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What are the requirements of the new intermediate sanctions law? What is the definition of an excess benefit transaction?
How will financial penalties be determined?
How will sanctions be applied?
What are the law's expanded reporting and disclosure requirements?
What can nonprofits do to plan for compliance?
These are just some of the questions you may be asking about intermediate sanctions, the most important legislation to impact the nonprofit sector in a generation. This unique guide tackles these crucial issues and more, equipping you with the vital information you need to understand the new rules and work with them effectively.
Written by two of the country's leading authorities on tax-exempt organizations, Intermediate Sanctions reviews the history and background of the act, and systematically examines how this body of law promises to affect the operations of public charities and other tax-exempt organizations. Clear and direct in approach, the book features down-to-earth examples throughout, making it an essential practical resource for lawyers, accountants, managers, and others working in the nonprofit arena.
List of contents
Prologue: Suprises in Store.
The Law of Intermediate Sanctions.
Meaning and Implications of Intermediate Sanctions.
The Sanctions and Private Inurement.
Specific Applications of the Sanctions.
Expanded Reporting and Disclosure Requirements.
Planning for Compliance.
Epilogue.
Appendices.
Glossary.
Selected Bibliography.
Index.
About the author
BRUCE R. HOPKINS has been one of the country's leading authoritieson tax-exempt organizations for 27 years. He is an attorney withthe firm Polsinelli, White, Vardeman & Shalton and is anadjunct professor at the University of Missouri School of Law atKansas City. He is the author of eight books, including The Law ofTax-Exempt Organizations, A Legal Guide to Starting and Managing aNonprofit Organization, The Law of Fund-Raising, and The LegalAnswer Book for Nonprofit Organizations, as well as a newsletter,The Nonprofit Counsel, all published by Wiley.
D. BENSON TESDAHL is a lawyer with Powers, Pyles, Sutter &Verville, P.C. in Washington, D.C., where he specializes in therepresentation of tax- exempt organizations. He is also an adjunctprofessor of tax law at Georgetown University. Mr. Tesdahl haspublished numerous tax articles and is co-chair of an American BarAssociation subcommittee on tax-exempt entities.
Summary
In the wake of a rash of scandals in the nonprofit sector, Congress has passed legislation that allows it to impose penalties against individuals and organizations for any violation of the Internal Revenue Code. This book shows nonprofit professionals how to comply with these regulations to avoid potential fines or other sanctions.
