2005 Nonprofit Alert Archive

November/December 2005
Congress Passes Hurricane Katrina Tax Relief Act; Reintroduces CARE Act of 2005 ■Court Upholds Right of Salvation Army to Discriminate on Basis of Religion ■IRS Proposes Regulations on Revocation of Tax Exemption ■IRS Completes Audit of The Nature Conservancy ■"What is the Legal Status of Pledges?"■IRS Publishes Draft of the Revised Form 990■

September/October 2005
"Gripe Site" May Use Fallwell.com Domain Name ■Legislation Would Require Massachusetts Churches to Disclose Finances ■HHS Suspends Funding of Silver Ring Thing ■Credit Union Assumes Liabilities Upon Merger, Avoids Liability for Employment Termination ■Benny Hinn Ministries Faces Local and Federal Scrutiny ■IRS Determines That A "Church" Is Not a Church ■IRS Seeks Comment on Revised Forms 990; Releases New Vehicle Contribution Form ■

July/August 2005
Panel on the Nonprofit Sector Issues Final Report ■Senate Concludes Investigation of the Nature Conservancy, Targets Conservation Easements IRS Provides Clarification on New Used Car Donation Restrictions ■Supreme Court Upholds RLUIPA's Protections for Prisoners' Religious Liberties ■$20 Million in DOL Funding Available for Faith-Based and Community Organizations ■"Earth Protectors" Failed to Protect Its Name ■

May/June 2005
Charity Sues Its Founder to Protect Its "Habitat" ■ ACLU Challenges Silver Ring Thing ■ House Passes Estate Tax Repeal ■ New Nonprofit Mail Ruling Effective June 1st  ■ The Confederacy Lives:  Vanderbilt Must Honor Donor's Confederate Condition ■ IRS Issues Clarification on International Rules ■ Department of Justice Launches National Sex Offender Public Registry Site  ■ IRS Announces Proposed E-Filing Requirements ■

March/April 2005
Proposed Legislation from Multiple Sources Would Expand NonProfit Regulation ■ CARE ACT Reintroduced ■ NAACP Refuses to Cooperate with IRS Audit ■ Court Approves AmeriCorps Funding of Volunteers in Religious Schools ■ Nonprofits' Pooling of International Affiliates' Funds Doesn't Require SEC Registration ■ "Old" Form 1023 Phasing Out. ■ 

January/February 2005
Senate-Commissioned Panel Releases Recommendations on Nonprofit Legislation ■ IRS Investigates Possible Political Campaign Violations by NAACP■ DOL Issues New Rules on Foreign Workers ■ Supreme Court Rules on Fair Use of Trademarks ■ New Law Encourages Tsunami Relief Efforts ■ IRS Offers Workshops for Tax Exempt Organizations ■ Strategic Planning for Nonprofits:  What and Why ■