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What Nonprofits Need to Know About DOL’s New Independent Contractor Rule
Starting a nonprofit

Independent Contractor vs. Employee

Misclassifying employees as independent contractors is a common mistake made by many nonprofits. Still, improperly misclassifying an employee as an independent contractor can be costly. Nonprofits can suffer payroll tax liabilities and penalties or lawsuits from federal and state authorities for reimbursement of workers’ compensation claims.

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Fiscal Sponsorship
Starting a nonprofit

The Pros and Cons of Fiscal Sponsorship

Fiscal sponsorship is when a nonprofit organization accepts tax-deductible donations on behalf of another organization that does not have 501(c)(3) status.  Solicitations are made in the name of the fiscal sponsor and therefore permit the sponsored project to rely on the sponsor’s IRS determination letter, solicitation registrations, etc.

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What’s New for Nonprofits in 2020

At the close of 2019, Congress passed legislation that has a significant impact on nonprofits. On December 20, 2019, the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020, also known as H.R. 1865, became law. This act includes two provisions that significantly impact nonprofits:

The simplification of the excise tax on net investment income; and
The retroactive repeal of the unrelated business income tax on qualified transportation fringe benefits.

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Estate tax repeal
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Estate Tax Repeal Alert

It appears that Congress will adjourn this year without reaching an agreement on transfer tax legislation. This means that a one-year repeal of estate and generation-skipping transfer (GST) taxes is scheduled to begin on January 1. The one-year repeal results from provisions in the 2001 tax act that reduced estate and GST taxes from 2001 through 2009, culminating in complete repeal in 2010. The provisions in the 2001 act are scheduled to “sunset” in 2011, meaning that estate and GST tax rates and exemptions will return to pre-2001 levels on January 1, 2011.

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