Association Agenda: A Final Push
GOP leaders load up lame-duck agenda.
Chris Vest, CAE
House Bill Includes Repeal of Tax on Nonprofit Fringe Benefits
An amendment to a year-end tax package would kill a provision of last year's tax reform law that requires nonprofit organizations to pay UBIT on certain fringe benefits provided to employees. Its prospects are good in the House but less certain in the Senate.
Visit U.S. Coalition Urges Congress to Reauthorize Brand USA
With international visitors to the U.S. declining, now is not the time to lose Brand USA, the public-private partnership that promotes the U.S. as a travel destination to the rest of the world, according to a coalition of travel and business associations.
Association Agenda: Coalition Ammunition
Associations find strength in numbers.
Association Health Plan Coalition to Work With Policymakers
Groups representing a variety of sectors, from small businesses to farmers, announced this week that they will work to develop standards for organizations providing association health plans under new Department of Labor rules.
Ohio Bill Would Create State-Run Certification Programs
ASAE is urging its members to weigh in on legislation pending in the Ohio Senate that would impact professional certification programs run by associations.
IRS Guidance Affects Treatment of Employee Parking Expenses
New guidance says that UBIT arising from parking and transportation benefits is not subject to the “silo” rule. While this won’t help many 501(c)(3) groups that are paying UBIT for the first time under the new tax law, it does provide some relief for associations with multiple unrelated business income activities.
Treasury Scraps Donor Disclosure Rules
In an announcement last week, the Treasury Department said many tax-exempt groups will no longer be required to disclose their donors to the Internal Revenue Service.
Las Vegas Chamber to Start Association Health Plan
Following the Department of Labor issuing its final rule on association health plans last month, the Las Vegas business group has plans to launch an AHP for Nevada small businesses and sole proprietors in September.
House Hearing Explores Occupational Licensing
Hearing testimony on the value of occupational licensing, members of a House subcommittee generally agreed that the question of whether certain professions are over-regulated should be left to the states to answer.
