Identity theft occurs when someone wrongfully obtains and uses another person's personal information, such as their name, Social Security number, credit card accounts, or other confidential data, and uses it to commit financial fraud or engage in other criminal activities while impersonating the victim.
Sponsorship and advertising can provide a real boost to your not-for-profit’s income. However, if sponsors or advertisers receive a “substantial benefit” or if providing benefits isn’t a related business activity, you may owe unrelated business income tax (UBIT).
In recent years, the IRS has increased its scrutiny of nonprofit compliance. Failure to file Form 990 for three consecutive years can lead to automatic exempt status revocation, and other violations can trigger IRS investigations.
Although uncommon, donors can change their minds and may ask your not-for-profit to return a gift. You need to look at the problem and find a solution.
The IRS has announced various federal inflation-adjusted rates. Here’s a rundown of the amounts that are most likely to affect small businesses and their owners.
Term limits for not-for-profit board members can be a double-edged sword. They can allow you to easily let go of unsuccessful board members, but they also can cause you to lose the best sooner than you’d like.
A cost segregation study might allow you to accelerate depreciation deductions on certain items, reducing taxes and boosting cash flow. Under current law, the potential benefits of a cost segregation study are now even more significant than they were a few years ago.
Nonprofits whose states or municipalities have passed pay transparency laws must comply by, for example, revealing salary ranges in job postings. But even if you’re not required to, consider adopting these practices.
If your not-for-profit focuses the majority of its fundraising energy on the holiday season and year-end period, you may risk cash-flow problems. A solid fundraising commitment plan can help you make fundraising an ongoing process.
Inflation has some beneficial side effects for business owners. One is that the 2023 depreciation adjustment amounts increases the possible tax breaks your business.
Almost no region of the United States has escaped natural disasters recently, so if your organization doesn’t have a NFP disaster plan, it needs to put one in place immediately.
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