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In a letter to Emily McMahon, Acting Assistant Secretary of Tax Policy, and writing on behalf of the Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation, P. Russell Hardin has taken exception of Sen. Charles Grassley's recent characterization of supporting... |
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the IRS is soliciting comments concerning Form 990-PF, Return of Private Foundation or Section 4947(a)(1) Nonexempt Charitable Trust Treated as a Private Foundation, and Form 4720, Return of Certain Excise Taxes on Charities and Other Persons Under Chapters 41 and 42... |
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The IRS has announced it is soliciting comments concerning Notice 2006-01, Charitable Contributions of Certain Motor Vehicles, Boats and Airplanes, reporting Requirements under |
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Writing to Treasury Secretary Geithner, Tudor Investment Corporation's Paul Tudor Jones argues that reducing the deductibility for top wage earners on charitable deductions is a huge policy mistake because the proposal does not recognize the enormous amount of... |
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In response to IRS Notice 2008-99 in which the Service described a potentially abusive situation involving the avoidance of tax through the sale of an income interest in a charitable remainder trust, James Linott, writing on behalf of Sterling Foundation Management,... |
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Writing on behalf of the American Council on Gift Annuities and National Committee on Planned Giving, Conrad Teitell of Cummings & Lockwood has requested that Treasury amplify proposed regulations on the substantiation and reporting requirements for cash and... |
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In response to requests for public comments regarding proposed regulations implementing the redesigned Form 990, Morristown, N.J. attorney Edward Hein has suggested the form be modified to include language that a grantor or contributor is not considered responsible for... |
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Writing on behalf of of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Jeffrey R. Hoops has submitted comments to clarify that unrelated business taxable income ("UBTI") does not retain its character as such if it is distributed by a charitable... |
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Writing on behalf of the Council on Foundation and its public charity members, Janne G. Gallagher has submitted extensive comments and suggestions on the draft instructions for IRS Form 990. Key areas of concern involve the
reporting of funds that are similar to donor... |
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Writing on behalf of Kaspick & Co., Heidi Strassburger has asked that proposed regulations under Sec. 1.67-4 pertaining to the rules for subjecting investment
advisory fees of trusts to the 2% floor exclude investment advisory
fees for Pooled Income Funds by... |
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Notice 2005-41 explains new rules governing charitable contributions of intellectual property made after June 3, 2004. Although no change to the notice is anticipated, the Service is seeking comments regarding the efficiency of its information collection processes.... |
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In response to an IRS request for comments, the AICPA Form 990 Instructions Task Force and Exempt Organizations Technical Resource Panel have responded with a comprehensive list of recommendations to improve the form. |
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