2004 Nonprofit Alert Archive

December 2004/January 2005
IRS Probe Insider Transactions in Expanded Form 1023 ■  First Amendment Does Not Protect Church from Lawsuit By Terminated Minister ■  Church Bookkeeper Imprisoned for Fraud ■  Congress Curtails Deductions for Gifts of Vehicles, Intellectual Property ■  IRS Fences the Tax Exemption Table ■  Charities Sue Federal Government Over CFC Anti-Terrorism Requirement ■  [Special Supplement - General Tips for Internal Accounting Controls]

October/November 2004
IRS Commences Crackdown on Excessive Compensation ■ Senate Finance Committee Seeks Input on Proposed Nonprofit Reform Legislation ■ New Overtime Pay Provisions Take Effect■ Election Dos and Don'ts for 501(c)(3) Organizations ■ Democratic and Republican Party Platforms Address Nonprofit Concerns■ Anti-Terrorism Legislation and Government Policies Affecting Nonprofits ■

August/September 2004
Senate Committee Proposes Sweeping Changes in Nonprofit Regulation ■ AmeriCorps Program Struck Down as Establishment of Religion ■ Princeton University Sued for Diverting Donor Restricted Funds ■ IRS Approves Scholarship Program ■ IRS Rules on Ancillary Joint Venture ■ FCC to Auction Open FM Spectrum ■

June 2004
IRS Sends Election Year Warning Shot for Charity Politicking ■ DOL New Rules Limit Wage/Hour Exemptions ■ Former United Way CEO Sentenced ■ Summer Interns:  Tips to Avoid Legal Traps ■ JOBS Act Limits Deductions of In-Kind Donations ■  Religious Broadcasters Suffer FCC Sting ■ New & Improved NPA ■

May 2004
Nature Conservancy Makes Changes to Improve Accountability ■ Jury Says Nonprofit Hospital's Tax Exemption is Secure ■ President's EO Urges Work with Religious Groups ■ Charities Lagging in Volunteer Recruitment ■ Editor Bids Farewell After NPA Decade ■

April 2004
Supreme Court Upholds State Law Prohibiting Government Funding of Religious Study ■ Salvation Army Faces Battle Over Religious Employees ■ Liquor Foundation Chug Down Million Dollar Settlement ■ FEC Clarifies Advocacy Decision for Nonprofits ■ IRS Accepting 990s Online ■ Coalition Puts Forth Model Code of Ethics ■ 

March 2004
United Way Reaches Compromise in Costly PipeVine Collapse ■  Volunteer’s Death During After-Hours Social Can’t be Charity’s Fault ■  Camp Isn't required to Provide Security for Vague Threats of Violence ■ IRS Questions Group's Staff Benefits & Donor Deals■ High-Tech Bankruptcies Spawn License Problems for Nonprofits ■ How to Respond to an IRS Audit Request ■

February 2004
Charity Legislation Stalls in Congress ■  Supreme Court Will Hear Workplace Harassment Case ■ Acting Against Lawyer’s Advice Constitutes Breach of Fiduciary Duty ■ Negotiating Period opens for Webcasting Royalty Rates ■ IRS Must Disclose Reasons for Revocations ■ Record Number of Volunteers in 2003 ■ Georgia Settles Religious Hiring Involving Gay Rights Group ■

January 2004
 Nonprofit Lacks Control Over Joint Venture; Exempt Status Jeopardized ■ Boards Behind the Curve on New Sarbanes-Oxley Law ■ International Trademark: One-Stop Registration Means Less Hassle ■ Congress Questions In-Kind Donations ■