Google Starts New Blog for Nonprofit Groups
Google starts a new blog for nonprofit groups
By Peter Panepento
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How nonprofit trustees can do a better job
By Peter Panepento
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Charities Sue to Block Ban on Down-Payment Gifts
A decision this month by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to ban nonprofit housing programs from giving down-payment assistance to home buyers has sparked a federal lawsuit from two nonprofit groups that are looking to preserve the practice. Ameridream, of Gaithersburg, Md., and…
By Peter Panepento
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Charities Sue to Block Ban on Down-Payment Gifts
Charities sue to block ban on down-payment gifts
By Peter Panepento
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Comic Strip Brings Scrutiny to Education Charity
Comic strip brings scrutiny to a popular charity
By Peter Panepento
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Congress could soon create a commission to study the tax laws that govern hedge funds and private equity. Senate Finance Committee aides have already been looking at the structure of offshore hedge-fund investments by major universities such as Harvard, Stanford, and Yale. Under current laws,…
By Peter Panepento
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The IRS is mailing letters to more than 650,000 small organizations that are required to file the new Form 990-N informational tax return. Tax-exempt organizations with gross annual receipts of $25,000 or less are required to file the form beginning in 2008. Previously, such groups were exempt from…
By Peter Panepento
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Is It Wise to Go Online to Fill Board Seats?
Should charities go online to fill board seats?
By Peter Panepento
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Controversy Over Radio Personality Sparks Interest in Questions About His Charity
Controversy over Don Imus sparks interest in his charity
By Peter Panepento
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The Internal Revenue Service has announced that it will not increase the fees that it charges nonprofit organizations to apply for tax-exempt status or to receive written advice this year (Revenue Procedure 2007-8, Internal Revenue Bulletin 2007-1). Nonprofit groups that seek rulings for the first…
By Peter Panepento and Elizabeth Schwinn