2008 Nonprofit Alert Archive

January/February
■ Final Version of New IRS Form 990 Now Available ■ Pastor's Assistance in Drafting a Will Challenged but no Deemed Undue Influence ■ Without Church Policy to the Contrary, Court Finds Pastor Has Expectation of Privacy in Church-Owned Computer ■ Panel on Nonprofit Sector Issues Principles of Good Governance ■ Executive Compensation on the Rise at Larger Nonprofits ■ Court Rules Against Nonprofit's Contention that Executive Secretary is Exempt under FLSA. ■ IRS Briefs ■ Keeping Watch: Verify that Payroll Taxes are Correctly Filed ■ Update from Capitol Hill: Congress Investigating Charities on Multiple Fronts ■

March/April
Uncertain Future for NonProfit Leadership ■ Big Brothers and Big Sisters Fight Over Name ■ Texas Court Exonerates Church and Pastor Sued in Church Discipline Matter ■ Americans Say Charity Overhead is too High ■ IRS Issues Draft of New Form 990 Instructions ■ E-Postcard Now Online ■ IRS Posts Exempt Employer's Toolkit ■ IRS Clarifies How to File Complaints Alleging Charity Abuses ■

Summer 2008
IRS May Be Toughening Standards in Evaluating New and Existing Charities ■ Wedding Veils and Corporate Veils ■ Church?  Not Says IRS ■ Survey of Volunteer Screening Practices ■ UBIT-er Allocate Correctly ■