Protecting Nonprofit Rights

Feb 8, 2016

Top 400 Taxpayers See Tax Rates Rise, But There’s More to the Story

As Americans were gathering party supplies to greet the New Year, the Internal Revenue Service released their annual report of cumulative tax data reported on the 400 tax r...

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Feb 4, 2016

Chlorine Bleach Plants Needlessly Endanger 63 Million Americans

Chlorine bleach plants across the U.S. put millions of Americans in danger of a chlorine gas release, a substance so toxic it has been used as a chemical weapon. Greenpeace’s new repo...

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Jan 25, 2016

U.S. Industrial Facilities Reported Fewer Toxic Releases in 2014

The Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) data for 2014 is now available. The good news: total toxic releases by reporting facilities decreased by nearly six percent from 2013 levels. Howe...

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Jan 22, 2016

Methane Causes Climate Change. Here's How the President Plans to Cut Emissions by 40-45 Percent.

UPDATE (Jan. 22, 2016): Today, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released its proposed rule to reduce methane emissions...

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Ohio AG Drops Accountability Proposal

Jul 31, 2006 by Guest Blogger

According to the Cleveland Plain Dealer: Ohio Attorney General Jim Petro has revised his proposal to make hospitals and other charitable groups more accountable to the public, a month after proposing the new state rules. In the second draft of the rules, released Friday, Petro dropped controversial recommendations for policies related to conflicts of interest, executive compensation and billing practices. Instead, said Brian Cook, chief deputy attorney general and head of the public-protection division, the latest proposal calls for a new advisory panel to recommend such model policies.

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Extenders Package Contains Charitable Reforms and Incentives

Jul 28, 2006 by Guest Blogger

From Council on Foundations:

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GAO Report on Grants Streamlining

Jul 28, 2006 by Guest Blogger

http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-06-566 Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d06566high.pdf

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Comparing the Teeth on Lobby Reform Bills

Jul 28, 2006 by Guest Blogger

The Campaign Legal Center has posted a blog entry comparing the lobby reform bills passed by Congress and the recently introduced Shays-Meehan legislation. Check it out.

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GAO Report on CFC and Charities Payroll Taxes

Jul 28, 2006 by Guest Blogger

Tax Debt: Some Combined Federal Campaign Charities Owe Payroll and Other Federal Taxes. GAO-06-887, July 28 Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d06887high.pdf

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Donations Slow to Middle East

Jul 28, 2006 by Guest Blogger

From the Chronicle of Philathropy: While some nonprofit organizations have received strong financial support from Jewish donors and other people with personal ties to the region, many aid groups say they have yet to see much of a response, in part because the political dimensions of the crisis have overshadowed the humanitarian needs.

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Does Tax Talk Today Meet Your Needs?

Jul 28, 2006 by Guest Blogger

The IRS is conducting a survey to see whether programs on Tax Talk Today are helpful. Be sure to let them know if you think their programs are helpful to nonprofits or would like more information on a certain topic.

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Tell Your Story of Taking Action Online

Jul 28, 2006 by Guest Blogger

Consumers Union has a blog entry linking to their action alert on the Logic Puzzle and a way to tell your story of taking action online.

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Earmark Reform on the Plate?

Jul 28, 2006 by Guest Blogger

According to BNA: With the House and Senate at a stalemate over a broad lobbying reform bill (H.R. 4975, S. 2349) the House will consider comprehensive earmark reform in September as part of a package to change House rules.

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More Money for IRS Enforcement

Jul 28, 2006 by Guest Blogger

The bill, approved by a vote of 28-0, would allocate approximately $10.7 billion to the IRS in FY07, $82.3 million above the FY06 level and $64.1 million above the President's FY07 request. Like its House counterpart, the Senate bill would restructure the IRS by dividing it into three accounts - enforcement, taxpayer services and operations support - and would permit the agency to transfer some funds between the accounts. Specifically, the Senate bill would allocate $4.79 billion to "enforcement" whereas the House bill, approved last month, would allocate $4.75 billion.

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