+Nonprofits' Tax-Exemption Battle Moves to the Courts
The Princeton case differs from previous legal challenges in one important way: It was brought by residents. The fee for filing a property tax challenge is typically very low -- less than $100.
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+IRS Improperly Granted Charity Status to EZ Filers
The shorter form may have helped reduce the IRS’s backlog of applications, but it has invited fraud, said Tim Delaney, president of the National Council of Nonprofits.
+Tax-Exempt Hospitals Face Payments to Host Towns in New Jersey
“It’s not a stretch to say that every nonprofit that owns property should be looking at this,” Linda Czipo, executive director of the Center for Non-Profits, an organization based in Mercerville, New Jersey that advocates for the groups in...
+Are You Watching the Court Rulings on Property Tax Exemptions? Maybe You Should
In June, the Tax Court of New Jersey ruled that, with only narrow exceptions, Morristown Medical Center is ...
+Why some big nonprofits are balking at how the Nicollet Mall remake is being paid for
Jon Pratt, the executive director of the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits, said the reason nonprofits are exempt from general taxes is because they provide a public benefit.
+Lawmakers debate over who should decide nonprofit status
But some nonprofits say the current rules aren’t consistent. Courts can rule one organization meets the requirements for nonprofit status, while ruling a similar organization in a different municipality does not meet the requirements.
+LePage values nonprofits, then says they’re takers
The information the governor is delivering throughout the state is inconsistent with his budget proposal.
+Taxing nonprofits would harm N.C. communities
As Chair of the Board for the N.C. Center for Nonprofits and President and CEO of the Levine Museum of the New South, I know firsthand how essential charitable nonprofits are in our state.
+For nonprofits, easiest not always best
A number of nonprofit advocate groups are deeply concerned about the new form.
+I.R.S. Shortcut to Tax-Exempt Status Is Under Fire
"In many communities, it takes more to get a library card than it takes to get this new exempt status," said Tim Delaney, president and chief executive of the National Council of Nonprofits, a network of charitable groups.
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