Tax, Legal & Compliance

The former chief financial officer for the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy was charged with bank fraud and wire fraud in federal court.

Former employees from Epsilon, a data management company, were found guilty of multiple federal fraud charges.

The Internal Revenue Service encouraged tax-exempt organizations to file their taxes electronically by May 15.

The Federal Trade Commission and 10 states are suing Cancer Recovery Foundation International and its operator for deceiving donors.

Here are five areas where nonprofits may compromise their tax-exempt status and strategies for imbuing a culture of compliance.

Learn three steps to assess what risks could occur and how they would impact your organization.

Here are tips to help ensure a great rating from Charity Navigator as it shifts how it reviews nonprofit organizations.

The Charitable Act, if passed, would reinstitute the universal charitable deduction that was available to taxpayers who opted for the standard deduction during the pandemic in tax years 2020 and 2021.

The Internal Revenue Service reminded thousands of tax-exempt organizations of their May 15, 2023, filing deadline. The annual filing due date for certain returns filed by tax-exempt organizations is normally by the 15th day of the fifth month after the end of an organization's accounting period.

The average age of donors is 65. An estimated one in nine people age 65 and older has Alzheimer’s disease. If you were in a meeting with a prospective donor for a major or planned gift, what would you do if you did detect cognitive decline?