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Don’t Make These Common Mistakes When Filing Your Form 990

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Your tax-exempt status may keep you from having to file traditional tax returns, but maintaining the designation comes with its own labyrinth of forms, requirements, and deadlines. Here are nine common mistakes Nikita and her team at Tax990 see nonprofits make when filing their form 990s.

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How to Minimize Risk Throughout Your Grant Cycle

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To mitigate risk throughout your grant cycle, you need to know your grantees through relationships and documentation, support their internal controls, and set up a process for whistleblower complaints. Mitigate Risks by Knowing Your Grantees The more you know about your grantees, the better decisions you can make.

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Understanding how California AB 488 impacts online charitable fundraising

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A new law that went into effect in California on January 1, 2023, AB 488 is aimed at improving transparency and accountability in online charitable fundraising. While AB 488 is a California law, it could impact all charities in the United States that solicit donations in California, not just those headquartered in the state.

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Is Your Remote Team Getting the TLC They Deserve? An Audit Delivers Answers

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Even if the law in your state does not require employers to reimburse these items, providing that support demonstrates concern for individual well-being and expectations for peak performance. What are the requirements for calendar and file sharing? But do begin with clear documentation that is available to everyone.

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3 Key Compliance Reminders for 2021 and Beyond

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Compliance is fairly straightforward on the federal level, but according to Labyrinth’s overview on state filing requirements , processes at the state level vary and can change quickly. There are major penalties for non-compliant nonprofits, ranging from late filing fees to revocation of your nonprofit status. State tax exemptions.

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Do You Need to Register to Fundraise Online? A Crash Course

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As a nonprofit leader, you are likely familiar with donation solicitation laws. In order to solicit donations, you’ll need to follow your state’s filing requirements and properly register before collecting donations. Just file Form 8868 prior to your deadline instead to give yourself some extra time. What is online fundraising?

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Technological Protection Measures and the Blind

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The digital text can be accessed, but there is impaired access to the structure of the document. Textbooks in IDEA, the United States K-12 special education law The issue of TPMs is the biggest future-proofing question in the Treaty. In both cases, it’s about circumvention for accessibility, not circumvention for breaking the law.

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