Privacy for directors of charities
This post describes how we are solving the problem of maintaining privacy for nonprofit directors with examples of the three methods that […]
Category: Nonprofit
My 10th nonprofit resignation and my effort to address published misinformation
I’ve kept count. This month marks the 10th nonprofit board, most of them small charities, where I’ve resigned due to inadequate internal […]
We all share responsibility for nonprofits
A bookkeeper for a small nonprofit asked for technical help with an accounting system task she was struggling with that was outdated, […]
Nonprofit financial governance FAILS
This weekend I took an informal look at the legal and financial filings of two nonprofit organizations that are associated with potential […]
How to prepare financial statements for a nonprofit board
If you are a bookkeeper for a nonprofit organization, the focus your job is to present information in a useful form to […]
Misunderstood Pennsylvania Charity Laws
In my observation, this remains one of the most misinterpreted parts of Pennsylvania charity law: PA Act 71, passed in 2017, effective […]
New nonprofit formations under scrutiny
The nonprofit formation process is under scrutiny. This week’s Kiplinger Tax Letter devoted attention to the topic. It referred to an unnamed […]
Start your own nonprofit business
I start more than a dozen new nonprofits of various types at the request of clients each year. It has become a […]
Confusion over tax return due dates
Here is the simple scoop you need to know: Partnerships and S-corporations are due March 15. The reason these are filed first […]
Should a small charity file 990N or 99EZ? It might depend on your goals
An accountant’s general rule is to provide as little information on a required filing as the law requires. But the opposite may […]