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ACR News 5.6.16 – Rallying Additional Support

>> Federal: Washington Roundup >> Federal: Corporate Integration >> Federal: Election Update >> Consider This: The Places You’ll Go >> Top Reads: It is Possible to be Too Well-Endowed?   Washington Roundup The Senate and House of Representatives are on recess this week. They will return to Washington next week for the last work period […]

ACR News 4.22.2016 – Donor Privacy Ruling in California

>> Federal: Washington Roundup >> Federal: Tax Reform Hearings >> Federal: Presidential Campaign Update >> Federal: The “Warning Label” Bill >> Consider This: What’s Behind the Curtain >> Top Reads: IRA Rollover, Excise Tax Included in CHARITY Act Alert: Favorable Donor Privacy Ruling in California We learned last evening that the United States District Court […]

ACR News 4.8.16 – Introducing the CHARITY Act

>> Federal: Washington Roundup >> Federal: ACR Summit for Leaders >> Top Reads: IRA Rollover, Excise Tax Included in CHARITY Act Washington Roundup Senator John Thune (R-SD) and Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR) introduced today S. 2750 – the Charities Helping Americans Regularly Throughout the Year Act, or CHARITY Act – which […]

ACR News 3.24.2016 – Unfinished Business

>> Federal: Washington Roundup >> Federal: House Budget Resolution >> Federal: Presidential Campaign Update >> Federal: ACR Summit for Leaders >> Consider This: Unfinished Business >> Top Reads: Blackbaud Study Uncovers the Impact of Political Giving on Charitable Giving Washington Roundup Both the Senate and the House of Representatives are on recess with the Senate […]

ACR News 3.11.16 – The Difference Four Years Makes

>> Federal: Washington Roundup >> Federal: Tax Reform Task Force >> Federal: New Analysis on Presidential Tax Plans >> Federal: Presidential Campaign >> Federal: ACR Summit for Leaders >> Consider This: The Difference Four Years Makes >> Top Reads: Clinton Tax Plan Supports Charitable Deduction Washington Roundup The Senate was in session this week while […]

ACR News 2.26.16 – Is a Potential Tax on Charities Looming?

>> Federal: Washington Roundup >> Federal: Presidential Campaign >> Independent Sector: Independent Sector Leadership >> Federal: ACR Summit for Leaders >> Consider This: Sleeping Soundly >> Top Reads: $6.5 Billion Granted Via Just 5 Donor Advised Funds Washington Roundup The House of Representatives and Senate were both in session this week following the President’s Day […]

ACR News 2.12.16 – How Charitable Giving Fared in the President’s Budget

>> Federal: Washington Roundup >> Federal: President’s Budget >> Federal: Presidential Campaign >> Federal: ACR Summit for Leaders >> Consider This: YOLO >> Top Reads: Obama’s Go-For-Broke Budget Washington Roundup The House of Representatives and Senate were in session this week. The House considered several bills, including a Republican debt management bill and a nutrition […]

ACR News 1.29.16 – The Blizzard, The Caucus, The ACR Summit

>> Federal: Washington Roundup >> Federal: Presidential Campaign >> Federal: ACR Summit for Leaders >> Consider This: Digging In >> Top Reads: Charitable Giving Will Grow in 2016 and 2017: Report Washington Roundup The House of Representatives canceled its session this week due to Winter Storm Jonas, while the Senate worked on a reduced schedule. […]

ACR News 1.15.16 – Presidential Tax Plans and the State of the Union

>> Federal: Washington Roundup >> Federal: Ways and Means Committee >> Federal: State of the Union >> Federal: Presidential Tax Plans >> Consider This: State of the Union Poetry and Prose >> Top Reads: IRS Withdraws Controversial Rule After Charity Backlash Washington Roundup Both the House of Representatives and the Senate returned to Washington last […]