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What’s your opinion on the charitable deduction?

January 16, 2013by Lindsay Nichols 8 Comments

Although this month’s “Fiscal Cliff” legislation retained the charitable deduction, the question of eliminating or restricting it has by no means been decided. Nor are opinions in the sector about […]

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Endowments–the Elephant in the Room

August 22, 2012by Lindsay Nichols Leave a comment

The following is a guest post by Lee T. Sullivan, CPA, CGMA, nonprofit team leader at Witt Mares, PLC.  While to one degree or another we have all been impacted […]

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What you need to know about the IRS Form 990

July 19, 2012by Lindsay Nichols Leave a comment

Let’s face it: the IRS Form 990 can be confusing. It’s also the most valuable source of information when it comes to digging into a nonprofit. It’s provides information on […]

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What the IRS’ Automatic Revocations Mean For You

June 20, 2011by Lindsay Nichols Leave a comment

In an extremely important development to the nonprofit sector, the IRS recently posted the initial IRS Nonfiler Revocation List on its website. The list names approximately 275,000 nonprofits that have […]

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Follow-up to Discussion with Joan Reutter, Nonprofit HR Solutions

February 7, 2011by Lindsay Nichols Leave a comment

Below is a follow-up to the questions submitted by participants during the January 25, 2011, GuideStar-hosted webinar, “The Compensation Checklist for Nonprofits: Are You Prepared for Today and the Next […]

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IRS Updates, Oct. 2009: Form 990/990-EZ Resources, Online Training, & Fees for App

October 5, 2009by Lindsay Nichols Leave a comment

The IRS has recently made new online resources available to nonprofits: IRS Updates, October 2009: Form 990 and 990-EZ Resources, Online Training, and New Fees for Applications for Exemption.

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Why I Love the IRS Web Site

August 25, 2009by Lindsay Nichols Leave a comment

OK, I know it’s un-American to say anything nice about the IRS. And in the interest of full disclosure, I should probably note that I’m a former Fed (U.S. Department […]

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