ACT Committee
The IRS announced yesterday (IR-2010-61) the selection of two new EO members of the Advisory Committee on Tax Exempt and Government Entities (ACT): Karen A. Gries of LarsonAllen LLP, Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Celia Roady of Morgan Lewis & Bockius, LLP, Washington, D.C.
Focus on Congress
EO Tax Journal 2010-63
1 – IRS Auditing $1.2 Million Salary Paid to Fired University President
I’m guessing the audit of the Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences (see article below) is part of the exams generated by the IRS’ college and university initiative. If so, the school joins Harvard University, Lamar University, Suffolk University (Boston), Texas A&M University, and the University of Texas on my list of identified school audits.
2 – Senator Grassley Comments on CBO Report on Collegiate Arbitrage
Are colleges and universities double-dipping when it comes to tax breaks?
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EO Tax Journal 2010-59
Since Friday’s email update, my mailbox has been overflowing with queries about Nan Downing — who she is, and what EO tax practitioners can expect from the IRS’ new top cop.
I hope to have a transcript of Nan’s remarks on last Thursday in the near future. Unfortunately, Nan speaks softly (but carries a big stick?) and the acoustics weren’t good, so we’ll see if my transcriber can overcome these obstacles.
EO Tax Journal 2010-46
A bit of this and that today. I expect to have a transcript of an interesting governance discussion that occurred last week featuring Fred Goldberg, Lois Lerner, and Suzanne McDowell if — and this is a big if — my transcriber — a big fan of Kentucky — can recover from Kentucky’s loss to West Virginia in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament.
1 – Ten Tips for Deducting Charitable Contributions
2 – Six Important Facts about Tax-Exempt Organizations
3 – Grassley on New Hospital Provisions
4 – Providing Administrative Services Will Not Constitute Unrelated Trade or Business (PLR 201012052)
5 – Transfer of LLC Units to PF Will Not Constitute Self-Dealing or Recognition of Gain to Donors (PLR 201012050)
EO Tax Journal 2010-44
(1) College Graduation Rates
(2) Upcoming Program
(3) Comp Consultants Don’t Restrain Pay
Why caps may be the only answer.
(4) Chuck Grassley on Provena Decision
EO Tax Journal 2010-43
1 – Introducing the New EO Division Managers
2 – 2009 IRS Data Book Released
3 – Four Senators Query Compensation to Boys & Girls Club Executives
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EO Tax Journal 2010-40
My bookshelf
I kind of skimmed Sarah Palin’s book, Going Rogue, so I shouldn’t comment on what I didn’t really read. From another source, I learned that Palin has ancestors from County Roscommon in Ireland. Well, my mother’s family goes back to County Roscommon, too. Who knows, I may be a distant cousin. If Palin becomes President, someone remind her of that. I’d like to be an ambassador, preferably to a country where the living is good and the toasts never end.
EO Tax Journal 2010-39
Scanning the news, I see the following:
(1) The IRS’s favorite church was on the front page of yesterday’s New York Times. See “Breaking with Scientology: Defectors Say Church Hides Its Abuse of Staff Members,” by Laurie Goodstein.
EO Tax Journal 2010-32
1 – IRS Revokes PLR 200709065
I shouldn’t criticize the IRS for getting PLR 200709065 wrong, since I’ve said they should rule within a reasonable period of time and, if they get it wrong, fix it later.
EO Tax Journal 2010-16
1 – EO Revenue Procedures Updated
The annual updating of the basic EO revenue procedures has taken place with few changes.
Rev. Proc. 2010-4, on TE/GE letter ruling requests, has mostly minor revisions. An additional circumstance under which EO Technical will not issue letter rulings is added as section 6.18.