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AFP eWire January 5, 2009	Learning from the Madoff Scandal--Dealing with Unfulfilled Charitable Pledges As has widely been reported, the Bernard Madoff scandal has extended well-beyond the corporate sector and has hit the charitable sector quite hard.
AFP eWire September 15, 2008	IRS Issues Revised Instructions on New Form 990 The IRS has released revised instructions and supplementary materials for completing the redesigned IRS Form 990. A key change was the elimination of references and disclosures related to fundraising percentages and ratios.
AFP eWire January 29, 2007	IRS Offers New Online Training for Nonprofits The IRS has developed a new website that offers online training in five key issues related to nonprofit operations, including unrelated business income and the Form 990.
AFP eWire April 5, 2004	E-Filing for Charities Now a Reality After years of work by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the nonprofit sector can finally file its 990/990EZ forms electronically.
AFP eWire August 25, 2004	IRS to Crack Down on Section 527 Organizations Section 527 political groups, which have become very controversial during the current Presidential campaign, will now have to be more accountable to the Internal Revenue Service. Charities have not been unaffected by the controversies
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 May 31, 2004	IRS to Examine Nonprofit Executive Pay The director of exempt organizations for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has said that the agency plans to take a close look at how much top executives at nonprofit organizations are being paid.
AFP eWire January 14, 2008	Some Fundraising Concerns Addressed in New Form 990 The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released a redesigned version of the Form 990 in late 2007 that addresses many of the concerns raised by fundraising organizations.
AFP eWire September 17, 2007	AFP Submits Comments on Revised Form 990 The new draft IRS Form 990's increased reliance on simplistic percentages and its expansion into the areas of governance and best practices will tend to mislead donors and create significant problems for charities.
AFP eWire January 9, 2016	IRS Withdraws Substantiation Proposal Thanks to Thousands of Nonprofit Comments The Internal Revenue Service has dropped its proposal to create a new substantiation form that could have had charities asking for donor's Social Security numbers.
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.
BusinessWeek November 8, 2004	For Nonprofits, "It's a How Crisis" Professor and author Paul Light says the biggest problem is underinvestment in infrastructure, which leads to more inefficiency at nonprofits.
AFP eWire April 9, 2007	IRS to Require Electronic Filing for Small Charities In 2008, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will begin requiring small charities, many of which previously were not required to file tax returns, to submit an annual electronic notice.
AFP eWire	New IRS Substantiation Proposal: More Paperwork The Internal Revenue Service has proposed new regulations that would modify its requirements that nonprofits obtain a "contemporaneous written acknowledgement" for contributions of $250 or more.
Entrepreneur October 2005 Joan Szabo	No Refuge Entrepreneurs should be wary of the new tax shelter- reporting requirements lurking in the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004.
AFP eWire July 30, 2007	AFP to Congress: Make the IRA Rollover Permanent In written comments delivered to Congress, AFP called for the expansion and permanent extension of the IRA Rollover provision and congressional allocation of greater resources for Internal Revenue Service (IRS) enforcement initiatives.
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 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.
AFP eWire November 15, 2011	Growing Philanthropy: Building Greater Trust in the Sector (Part 2 of 3) Trust and confidence in the nonprofit sector is paramount. We need to empower the public to have high expectations of charities, and ensure that each organization reports accurate and meaningful information.
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.
Searcher February 2004 Hazel Cameron	The Nonprofit Phenomenon Internet resources for nonprofit organizations
AFP eWire January 24, 2005	Fundraising Competition Increases as U.S. Charities Number 800,000 The IRS reports that there are now nearly 800,000 charitable organizations in the U.S., double the number that existed in 1990. Most of that growth has come from small organizations with revenue of $25,000 or less.
AFP eWire June 18, 2007	IRS Releases New Draft Form 990 With More Focus on Fundraising The IRS has given charities until Sept 14 to submit comments about the redesigned Form 990, which would be used for the 2008 taxable year with charities filing the form in 2009.
Investment Advisor April 2007 Kara P. Stapleton	Perqs Lead to Penalties About 600 charities and foundations have had to file amended tax forms due to an IRS study that found flaws in the way the organizations reported payments to executives and other employees.
AFP eWire April 25, 2005	Nonprofit Sector is an Economic Force in Massachusetts The State's nonprofit sector generates about $50 billion in salaries, goods, services and expenditures for the state, according to a recent study.
AFP eWire December 11, 2015	Submit Your Comments NOW to the IRS on New Regulations Requiring Disclosure of Social Security Numbers The Internal Revenue Service is proposing regulations that would create a new donor disclosure form for donations over $250 that would require charities to collect their donors' social security numbers.
BusinessWeek November 8, 2004 Jessi Hempel	When Charity Begins At Home With the IRS focused on corporations, abuse among foundations is spreading.
AFP eWire July 10, 2013 Janice Gow Pettey	A Quick Reminder on Why Trust Matters My new book, Nonprofit Fundraising Strategy (Wiley 2013), is intended to serve as a guide to ethical decision-making and regulation for nonprofits. There's a lot of ethical ground covered in this book provided by experienced practitioners who write each chapter.
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 March 27, 2007 Selena Maranjian	Tax Tip Grab Bag Here are a few more tax tips that may come in handy. Extend early... If you can't pay right now, you have options... etc.
AFP eWire February 25, 2006	Survey Suggests Many U.S. Nonprofits May Be Engaged in Political Activity A new report by the IRS suggests that a large percentage of nonprofit organizations in the United States, including churches, may be engaged in some sort of prohibited political activity.
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.
The Motley Fool June 30, 2006 Roy Lewis	The Cost Basis Crisis The IRS and taxpayers struggle with one of the peskiest aspects of stock sales. Will a change in the rules require your broker to reconstruct your portfolio with respect to cost basis?
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.
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.
Entrepreneur February 2007 Carol Tice	Backup Plan What happens when you can't pay your taxes?
Financial Planning March 1, 2007 David A. Twibell	Helping Nonprofits Profit Small and midsize nonprofit organizations can be great clients for financial advisors, but understanding their unique needs is critical to success.
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 May 14, 2007	AFP Partnering with Globe and Mail on Canadian Planned Giving Report The report will demystify the concept of planned giving and offer expert views into ways to distribute assets of even the largest estates.
AFP eWire March 23, 2009	AFP Offers Fundraising Tips, Guidance in Difficult Economic Times Fundraising in a Difficult Economy, developed by AFP senior leaders and members of its Communications and Marketing Committee, contains 11 key points and perspectives
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AFP eWire November 19, 2007	IRS May Focus More on Inefficient, Ineffective Charities The IRS is considering looking more closely at the issue of how charities are using funds contributed by the public.
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