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Senate Finance Committee Staff Compiles Past Proposals for Exempt Organization Tax Reform

By Elizabeth M. Mills on July 12th, 2013 Posted in Charitable Giving

As part of a series of papers outlining tax reform options for the Senate Finance Committee (SFC), the SFC staff recently published a paper on tax reform options for tax-exempt organizations and charitable giving. Like the other staff papers on tax reform options, the exempt organizations paper compiles suggestions that have been made by witnesses… Continue Reading

IRS Sends Questionnaire to More Than 1,300 Self-Declared Section 501(c)(4), (5) or (6) Organizations

By Jamie Bowles on April 3rd, 2013 Posted in IRS Filings, Political Campaign Activity

IRS Exempt Organizations group has sent out more than 1,300 questionnaires to self-declared Section 501(c)(4) social welfare organizations; 501(c)(5) labor, agricultural or horticultural organizations; or 501(c)(6) business leagues. The questionnaires are part of IRS efforts to increase voluntary compliance, learn more about self-declared exempt organizations, and determine whether self-declared exempt organizations are complying with applicable tax-exempt… Continue Reading