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tax-exempt
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AdvocacyArticleOver 1 year old
Is the Tax-Exempt Status of Associations at Risk Based on Their Missions?
Associations are growing nervous because of recent comments by President Trump and others in the Administration suggesting the…
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IRS Urged to Complete Donor Disclosure Rollback
Following a hearing on February 7, the IRS appears closer to removing the requirement that trade associations and…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
ASAE Sends Excise Tax Comments to Treasury
A provision in the tax law passed last year made associations subject to a 21 percent excise tax…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
ASAE Pushes Treasury for Changes in Tax Law
With the 2018 tax year well underway, ASAE and many other associations are still seeking changes to—or at least…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Tax Bill Omits Provisions That Most Concerned Associations
The tax bill rolled out by House Republicans on November 2 includes a number of provisions that will…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Report: IRS Reveals Groups Targeted in Political Probe
According to a Washington Times report, as part of a court case, the IRS last month revealed the…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
NFL Commissioner to Team Owners: We’re Dropping Our Tax-Exempt Status
In a move that will allow it to shield executive compensation and get Congress off its back, the…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
House Ways and Means Approves IRS Oversight Bills
Last week, the committee passed several bills intended to reform the Internal Revenue Service, which is still recovering…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
House Oversight Head to Sports Leagues: Explain Your Tax-Exempt Status
Rep. Jason Chaffetz, the leading congressional critic of major sports leagues' tax-exempt status, has asked 10 professional sports…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
IRS Chief Hints at Broader Application for New Political Activity Rule
In an update on the proposed rule on political activity by nonprofits, IRS Commissioner John Koskinen told Congress…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
Bill Aims To Help Nonprofits Keep Tax-Exempt Status
Two senators are pushing for legislation that would require the IRS to notify nonprofits if they are in…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Senate Bill Aims to Address Backlog of Tax-Exempt Applications
Groups whose applications are not processed within nine months would be granted the right to take the Internal…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Taxpayer Advocate Offers New Test for 501(c)(4) Status
As the IRS continues its work to issue new rules for organizations seeking tax-exempt status as a 501(c)(4)…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
1023-EZ Form Debuts Despite Critics’ Concerns
The Internal Revenue Service last week rolled out a new, shorter application form to assist smaller charities seeking…
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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
IRS Open to Feedback on Proposed 501(c)(4) Rules
As the IRS begins sifting through a record number of comments on a single proposed rule, the agency…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
IRS Forging Ahead With 501(c)(4) Rules
In an interview with the Washington Post, the head of the IRS said the agency is still reviewing…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Association Agenda: Permissible Political Activity
The IRS wants to clearly define how much political activity 501(c)(4)s can engage in.
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
House Committee Grills IRS Chief John Koskinen on 501(c)(4) Proposal
During a House Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee hearing last week, IRS Commissioner John Koskinen said the agency…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Senate Finance Committee Outlines Tax Reform Options for Tax-Exempts
The Senate committee’s latest step in its continuing work on tax reform could have major implications for how…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Internal Revenue Service Officials Admit Targeting Political Groups
After the Internal Revenue Service revealed it had given special scrutiny to nonprofits with conservative or patriotic political…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
Associations ‘Concerned’ about Fate of Group Tax Returns
As the IRS considers changes in longstanding group exemption procedures, an ASAE survey shows widespread worry about the…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
IRS, ASAE Gathering Data on Group Tax Exemptions
A survey seeks input on how changes to group tax exemptions would affect associations and other nonprofits.
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
IRS Examining 501(c)(4) Groups’ Tax Status
The agency is evaluating whether the groups are more political than charitable.
