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Conflict Over Social Welfare Organizations Erupts
Each presidential election year the IRS increases its vigilance over halting campaign activity by nonprofits. This presidential year has already proven to be more exciting than most on this front. The New York Times recently reported that conflict has erupted as Democratic lawmakers call for the IRS to crack down on nonprofit political groups while …
Online Marketing Must Match Nonprofit Mission
Be careful what your nonprofit puts on its website or on social networking sites like Facebook. When the IRS reviews an application for tax-exempt status, one thing the agents often check is whether an organization’s website or social networking site matches what the organization states on its application. Similarly, when the IRS audits an organization …
Small Charities Get Opportunity to Run Text Donation Campaigns
We recently posted about text message donations, reminding organizations that donor acknowledgments should be provided no matter how donations are received. Now an effort is underway that will make fundraising texting campaigns more accessible to small charities and safer for donors. Mobile-phone companies assisting nonprofit organizations with text message campaigns are concerned about fraud. This …
IRS Releases New Info for Clergy Members and Religious Workers
Are you a clergy member or a religious worker? Or are you helping a clergy member or a religious worker file his or her 2011 tax returns? Or maybe you just love new IRS publications? If you answered yes to any of these questions you should know that the IRS released a new version of …
Scams Abound
Scams aimed at small businesses – including nonprofits – abound. We previously warned about misleading mailers titled “Annual Minutes Compliance Notice.” Since then, our clients have been receiving letters coming from “U.S. Trademark Compliance Service.” David Lazarus writes about this new scan in yesterday’s Los Angeles Times. He actually attempted to visit the address on …