2006 Nonprofit Alert Archive

January/February
CA Decision on Episcopal Church Splits ■Terrorism Guidelines Released ■Study Finds Donor Intent Important ■Salvation Army Employment Discrimination/Retaliation Case ■IRS Grants Exempt Status to Christian Coalition International ■Legislative Action on "Hate Crimes" ■ Katrina Legal Aid Resource Center ■

March/April
Update on Congress' Exempt Organization Reform Proposals ■ IRS Reports on Political Activities Compliance Initiative ■ Massachusetts House Rejects Legislation Requiring Churches to Disclose Finances ■ Senate Finance Committee Holds Roundtable Highlighting Inquiries Into Charities ■ Controversial Interpretation of the Fifth Amendment "Eminent Domain" Clause ■ IRS Revokes Exemptions of Credit-counseling Organizations ■

May/June
Update on EO Legislative Reform Proposals ■ NHTSA Reissues 15-Passenger Van Safety Advisory ■ Charity Official Charged with Theft ■ Michigan A.G. Starts Controversial Investigation into the Ford Foundation ■ Indiana Judge Hands Control of Schwab Over to a New Board ■ Gates Foundation Awards $75,000 Grant to NCNA ■  DAF's Denial of Tax Exemption Upheld ■ Muslim Charitable Organizations Raise Voices of Concern ■ Intermediate Sanctions/Revocation Regulations ■ IRS Officials Discuss Common Filing Errors ■

July/August
Congress Passes Charitable Provisions; President Signs ■  Charity Surveys Prove Optimistic ■
Lack of Documentation = No Deduction ■ GAO Report Finds CFC Charities Owe Taxes ■ Tribune Co. v. Tribune Foundation: Conflict of Interest ■ IRS Increases Determination Letter Fees ■

September/October
Appeals Court Reverses Intermediate Sanctions Penalties Citing Valuation Errors  ■  Penalties for Disguised Tuition Payment Programs ■  Finders, Keepers; Losers, Weepers  ■ Property Tax Exemption Denied Church that Operated For-Profit Child Care Program ■ Use of Test Violates Disabilities Act ■ Buffett Donates Billions to Gates Foundation ■ UBI on Rental of Rooms ■