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Welcome to the Holtzman Vogel Law Blog. We aim to keep you
up to date on important legal developments and other items of interest. On this
blog, we'll track developments in the news and changes to the rules and regulations
affecting political committees, corporate PACs, trade associations, non-profit groups
and advocacy organizations. We'll also keep you updated on the lobbying and ethics
arena. The Law Blog is designed to supplement our regular newsletter.
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Jill Holtzman Vogel
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Monday, February 01, 2010
WSJ: Mergers, Closings Plague Charities
The Wall Street Journal reports "The once-booming nonprofit sector is in the midst of a shakeout, leaving many Americans without services and culling weak groups from the strong. Hit by a drop in donations and government funding in the wake of a deep recession, nonprofits—from arts councils to food banks—are undergoing a painful restructuring, including mergers, acquisitions, collaborations, cutbacks and closings. . . . But longer term, say many nonprofits, the decline in donations to charities appears likely to continue. The sector's difficulties are re-awakening a touchy debate among some leaders in the nonprofit world over whether the economic prosperity of the past few decades has spawned an excess of nonprofits."
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Sunday, November 08, 2009
New IRS Compliance Manual For Nonprofits
The IRS has released a new version of its compliance manual for nonprofit organizations (other than 501(c)(3) charities).
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Tuesday, April 07, 2009
Bopp Challenges IRS Rules Regarding "Political Intervention" by Tax-Exempt 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) Organizations
Jim Bopp has filed two new lawsuits challenging IRS regulations that place restrictions on tax-exempt 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) organization's "political intervention."
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Monday, April 06, 2009
Wall Street Journal: IRS Probes Nonprofit Pay Practices
The WSJ reports "An Internal Revenue Service official warned nonprofits to be mindful of executive-compensation practices amid public ire over large bonuses at insurer American International Group Inc. and other Wall Street firms that have received federal aid. Lois Lerner, the IRS's director of tax-exempt organizations, told a gathering of lawyers representing charities Monday that scrutiny of nonprofits' pay practices is likely to increase. Nonprofit leaders should be sure to practice due diligence in making sure their executive pay can be justified through data on comparable practices at similar organizations, she said."
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Thursday, March 26, 2009
CNN: Nonprofits expect permanent damage from recession
From CNN: "U.S. nonprofits are straining under the weight of the recession, with many expecting to sustain permanent financial damage, a survey shows."
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Wednesday, March 25, 2009
New Report Published By OMB Watch: How Nonprofits Helped America Vote: 2008
The report catalogs how liberal advocacy organizations worked to register voters, get-out-the-vote, and undermine voter ID laws. From the Report's Introduction: "The report describes how nonprofits strived to make the election process seamless from state to state and promoted fair environments for constituents to vote in the 2008 election."
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Monday, March 09, 2009
CQ Politics: Nonprofits Wield Some Serious Campaign Cash
This CQ Politics article discusses the purported rise of 501(c) organizations, and the decline of 527 organizations, in the political arena.
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Wednesday, February 25, 2009
CFI: Soft Money Political Spending by 501(c) Nonprofits Tripled in 2008 Election
According to the Campaign Finance Institute, "Section 501(c) nonprofit groups and Section 527 political organizations spent more than $400 million in the 2008 federal elections."
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Tuesday, February 10, 2009
CRS Issues Report on 501(c)(4) Campaign Activity
The Congressional Research Service has issued "501(c)(4) Organizations and Campaign Activity: Analysis Under Tax and Campaign Finance Laws."
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