Archive for ‘Focus on Congress’

EO Tax Journal 2020-236

Paul Streckfus, December 7, 2020 at 5:26 am

1 – Editor’s Notebook

2 Memo to IRS Employees re Margaret Von Lienen’s Retirement

3 Janine Cook on Section 4960 Proposed Regs

4 – Summary of Comments Received on Proposed Section 4960 Regulations

5 Land Trust Alliance Statement on Updated Conservation Easement Legislation in Congress

6 Governments Should Strike a Balance between Encouraging Philanthropy through Tax Support and Ensuring Effective Public Policy Continue…

EO Tax Journal 2020-235

Paul Streckfus, December 4, 2020 at 5:24 am

1 – Editor’s Notebook

2 – In the News

3 – Senator Grassley Sees Need for New Attention to EO Tax Laws Governing Nonprofit Hospitals

4 – IRS’s Margaret Von Lienen Reviews EO Administrative Developments (Part 2) Continue…

EO Tax Journal 2020-222

Paul Streckfus, November 13, 2020 at 5:30 am

1 – Editor’s Notebook

2 Senate Investigation of Easement Syndications Worth Celebrating

3 Chief Counsel Advice Provided on Applicability of Civil Fraud Penalty to Partnerships in Syndicated Conservation Easements (CCA 202044010)

4 Dissolution of Foundation and Subsequent Transfer of Foundation Assets Is a Completed Gift for Gift Tax Purposes (CCA 202045011) Continue…

EO Tax Journal 2020-212

Paul Streckfus, October 30, 2020 at 5:42 am

1 – Editor’s Notebook

2 Another EO Loophole Explained

3 – Schedule and Speakers for Western EO Conference

4 Virtual NAAG/NASCO Conference Announcement

5 – Nonprofits Support Bipartisan Legacy IRA Act (H.R. 3832)

6 IRS Rules Organization Is a Religious Order and Its Members Are Members of the Religious Order (PLR 202043004) Continue…

EO Tax Journal 2020-211

Paul Streckfus, October 29, 2020 at 5:29 am

1 – The EOTJ Mailbag

2 – Editor’s Notebook

3 In the News

4 Are Certain Colleges and Universities in Danger of Losing Their Tax-Exempt Status?

5 Eleventh Circuit Comes to Rescue of Conservation Easements (Pine Mountain Preserve v. Commissioner) Continue…