In 2010 the IRS issued Announcement 2010-19 in which it described procedures for certain charitable trusts that classified themselves as private foundations after August 16, 2007, to be reclassified as Type III supporting organizations. These procedures...
The National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) has submitted comments in response to IRS Announcement 2011-36 about Form 990, Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax . NACUBO has made recommendations of relevance to...
In response to Announcement 2011-36 The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) has commented on transitional issues and frequently asked questions involving the redesigned Form 990, Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax . Of...
The IRS has issued Announcement 2010-19 which provides procedures for a trust to obtain a tax refund and request a ruling that it was and is a Type III supporting organization if the trust qualified as such an organization through the end of 2008 but erroneously filed...
The IRS has scheduled a phone forum for tax professionals and representatives of tax-exempt organizations on Rules for Exempt Organizations During an Election Year. The forum will be presented on June 9, 2008, and repeated June 10, 2008.
The IRS has announced a closed meeting of the Art Advisory
Panel will be held on April 2 and 3, 2008, beginning at 9:30 a.m. in the Franklin Court Building, 1099 14th Street, NW., Washington, DC. The agenda will consist of the review and evaluation of the
acceptability...
The IRS has announced procedures that will enable 509(a)(3) supporting organizations to seek reclassification to section 509(a)(1) or (2) and thereby qualify to receive qualified charitable distributions from IRAs as provided by the Pension Protection Act of 2006.
The IRS, responding to a recent surge in gasoline prices, has announced an eight-cent increase to the optional standard mileage rates for the final four months of 2005; the new rate for September 1 to December 31, 2005, will be 48.5 cents per mile. The mileage rate for...
The IRS has corrected a compliance date in the temporary regulations, T.D. 9206, that provide guidance on filing information returns to recipients of qualified intellectual property contributions.
The IRS has announced the suspension of the tax-exempt status of the Islamic African Relief Agency-USA as an organization designated as supporting or engaging in terrorist activity or supporting terrorism.
The IRS has suspended the federal tax exemption of the Al Haramain Islamic Foundation Inc., Ashland, Ore., under section 501(p), effective September 9, 2004. The organization has been designated as supporting or engaging in terrorist activities, and contributions made...
The IRS has suspended the federal tax exemption of the Al Haramain Islamic Foundation Inc., Ashland, Ore., under section 501(p), effective September 9, 2004. The organization has been designated as supporting or engaging in terrorist activities, and contributions made...
Donald C. Lubick, a long-time IRS employee, recently moved to the post of Treasury Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy for the Clinton Administration. On June 9th, Mr. Lubick spoke in Washington, D.C. to a program on nonprofit organizations sponsored by The Urban...
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IRS Announces Procedure for Supporting Organizations to Change Public Charity Status