On February 19, 2016, the IRS and Treasury Department issued proposed regulations regarding (i) prohibitions on certain contributions to Type I and Type III supporting organizations and (ii) requirements for Type III supporting organizations. These proposed regulations reflect changes to the law made by the Pension Protection Act of 2006, which changed the requirements an … Continue Reading
The IRS recently issued Notice 2014-4 (the “Notice”), which provides interim guidance for Type III supporting organizations seeking to qualify as functionally integrated by supporting governmental organizations. In December 2012, the IRS issued final and temporary regulations that, among other things, set forth the requirements for an organization to qualify as a functionally integrated Type III supporting … Continue Reading
Many practitioners have been anxious to leaf through regulations to confidently determine whether an organization is a “functionally integrated” or “non-functionally integrated” Type III supporting organization, and the implications of either classification. On December 28, 2012, the Internal Revenue Service released the long-awaited final regulations for Type III supporting organizations, as well as temporary regulations … Continue Reading
Along with making significant changes to the rules for supporting organizations ("SOs") and donor advised funds ("DAFs") in the Pension Protection Act of 2006 (the "PPA"), Congress directed that Treasury conduct a study on the organization and operation of SOs and DAFs. Congress gave Treasury one year after the enactment of the PPA to submit a report on the study. On December 5th, more than four years past the prescribed deadline, Treasury finally released its long-awaited report to Congress.
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Last week, the IRS and Treasury Department released their annual Priority Guidance Plan for the 2010-2011 federal fiscal year. The 34-page plan is available here. The IRS exempt organizations web page identifies and lists eighteen items in the plan that affect exempt organizations. Of the eighteen items, eleven were also included in last year’s plan – … Continue Reading
On November 24, 2009, the IRS issued its Priority Guidance Plan for 2009-2010. The Plan contains 315 projects to be completed over a twelve-month period, from July, 2009 through June, 2010.
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