Tax Planning and Compliance for Tax-Exempt Organizations: Rules, Checklists, Procedures

A practical guide to handling the challenges facing tax-exempt organizations, written by a leading authority

Tax Planning and Compliance for Tax-Exempt Organizations, Sixth Edition ensures that you have the practical knowledge to handle critical tax situations. This book provides guidance for the significant issues facing nonprofit organizations. It's an essential guide to navigating the complexities of nonprofit tax rules and regulations. Packed with checklists and suggestions starting with Exhibit 1.1, Organizations Reference Chart and Exhibit 1.2, Suitability for Tax-Exempt Status, this guide helps anyone that creates, advises, or manages a nonprofit organization.

Now, you can better understand the requirements for various categories of tax-exempt organizations: public charities, private foundations, civic associations, business leagues, and social clubs, as well as title-holding companies and governmental entities. You'll discover practical guidance on the issue of potentially owing income tax on revenue-producing enterprises. Clear explanations cover the many exceptions to taxability. Tax issues related to internet activity, advertising, publishing, services, and much more are all addressed in this tax planning guide designed specifically for nonprofit and tax-exempt nonprofit organizations.

• Use extensive quick checklists that cover tax-exempt eligibility, reporting to the IRS, and tax compliance
• Find detailed instructions for submitting a variety of exemption applications and tax forms
• See sample documents, such as organizational bylaws, letters of application, and completed IRS forms
• Refer to tools and practice aids, such as a comparison chart summarizing the differences between public and private charitable organizations

Written by one of the leading authorities in the field, the book also delves into recent tax law changes affecting nonprofits and other tax-exempt organizations. This indispensable guide can offer direction and support if you are challenged to successfully navigate the complex maze of nonprofit tax rules and regulations.

JODY BLAZEK is a leading authority on accounting practices and planning and compliance for tax-exempt organizations. She is a partner in Blazek & Vetterling, a CPA firm focusing on exempt organizations. She is the author of six books in the Wiley Nonprofit Series, including Financial Planning for Nonprofit Organizations Made Easy and The Tax Law of Private Foundations, Fifth Edition, as well as The Legal Answer Book for Private Foundations, coauthored with Bruce R. Hopkins. She is a frequent speaker at nonprofit symposia.