The IRS has issued updated procedures with respect to issuing rulings and determination letters on private foundation status under § 509(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, operating foundation status under § 4942(j)(3), and exempt operating foundation status under §...
The IRS has issued guidance with respect to issuing rulings and determination letters on private foundation status under § 509(a), operating foundation status under § 4942(j)(3), and exempt operating foundation status under § 4940(d)(2), of...
The IRS has issued guidance that sets forth procedures for issuing determination letters and rulings on the exempt status of organizations under §§ 501 and 521 of the Internal Revenue Code. These procedures also apply to revocation or modification of...
Recently updated Revenue Procedures address the ability of donors to rely on the listing of an organization in Publication 78, Cumulative List of Organizations for purposes of deducting contributions and for making grants from private foundations and...
Treasury has issued Rev. Proc. 2011-36 in which it modifies section 6.07 of Rev. Proc. 2011-8, 2011-1 I.R.B. 237, to provide for a reduced user fee for applications for reinstatement of tax-exempt status filed by certain small organizations following automatic...
The IRS has issued Rev. Proc. 2010-9 in which it sets forth procedures for issuing determination letters and rulings on the exempt status of organizations under
The IRS has issued guidance that provides reliance criteria for private foundations and sponsoring organizations that maintain donor advised funds in determining whether a potential grantee is an organization described in section 509(a)(1), (2) or (3) of the Internal...
The Internal Revenue Service has issued the 2009 optional standard mileage rates used to calculate the deductible costs of operating an automobile for business, charitable, medical or moving purposes.
The IRS has issued Rev. Proc. 2008-46 which contains annotated a sample declaration of trust and alternate provisions for a testamentary charitable lead unitrust with payments to one or more charitable beneficiaries for the unitrust period followed by the distribution...
The IRS has issued Rev. Proc. 2008-45 which contains annotated sample declarations of trust and alternate provisions for grantor and nongrantor
inter vivos charitable lead unitrusts with payments to one or more charitable beneficiaries for the unitrust period...
The IRS has issued guidance that updates Rev. Proc. 2006-48 and identifies circumstances under which the disclosure on a taxpayer's return with respect to an item or a position is adequate for the purpose of reducing the understatement of income tax under IRC section...
The Service has issued procedures for issuing determination letters and rulings on the exempt status of organizations under IRC §§ 501 and 521 (other than retirement plans). Generally, the Service issues these determination letters and rulings in response to...
In Rev. Proc. 2008-3, the IRS has updated the list of areas of the code for which it will not issue private letter rulings or determination letters.
The IRS has announced optional standard mileage rates for employees, self-employed individuals, or other taxpayers to use in computing the deductible costs of operating an automobile for business, charitable, medical, or moving expense purposes. The rate for miles...
The Service has issued an advance copy of Rev. Proc. 2007-52 which sets forth the procedures for issuing determination letters and rulings on exempt status of organizations under sections 501 and 521. These procedures also apply to revocation and modification of...
The IRS has issued Rev. Proc. 2007-45 and 2007-46 that provide sample forms, annotations and alternate provisions for inter vivos and testamentary grantor and nongrantor charitable lead annuity trusts. The procedures also offer a safe harbor for trusts that satisfy the...
Thomas Purcell of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants has followed up on prior AICPA comments on guidance on spousal election rights and charitable remainder trusts by suggesting that future guidance on the matter be published in proposed form to...
The IRS has extended (Notice 2006-15) the June 28, 2005, safe harbor date that applies to certain charitable remainder annuity trusts (CRATs) or charitable remainder unitrusts (CRUTs), pending further guidance from the IRS.
Judith McCue of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, Los Angeles, has submitted comments on recent guidance (Rev. Proc. 2005-24) requiring spousal election waivers for charitable remainder trusts, identifying several problems and recommending a conceptual...
On March 30, 2005, Treasury and IRS published Rev. Proc. 2005-24, which was intended to provide a safe harbor procedure to avoid the disqualification of a charitable remainder trust because of the existence of a spousal right of election under state law. Since that...
Recent activity
IRS Publishes Sample Inter Vivos Charitable Lead Unitrust Forms
IRS Publishes Sample Charitable Lead Annuity Trust Forms
An Elegant Solution to Rev. Proc. 2005-24 Spousal Election Tax Trap
IRS Provides Eight New Sample Inter Vivos and Testamentary CRUT Declarations
ACGA Asks Treasury to Withdraw Rev. Proc. 2005-24