Category Archives: Non profit legal representation
Preserving Your Tax-Exempt Status
Your nonprofit has received a letter from the IRS recognizing its tax-exempt status. Congratulations! The next challenge is maintaining that status. The most effective step you can take to protect your nonprofit is to consult an attorney with experience representing nonprofit and charitable organizations. Another important step is making sure that your nonprofit maintains appropriate records. Generally, you should keep […]
Legal Representation For Public Charities
If you’re a fan of John Oliver’s HBO series “Last Week Tonight,” then you’ve heard about his church, Our Lady of Perpetual Exemption, and its haul of fake ( a check for $65 billion, for example) and real donations. OLPE’s impressive fundraising – and its presumed exemption from income taxes – highlights the problems Oliver perceives with the IRS’s rules […]