EO Tax Journal

1 – Nader on Athletic Scholarships

I haven’t been a fan of Ralph Nader’s for many years, but I do have to agree with him on his latest effort that athletic scholarships serve no educational purpose.

2 – State Charity Regulators Meeting in New York

While the ongoing program of state charity regulators at Columbia Law School does not appear to deal directly with tax issues, I thought readers would be interested in knowing a little about what our friends in the states are interested in — information gleaned from their conference agenda.

3 – Marc Owens’ Critique of the EO Workplan/Annual Report

Today I have the transcript of Marc Owens’ remarks on the EO Division’s FY 2011 workplan, as delivered on March 10 at the 47th annual Washington Nonprofit Legal & Tax Conference. Yesterday I sent along his outline (see email update 2011-52). Continue…

Tomorrow I will have a transcript of Marc Owens’ remarks on the EO Division’s FY 2011 workplan, as delivered on March 10 at the 47th annual Washington Nonprofit Legal & Tax Conference. Today I have his outline, which indicates his areas of concern and interest.

“DUCK AND COVER”
DEALING WITH IRS AUDIT PLANS FOR TAX EXEMPTS Continue…

Today I have the transcript of the discussion by two IRS experts on tax-exempt bonds. This completes our effort of transcribing five panels of the February 4 daylong meeting of the TE/GE area councils. Here are our prior transcripts:

“Update from the IRS” (Holly Paz) — Email Update 2011-33
“Three Year Revocation, Consequences, Reapplying for Exempt Status” (Matthew Giuliano) — Email Update 2011-36
“The 2010 Form 990” (Steve Clarke) — Email Update 2011-39
“Compliance Programs for Exempt Organizations: From Policy to Practice” (Joyce Hellums and Gerry Griffith) — Email Update 2011-44

Tax Exempt Bonds

What follows are the February 4 remarks of Victoria Tsilas and Johanna Som de Cerff, attorneys in Branch 5 of the Financial Institutions & Products Division, IRS Office of Chief Counsel, as delivered at the TE/GE Councils’ annual meeting. The moderator of the panel is Christopher Ballard of Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Continue…

1 – Latest EO Update from the IRS

3 – Background Reading for Tomorrow’s Transcript of Discussion of Tax-Exempt Bonds Continue…

As promised yesterday, I am sending out the transcript of the fifth panel of the February 4 meeting of the TE/GE area councils, which is on tax compliance, featuring Gerry Griffith and Joyce Hellums. They’ve added “Post-conference Editor’s Notes” to make sure that readers have the most up-to-date information, so a double thanks to them for not only giving but editing their remarks.

Compliance Programs for Exempt Organizations: From Policy to Practice

What follows are the February 4 remarks of Gerry Griffith of Jones Day, Chicago, and Joyce Hellums of Ernst & Young, Austin, as delivered at the TE/GE Councils’ annual meeting. The moderator of the panel is Christopher Ballard of Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Continue…