Many nonprofits choose to incorporate as a nonprofit corporation. One good rationale for doing this is the more robust personal liability protections that a corporation offers to its directors. [...]
The U. S. Supreme Court recently agreed to hear a legal challenge to California’s requirement that 501(c)(3) organizations provide a list of their major donors to the California Attorney General [...]
On February 25, 2021, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Equality Act, legislation that would prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. [...]
Our good friend Richard Hammar, attorney and co-founder of Church Law & Tax, is a leading authority on legal issues facing churches as well as religious and educational organizations. His [...]
Volunteers provide invaluable services to many nonprofits that often look for ways to reward those volunteers for their services. While certain perks such as free meals at meetings or events [...]
Failures of governance can have potentially far-reaching consequences for a church so it is incumbent on church leadership to adopt policies that help prevent abuses and encourage good governance [...]
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has issued updated guidance to its Compliance Manual on Religious Discrimination, which addresses religious discrimination laws in the [...]
While large-scale cyber attacks against businesses typically grab the headlines, churches are not immune to cyber risk. Threats can be from both external and internal sources. Smaller churches [...]
Volunteers are often essential to a nonprofit’s operations, and because they can be involved in almost every part of an organization’s work, volunteers can pose risks if not managed properly. [...]
The California Franchise Tax Board (FTB) recently announced several updates affecting nonprofits for 2021. These changes are effective as of January 1, 2021. FTB Form 3500 To apply for or [...]