Paul Streckfus, Editor
1 – Roskam Announces Hearing on Protecting the Free Exchange of Ideas on College Campuses
2 – Friday’s TE/GE Councils Gathering a Success
3 – Section 4942 Snapshot (from www.irs.gov)
4 – Update – Changes to the EO Determinations Process: Rejecting Incomplete Applications (from www.irs.gov)
1 – Seven Government Speakers to Address Today’s EO Gathering
2 – American Friends of Yeshiva Shaare Chaim Opposes Revocation in Tax Court
1 – Roskam Announces Hearing on Protecting the Free Exchange of Ideas on College Campuses
2 – Difficult Public Support Test Issues (Part 2)
1 – Editor’s Notebook
2 – Connecticut Senators Call for More Gentle Audits of Conservation Easements
3 – Difficult Public Support Test Issues (Part 1)
1 – The EOTJ Mailbag
2 – 17th Annual Nonprofit Law Conference
3 – Unusual Grant Request Approved (PLR 201608016)
4 – Proposed Regs on Definition of Political Subdivision
1 – Quotes of the Week
2 – Fake Charities on IRS’ 2016 ‘Dirty Dozen’ List
3 – My Bookshelf Ramblings
4 – IRS and TE/GE Outline Future Directions
Weekend Reading (Darn, More SO Regs)
1 – Trio of Professors Address EO Issues
2 – Foundation Releases Campaign Finance 101 Glossary
3 – Foundation Grants to Foreign Charities: A New Era Under the Final Equivalency Determination Regulations
3 – Palmer Ranch v. Comm’r
– 11th Circuit Remands Conservation Easement Valuation to Tax Court4 – Trust’s Income Is Excludable from Gross Income under Section 115(1) and Not Required by Section 6012(a)(4) to File an Annual Return (PLR 201607025)
5 – EisnerAmper Webinar: Cause-Related Marketing and Advanced Fundraising
1 – The EOTJ Mailbag (Comments on Crossroads GPS from Marv Friedlander, Marc Owens, and Barnaby Zall))
2 – The Commerciality Doctrine: Blessing or Curse? (Part 3)
1 – Editor’s Notebook
2 – How Crossroads GPS Beat the IRS and Became a Social Welfare Group
3 – Who Is Theron Wing?
4 – A Cowed IRS Gives a Green Light to More Secret Money in Politics
5 – Karl Rove Bamboozles the IRS
6 – EO Provisions in Treasury’s General Explanations of the Administration’s Fiscal Year 2017 Revenue Proposals (Part 3)
1 – Second and Third Quotes of the Week
2 – The Commerciality Doctrine (Part 2)
1 – The EOTJ Mailbag
2 – Crossroads GPS Recognized by IRS as Good (c)(4)
3 – IRS Gives Nonprofit Status to Rove’s Controversial Dark Money Group
4 – Democracy 21: IRS Decision to Grant ‘Social Welfare’ Status to Crossroads GPS Is Complete Abdication of Agency’s Duty
5 – IRS Bullied Into Granting Crossroads GPS Status as Social Welfare Organization: Statement of Lawrence Noble, Campaign Legal Center
6 – EO Provisions in Treasury’s General Explanations of the Administration’s Fiscal year 2017 Revenue Proposals (Part 2)
7 – The Commerciality Doctrine (Part 1)
1 – Quote of the Week
2 – Republican Tax Chairmen Write Universities Seeking Endowment Information
3 – EO Provisions in Treasury’s General Explanations of the Administration’s Fiscal year 2017 Revenue Proposals
4 – Payments by Section 115 Organization to Holders of Its Defaulted Bonds Does Not Result in Private Benefit (PLR 201606004)
5 – Routine Set-Aside Request Approved (PLR 201606033)
1 – Nonprofit Organizations Committee Seeks Awards Nominations
2 – Shedding Light on Dark Money
3 – Mecox v. U.S. – District Court Denies Deduction for Façade Easement Donation; Deed Recorded in Wrong Year and Appraisal Untimely
4 – The Dallas Soap Opera Comes to EO — How Would J.R. and Bobby Have Handled Jock’s PF? (PLR 201606030)
1 – EO Accomplishments Noted in Second Quarter Update to the 2015-2016 Priority Guidance Plan
2 – News from the IRS and Treasury (Full Transcript)
1 – The EOTJ Mailbag
2 – Tammy Ripperda’s New Gig
3 – Major Upcoming EO Tax Programs
4 – Bar and Restaurant Operation Open to All Dooms (c)(7) Applicant (Denial 201605021)
1 – Quote of the Week
3 – Form 990-N Submission Website Will Change Feb. 29, 2016
4 – Lack of Common Business Interest and Performing Particular Services for Members Dooms (c)(6) Applicant (Denial 201605020)1 – The EOTJ Mailbag
2 – Will It Ever End?
1 – Editor’s Notebook
2 – Article of Interest
3 – Program Announcements
4 – Section 501(c)13) Cemetery Company May Donate Historic Church Building and Cemetery to Section 501(c)(3) Foundation (PLR 201605019)
1 – EO Tax Lawyers Met Friday in Los Angeles
2 – Comments of Greg Colvin on Parks Foundation Case
3 – The Worst Federal Court Award Goes to the Tax Court
4 – Motion for Preliminary Injunction Filed on Behalf of Academy of America
5 – Response to IRS’s Objection to Motion for Preliminary Injunction Filed on Behalf of Academy of America
6 – Tax Court Order for Motion To Be Assigned