- Subjects
- Genres
- Law for laypersons
- Published
-
Berkeley, CA :
Nolo
[2010]-
- Language
- English
- Item Description
- Volume for 2010 cataloged as a monograph in LC.
- Physical Description
- volumes : forms ; 23 cm
- Publication Frequency
- Annual
- Bibliography
- Includes index.
- ISBN
- 9781413331158
- ISSN
- 23308680
- Introduction
- 1. Nonprofits and the IRS
- What Do We Mean When We Say "Nonprofit"?
- The Life Cycle of a Nonprofit
- IRS Audits
- 2. Annual IRS Filings-The Form 990
- The Nuts and Bolts of the Filing Process
- The 990-N Postcard Filing-As Simple as It Gets
- Form 990-EZ: The E-Z Way Out
- Form 990: Just Hold Your Nose and File It
- Letting the Public See Your Report Card: Disclosure of Form 990
- Notifying the IRS If You Terminate, Merge, or Contract Your Nonprofit
- What to Do If the IRS Has Revoked Your Nonprofit's Tax-Exempt Status
- 3. Record Keeping and Accounting
- Why Keep Financial Records?
- What Does the IRS Require?
- Do You Need an Independent Audit?
- Minding the GAAP
- 4. Volunteers, Employees, and Independent Contractors
- Volunteers-The Backbone Workforce of Nonprofits
- Reimbursing Your Volunteers-Know the Rules
- Unreimbursed Volunteer Expenses
- Benefits and Freebies-How to Show Your Appreciation Tax Free
- Paid Help: Employees and Independent Contractors
- Hiring Independent Contractors
- Hiring Employees
- Affordable Care Act (ACA) and Nonprofit Employers
- 5. Charitable Giving-The Basics and Cash Donations
- Your Role as a Nonprofit
- Threshold Requirements for Deducting Donations
- Annual Ceilings on Charitable Deductions
- What Can a Donor Contribute?
- When Is a Contribution Made for Tax Purposes?
- Special Gifts-Earmarked, Restricted, and Conditional
- If Your Nonprofit Provides Goods or Services
- Cash Contributions
- Cash Gifts From IRAs
- Interest-Free Loans
- Quid Pro Quo Contributions
- Charity Auctions
- 6. Property Donations
- Annual Deduction Limit for Property Donations
- Valuing Property Donations-An Art, Not a Science
- Different Types of Property Donations
- Documenting Property Donations
- 7. Excessive Compensation, Sweetheart Deals, and Other Ways to Get in Trouble With the IRS
- A Nonprofit Is Not a Personal Piggy Bank
- The IRS Intermediate Sanctions Minefield
- Transactions With Disqualified Persons-How to Avoid Problems With the IRS
- Excessive Compensation for Services: The Most Common Excess Benefit
- Correcting and Reporting Excess Benefit Transactions
- The IRS's Sentence of Death: Revocation of Tax-Exempt Status
- 8. Nonprofits That Make Money and UBIT
- What Is UBIT?
- Activities Exempt From UBIT
- Do You Owe UBIT?
- Calculating UBIT With Multiple Business Activities
- Filing UBIT Tax Returns
- 9. Lobbying and Political Campaign Activities
- Lobbying by Nonprofits-What's Allowed and What's Not
- Political Campaign Activities-An Absolute Ban
- Getting Around the Restrictions
- 10. Tax Credits for Nonprofits
- Tax Credits for Nonprofits with Employees
- Energy-Related Tax Credits
- 11. Help Beyond This Book
- Help From the IRS
- Other Helpful Publications and Websites
- Appendix
- How to Use the Downloadable Forms on the Nolo Website
- Editing RTFs
- List of Forms
- Index