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09.27.11 American Jobs Act of 2011
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DC Office of Tax and Revenue
This website provides an easy access to data that informs taxpayers about their liabilities, gives clear, timely information on tax obligations and informs about multiple ways to file tax returns and pay taxes due.
Publication 78, Cumulative List of Organizations Described in Section 170(c)
Publication 78, Cumulative List of Organizations described in Section 170(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, is a list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible charitable contributions. This online version will help you to conduct a more efficient search of these organizations.
Maryland Charitable Organization Division
The Charitable Organization Division annually registers, regulates and renews charitable organizations, professional solicitors and fund-raising counsel doing business in the State of Maryland. This website includes the review of a charitable organization's financial and governing documents, as well as the review of all fund-raising contracts.
Virginia Department of Taxation
A great online resource that offers a variety of services to make filing and paying your taxes fast, easy and secure. Also contains a comprehensive Tax Policy Library and e-forms for individual and business tax filings.
Council on Foundations
The Council on Foundations, a nonprofit membership association of grantmaking foundations and corporations, is a great guide to more than 1,750 independent, operating, community, public, and company-sponsored foundations and corporate giving programs in the United States and abroad.
Greater DC Cares
Greater DC Cares works with a network of more than 800 nonprofits, 32 000 volunteers and a host of corporate and foundation partners working together to positively impact communities and the key issues in the Greater DC Region.
National Council of Nonprofits
The nation's largest network of state and regional nonprofit associations helping small and midsize nonprofits manage and lead more effectively.
Urban Institute's Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy
The Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy (CNP) conducts and disseminates research on the role and impact of nonprofit organizations and philanthropy.
American Society of Association Executives
The American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) is the membership organization and voice of the association profession with network of more than 22,000 association CEOs, staff professional, industry partners and consultant members.
GuideStar
GuideStar is a central source of information on U.S. nonprofits specializing in reporting and containing a database of over 5 million IRS Forms 990 filings on 1.9 million organizations.
Charity Navigator
Charity Navigator is the largest independent charity evaluator that provides free financial evaluations of America's charities.
Compass Point
Formerly the Support Center for Nonprofit Management, the Compass Point helps nonprofits utilize the management tools and concepts to help them best service their communities through teaching, coaching, consulting, and peer learning.
Life Cycle of an Exempt Organization
This website provides information about points of intersection between organizations and the IRS. The content includes explanatory information, and links to forms that an organization may need to file with the IRS. The materials cover five stages in an organization's life cycle: Starting Out, Applying for Exemption, Required Filings, Ongoing Compliance and Significant Events.
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Focus on Nonprofit Organizations
Nonprofit organizations operate in a unique business environment. Increased scrutiny from the IRS, Treasury, Congress, the media and the general public places an increased burden on your efforts to focus on your mission. Transparency, efficiency and a thorough understanding of the rules and regulations are critical to the tax-exempt status of your organization.
At Argy, we understand your need for a trusted and knowledgeable advisor, one who can guide you through the ever-changing maze of legislation and regulation. We currently provide audit and tax services to over 150 nonprofit clients.
In addition, our professionals have assisted nonprofit clients with the following:
- Application for Recognition of Exemption
- Implementation of SOP 98-2 relating nonprofit organizations’ reporting of fundraising expenses.
- Analysis of fund-raising campaigns structure and accounting for donor restrictions.
- Interpretation and implementation of OMB Circular A-122 which relates to cost principles for nonprofit organizations receiving federal awards.
- Consultation regarding best practices for internal control over financial reporting.
- Consultation regarding structure and responsibilities of nonprofit governing boards.
- Due diligence for acquisition of other nonprofit organizations.
- Assistance with the establishment and use of for-profit subsidiaries and affiliates.
- Submission of IRS private letter rulings.
- Tax planning strategies for minimizing exposure to unrelated business income.
- Submission of Federal grant requests.
- Understanding minimum distribution requirements and exercising expenditure responsibility.
- Meeting tests for operating foundation status.
- Understanding and avoiding acts of self-dealing.
- Termination of private foundation status.
We have numerous professionals with extensive and diverse knowledge and understanding of the accounting principles and tax issues of nonprofit and exempt organizations. Our team includes individuals with more than 20 years of experience assisting a wide variety of charitable and other tax-exempt organizations.
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