly | Law Said to Favor Religious Schools

The Nonprofit Quarterly | @npquarterly | Law Said to Favor Religious Schools: "Now, this week, the Supreme Court will hear arguments about a state law that allows residents to receive tax credits for donations to intermediary nonprofits, which in turn, award scholarships that allow parents to send their children to private schools. At issue isn't whether public money can be applied to private education. Instead, it appears most School Tuition Organizations (STOs) that receive the donations primarily hand out scholarships to religious schools. Opponents say the law violates the Constitution because it allows the state to effectively funnel money to religious schools via a type of front organization."

Northern Ireland's charity act to be amended - Third Sector

Northern Ireland's charity act to be amended - Third Sector: "Lawyers claim the current act is open to challenge because it combines elements of both English and Scottish charity law

Northern Ireland's Charities Act will be amended in order to clear up a discrepancy caused by its mixture of English and Scottish law.

The act, passed in 2008, contains some provisions taken from the Charities Act 2006, which applies to England and Wales, and some from the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005."

The Nonprofit Quarterly | @npquarterly | NPQ Election Debrief: The Impact of the Republican Wave on Nonprofits

The Nonprofit Quarterly | @npquarterly | NPQ Election Debrief: The Impact of the Republican Wave on Nonprofits: "Yesterday’s election was brutal, and not just for the Democrats who took it on the chin, but for the whole of the nonprofit sector. The incoming freshman class of Congress represents a sea change for nonprofits—the election of dozens of policy-makers with scant experience with much of the nonprofit sector they will be charged with governing."

Election Will Bring Changes to Nonprofit Oversight - Government - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas

Election Will Bring Changes to Nonprofit Oversight - Government - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas: "With Sen. Charles E. Grassley, the body’s leading nonprofit watchdog, expected to take on a new role, they predict a less aggressive approach to charity regulation in the Senate. But with Republicans projected to win a majority in the House, charities could nonetheless face heightened scrutiny in some areas"

Low-Profit Limited Liability Company (L3C)- How to be a Nonprofit/For-Profit Hybrid

Low-Profit Limited Liability Company (L3C)- How to be a Nonprofit/For-Profit Hybrid: "L3C organizations are a new way to fulfill a social mission. A hybrid of a nonprofit and for-profit corporation, the L3C is run in a similar way to a for-profit company, but is like a nonprofit in that its mission is to do something for the social good."

IRS Releases Draft Version of the Form 990 for 2010 - Government & Politics Watch - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas

IRS Releases Draft Version of the Form 990 for 2010 - Government & Politics Watch - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas: "IRS Releases Draft Version of the Form 990 for 2010

By Grant Williams"

Revocation of Exempt Status Looming In Just Days - The NonProfit Times Oct 5, 2010

Revocation of Exempt Status Looming In Just Days - The NonProfit Times Oct 5, 2010: "Revocation of Exempt Status Looming In Just Days

By Mark Hrywna

Nonprofits have little more than a week to make sure the appropriate tax forms are filed with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) – or risk losing their tax-exempt status.

Lois Lerner, director of the Exempt Organizations Division at the IRS, reminded a conference of state charity officials that the deadline for charities -- no matter their size -- to file the correct Form 990 is Oct. 15. Nonprofits that fail to file will have their exemptions revoked.

Dozens of charity regulators and nonprofits gathered in Silver Spring, Md., for the annual conference of the National Association of State Charity Officials (NASCO) and the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG)."

Unresolved Tax Questions Dog Lame Duck Session

Unresolved Tax Questions Dog Lame Duck Session: "One indicator of the unpredictability that might lie ahead is the trouble that Congress had in addressing the estate tax. Throughout 2009, there was no doubt in anyone’s mind that the expiring estate tax would be addressed before the year was over. Not only was it not acted on in 2009, a year has passed since then and it is still up in the air. This happened while both chambers of Congress as well as the executive branch were controlled by the same party. The point here is that nothing is certain, not even death and taxes."

Outreach Toolkit for Partner Use - Revocation of Small Tax-Exempt Organizations That Failed to File for Three Consecutive Years

Outreach Toolkit for Partner Use - Revocation of Small Tax-Exempt Organizations That Failed to File for Three Consecutive Years: "Outreach Toolkit for Partner Use - Revocation of Small Tax-Exempt Organizations That Failed to File for Three Consecutive Years


IRS Exempt Organizations provides the following materials for use by stakeholder groups and others interested in helping small tax-exempt organizations qualify for one-time filing relief and retain their tax-exempt status. We encourage you to take advantage of these educational materials, and other materials that can be found on IRS.gov under Charities & Non-Profits, at www.irs.gov/thelist."

S.C. citizens should be heard on change to legalize raffles

S.C. citizens should be heard on change to legalize raffles: "HE ISSUE: Changing S.C. gambling laws

OUR OPINION: Churches, civic clubs should not find themselves breaking the law

Critics say it opens the door to legalized gambling beyond the S.C. Education Lottery, but legislation that would sanction raffles held by churches, civic groups and non-profit organizations enjoys support among lawmakers on both sides of the aisle."

Coalition Calls for Immediate Ban on Tax Strategy Patents | Planned Giving Design Center

Coalition Calls for Immediate Ban on Tax Strategy Patents | Planned Giving Design Center: "A coalition of eighteen national organizations led by AICPA and representing consumer, taxpayer, charitable, financial planning, and tax advisor groups have sent a letter urging lawmakers to enact legislation to ban tax strategy patents during the current Congress."

Baucus Calls on IRS to Investigate Exempt Organizations' Political Activities | Planned Giving Design Center

Baucus Calls on IRS to Investigate Exempt Organizations' Political Activities | Planned Giving Design Center: "Senate Finance Committee Chair Max Baucus, D-MT. has requested the IRS investigate the political activities of section 501(c)(4), 501(c)(5), and 501(c)(6) organizations to ensure special interests aren't using tax-exempt groups to influence communities and spend secret donations."

Home - StayExempt.org

Home - StayExempt.org: "Welcome to Stay Exempt,
an IRS 'micro' site...

…created especially for 501(c)(3) organizations! Whether you are new to the world of tax exempt organizations, an old hand at managing them, or a tax professional who works with them, you will find something of interest here.

Feel free to explore the site – the educational resources here are many and varied:"

In the Arts: N.Y. Board Drops Rules on Museum Art Sales; Warner Bros. Supports Smithsonian Cinema - Philanthropy Today - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas

In the Arts: N.Y. Board Drops Rules on Museum Art Sales; Warner Bros. Supports Smithsonian Cinema - Philanthropy Today - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas: "In the Arts: N.Y. Board Drops Rules on Museum Art Sales; Warner Bros. Supports Smithsonian Cinema

The New York State Board of Regents agreed Tuesday to abandon restrictions on museums selling art to cover their operating costs, according to The New York Times.

The board had been expected to make the regulations imposed in 2008 permanent following the failure of a state bill to bar such “deaccessioning” of museum collections. But David Steiner, the state’s education commissioner, said that “there was no consensus on the efficacy of the regulations,” which will be allowed to expire on October 8."

Ottawa to continue matching donations for Pakistan - CTV News

Ottawa to continue matching donations for Pakistan - CTV News: "The government announced Sunday it will continue to match Canadians' donations to flood-ravaged Pakistan for another three weeks.

House Leader John Baird told an Ottawa news conference the government will continue to match every dollar of private donations, extending its original six-week program that was to expire on Sunday."