Avoiding Nonprofit Tax Traps
If your organization has met the IRS qualifications to be considered tax-exempt, the income you receive — such as donor contributions — is exempt from federal income tax. However, it's still possible for not-for-profits to Read More
Aug 04, 2022
Do Your ESG Initiatives Open the Door to Fraud?
Within a relatively short period, corporate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives evolved from a disjointed and confusing set of goals to a more unified business imperative. This is largely because investors, employees, customers and Read More
Aug 04, 2022
Would Your Company Pass the Independent Investor Test?
The IRS is planning to crack down on tax evasion to help fund the Biden administration's ambitious economic agenda. Specifically, the White House hopes to generate approximately $700 billion in tax revenue over the next Read More
Sep 30, 2021
Don’t Run Afoul of Private Inurement Rules
Most not-for-profit executives are aware of the prohibition against private inurement. Generally, nonprofit directors and executives — and their family members — aren't allowed to personally benefit from their positions while putting their organization at Read More
Aug 04, 2021
Gauging the Reasonableness of Owners’ Compensation Deductions
For most privately held businesses, owners' compensation is one of the largest expenses on the income statement, especially when all the related perks and hidden costs are calculated. Compensation should accurately reflect what others would receive Read More
Mar 04, 2021
The Link Between Employee Motivation and Your Compensation Philosophy
Do your employees understand your company's compensation philosophy? That was a question posed to human resource managers in a recent WorldatWork survey, Compensation Programs and Practices. According to the survey, almost one in five employers Read More
Dec 06, 2016