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tax policy
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Report: Expanded Charitable Deduction Could Make Up for Potential Funding Shortfall
Independent Sector, a group that represents charitable nonprofits, says that current budget proposals could severely hurt charitable funding—but…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Alpaca Advocacy: Owners’ Group Speaks Up After Senator’s Criticism
After a Republican senator took aim at people who own alpacas—out of concern that the animal was allowing…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Apple Ruling: Groups Criticize European Union’s Tax Strategy
After the iPhone maker received a large retroactive tax bill from the European Union because an agreement with…
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FundraisingArticleOver 5 years old
Proposed Charity Act Would Promote Giving, Sponsors Say
Introduced last week in the Senate, the Charity Act would promote charitable giving, expand tax provisions for charitable…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Association Agenda: Tax-Deal Treasures
It was easy to miss, but buried in the massive $1.1 trillion end-of-year spending and tax deal that…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Associations Score Wins in Budget Deal
It was easy to miss, but buried in the massive $1.1 trillion end-of-year spending and tax deal that…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Association Agenda: Tax Reform Tabled
A fresh election cycle means a long-sought tax overhaul will wait.
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Election Cycle Means Long-Sought Tax Overhaul Will Wait
It's a new year, but congressional tax writers aren't any closer to overhauling a tax code they say…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Charitable Groups Applaud Passage of Tax-Extender Law
Nonprofit groups and their causes stand to benefit greatly from a set of tax breaks permanently signed into…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
ASAE Shares Comments On “Cadillac” Tax
In comments to the IRS, ASAE suggests the excise tax on high-cost health plans could be a “nightmare”…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Maine Nonprofits Raise Concerns on Property Tax Proposal
Looking for ways to bring in new revenue, Maine Gov. Paul LePage submitted a proposed budget including a…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Congress Moves On Tax Extenders, Stalls On Terror Insurance
Among its last actions of the year, the Senate passed a $41.6 billion package of tax breaks but…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
House Passes One-Year Tax Extenders Bill
A measure renewing a number of tax breaks for this year was passed by the House last week…
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Charitable Giving: Coalition Urges Action on Charitable Tax Extenders
Over 1,000 associations and nonprofit organizations asked Congress to find a way permanently extend the charitable giving provisions…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
GOP Leaders Aim to Renew Tax Extenders in Lame-Duck Session
As they prepare to take the reins in the Senate in January, Republican leaders say there's something the…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Tax Writers Seek to Tackle Inversions and Extenders
Senate Finance leaders are already in talks to address the timely issue of corporate inversions, but face tougher…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Paul Ryan Changes His Tune on the Charitable Deduction
The lawmaker who will likely oversee the tax reform effort in Congress next year publicly voiced support for…
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More UBIT Guidance Needed, IRS Advisory Panel Says
To help tax-exempt organizations in their reporting of unrelated business income, the advisory panel made several recommendations, including…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
New IRS Rule Change Could Hurt Loyalty Programs, Travel Groups Say
A proposed IRS rule change could threaten the popularity of frequent flyer programs and similar loyalty programs by…
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Business DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
House Ways and Means Clears Six Tax Extenders
The committee voted last week to make permanent six of the almost 60 tax extenders that expired in…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Fate of Tax Extenders Still Uncertain
The likelihood of passage for comprehensive tax reform has long been unclear, but uncertainty seems to now also…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Camp Plan Would Increase Tax Burden for Nonprofits, ASAE Says
Associations would likely see their tax bills rise if the tax reform plan served up by Rep. Dave…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
DC Tax Commission Plan Includes Services Tax on City Employers
The DC Tax Revision Commission presented its final plan to the DC Council to revamp the District’s tax…
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At Hearing, IRS Nominee Faces Questions on Tax-Exempt Political Groups
Appearing before the Senate Finance Committee, the Obama administration’s choice to head the IRS said he would cooperate…
