Nov 20, 2018 | Firm Updates, Tax Tips
The end of the year is a great time to consider making a charitable contribution in support of the causes you care about. Here are some tax considerations to keep in mind when making your donations. Timing of Charitable Contributions Charitable contributions are...
Jul 10, 2018 | Firm Updates, Individual Tax, Tax Tips
Because donations to charity of cash or property generally are tax deductible (if you itemize), it only seems logical that the donation of something even more valuable to you—your time—would also be deductible. Unfortunately, that’s not the case. Donations of time or...
May 22, 2018 | Firm Updates, Tax Tips
In a previous blog post, we provided guidance on checking charity legitimacy before donating to help hurricane and other natural disaster victims. We discussed the official IRS website tool, Select Check, to determine if the charity is registered, which was useful but...
May 26, 2017 | Firm Updates
The New York Nonprofit Revitalization Act was amended in 2016 to clarify and simplify some of the provisions that apply to New York State nonprofit organizations. The revisions, which reduce some of the burden for nonprofits, include modifications to key definitions...