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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.
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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.
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Commercial Investment Real Estate May/Jun 2006 Ramey & Hoelschen	Exchange With Caution Understand the possible 1031 tax repercussions of IRC Section 470, created to address possible abuses of sale-leaseback transactions involving tax-exempt entities, known as sale-in, lease-out, or SILO transactions.
Financial Planning August 1, 2011 Bogan & Doss	Compensation Challenge Designing a compensation strategy that supports a firm's philosophical framework while also acknowledging its financial resources and goals helps ensure an effective plan that promotes the growth of people and profits.
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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.
Real Estate Portfolio Jul/Aug 2003 James B. Wright	Governing REIT Compensation As recent well-publicized REIT proxy/management battles have demonstrated, REIT governance issues are no longer under the radar. In time, shareholder concerns (and any REIT vulnerabilities) relative to independent compensation decisions will also receive scrutiny.
BusinessWeek November 18, 2010 Hechinger & Lauerman	Pay Gap: Where For-Profits Beat the Ivy League Executive compensation at for-profit colleges far outpaces that at traditional schools.
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National Defense January 2010 Moorhouse & Connolly	Navigating Murky Executive Compensation Rules Executive compensation scrutiny is not new in the defense industry.
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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?
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Financial Planning October 1, 2010 Jones & Luscombe	The Tax Forecast Washington watchers share their sense of what's ahead for your client's taxes - and your clients and your own.
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BusinessWeek December 22, 2003 Louis Lavelle	Exec Pay: "Everybody Should Be A Little Nervous" The IRS is going after the last bastion of accounting creativity -- executive pay.
Financial Advisor September 2009 David Lawrence	Costly Mistakes As financial advisors create their own team practices or go independent and set up independent RIA firms, one of the biggest challenges they face is designing a compensation plan for themselves and those who work with them and for them.
BusinessWeek November 27, 2006 Epstein & Javers	How Bill Clinton Helped Boost CEO Pay A law Bill Clinton championed to curb compensation has backfired - and pay packages have exploded.
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.
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