Nonprofit Tax
Wait to the last minute on your tax return? Here are some tips.
NBC Boston (April 2,2025)- Tax day is almost here. This year, all federal and state returns must be filed by the April 15 deadline. If you’re dreading doing your taxes, you’re not alone. Nearly a third of Americans admit to procrastinating and waiting until the last minute to file their paperwork. Tomas Pueyo, a tax manager […]
Tax Planning For Life Sciences Amid Shifting Policies
Life Science Leader (February 11,2025) – In the life sciences sector, maintaining a strategic approach to tax planning has become increasingly complex, especially with ongoing regulatory changes affecting mergers, acquisitions, and how we treat research and development (R&D) expenses. Such tax policy shifts can directly affect corporate structure decisions, overall business strategy, and the ability […]
H.R. 9495: What Nonprofits Need to Know About the New Legislation
H.R. 9495, a bill granting the Treasury Secretary authority to revoke a nonprofit’s tax-exempt status over alleged ties to terrorism, passed the House along party lines but stalled in the Senate. While it has not yet been refiled, many anticipate it will be, with a potentially different outcome under the new congressional majority. While H.R. […]
Nonprofit Challenges in Navigating Tax Issues
Nonprofit organizations are often thought to be tax exempt. But this is a misnomer, as there are many situations where a nonprofit may have to either pay or collect and remit tax. Private foundations, also under the umbrella of 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations, are subject to a 1.39 percent net investment tax on their investment income […]
Nonprofits Can Transfer, Claim Direct Payments for Inflation Reduction Act Credits
The Inflation Reduction Act (the “Act”), originally signed into law on August 16, 2022, outlined a proposal that allowed certain non-taxable entities to receive specific credits under the Act as direct payments. On June 14, 2023, the IRS issued proposed regulations that outline how these non-taxable organizations can file and make an election to either […]
Employee Retention Credit: Amend the Proper Return
The Employee Retention Credit (ERC) is a refundable pandemic-related tax credit for eligible employers who were fully or partially suspended due to a governmental order or who had a qualifying decline in gross receipts between March 2020 and September 2021 for comparable quarters. The credit may be claimed by filing an amended 941 for the […]
Tax Takeaways for Tax-exempt Organizations
During AAFCPAs’ Nonprofit Seminar (April 2023), Joshua England, LLM, Esq. and Chris Consoletti, Esq. updated more than 400 attendees on the latest tax issues, laws, and procedures affecting tax-exempt organizations. In their presentation, they offered an overview of accomplishments made by the IRS last year and its objectives this year. They also discussed the Employee […]
Mass AG Amends Form PC Filing Requirements
On May 31, 2023, Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell enacted several important changes to the state charity filing, the Form PC. AAFCPAs has highlighted the changes below and how they will affect Massachusetts nonprofit organizations. Mandatory Filing of Form PCs through Online Charity Portal Effective September 1, 2023, all Form PC filings which are […]
Nonprofits May Now File Public Disclosure Documents Online in MA, NY
AAFCPAs would like to make clients aware that new online portals in the states of Massachusetts and New York are available for charities to prepare and submit their statutorily required filings. These online portals allow charities and nonprofit organizations to streamline annual disclosures. AG Healey Launches First-Ever Online Portal for Charities Filings in Massachusetts Massachusetts […]