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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 July 6, 2004	IRS Issues Guides on Vehicle Donations The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released two new publications to help donors and charities avoid confusion with respect to donations of vehicles.
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."
Financial Advisor October 2004 Michael E. Kitces	New IRS Guidance On Car Donations When IRS Publication 4303 is followed correctly, you (or the client you advise) can be confident in your tax deduction---and mistakes will virtually ensure that an IRS audit will be an even more unpleasant experience than it already is.
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 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.
Searcher April 2003 Irene E. McDermott	Pay It Forward; Or, Can the Web Offer Tax Relief? The Web can make paying taxes more enjoyable, or at least less excruciating. A variety of free advice resources and Web-based applications can help us all negotiate tricky tax laws. Maybe we can even figure out how to save some money on our taxes, or rather, to avoid overpaying.
Investment Advisor August 2007 Les Witmer	Closing the Gap How the IRS is improving compliance to close the tax gap.
BusinessWeek October 15, 2009 Nanette Byrnes	An R&D Credit Not Earning Its Keep Companies love this tax credit and want Congress to extend it indefinitely. But the IRS and others say it's widely abused.
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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.
The Motley Fool February 13, 2004 Roy Lewis	IRS: e-Everything! A visit to the IRS website can make your tax life a little bit easier.
The Motley Fool February 24, 2006 Roy Lewis	The Electronic IRS The IRS is aggressively pushing to make more of its information available via the Internet. Here are a few highlights.
Financial Planning May 1, 2008 Martin M Shenkman	Another Door Closes The Supreme Court recently reached a decision that ends the ability of most trusts and estates to deduct investment management fees. It is vital to understand the rules so you can help clients maximize the deductions they might qualify for.
Foundation News & Commentary Sep/Oct 2005 Jane C. Nober	Legal Brief - Encouraging Tourism for Economic Development Is it charitable or not? Here's some guidance from the author of Economic Development: A Legal Guide for Grantmakers.
Entrepreneur February 2007 Carol Tice	Backup Plan What happens when you can't pay your taxes?
AFP eWire October 16, 2004	Do Not Fax Rules Delayed Until Mid-2005 The FCC's vote to further delay the implementation of its do-not-fax regulations affords charities and other nonprofits additional time to not only prepare for the regulations, but continue to seek legislative changes to the requirements.
HRO Today Heller & Della Torre	Audits of Outsourced Retirement Plans Relying on CPAs to turn up potential issues now is a better alternative than for plan participants or the IRS to discover shortcomings.
AFP eWire January 20, 2004	Feds Ready to Crack Down on Certain Charitable Deductions The U.S. federal government, including Congress, the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service are all paying close attention to certain types of charitable deductions they believe donors are taking advantage of.
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Foundation News & Commentary May/Jun 2006 Kosaras & Biemesderfer	Partners for Public Good Building relationships between state charity regulators and the charitable sector is important. Here's how it can be done.
AFP eWire October 15, 2007	Taxpayers Still Taking Unsubstantiated Deductions for Vehicle Contributions The U.S. Treasury Department estimates that over 100,000 individuals claimed unsubstantiated motor vehicle donations totaling more than $200 million in 2005.
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.
Entrepreneur May 2007 Carol Tice	You've Got People These IRS offices have staff ready to stand up for you.
Entrepreneur November 2003 Joan Szabo	Passing Marks? New legislation could improve the IRS' report card when it comes to considering the needs of small business.
Foundation News & Commentary Jul/Aug 2004 Dorothy S. Ridings	Tough Tax Talking Congress should appropriate more money to the IRS because critical enforcement functions of the IRS aren't being performed against the relatively few who abused laws governing foundations and charitable giving programs, thus tainting the entire sector.
On Wall Street August 1, 2009 Bill Fleming	Bank Account Xenophobia: U.S. Reporting of Foreign Accounts The foreign account filing form and instructions were extensively revised late last year. The new instructions caused so much confusion that the IRS posted a series of questions and answers on its website in May.
Financial Advisor January 2007 Gail Liberman	Death Of A Tax Shelter? A proposal by the Treasury Department and the IRS has effectively killed the private annuity trust as a way to postpone taxes on the sale of appreciated property.
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	U.S. Top Taxpayers Get Richer, Give More The top 400 taxpayers in the United States reported income of more than $85 billion in 2005 and gave over $7.5 billon to charity, according to Internal Revenue Service.
Entrepreneur December 2002 Joan Szabo	Get Your Tax Straight All the last-minute financial secrets a small business needs to get out from under some of that tax burden before 2002 comes to a close.
AFP eWire May 30, 2006	Numerous Charities in CFC Owe Millions in Payroll Taxes More than 1,000 charities involved in the Combined Federal Campaign have tax debts reaching nearly $36 million, according to an investigation by the General Accounting Office.
CFO November 1, 2004 Don Durfee	Shelter Fallout How much will the government's crackdown on tax shelters affect ordinary companies? More than you think. And not surprisingly, some finance professionals find the government's tactics alarming.
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 September 10, 2007	IRS Releases Draft Redesigned Form 990 Here is one of the biggest tax changes in charity regulation over the past several decades.
AFP eWire October 8, 2007	IRS Makes Fundraising Changes to New Proposed Form 990 Most importantly to fundraisers, the IRS has eliminated a question on the core form that required organizations to calculate their fundraising expenses as a percentage of their total contributions.
The Motley Fool September 28, 2006 Dan Caplinger	How to Form a Non-Profit Organization Take care of the legal technicalities involved in setting up your own charity.
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.
Investment Advisor March 2007 Savita Iyer	Uncle Sam May Take His Cut Private annuity trusts lose their luster as the IRS nears a final decision on this estate planning tool.
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