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Nonprofit Law/Expert Profile
Expertise
US Federal tax issues of nonprofit 501(c)(3) public charities only. Establishing and maintaining legal requirements for such non-profit organizations in the United States, including Internal Revenue service filings and requirements. I will not be working on this free forum to answer questions about Nonprofit's unrelated or for-profit businesses or how to fill out forms. This forum is only for general questions about federal tax law, not as the law applies to your specific situation. To search my previous answers you can do a Google search by "site:allexperts.com/q/nonprofit" without the quotes and then add your search terms before hitting enter.
Experience in the area
I have been practicing law and especially the law of nonprofit organizations since 1990 when I was admitted to the New York Bar.
Education/Credentials
B.S. Columbia University in New York City, 1970 J.D. (Law Degree) Brooklyn Law School, 1990 -- Cum Laude
To inquire to have me work for you on matters beyond what I offer on this free forum contact me at 302.824.0757 or to: Harvey108@hotmail.com.
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Recent Answers from Harvey Mechanic
2012-02-09 high school music boosters/fundraising/student accounts:
My summary of IRS regulations relating to 501c3 booster organizations is at: http://goo.gl/9b573 and you may be interested to read that as it explains the issues you inquired about. Specifically, note
2012-02-08 Tax Write Off for the Use of Land:
See IRS Publication 526 "Charitable Donations" which is available at www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p526.pdf especially on page 9 the IRS writes about "partial interests" under the heading "Partial Interest
2012-02-08 Nonprofit 1099 forms:
I have in my profile that this free forum is only for general questions relating to IRS federal exemption issues of 501(c)(3) organizations. Your issue is controlled by state law and states may differ
2012-02-08 How to disburse furniture:
I have in my profile that this free forum is only for general questions relating to IRS federal exemption issues of 501(c)(3) organizations. Therefore, I am assuming that you are referring to a 501(c)(3)
2012-02-08 Nonprofit 1099 forms:
A member may certainly make a request for the list of the 1099s but the organization generally would not need to provide such documentation unless the member is a voting member and the organization is
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