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Supreme Court Grants Cert in Two Tax Cases

December 09, 2008 02:33

Boulware v. United States (No. 06-1509): What effect must a federal court give a final, non-collusive state court judgment adjudicating ownership of property in determining a taxpayer’s federal income tax liability arising from that property?Whether a taxpayer who seeks to invoke the return of c...

Non-Profit Law Podcast

December 09, 2008 02:33

So, for all of you out there who are interested, and I hope many of you are, there is a great podcast being put out by Tim Mooney. nonprofit law podcast is a wealth of information, and provides grea tips, insights, and information regarding the law of nonprofit entities. If you get a chance,...

House Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee Hearings

December 09, 2008 02:33

In a related story to the previous post of “How Much Should Charities Give to the Needy,” the House Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee held hearings yesterday on whether charitable organizations are adequately meeting the needs and requirements of diverse communities. Princeton Researcher Jul...

How Much Charities Should give to the Needy

December 09, 2008 02:33

An article by Peter Panepento in the Chronicle of Philanthropy notes how large nonprofit groups are not giving an adequate amount of funding to areas with large concentrations of poor and minority residents. This was addressed at a hearing at the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight,...

Criticism for Clinton’s “Giving”

December 09, 2008 02:33

As many of you probably know, President Bill Clinton has released a book entitled “Giving.” The book (unfortunately I’m only half way through it) deals with the impact that the simple act of giving can create, and how much good people in all walks of life can do. The book however, has not been ent...

From the world of Tax Exempt entities and the government partnering together

December 09, 2008 02:33

An Ohio nonprofit is taking its first-ever federal funding to jump-start a recycling awareness program in four area schools. Communities in Schools, the Columbus arm of the national dropout-prevention organization, has received $18,943 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for its...

Carl’s Junior Partners with … PETA?

December 09, 2008 02:33

Yes, in the interest of social good, and social awareness, the fast food chain Carl’s Junior (and its affiliated Hardees) have agreed to immediately begin purchasing 15 percent of its pork from suppliers that do not use metal "gestation crates" to confine sows, and increase that to 25 percent by 2...

Genius Awards … missed me again!

December 09, 2008 02:33

So, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation has named the 24 recipients of its 2007 MacArthur Fellowships, and sadly, once again, I was not named. The MacArthur foundation gives the fellowships, commonly referred to as the “genius awards” which recognize individuals from wide-ranging dis...

Congress Attempts to Convene Philanthropy Group

December 09, 2008 02:33

A Congressional caucus that was formed to discuss issues that affect the charitable world now has 25 members and will start meeting this fall. The issues that the new caucus will discuss are a tax bill that Congress is expected to adopt this fall and the proposed extension of legislation allowing...

All rise … today is First Monday

December 09, 2008 02:33

Seeing as today is the first Monday of October, I thought that I would list out the Supreme Court cases with a tax relevance to be heard during this term.Kentucky Department of Revenue v. Davis, No. 06-666Date of Oral Argument: Nov. 7, 2007Issue: Whether a state violates the dormant Commerce...