Questions tagged [charity]
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What does political mean in charity law?
It is in the news that The Charity Commission has dropped its investigation into the Campaign Against Antisemitism after four years because of the issue of standing. This says:
Charity regulations ...
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Does the word "proceeds" in corporate promises to charity have a specific meaning?
It's common to see companies say that "all proceeds" from selling something, or from admission, will go to charity. What's not clear to me is whether that's
all the revenue, or all of the ...
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Volunteer compensation, is it legal?
Is paying to a nonprofit's officer less than the minimal wage legal?
Let a CEO of a nonprofit wants to pay to himself from his nonprofit a salary, but profit of the nonprofit is not enough to pay the ...
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Do donations made by customers of a company allow the company to deduct taxes
I just got an email from American Airlines asking me to donate to Red Cross through their website and that I would obtain miles if I did so. The "exchange rate" is 10 miles for a dollar ...
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Are raffle tickets sold by charitable organizations in Virginia required to have date, time of drawing printed on them
some raffle tickets have "drawing when all tickets are sold" printed on them. No time, date or place of drawing.
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Charities in the US and money laundering
What regulations apply to charities regarding money laundering?
Do they have any equivalent to 'know your client', like 'know your donor'?
Do they have a duty to report suspicious transactions?
Are ...
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What are the advantages and disadvantages of a token salary?
I am writing an employment contract for a voluntary position at a charity and am wondering whether we should pay the individual £1 per year to demonstrate that they are a paid employee. What would be ...
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Limitations on a subsidiary LLC owned by a non-profit
New York State (USA) here. The business structure at hand is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that owns a for-profit LLC.
What limitations at the state or federal level, if any, are placed on what type of ...
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Dealing with a fundraiser con-artist / fraudster
A group of us are aware of someone with a history of fraud/deception.
We're seeing ongoing acts of fraud that we want to stop. Key facts about the person:
Currently running a fundraiser for Louisiana ...
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Can charities function as a bankruptcy shield?
Take Bill Gates as a hypothetical example. He wants to avoid estate tax, bankruptcy or anything else taking his assets.
He created a charity and his children can run it and collect a salary. If the ...
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Can benefits be charity?
With the recent tax related charges against the Trump organization for various fringe benefits they have been giving top employees I have seen some counter claims I have questions about. The big one I ...
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Is the fair market value of "pro bono" work tax deductible?
If a person contributes a car, art, clothing, or other items of value to a charity, that person gets to deduct the fair market value of the contributed goods from their taxable income.
Suppose, ...
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Laws About Contributions from Business You Own to 501c(3) You Founded/Work At
I have a US LLC I own, and am interested in beginning a charitable non-profit organization, to operate as a 501 3 (c) that would operate in a tangentially related area. When there is similar overlap ...
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Can public schools solicit donations directly from students?
I have a daughter in a public school in California in 1st grade. Her school is getting ready for a walkathon where each student is expected to bring in donations. This strikes me as inappropriate: the ...
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Claiming Gift Aid on conference my non-profit is organising
My unincorporated, HMRC tax-exempt UK non-profit is working on organising a conference in the next year. For the conference, we are charging a fee for each attendee, but reinvesting all money from the ...
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