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AFP eWire June 6, 2005	Senators Caution Finance Committee on Impact of Charitable Reforms A bi-partisan group of U.S. Senators, led by Sen. Joseph Lieberman (D-Conn.) and Rick Santorum (R-Pa.), have sent a letter to the leaders of the Finance Committee, urging them to ensure that their proposed charitable reforms do not adversely affect legitimate nonprofit organizations.
AFP eWire May 16, 2005	Legislative Update: Interim Nonprofit Panel Comments Due May 19 The Panel on the Nonprofit Sector has invited the nonprofit community to comment on a new set of draft recommendations designed to strengthen the governance, transparency, and ethical conduct of charitable organizations.
AFP eWire May 9, 2005	Legislative Update: Finance Committee Presses Forward with Reforms The Senate Finance Committee is now seeking to attach its proposed charitable reforms to completely unrelated legislation.
AFP eWire May 31, 2005	U.S. Finance Committee Turns Its Attention to Hospitals Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa), Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, requested detailed information from the nation's largest nonprofit hospitals to account for their charitable activities and validate the tax-exempt status they receive.
AFP eWire June 28, 2004	Will U.S. Senate Hearing on Charity Abuses Spark Additional Legislation? The Senate Finance Committee is planning to introduce new legislation later this year in response to the hearing that focused on abuses in the charitable sector.
AFP eWire May 1, 2006	Nonprofit Sector Panel Proposes Solicitation, Compensation Recommendations to Congress The panel, which was created to provide Congress with guidance in developing oversight of America's charities, has released a supplement to its final report that contains additional recommendations related to charitable solicitations, compensation and other issues.
AFP eWire February 28, 2005	AFP Actively Participates in a Nonprofit Panel Responding to the U.S. Senate Finance Committee's Roundtable Discussion AFP President and CEO Paulette Maehara suggested to the Committee that the single most effective means of decreasing abuses in the nonprofit sector could be outlawing percentage-based compensation for fundraising activities.
AFP eWire November 5, 2007	Senate Considering Nonprofit Hospital Reforms Republican staff for the Senate Finance Committee has developed a series of proposed reforms related to governance, meeting community needs and levels of charitable care.
AFP eWire April 25, 2005	House Ways and Means Committee Holds Hearing on the Tax-Exempt Sector The hearing examined the legal history of the tax-exempt sector, its size, scope and impact on the economy, the need for congressional oversight, IRS oversight of the sector and what the IRS is doing to improve compliance with the law.
AFP eWire May 6, 2004	Grassley Continues Investigation of In-Kind Donations The Senate Finance Committee is planning to conduct hearings over the summer regarding charitable donations of in-kind gifts, due to donors significantly over-inflating values in order to claim larger tax deductions.
AFP eWire April 18, 2005	U.S. House Ways and Means Committee to Hold Hearing on the Tax-Exempt Sector Following in the footsteps of the Senate Finance Committee's April 5, 2005, hearing on the charitable sector, the House Ways and Means Committee will hold a hearing titled "An Overview of the Tax-Exempt Sector."
AFP eWire April 11, 2005	Senate Finance Committee Holds Hearing on Charitable Reforms The April 5, 2005 hearing addressed proposals designed to curb abuses involving tax-exempt organizations.
AFP eWire March 27, 2006	Grassley to Investigate Nonprofit Hospitals The chair of the Senate Finance Committee and the lead critic of nonprofits in Congress, is now expanding his investigation of the sector into nonprofit hospitals.
AFP eWire June 13, 2005	U.S. Senate Finance Committee Investigates Donations of Land, Other Property On Wednesday, June 8, the Senate Finance Committee held a hearing on issues related to gifts of land/conservation easements, focusing on possible abuses of charitable land trusts and conservation easements.
AFP eWire May 2, 2005	Passage of Major Charitable Reforms by Memorial Day? According to Capitol Hill staff, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), chair of the Senate Finance Committee, is seeking to have his charitable reform measures passed by Memorial Day.
AFP eWire August 16, 2004	IRS to Investigate Charity Salaries, Benefits The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has announced a new project to crack down on excessive compensation and benefits in the charitable sector.
AFP eWire July 11, 2005	Charitable Reforms on the Horizon With Congress returning from its 4th of July recess this week, Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) may introduce his package of charitable reforms at any moment.
AFP eWire March 28, 2005	Nonprofit Panel to Hold Field Hearings Regarding Its Reports to the Senate Finance Committee Here is the panel's recently submitted interim recommendations to the Senate Finance Committee calling for charities and foundations to implement a series of measures to improve their governance and financial disclosure.
AFP eWire June 7, 2004	Senate Hearings on Charities & Charitable Gifts Set for June 22 The U.S. Senate Finance Committee has announced a hearing that will focus on a number of issues related to charitable giving abuses, governance and best practices.
AFP eWire February 14, 2005	Congressional Committee Proposes New Limits on Charitable Deductions A new report by the Joint Committee on Taxation in Congress includes proposals to limit or eliminate certain types of deductions for charitable giving.
AFP eWire September 6, 2005	Charity Reform: Overview of Finance Committee Giving Reform Proposals This month, the Senate Finance Committee is expected to finally introduce legislation that will dramatically affect numerous tax incentives for charitable giving.
CFO July 1, 2005 Bill Birchard	Nonprofits by the Numbers In the wake of embarrassing revelations, high-profile scandals, and Sarbanes-Oxley, nonprofit CFOs are striving for greater transparency and accountability.
AFP eWire July 8, 2015	Senate Working Groups Highlight Charitable Giving Incentives in Tax Reform "Exploration" Charitable giving incentives, including the IRA Rollover Provision, were featured prominently in the reports of the Senate Finance Committee working groups that identified key areas for future consideration during the tax reform debate.
AFP eWire September 27, 2011	Action Alert: Charitable Deduction Will the deficit reduction super committee, composed of six House members and six Senators, consider the cap on itemized deductions?
AFP eWire May 19, 2009	Obama Administration Continues to Push Proposal to Limit Charitable Deduction for the Wealthy The Obama Administration indicates it is interested in using the limitation on charitable deductions to help foot the bill for reforms.
AFP eWire December 20, 2011	AFP, Nonprofit Coalition Urge Congress to Preserve Charitable Tax Deduction The Association of Fundraising Professionals recently circulated a letter urging the Senate Finance Committee and the Members of Congress who were members of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction to preserve the current charitable deduction.
AFP eWire October 18, 2011	Take Action Today to Oppose Any Tax Reforms That Would Harm Charitable Giving! The Senate Finance Committee held a hearing regarding the charitable deduction and discussed alternatives to the current itemized deduction.
AFP eWire July 12, 2004	IRS to Penalize Improper Deductions for Conservation Easement Donations The IRS is moving to disallow improper deductions for transfers of easements on property to charities, as well as for transfers of easements in connection with purchases of property from charities.
AFP eWire January 31, 2005	Care Act Included in "Top Ten" Priorities for 109th Congress The Charity Aid, Recovery and Empowerment (CARE) Act has been introduced this year as part of Senate Bill 6 (S. 6), which is one of the top ten legislative priorities for the 109th Congress over the next two years.
Investment Advisor May 2007 Les Witmer	For Tax Exempts, Big Tax Changes As filing season winds down this month, tax practitioners (and financial advisors who work with practitioners on behalf of their clients) can breathe easier, but only for a moment. The Pension Protection Act prompts new IRS filing requirements.
AFP eWire November 8, 2011	Take Action-- Write to Your Member of Congress Take action today to urge your Members of Congress to oppose any tax reforms that would harm charitable giving.
AFP eWire June 30, 2009	Help AFP Fight Proposals That Would Limit Charitable Deductions The White House continues to press for harmful limits on charitable deductions to fund healthcare reforms. AFP urges you to contact members of Congress immediately to oppose these measures.
AFP eWire November 21, 2005	U.S. Senate Passes Tax Reconciliation Bill Containing Giving Incentives and New Taxes on Certain Contributions In general, the Senate bill appears to be a mixed bag for the sector, containing a number of provisions that appear likely to boost charitable giving.
AFP eWire April 28, 2008	IRA Rollover Provision Introduced by Key Senators The chair and ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee have introduced comprehensive tax legislation that includes an extension of the IRA Rollover provision until Dec. 31, 2009.
Financial Planning April 1, 2006 David A. Twibell	Back to the Land Conservation-minded financial advisory clients can use easements to protect their property from development and their estate from taxes.
AFP eWire November 8, 2004	Bush, Congress at Odds Over Charities? At his first press conference since being reelected, President Bush indicated that tax reform will be a priority in his second term and stated that tax incentives for charitable giving are very important and should not reduced.
AFP eWire July 26, 2004	AFP to Congress: Prohibit Percentage-Based Compensation One of the most important steps Congress can take in increasing public confidence in charities is to outlaw percentage-based compensation, AFP President and CEO Paulette V. Maehara, told U.S. Senate Finance Chairman Charles Grassley and key committee staff members at a roundtable on charity regulation.
AFP eWire September 6, 2005	Charity Reform: Overview of Finance Committee Accountability Proposals This month, the committee is expected to finally introduce legislation that will cover a number of areas related to charity accountability and operations.
AFP eWire July 3, 2006	Charitable Reforms Tacked on to Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act The Senate Finance Committee has added numerous charitable reform provisions, including new disclosure requirements to S. 1321.
AFP eWire June 24, 2015	IRS Advisory Panels Calls for Review of Charity Form 990, Mandatory E-Filing A copy of the report, including all of the recommendations and more information on the survey, is available on the IRS website.
AFP eWire December 17, 2007	House Panel Probes Fundraising by Veteran's Charities Allegations of ineffective and inefficient fundraising, as well as misuse of funds raised, have been directed at charities that serve military veterans.
AFP eWire January 10, 2005	New California Regulatory Act Now in Effect -- Fact Sheet Available A comprehensive regulatory bill affecting charities, fundraisers and fundraising counsel who work in California (including organizations and individuals based outside of the state) came into effect at the beginning of 2005.
AFP eWire April 22, 2015	AFP Submits Comments to Senate on Tax Reform, Charitable Incentives Comments were offered to the Individual Income Tax and Business Income Tax Working Groups of the Senate Finance Committee, calling on the Senate to keep the charitable deduction in its current form.
AFP eWire August 28, 2006	New Form 990 Might Include Fundraising Cost Reporting An IRS advisory committee has recommended seven guidelines for restructuring and revising the Form 990, including potential changes to fundraising cost reporting.
AFP eWire August 8, 2005	Car Donations Down at Many U.S. Charities The number of cars donated to charity has dramatically dipped since the beginning of 2005, and many of the charities experiencing downturns blame new laws passed by Congress to thwart tax fraud.
AFP eWire August 3, 2010	Lawmakers Taking Aim at Nonprofit Salaries Federal and local governments are contemplating unprecedented restraints on nonprofit compensation both in the U.S. and in Canada.
HBS Working Knowledge August 16, 2004 Manda Salls	Achieving Balance in Nonprofit Governance Nonprofits are facing increasingly complex regulatory and boardroom challenges, says Harvard University's Marion R. Fremont-Smith. Can organizations respond while maintaining their missions?
AFP eWire May 9, 2005	New Study Shows Accountability the Norm in the Nonprofit Sector A new study reveals that a large percentage of nonprofits across the U.S. already engage in the kinds of accountability practices currently under consideration by the Senate Finance Committee, bringing into question why nonprofit accountability has become such an issue with Congress.
AFP eWire January 21, 2015	Tax Reform Efforts Starting in Congress The Charitable Giving Coalition has sent a letter to new members of Congress encouraging them to preserve the full scope and value of the charitable deduction.
Foundation News & Commentary Sep/Oct 2004 Andras Kosaras	Marion R. Fremont-Smith An interview with Harvard's senior research fellow at the Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations and author of Governing Nonprofit Organizations: Federal and State Law and Regulation, on her work as an attorney specializing in the representation of nonprofit organizations.