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ECFA and Over 100 Ministries Ask Congress to Protect Religious Organizations’ Rights

08/26/2010

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Church and City of LaCrosse, WI in Federal Court Over Tax-Exempt Parsonage

08/26/2010

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World Vision is victorious in defending their religious hiring rights

08/26/2010

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Rotary Fraud Kept Quiet

08/25/2010

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Baptist Church Is Closed, but Gets Tax Bill

08/20/2010

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Federal Court Rules Online Worship Group Is Not a Church

08/19/2010

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"Grandfathered Health Plans" Rules Raise Concerns

08/09/2010

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House Fails to Repeal Form 1099 Reporting Rules

08/09/2010

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New York Legislature Passes Plan to Limit Charitable Deductions for the Wealthy

08/04/2010

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Lawsuit Challenges Income Tax Preferences for Clergy

08/04/2010

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Pastor Says His Church is Not Described in the Tax Code

08/04/2010

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Should Clergy Salaries be Public Information?

08/04/2010

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Baucus Supports Cell phone Fix in Tax Bill

08/03/2010

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Study Reports on Where Fraud Occurs

07/31/2010

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Will Your Organization Pass on any Increased Costs Related to Health Care Reform?

07/31/2010

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Your “Grandfathered” Health Insurance Status

07/31/2010

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Orphanage is Agency of Church for Housing Allowance Purposes According to IRS

07/30/2010

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Church employee accused of embezzlement

07/30/2010

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Johanns Pushes Repeal of 1099 Paperwork Mandate

07/29/2010

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States Seek to Limit Nonprofit CEO Pay as Part of Budget-Cutting Efforts

07/28/2010

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IRS Offers Small Charities 'One-Time Relief’ Through Extended Deadline

07/28/2010

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Advisers to the Wealthy Predict Rise in Giving to Offset Tax Increases

07/21/2010

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Churches and charities may need to gear up quickly to report health benefits on W-2s

07/19/2010

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Flexible Spending Accounts Can Cover Some Herbal Remedies

07/19/2010

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State Taxes and Nonprofit Contributions: Connecting the Dots

07/19/2010

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Obama Moves Away From “Freedom of Religious” toward “Freedom of Worship"

07/19/2010

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Credit card rebates paid to charity yield charitable deductions for cardholders

07/16/2010

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Two Charities Refuse to Return Gifts From Donor Convicted of Fraud

07/16/2010

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British Legislators Reject Charity Exemption From Tax Hike

07/16/2010

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IRS Starts Mopping Up Congress's Tax-reporting Mess

07/12/2010

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11% of Cellphone Owners Have Made Text-Message Gifts, Study Finds

07/09/2010

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South Dakota Municipality Ignores Law, Hands Church $17,000 Tax Bill

07/08/2010

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The Rev. Kevin J. Gray Charged With 1st-Degree Larceny, Accused Of Stealing Over 7 Years From Church

07/08/2010

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IRS Says Appraiser, Not Appraisal Firm, Must Sign Form 8283

07/06/2010

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No Light at the end of the Estate Tax Tunnel

07/06/2010

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Church Asks BP to Pay for Drop in Offerings

07/06/2010

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Hawaii Governor Vetoes Charitable Contribution Cap Legislation

07/06/2010

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Rep. Betty McCollum introduces the Nonprofit Sector and Community Solutions Act of 2010

07/06/2010

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Worker Classification Reporting Proposal Meets Resistance

07/06/2010

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When church-state separation bumps up against doing justice

07/03/2010

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IRS Requests Public Input on Expanded Information Reporting Requirement

07/01/2010

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IRS Faces Challenges in Implementing Health Care Reform

07/01/2010

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Supreme Court Decides Against Christian Legal Society in First Amendment Case

07/01/2010

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ECFA Asks Congress to Change Financial Reform Bill

07/01/2010

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Following Probe, Ga. Food Charity Lays Off 49 Employees

06/30/2010

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Oregon Charity Treasurer Commits Suicide as Embezzlement Surfaces

06/30/2010

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Nonprofit Groups Try to Block New York Charitable-Deduction Limit

06/30/2010

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Nonprofits Asked to Subsidize Ambulance Services

06/30/2010

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Kennedy Introduces a Troubling Act

06/23/2010

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IRS Rules on Housing Allowances

06/22/2010

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New Index Finds Charitable Giving Is Up Compared to Last

06/15/2010

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Prosecutors want Jinwright behind bars until sentencing

06/09/2010

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Americans Didn’t Pull Back on Their Giving Last Year, Report Finds

06/09/2010

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Online Fundraising Is Increasing

06/09/2010

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Gulf Oil Spill Leads to Fraud

06/09/2010

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Nonprofit Salary Caps Sought By NJ

06/07/2010

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Wells Fargo Ordered to Pay $30 Million for Fraud

06/06/2010

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Struggling Cities Eye Taxes, Fees for Churches

06/06/2010

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Should You Not Donate by Text Message?

06/04/2010

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Giving Dropped 4.9% in 2009, Researchers Estimate

06/02/2010

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University Returns $5-Million Donation

06/02/2010

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House Passes Extension of Charity Tax Breaks

06/02/2010

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Form 1099 Reporting Under Health Care Reform Law Modified

06/02/2010

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Fla. Charity Director Accused by Lender of Improper Use of Money

06/02/2010

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Can States Give Tax Breaks for Gifts that Fund Religious School Scholarships?

06/02/2010

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Minister's Housing Allowance Challenge Moves Forward

06/02/2010

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Form to Claim Payroll Tax Exemption for Hiring New Workers Now Available

06/02/2010

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PBS Story on Religious Hiring Airs

06/02/2010

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House Dems Preparing Smaller Extenders Bill

06/02/2010

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Former State Lawmakers Face Allegations of Using Charities for Unlawful Purposes

06/02/2010

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Church secretary accused of embezzling $1.5 million

05/27/2010

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Heath Reform Law Hides Massive Change in 1099 Reporting

05/27/2010

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ECFA Standards Committee Member Comments on “When Disaster is Your Job”

05/26/2010

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PA Mother and Daughter Charged With Stealing From Nonprofit Group

05/25/2010

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More Than Half of Donors Won’t Increase Giving in 2010, Survey Finds

05/25/2010

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Levin, Baucus Reach Deal on Tax Extenders Bill

05/21/2010

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Tax Guide for Churches and Religious Organizations

05/20/2010

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Understanding the Nonprofit Persona, and Why It Matters

05/20/2010

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Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Sees Significant Increase in Gifts

05/14/2010

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Bill Introduced to Repeal Expanded 1099 Reporting for Payments to Corporations

05/12/2010

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Teitell Sends Impassion Letter to Senate Finance Committee about the Absence of Estate Tax Reform

05/12/2010

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Donations Made Directly to Needy Individuals Are Not Deductable

05/12/2010

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Gift Substantiation a Sensitive Issue for the IRS

05/12/2010

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Gifts by U.S. Taxpayers to a Foreign Charity

05/12/2010

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Form 990 Deadline is May 17

05/12/2010

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Woman Pleads Guilty in $1.3 Million Nonprofit Theft

05/10/2010

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IRS Releases Average Premium Table Needed to Determine Small Employer Health Insurance Credit for 2010

05/10/2010

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IRS Releases Interim Report on College and University Compliance Project

05/10/2010

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Hawaii May Cap Itemized Deductions to Close Budget Gap

05/10/2010

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Allentown woman accused of stealing $112,000 from church over 7 years

04/28/2010

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IRS Releases Draft Schedule and Instructions for Reporting Uncertain Tax Positions

04/28/2010

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Penn woman accused of stealing $28,000 from Hempfield church

04/27/2010

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U.S. Sues Missouri Lawyer to Halt Alleged Tax-Fraud Schemes

04/27/2010

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Congress Could Consider Creating New Category of Organization, Expert Says

04/17/2010

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Impact of Health Care Reform Issues for Nonprofits

04/17/2010

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Congress Passes Two Month Extension of COBRA Premium Subsidy

04/17/2010

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House Bill Includes Cell Phone Fix

04/17/2010

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St. Louis Considering Asking Nonprofits to Provide Voluntary Support to Offset Lost Revenue

04/12/2010

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Report to Congress on Charity-Owned Life Insurance

04/12/2010

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IRS Issues New Payroll Tax Exemption Form

04/12/2010

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