1 – The EOTJ Mailbag
2 – Editor’s Notebook
3 – Private Benefit Does in Another Technology Organization (Denial 201434023)
Month: August 2014
EO Tax Journal 2014-171
1 – The EOTJ Mailbag
A – Good Boards Predominate
B – Glass Half Full v. Glass Half Empty
2 – Program Announcements
3 – Nine House Republicans Concerned about FFRF Settlement
4 – BitGive Foundation Press Release
EO Tax Journal 2014-170
1 – Boards in the News
2 – EO Excerpts from 2014-2015 Priority Guidance Plan
3 – Issa and Jordan’s Latest Target: DOJ Attorney Andrew Strelka
EO Tax Journal 2014-169
1 – The EOTJ Mailbag
A – Deja Vu?
B – Accountability is Key
C – In Defense of the Tax Court
2 – Judicial Watch Statement on Discovery of Backups for “Missing” Lois Lerner IRS Emails
3 – Maine Supreme Judicial Court Holds that Conservation Lands Open to the Public are Exempt from Property Tax
EO Tax Journal 2014-168
Point-Counterpoint: Should EO Stay within IRS?
EO Tax Journal 2014-167
1 – ABA’s EO Committee to Meet September 19-20 in Denver
2 – Parks Foundation Case — Forgotten or Lost by the Tax Court?
3 – Another Stipulated Decision in Tax Court Results in Win for IRS
EO Tax Journal 2014-166
1 – Does the IRS Still Need the Form 1023-EZ?
2 – Who Are the Real Animal Lovers?
3 – Payroll Tax Compliance May Be a Problem for Many Tax-Exempt Organizations
4 – IRS Announces Free Webcast on Maintaining Tax Exempt Financing for Qualified 501(c)(3) Bonds
5 – Private Benefit Trumps Educational Activity (Denial 201433020)
EO Tax Journal 2014-165
Fidelity Investments Seeks Guidance on Upfront Payments on Swaps
EO Tax Journal 2014-164
1 – Pom-Pom Alert: Another College Football Season At Hand
2 – Editor’s Notebook
3 – Groups Outline Issues That Should Be Addressed in (c)(4) Guidance
4 – Updates of Previously-Noted Articles
EO Tax Journal 2014-163
IRS Denies Faculty Practice Plan, No Protest (Denial 201433016)
EO Tax Journal 2014-162
1 – Two More Easement Cases Decided by Tax Court
2 – IRS to TIGTA: Thanks, But No Thanks
EO Tax Journal 2014-161
1 – The EOTJ Mailbag
2 – ALI to Present Advanced Course on EOs
3 – Another ‘Secret’ Tax Court Case Results in a Stipulated Decision Extremely Favorable to Attorney Who Used a Sham EO to Engage in Tax Fraud
EO Tax Journal 2014-160
1 – Judicial Watch Statement on Declarations by IRS Officials in the IRS Missing Emails Case
2 – Mamas, Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Beauty Queens (Revocation 201432037)
EO Tax Journal 2014-159
1 – Letter to DOJ Confirms IRS Intent to Resume Church Tax Inquiries
2 – New Markets Tax Credit — A Reverse Robin Hood Scheme?
3 – California Attorneys Opine on § 7611 Issues
EO Tax Journal 2014-158
1 – The EOTJ Mailbag
2 – California Attorneys Opine on DAF Issues
EO Tax Journal 2014-157
1 – New Article on How to Treat Political Activity by EOs
2 – Procedural Point for Tax Court Litigators
3 – True the Vote’s Motion for Preliminary Injunction Denied
EO Tax Journal 2014-156
1 – The EOTJ Mailbag
2 – Foundation Puff Pieces the New Norm?
3 – Editor’s Notebook
4 – Organization Educating Auto Company’s Foremen Denied Exemption (Denial 201431032)
EO Tax Journal 2014-155
1 – IRS Says It Has Audited Several Churches and Now Has 99 Churches on Its High Priority Exam List
2 – Pro-Troop Charity Misleads Donors While Lining Political Consultants’ Pockets
EO Tax Journal 2014-154
1 – Writing About Proposed Regs Can Be Risky, as They Might Be Finalized, But No Risk if Section 7611 Regs
2 – Groups ‘Bungle’ $100,000 Filing Requirement
3 – Latest Interim Guidance Consolidates Prior Guidance on Optional Expedited Program for Certain (c)(4) Applicants
EO Tax Journal 2014-153
1 – Reading Material from Last Thursday’s Oversight Hearing
2 – Editor’s Comments
3 – Opening Statement of Substituting Ranking Member Danny Davis
4 – Testimony of James Sherk, The Heritage Foundation
5 – Testimony of Cleta Mitchell, Foley & Lardner
6 – Testimony of David Keating, Center for Competitive Politics
7 – Testimony of Hans A. von Spakovsky
EO Tax Journal 2014-152
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