Paul Streckfus, Editor
1 – As of November 21, 2016, Form 1023 and Form 1023-EZ Applicants Will Receive Same Approval Letter
2 – Q&A on Ex Parte Communications Released by IRS
3 – Applicant Seeking to Restore Incorporator’s Residence, an Historic Landmark, Denied, Based on Inurement and Private Benefit (Denial 201648020)
1 – The EOTJ Mailbag
2 – In the News
3 – Editor’s Notebook
4 – Donna Hansberry Following Tammy Ripperda Out the Door
5 – Donors Group Opposes IRS Designating Certain Conservation Easements as ‘Listed Transactions’
1 – In the News
2 – PLI Program: Nonprofit Organizations 2016 – Governance, Form 990 Reporting, and Compensation Issues
3 – Cummings Requests Documents About Trump Foundation’s Apparent Self-Dealing
4 – Latest Challenge to Schedule B Disclosure Successful (Thomas More Law Center v. Harris)
1 – Editor’s Notebook
2 – In the News
3 – Final Schedule of January 20, 2017 EO Committee Meeting
4 – TE/GE Announces New Information Document Request Management Process
5 – Donor-Advised Funds, Endowments and Donor Restrictions (Part 2)
6 – Celebrity Charity Finances Are Hidden Behind Closed Doors
1 – Editor’s Notebook
2 – Donor Advised Funds, Endowments and Donor Restrictions (Part 1)
1 – Editor’s Notebook
2 – EO Committee to Meet January 20 in Orlando
3 – Texas Nonprofit Programs Scheduled for January
1 – Current and Quotable
2 – 20th Annual Western Conference on Tax Exempt Organizations
3 – ABA Submits Comments on Requirement to Provide Notice of Intent to Operate as a Section 501(c)(4) Organization
1 – Editor’s Notebook
2 – New Documents Reveal Top Obama IRS Official Admitted Cincinnati Office Targeted Groups Based on ‘Guilt by Association’
3 – Federal Trade Commission & National Association of State Charities Officials To Host Conference Exploring Consumer Protection Issues and Charitable Solicitations March 2017
4 – Successfully Managing the Costs of Complying with Charitable Registrations
1 – State of Confusion: A Non-Profit’s Right to Withhold Information from State Regulators
2 – Charity News from New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman
3 – Non-Traditional Models of Philanthropy (Part 2)
1 – The EOTJ Mailbag
2 – Editor’s Notebook
3 – Continuing the Fight against IRS Corruption in Federal Court
4 – IRS Advises Court that Determinations Issued to All Plaintiffs
5 – Non-Traditional Models of Philanthropy (Part 1)
1 – The Real Scandal at IRS and Treasury
2 – Litigants Seek Supreme Court Review of Bivens Claim
1 – Editor’s Notebook
2 – Janine Cook on TEGE Associate Chief Counsel Developments
1 – Comings and Goings
2 – Editor’s Notebook
3 – IRS Releases Revised Conservation Easement Audit Techniques Guide
4 – Operation of a Coffee Shop in a Commercial Manner Overwhelms Religious Activities (Denial 201645017)
1 – The EOTJ Mailbag
A – Is Data-Driven Approach Missing the Big Picture?
B – Are Reinstatements Skewing 1023-EZ Statistics?
2 – Citations for Transcripts of the September 30 Meeting of the EO Committee of the ABA’s Tax Section
3 – Impact of Partnership Audit Rules on Tax-Exempt Organizations (Outline)
1 – The EOTJ Mailbag
2 – In the News
3 – Editor’s Note
4 – EO Division Director Looks Back and Looks Forward
1 – The EOTJ Mailbag
2 – Partisan Attacks on Clinton Foundation Obscure Real Issues with How It’s Run
3 – IRS Appeals Chief Addresses Recent Concerns
4 – Supporting Organization Granted Reprieve from Excess Business Holdings Tax (PLR 201645011)
1 – Koskinen Hopes Congressional Appropriators Comes to Their Senses re IRS Funding
2 – In the News
3 – Using Non-501(c)(3) Vehicles to Accomplish Philanthropic Objectives (Part 2)
1 – Quote of the Week
2 – Political Activity Regs Suspended Again
3 – The EOTJ Mailbag
4 – Using Non-501(c)(3) Vehicles to Accomplish Philanthropic Objectives (Part 1)
1 – Editor’s Notebook
2 – The EOTJ Mailbag
3 – Does the IRS Permit Churches to Endorse Candidates Through an ‘Alternate Channel’?
4 – Outline: Using Non-501(c)(3) Vehicles to Accomplish Philanthropic Objectives
1 – Yale Daily News Endorsed a Candidate – Political Campaign Intervention?
2 – Revoked (c)(3) Organization that Provides Individuals with Emotional and Financial Support while Caring for Hospitalized Family Members Seeks Tax Court Review (Faith Hope Foundation v. Commissioner)
3 – Section 501(c)(3) Organization Gets Numerous Favorable Rulings (PLR 201644019)