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Due to the recent recession and decline
in state and city revenue, states and municipalities are
searching for new sources of tax revenue.
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The Internal
Revenue Service recently
issued its 2010 “dirty dozen” list of tax scams and cautioned
taxpayers to beware of schemes that seem too good to be true.
Tax scams are illegal and can lead to fines and imprisonment.
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A bankruptcy trustee for the now defunct
BearingPoint Business Consulting firm is trying to force Yale
University to return $8.1 million in donations it received from
BearingPoint since 2006.
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In February 2010, Iowa filed House Study Bill 687 and Senate
Study Bill 3191 (which are identical) which would amend the
Charitable Solicitations Act to require charitable
organizations to register with the Attorney General prior to
soliciting contributions or participating in charitable sales
promotions in the state.
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More nonprofits are allocating the joint
costs of fundraising and program activities conducted in newer
media formats, such as websites, where the fundraising
activities are conducted in conjunction with program
activities, management activities or both.
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Cliff Perlman
attended a three day conference entitled
“Altruism and
Compassion in Economic Systems." The conference, which took
place in Zurich, Switzerland and was sponsored by the Mind and
Life Institute brought together world renowned economists,
psychologists, spiritual leaders (including the Dalai Lama),
neuroscientists and anthropologists to talk about recent
empirical research on empathy, altruism, economic decision
making and fairness in current economic systems
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IRS Issues Guidance and Clarifications on New Form 990
The IRS has issued some guidance and
clarification regarding the new 990.
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Barbara Nagel
has become a partner of Perlman & Perlman, LLP. We look
forward to great things from her. To
learn more about Barbara Nagel
please click here.
Seth Perlman -
gave a presentation
along with Michael DeLucia of the New
Hampshire Attorney General's Office "Who is Watching You Now?,"
a review of
the state fundraising regulations and the impact of the new
Form 990, at the AFP International
Conference on Fundraising in Baltimore, Maryland on April
12, 2010.
Cliff Perlman - will be conducting a workshop
entitled "Can Non-Profit Organizations Advocate? Yes!" at the
National Breast Cancer Coalition Fund's Annual Advocacy Training
Conference on May 24, 2010 in Washington, D.C.
Cliff Perlman - will be giving a presentation
of "Do Good While Doing Well: Integrating
Philanthropy with Sweepstakes, Contests and Promotions" at the
American Conference Institute's 4th Annual Focus on Sweepstakes,
Contests and Promotions on September 24, 2010 in New York City. |
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The Explorist
Institute
The
Explorist Institute was founded by graduates of Harvard
and the MIT, who created the Institute to connect
philanthropists with a global network of scientists via an
online, competitive marketplace in an effort to solve the
world’s most pressing science challenges such as the need for
alternative energy sources, clean water, and the eradication
of disease.
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