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But Covid-induced backlog persists
The IRS is still working through a hefty backlog of tax filings delayed after the COVID-19 pandemic, but recently released more than 1 million returns from tax-exempt organizations.
On September 13, Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), a Christian legal defense group, sent a letter on behalf of 2,000 “pastors, ministers of faith, and leaders of religious nonprofit organizations” asking the U.S. Senate to oppose ...
A coalition of 17 nonprofits sent a letter to congressional leaders and President Joe Biden asking that tax incentives which were allowed to expire at the end of 2021 be restored, and that other proposed ...
Political partisanship is a powerful dividing line, but a new survey shows widespread agreement on the need for changes in how quickly charitable foundations and Donor Advised Funds put donations to work.
Buried on Page 1,729 of the trillion-dollar infrastructure bill approved by the U.S. Senate on Tuesday (Aug. 10) in a bipartisan vote is a project titled “Energy efficiency materials pilot program.” It would fund $50 million ...
Take action because of what the Equality Act represents
The cultural and legal changes the Equality Act represents are already underway. Like a tsunami, they are rolling our way and nothing short of a miracle will stop their momentum. What does this mean for ...
Nonprofits Seek Dedicated COVID Funding Stream
Leaders at the nation’s most influential nonprofits are pushing members of Congress to expand aid to the tax-exempt sector in any and all legislation that expands and builds on the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic ...
Congress is considering additional relief. The new bill, labeled CARES 2.0, is being pushed by Democrats with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Md.) already planning beyond the next relief package and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) ...
Legislation that will protect churches and other nonprofit organizations from having to pay taxes on some employee benefits will become law if a bipartisan appropriations package is approved by Congress as expected this week.
A Utah congressman, Republican Rep. Chris Stewart, introduced a bill Dec. 6 that says it would ban discrimination against LGBTQ people. The bill, co-sponsored by eight other Republicans, also claims to protect religious institutions that uphold traditional beliefs about marriage and sexuality, Religion News Service ...
