Tag
tax policy
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FundraisingArticleOver 5 years old
Study: Charitable Giving Could Fall By 4 Percent With Deduction Cap
New research by the American Enterprise Institute found that the proposed cap on the tax deduction for charitable…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Advertising Groups Cry Foul Over Proposed Tax Changes
Industry associations are gearing up for a fight over reforms proposed in Congress that would effectively cut the…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Senators’ Letter Lends Bipartisan Support to Charitable Deduction
Two senators from opposite sides of the aisle joined forces last week to urge their fellow tax writers…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
ASAE Opposes DC’s “Option 36” in Tax Code Revisions
As a DC commission weighs whether to levy a “local services tax” on employers in the city, including…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Flexible Spending Accounts Get More Flexible With Rollover Option
Last week, the U.S. Treasury Department announced it would allow flexible spending accounts a little more wiggle room…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
DC Commission Considering Business Tax on All Employers
As the District reviews its tax code and seeks higher revenue, a new tax on nongovernmental employers is…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Senator Tom Coburn Pushes to End Sports Leagues’ Nonprofit Status
Bad news for the NFL: Noting the financial success of professional sports leagues, Senator Tom Coburn is pushing…
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IRS Pausing Tax-Exempt Political Activity Investigations
As the agency reviews its enforcement process it will not conduct audits of tax-exempt organizations’ political activities.
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Coalition: Ending Charitable Deduction More Than ‘Dollars-and-Cents’
Reacting to a recent study that analyzed the economic impact of eliminating the charitable deduction, one member of…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Study: Eliminating Charitable Deduction Would Help Economic Growth
A new case study by the Tax Foundation presents several positive economic outcomes associated with eliminating the charitable…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
Association Agenda: Scandal Shakes IRS
Scrutiny of conservative groups could affect tax reform debate.
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
National Cannabis Industry Association: “Tax Us, But Tax Us Fairly.”
Backed by the National Cannabis Industry Association, lawmakers in states with legal marijuana businesses advocated for fairer tax…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Charitable Giving Coalition Launches Advocacy Hub Online
With a new website, a coalition of nonprofits is looking to educate, inform, and engage the public, the…
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Conscious InclusionArticleOver 5 years old
Maine Principals’ Association’s New Policy For Transgender Athletes
Maine became the fourth state to approve a program that allows transgender high school student-athletes to play for…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Renewable Fuels Standard: Groups Grapple Over Ethanol Showdown
While ethanol producers and oil companies have previously learned to work together, the approval a new mix which…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
American Associations Day: Associations Converge on the Hill
Face-to-face meetings with members of Congress give association executives the chance to have their message heard loud and…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Associations Form American Language Enterprise Advocacy Group
With the backing of two major language-industry associations, the American Language Enterprise Advocacy hopes to give the industry…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Michael Bloomberg’s Soda Ban: Groups Score Big Court Victory
A day before a ban on large-size sodas in New York City was set to take place, a…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
House and Senate Take Different Paths to Tax Reform
Reforming the nation’s complicated tax code is on the front burner in the Congress, but the two chambers…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Associations and the Free or Fee Decision
If your association is giving away products or membership at zero charge, and you’re not getting anything else…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
We the People: Why the White House Spoke out on Cellphones
Over the past few months, the Obama administration’s “We the People” site has proven an effective engagement tool…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Government Relations: A Common Agenda
The National Retail Federation's success on the swipe-fees issue is evidence that you can find common ground in government…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
The Big Win: National Retail Federation’s Swipe Fees Victory
From shoe leather on the Hill to crafting the right media message, the National Retail Federation’s Mallory Duncan…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
CEO to CEO: Advocacy Campaigning
What was your association’s most successful advocacy campaign? We pose the question to a group of association CEOs.
