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December 2007

Issue

Date

Subject

2007-152

December 26, 2007

IRS Issues Transition Relief and Filing Procedures for Certain Type III Supporting Organizations

2007-151

December 26, 2007

Discussion of Changes in Final Redesigned Form 990

2007-150

December 21, 2007

Proposed Deferral of FASB Interpretation 48 for Nonpublic Entities

2007-149

December 20, 2007

IRS Releases Redesigned Form 990 for 2008 (to Be Filed in 2009)

2007-148

December 14, 2007

IRS Provides FY 2008 Exempt Organization Implementing Guidelines

2007-147

December 3, 2007

IRS Provides Transition Relief, Methods to Correct Failures of Nonqualified Plans to Comply with Section 409A(a)

November 2007

Issue

Date

Subject

2007-146

December 3, 2007

IRS Modifies Earlier Guidance on Payments of Certain Health Insurance Premiums by Pension Plans Relating to Retired Public Safety Officers

2007-145

November 29, 2007

IRS Provides 2007 Cumulative List of Changes in Plan Qualification Requirements

2007-144

November 28, 2007

IRS Provides Model Language Relating to Section 403(b) Plans

2007-143

November 28, 2007

IRS Announces 2008 Standard Mileage Rates; Rate for Business Miles Set at 50.5 Cents per Mile

2007-142

November 21, 2007

IRS Commissioner (TE/GE) Discusses Issues Facing the Charitable Sector

2007-141

November 19, 2007

IRS Reminds Charities and Churches of Ban on Political Activity

2007-140

November 15, 2007

IRS Provides Sample Notice for Qualified Automatic Contribution Arrangements

2007-139

November 15, 2007

Rules for Qualified Public Educational Institutions Purchasing Annuity Contracts for Employees Under Salary Reduction Agreements

2007-138

November 14, 2007

Regulations Provide Guidance Relating to the Notification Rules for Exempt Organizations Not Required to File Annual Information Return

2007-137

November 13, 2007

Chicago Hospitals Respond to Cook County Assessor’s Report

2007-136

November 12, 2007

IRS Updates Comments on Good Governance Practices Discussion Draft

2007-135

November 9, 2007

Final Regulations on Electronic Filing of Returns by Exempt Organizations Required to File Returns

2007-134

November 7, 2007

FASB Defers Effective Date of FIN 48 for Nonpublic Entities

2007-133

November 7, 2007

Text of Proposed Regulations Relating to Qualified Automatic Contribution Arrangements

2007-132

November 2, 2007

Third Circuit Finds Early Retirement Payments Made by University Are Wages Subject to FICA

2007-131

November 1, 2007

IRS Official Comments on College and University Compliance Questionnaire and Draft Form 990

October 2007

Issue

Date

Subject

2007-130

October 31, 2007

Senator Grassley Holds “Roundtable” on Non-Profit Hospitals

2007-129

October 23, 2007

IRS Extends Reporting, Withholding Relief for 2007 Concerning Amounts Includible in Gross Income Under Section 409A

2007-128

October 23, 2007

IRS Provides Form for Exempt Organizations to Authenticate Electronically Filed Returns

2007-127

October 22, 2007

IRS Provides Additional Transition Relief Under Section 409A

2007-126

October 22, 2007

IRS Issues Community Foundation Compliance Questionnaires

2007-125

October 19, 2007

Charities That Participated in Transactions May Receive Notice of IRS Examination

2007-124

October 18, 2007

IRS Releases Inflation Adjustments for the 2008 Tax Year

2007-123

October 12, 2007

IRS Releases Publications for 501(c)(3) Organizations

2007-122

October 12, 2007

College, University Associations Urge Senate Finance Committee to Allow Institutions to Manage Their Endowments

2007-121

October 11, 2007

IRS Official's Comments on Changes to Draft Form 990

2007-120

October 10, 2007

California Simplifies the Procedure for Obtaining Exemptions from Franchise Tax, State Corporate Income Tax

2007-119

October 4, 2007

IRS Corrects Extension Errors

2007-118

October 2, 2007

Conservation Provisions Included in Pending Senate Finance Bill

September 2007

Issue

Date

Subject

2007-117

September 28, 2007

IRS Provides New Determination Guidelines for Section 509(a)(3) Organizations

2007-116

September 28, 2007

IRS Updates Rules for Determining Substantiation of Employee Lodging, Meals, and Incidental Expenses

2007-115

September 25, 2007

Ways and Means Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Whether Charitable Organizations Serve Needs of Diverse Communities

2007-114

September 25, 2007

JCT Report Addresses Offshore Reinsurance, Foreign Insurers, and Offshore Investment Entities—Including UBIT Blockers

2007-113

September 20, 2007

IRS Releases Q&As on Annual Electronic Filing Requirements for Small Tax-Exempt Organizations

2007-112

September 19, 2007

Senate Finance Committee to Consider Conservation Tax-Incentives Bill

2007-111

September 19, 2007

IRS Corrects Guidance for Organizations to File Post-2007 Reports of Qualified Vehicle Donations

2007-110

September 17, 2007

IRS Directs Organizations to Report Post-2007 Donations of Vehicles to Kansas City Service Center

2007-109

September 10, 2007

IRS Extends Documentation Deadline for Section 409A Compliance

2007-108

September 7, 2007

Bill to Relax Unrelated Debt-Financed Income Rules for Tax-Exempt Organizations

2007-107

September 7, 2007

IRS Rules That Income from Redemption of Endowment Investment Constitutes Capital Gain (or Loss)

2007-106

September 7, 2007

Ways and Means Committee Members to Introduce Bills Concerning UBIT Blockers, Deferral of Fund Manager Income in Offshore Companies

2007-105

September 6, 2007

Finance Panel Told Carried Interest Tax Would Have Minimal Effect on Fund Returns, Trends

August 2007

Issue

Date

Subject

2007-104

August 30, 2007

IRS Announces Voluntary Closing Agreement Program for Forward-Float Agreements Used in Municipal Bond Financing

2007-103

August 23, 2007

IRS to Initiate Compliance Review of Tax-Exempt Bonds

2007-102

August 17, 2007

Proposed Regulations on Tax Treatment of Medical and Accident Insurance Benefits Under Qualified Plans

2007-101

August 16, 2007

Final Regulations on Treating Disregarded Entities as Separate Entities for Employment, Excise Tax Purposes

2007-100

August 15, 2007

Wisconsin Supreme Court Holds Medical Center’s Day Care Facility Is Not Exempt from Municipal Property Tax

2007-99

August 14, 2007

IRS Guidance on Transactions Involving Contributions of Successor Member Interest in LLCs

2007-98

August 14, 2007

Exempt Organization Items Included in Treasury, IRS 2007-2008 Priority Guidance Plan

2007-97

August 13, 2007

Proposed Regulations to Amend Public Inspection Rules for Tax-Exempt Organizations

2007-96

August 13, 2007

IRS Notice Provides Temporary Relief to Plan Amendments of Definition of Normal Retirement Age

2007-95

August 9, 2007

IRS Extends Transition Relief for Indian Tribal Governmental Plans

2007-94

August 8, 2007

Federal District Court Holds Student FICA Regulations Are Invalid, and Grants Refund of FICA Taxes Relating to Medical Residents’ Stipends

2007-93

August 7, 2007

IRS Release Provides Tax Law Changes Will Not Affect Teacher Salaries in Upcoming School Year

2007-92

August 3, 2007

Text of New Proposed Regulations on Cafeteria Plans

2007-91

August 3, 2007

Treasury’s Risk Matrix for Charities Disbursing Funds or Resources to Grantees

2007-90

August 2, 2007

IRS Report on Reducing the Federal Tax Gap

2007-89

August 1, 2007

Advance Notice of Proposed Rules for Type III Supporting Organizations

July 2007

Issue

Date

Subject

2007-88

July 26, 2007

State Court Reverses Administrative Decision Denying Illinois Hospital’s Property Tax Exemption

2007-87

July 25, 2007

Ways and Means Subcommittee Holds Oversight Hearing on Tax-Exempt Charitable Organizations

2007-86

July 23, 2007

Future IRS Guidance to Address Certain Definitions of Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans of State and Local Governments and Tax-Exempt Entities

2007-85

July 23, 2007

IRS to Notify “Small” Supporting Organizations of New Filing Requirements

2007-84

July 23, 2007

Final Regulations Concerning Annuity Contracts of Public Schools, Tax-Exempt Organizations

2007-83

July 19, 2007

JCT Description of Present Law, Proposals Concerning Tax-Exempt Organizations

2007-82

July 19, 2007

IRS Releases Interim Report on Hospital Compliance Project

2007-81

July 19, 2007

Senate Finance Minority Staff Discussion Draft of Tax-Exempt Hospital Reforms

2007-80

July 17, 2007

Draft IRS Form for Disclosing Prohibited Tax Shelter Transaction by Tax-Exempt Entity

2007-79

July 12, 2007

IRS Begins Notifying “Small” Tax-Exempt Organizations of New Information Reporting Requirement

2007-78

July 9, 2007

IRS Updates Revenue Procedure for Issuing Determination Letters and Rulings for Exempt Organizations

2007-77

July 6, 2007

IRS Releases Additional TAMs on Unrelated Business Activities of State-Chartered Credit Unions

2007-76

July 6, 2007

IRS Finds Sales of Merchandise Containing Universally Known Symbol Do Not Generate UBTI

2007-75

July 5, 2007

Regulations Concerning Excise Tax on Tax-Exempt Entities Entering into Prohibited Tax Shelter Transactions

2007-74

July 5, 2007

Text of IRS Guidance Explaining Tax Consequences of Employer Contributions to Non-Exempt Employees’ Trust

2007-73

July 5, 2007

IRS Announces Elimination of Schedule P of Form 5500 Series

June 2007

Issue

Date

Subject

2007-72

June 28, 2007

IRS Provides New Web-based Life Cycle Toolkit for Certain Exempt Organizations

2007-71

June 27, 2007

Ways and Means Subcommittee Requests Comments on Tax-Exempt Provisions in 2006 Pension Protection Act

2007-70

June 26, 2007

Employee Severance Due to Closure of Business Location Results in Partial Termination of Defined Contribution Plan

2007-69

June 26, 2007

IRS Provides Guidance Concerning Research Agreements

2007-68

June 22, 2007

IRS EO Division Q&As on Hospitals’ Health IT Subsidy Arrangements with Medical Staff Physicians

2007-67

June 21, 2007

IRS Asks Public Schools to Verify Employees Are Allowed to Participate in Retirement Annuities

2007-66

June 21, 2007

Senator Grassley Requests Better Medicare Data on Hospitals’ Uncompensated Care

2007-65

June 19, 2007

Senate Finance Leaders Request Information from Treasury Concerning “Abusive Tax Transaction” Involving Non-Cash Contributions

2007-64

June 19, 2007

Discussion of Changes Proposed in the Redesigned Form 990

2007-63

June 15, 2007

Final Regulations Allow Governmental Unit to Qualify as Non-Bank Trustee for Deemed IRA That Is Part of Qualified Plan

2007-62

June 14, 2007

IRS Releases Discussion Draft of Redesigned Form 990

2007-61

June 13, 2007

IRS Updates Procedures for Rulings and Determination Letters for Certain Qualified Plans

2007-60

June 13, 2007

Filing Deadline for Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts Is July 2, 2007

2007-59

June 4, 2007

IRS Guidance Concerning Deductions by Individual Taxpayers for Qualified Conservation Contributions

2007-58

June 1, 2007

IRS Official Discusses Executive Compensation for Exempt Organizations

2007-57

June 1, 2007

IRS Revenue Ruling Addresses Prohibited Political Campaign Intervention by Organizations Described in Section 501(c)(3)

May 2007

Issue

Date

Subject

2007-56

May 31, 2007

IRS Guidance for Employers Concerned About Mid-Year Changes to Section 401(k) Safe Harbor Plans

2007-55

May 31, 2007

Text of IRS Guidance for Defined Benefit Plan Sponsors to Use Substitute Mortality Tables

2007-54

May 31, 2007

Proposed Regulations on Employer Obligations Concerning Health Savings Accounts of Employees

2007-53

May 31, 2007

IRS Addresses the Treatment of Exchanges of Multiple Modified Endowment Contracts

2007-52

May 30, 2007

Grassley, Baucus Work to Build Confidence in Nonprofits Through Greater Transparency

2007-51

May 24, 2007

IRS Provides Interim Guidance on Treatment of Expenses for Certain Employer-Provided Lodging

2007-50

May 18, 2007

Eleventh Circuit Vacates Lower Court’s Determination That Medical Residents Are Precluded, as a Matter of Law, From Relying on the Student Exception to FICA

2007-49

May 11, 2007

IRS Provides Guidance to Hospitals Providing Financial Assistance to Staff Physicians Involving Electronic Health Records

2007-48

May 9, 2007

Guidance Regarding Public Inspection of Unrelated Business Income Tax Returns

2007-47

May 3, 2007

IRS Technical Advice on Unrelated Business Activities of State-Chartered Credit Unions

2007-46

May 1, 2007

IRS Corrects the 2006 Version of Form 8868

April 2007

Issue

Date

Subject

2007-45

April 30, 2007

Tax Court: Rental Activities Constituted a “Trade or Business;” Denial of Feeder Organization’s Exempt Status Is Upheld

2007-44

April 30, 2007

IRS Rules Tax-Exempt Hospital Is Controlling Organization of Professional Medical Corporations

2007-43

April 27, 2007

IRS Releases Q&As on 2006 Form 990, and Amends 2006 Form 990 Instructions

2007-42

April 25, 2007

Can Exempt Corporations Other Than Those Described in Section 501(c)(3) Use Form 8868 to Obtain a Six-Month Automatic Extension to File Form 990-T?

2007-41

April 24, 2007

Charitable Trust’s Receipt of Limited Partnership Interest from Disqualified Person Is Not Self-Dealing

2007-40

April 17, 2007

Treasury Report Focuses on Tax-Exempt Hospital Compliance with Community Benefit Standard and Compensation Practices

2007-39

April 13, 2007

Tax Court Upholds Revocation of Private School’s Exemption

2007-38

April 12, 2007

IRS Discusses Form 990 Changes

2007-37

April 11, 2007

IRS Releases Draft Forms for Exempt Organizations That Are Required to Report Applicable Insurance Contract Interests

2007-36

April 10, 2007

Text of Final Regulations on Deferred Compensation Under Section 409A; IRS Notice on Split-Dollar Life Insurance Arrangements

2007-35

April 6, 2007

GAO Is Asked to Study Nonprofit Hospitals’ Community Benefits

2007-34

April 4, 2007

CBO Is Asked to Study Educational Institutions and Intercollegiate Athletics

March 2007

Issue

Date

Subject

2007-33

March 27, 2007

IRS Addresses Reliance on BMF Information for Determination of Public Charity Status

2007-32

March 27, 2007

IRS Guidance on Foreign Financial Accounts Reporting Requirements

2007-31

March 21, 2007

Draft Form 990-N for Organizations Not Required to File Form 990 or Form 990-EZ

2007-30

March 19, 2007

Treasury Inspector General Finds IRS Needs to Improve Procedures for Non-Cash Charitable Contributions

2007-29

March 14, 2007

IRS Offers “Safe Harbor” for Missing Reports Filed by Certain 527 Political Organizations

2007-28

March 12, 2007

IRS Updated 2006-2007 Priority Guidance Plan Includes New Exempt Organizations Items

2007-27

March 8, 2007

IRS Announces Suspension of Determination Letters for Certain Type III Supporting Organizations

2007-26

March 7, 2007

IRS Rules Wholly Owned, For-Profit Subsidiary of Private Foundation Is a Functionally Related Business

2007-25

March 6, 2007

IRS Technical Advice on Unrelated Activities of State-Charted Credit Unions

2007-24

March 1, 2007

IRS Releases Report on Exempt Organization Compensation

2007-23

March 1, 2007

IRS Guidance Concerning Refunds of Federal Excise Tax on Long-Distance Telephone Service for Government Entities

February 2007

Issue

Date

Subject

2007-22

February 23, 2007

IRS Requests Comments Concerning Information Reporting Forms, Study of Acquisitions in Insurance Contracts in Which Tax-Exempt Organization Holds an Interest

2007-21

February 15, 2007

IRS Revises Earlier Position Concerning When Accrual Basis Taxpayer Can Treat Payroll Tax Liability as Having Been Incurred Concerning Deferred Compensation

2007-20

February 15, 2007

IRS Guidance on One-Time Rollovers from Health FSAs and HRAs to Health Savings Accounts

2007-19

February 13, 2007

IRS’s Draft Good Governance Practices for Section 501(c)(3) Organizations

2007-18

February 8, 2007

IRS Publication Describes Group Exemption Rules and Procedures

2007-17

February 7, 2007

IRS Releases Interim Guidance on Definition of the Term “Party to a Prohibited Tax Shelter Transaction”

2007-16

February 6, 2007

IRS Requests Comments Concerning Study on Donor Advised Funds and Supporting Organizations

2007-15

February 5, 2007

Bush Administration’s Budget for 2008 Includes Charitable Giving Incentives

2007-14

February 5, 2007

IRS Releases 2006 Versions of Form 990-PF and Instructions

2007-13

February 1, 2007

IRS Releases 2006 Versions of Form 990-T and Instructions

January 2007

Issue

Date

Subject

2007-12

January 30, 2007

IRS Releases 2006 Versions of Form 4720 and Instructions

2007-11

January 29, 2007

IRS, Treasury Are Considering Regulations to Clarify Types of Benefits Allowed Under Qualified Defined Benefit Plan

2007-10

January 26, 2007

IRS Releases 2006 Instructions for Form 990 and Form 990-EZ

2007-09

January 23, 2007

IRS Modifies Previous Endowment Investment Rulings

2007-08

January 23, 2007

New Version of IRS Publication 1771 Reflects Recent Tax Law Changes

2007-07

January 23, 2007

IRS Modifies Litigation Position in Certain Cases Pending in the Eighth Circuit Involving Early Retirement Payments to Tenured Faculty Members

2007-06

January 22, 2007

IRS Releases 2006 Form 990, Schedule A (and Instructions) and Schedule B (and Instructions)

2007-05

January 17, 2007

IRS Revises Guidance on Taxpayer Requests for Credit or Refund of Excise Tax on Long-Distance Telephone Services

2007-04

January 12, 2007

IRS Issues Reminder, Overview of Reporting Requirements and Form Changes for Exempt Organizations

2007-03

January 10, 2007

IRS Guidance Includes Rules Relating to Qualifying IRA Distributions to Eligible Charities, and Other Distribution Rules

2007-02

January 5, 2007

IRS’s Office of Federal, State and Local Governments Releases Work Plan for FY 2007

2007-01

January 2, 2007

Annual Revenue Procedures for Exempt Organizations

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