Paul Streckfus, Editor
1 – The EOTJ Mailbag (Burke v. Commissioner)
2 – 2012 QCDs Have Until January 31, 2013
3 – No Hiding for Political (c)(4)s
a – Shadow Money Group Slammed in Montana Court
b – Democracy 21/Campaign Legal Center Reports Group to IRS
c – Did Tax-Exempt Groups Mislead the IRS on Political Spending?
4 – On Remand, Tax Court Holds Historic Facade Easement Had No Value for Charitable Contribution Purposes (Scheidelman v. Commissioner)
1 – Quiz to Determine if You Have Been Working Too Hard
2 – The EOTJ Mailbag
3 – Georgetown Program Moves to Arlington
1 – The EOTJ Mailbag
A – Double Kudos to Debra Cowen
B – More on Disclosure of Form 1024 Applications
2 – Controversial Dark Money Group Among Five That Told IRS They Would Stay Out of Politics, Then Didn’t
3 – Most EO Extenders Extended by H.R. 8, the ‘‘American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012’’
1 – The EOTJ Mailbag
A – Latest IRS Retirement
B – Disclosure of Form 1024 Applications
2 – State Fights Secret Spending
3 – Annual Procedural Revenue Procedures Released
4 – The Best of the End of Year Letter Rulings
1 – Blushing Editor?
2 – Comments of Milt Cerny
3 – Inside Look at Workings of Political (c)(4)
4 – Evaluating the Charitable Contribution Substantiation Rules
1 – Happy Holidays
2 – The EOTJ Mailbag
3 – Rearranging the Deckchairs on the Titanic?
4 – Add Betsy to the List
5 – And Howard, Too
6 – Reminder: Public Registration Now Open for Columbia Charity Conference
1 – R.I.P., Bob Gardiner, Master of EO Forms and Databases
2 – The EOTJ Mailbag
a – Dysfunctional IRS? (Example 1)
b – Dysfunctional IRS? (Example 2)
3 – Year-End Tax Saving Move for Charitable Remainder Trusts
4 – Regional Health Information Exchange Gets Good News from IRS after Almost Four Year Wait
1 – The EOTJ Mailbag
a – Retired IRSer Bill Brockner on Whither ‘Think Tanks’ and Denial 201249016
b – Kentucky’s David Spenard on Whither ‘Philanthrocapitalism’
2 – New York May Require Nonprofits to Disclose Donors
1 – Gross-Up Explained
2 – Update on the Fiscal Cliff and Possible Effect on Charities
3 – Why Today’s Revenue Shortfalls Should Never Have Happened
4 – Senator Grassley in Denial about Bush Tax Cuts?
1 – The EOTJ Mailbag
a – Comments on Section 170 Views
b – Comments on Comments on ECFA’s Report on Religious Issues
2 – Political (c)(4)s Remain in the News
a – Hidden Campaign Cash
b – Tough Times for ‘Nonprofit Ninja’
c – Rural Law Firm Shields $262 Million in Secret Donations
3 – Transcript of December 5 Hearing on Proposed Section 501(r) Regulations (Part 1)
1 – Is It Me or Select Check? Mystery Solved?
2 – Sandy Deja’s Latest Auto-Rev Report
3 – Berman and Company’s Response to Bloomberg Article
4 – Petraeus Sex Scandal Uncovers Charity Scam?
5 – FFRF Sues IRS to Enforce Church Electioneering Ban
1 – The EOTJ Mailbag (Comments on PLR 201244020)
2 – Health Care Tax Developments (Remarks of IRS’s Steve Clarke and Garrett Gluth)
1 – The EOTJ Mailbag
2 – Upcoming Programs
3 – Current UBIT Issues
1 – The EOTJ Mailbag
2 – More on ‘Our Toothless IRS’
3 – Ethical Issues for EO and Charitable Gift Planning Lawyers
1 – The EOTJ Mailbag
2 – September 28 Interview of Diara Holmes and Marc Owens
1 – The EOTJ Mailbag
2 – Articles in the National Press
3 – The Learning Never Stops on Campus
4 – Election Year Issues for Exempt Organizations (Part 1)
1 – The EOTJ Mailbag
2 – Schneiderman Responds to Hatch and Camp, Seeks to Correct Their “Apparent Misimpressions”
3 – Another Nonprofit Newspaper Recognized as Exempt (San Francisco Public Press)
Bill Brockner’s Response to My Response to John Colombo’s “You Tell Me”
1 – The EOTJ Mailbag
2 – Are EOs Even More Adverse to Section 6104 Disclosure than the EO Division?
3 – AICPA Comments on Form 990
1 – The EOTJ Mailbag
a – Conrad Teitell (Future Mercedes-Benz Owner?)
b – Sandy Deja (Re-applications on Rise)
c – Nancy Marx (Query re Use of Professional Employer Organizations)
2 – ECFA Says Commission Report is on Track
3 – Paul Kane (1924 – 2012)
4 – More on ‘Is New York’s AG Rushing in Where IRS Fears to Tread?’
5 – Recent IRS Work Product
1 – The EOTJ Mailbag
2 – Recent IRS Work Product
3 – Denial 201232034
1 – The EOTJ Mailbag
a – Milt Cerny
b – Marc Owens
c – Jerry McCoy
d – Ofer Lion
2 — Is New York’s AG Rushing in Where IRS Fears to Tread?
3 – ABA Submits Comments on Proposed PRI Regs
1 – The EOTJ Mailbag
a – Come One, Come All
b – Query re Contributions to Domestic Disregarded Entities
c – Comments on Earmarked Contributions
2 – Caplin & Drysdale Asks: What About Foreign Disregarded LLCs?
3 – Did Karl Rove Let the Cat Out of the Bag?
1 – The EOTJ Mailbag
2 – Donald Tobin’s Prepared Hearing Testimony