Archive for ‘Current & Quotable’
EO Tax Journal 2011-108
My favorite headline from yesterday’s Baltimore Sun: “Maryland Woman Sentenced to 30 Days in Prison for Trying to Run Boyfriend Over with Car.” What would she have gotten if she had succeeded? 45 Days?
I welcome all points of view, so today I’m happy to let former IRSer Bill Brockner make the case for what I call libertarianism in the EO sector. Bill joined the EO Division in 1972 and stayed until sometime in the aughts, over 30 years, maintaining his passion for EO tax law the whole time while becoming one of the IRS’s top EO technical experts.
Commentary by Bill Brockner Continue…
EO Tax Journal 2011-80
1 – EO Litigation Developments
2 – ADF Report on Pulpit Sunday Efforts
3 – Amicus Brief Filed in Catholic Answers Case Continue…
EO Tax Journal 2011-69
1 – Weekend Reading: “Charity in the 21st Century”
2 – House Republicans Seek More Information from AARP
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1 – Weekend Reading: “Charity in the 21st Century”
For your weekend reading, I suggest “Charity in the 21st Century: Trending Toward Decay,” by Roger Colinvaux, Associate Professor of Law, Catholic University School of Law, that is in the latest Florida Tax Review. To access the article, go to http://ssrn.com/abstract=1809171. Continue…
EO Tax Journal 2011-45
Readers have told me they found of interest the summary of a Council on Foundations’ survey of governance and expenses of foundation boards reprinted last week (see Email Update 2011-41). Happening this week is the annual “Foundations on the Hill” day, sponsored by COF and the Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers, which involves foundation employees visiting congressional offices in Washington.
On Tuesday, Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) welcomed these visitors with a rousing luncheon speech: “If you’re not at the table, you’re on the menu,” and less dramatically, “It’s very important for you to make sure that you are engaged, that you are being heard.”
In this vein, I think readers may find of interest excerpts from COF’s 2011 legislative agenda:
Legislative Agenda for Philanthropy for the 112th Congress
The Council on Foundations, Arlington, Virginia Continue…
EO Tax Journal 2011-41
Some interesting statistics on foundations were released today by the Council on Foundations.
News Release, March 4, 2011
Foundation Management Survey Reveals Governance and Expenses of Foundation Boards
Findings Inform Efforts to Strengthen Leadership, Mission Continue…