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ACR News 2.11.19 – ACR Meets with Key Leaders, “Extenders” Update, A Troubling Trend Continues

>> Federal: Washington Roundup >> Federal: State of the Union >> Federal: Tax Talk >> Federal: New Estate Tax Proposals >> Federal: ACR Leadership Meets with Lawmakers >> Federal: Foundations on the Hill >> Caught Our Eye: LLCs v. Private Foundations >> Consider This: AFP 2018 Fundraising Trends >> Top Reads: Nonprofits Lost Donors, Half Squeezed Out Financial Gain […]

ACR News 1.22.19 – New Tax Writers, Grassley’s Priorities, Updated SALT Regulations

>> Federal: Washington Roundup >> Federal: New Tax Writing Committee Members >> Federal: Senate Finance in 2019 >> Federal: Charitable Giving Tax Deduction Act >> Federal: Foundations on the Hill >> Consider This: Implications of the SALT Cap >> Top Reads: IRS provides safe harbors related to the SALT deduction Washington Roundup On January 3, lawmakers returned to […]

ACR News 12.7.18 – Lame Duck, New Members, and New Leadership

>> Federal: Washington Roundup >> Federal: Lame Duck Tax Package >> Federal: New Leadership >> Federal: Foundations on the Hill/ACR Summit for Leaders >> Consider This: New Lawmakers, New Opportunities >> Top Reads: Charities Brace for Tax-Driven Dip in Year-End Giving Washington Roundup With only a few weeks left in the 115th Congress, the House and Senate are […]

Special Edition Newsletter: Election Impact on Nonprofits

>> Federal: Election Update >> Federal: What This Means for the Committees That Govern Nonprofits >> Federal: Remainder of This Year Election Update The 2018 midterm elections were held yesterday and as predicted Republicans maintained control of the Senate and Democrats gained a majority in the House. While some races are still too close to call, […]

ACR News 11.2.18 – Post-election Legislation and Tax Reform 3.0?

>> Federal: Washington Roundup >> Federal: Post-election Legislation >> Federal: Tax Reform 3.0? >> Federal: The Philanthropy Roundtable Annual Meeting >> Federal: Caught Our Eye >> Consider This: In Defense of Distinguishing Charities From Businesses >> Top Reads: Charities worry and wait Washington Roundup As midterm elections approach, both House and Senate lawmakers are in recess and remain focused […]

ACR News 10.5.18 – ACR Convenes Stakeholders to Meet with Treasury on DAFs

>> Federal: Washington Roundup >> Federal: Donor-advised Funds at Treasury >> Federal: Universal Charitable Deduction >> Federal: Disaster Relief Efforts >> Federal: Community Foundation Public Awareness Initiative >> Federal: Caught Our Eye >> Consider This: Worthy of a Charitable Deduction >> Top Reads: Charitable Giving Gets Even Worse In Second Quarter Due to The Philanthropy Roundtable’s Annual Meeting this month, […]

ACR News 9.14.18 – Let’s Catch Up: Tax Reform 2.0, SALT, UBTI, and more

>> Federal: Washington Roundup >> Federal: SALT Workarounds >> Federal: Unrelated Business Taxable Income Siloing >> Federal: Donor-Advised Funds at Treasury >> Federal: The Everyday Philanthropist Act >> Federal: Universal Charitable Deduction >> Consider This: Recent Data on Charitable Giving Reveal Trends >> Top Reads: Treasury Moves to Block New Yorkers’ Path Around Cap on State Tax Deductions Washington Roundup […]

ACR News 7.13.18 – Tax Reform 2.0, UBIT More Than Charities Can Chew

>> Federal: Washington Roundup >> Federal: AEI Report >> Federal: State-Level SALT Workarounds >> Federal: UBIT on Parking Benefits for Employees >> Federal: Universal Charitable Deduction >> Consider This: Tax Reform 2.0 >> Top Reads: Charity Groups Fret Over Upcoming SALT-Deduction Rules Washington Roundup This month, House Ways and Means Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) and House Republican tax writers […]

ACR News 6.15.18 – Action at Treasury, Giving USA Annual Report, Foundation Transparency

>> Federal: Washington Roundup >> Federal: Action at Treasury >> Federal: Expanding the Charitable Deduction >> Federal: Giving USA’s Annual Report >> Federal: Caught Our Eye >> Consider This: Charitable Giving Grows, Number of Givers Shrinks >> Top Reads: The Disappearing Donor Washington Roundup Both Ways and Means Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) and a White House official recently said […]