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Federal Shutdown Survey

Feb 14, 2019

If Congress does not pass legislation to extend particular spending bills and resolve a dispute over funding for a U.S. Mexico border wall, then the federal government will shut down after Feb. 15 for the second time...

2019 Colorado Legislative Session

Jan 8, 2019

We track state bills affecting our nonprofit community. These bills include, but are not limited to:

Census 2020: Citizenship Question

Dec 31, 2018

2020 Census: What you Need to Know

New Taxes on Transportation Benefits and Unrelated Business Activities

Dec 11, 2018

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA) includes new provisions that directly impact nonprofits and other tax-exempt organizations. Although nonprofits are mostly exempt from federal income taxation, a few new...

Myths about the Change to the Johnson Amendment in the 2019 Tax Bill

Dec 11, 2018

Protect Nonprofit Nonpartisanship!

Dec 11, 2018

2018 Legislation Two efforts by Congress to weaken the Johnson Amendment are still pending.

Changes Proposed to Rules for Enterprise Zone Credit

Dec 10, 2018

The Colorado Department of Revenue (DOR) held a working group and formal hearing to propose changes to rules for tax credits for donations to Enterprise Zone Contribution Projects.    EZ Contribution Credit The...

Sales Tax Rules and South Dakota vs. Wayfair

Dec 10, 2018

In a 5-4 ruling in the case of  South Dakota vs. Wayfair Inc. in June, the U.S. Supreme Court expanded the ability of states to collect sales taxes on online purchases. Previously, it was necessary for retailers to have...

2018 Statewide Ballot Measures

Nov 7, 2018

Election Day 2018 has come and gone!  Download our four page, double-sided guide for information and our perspective on each measure that was on the statewide ballot. Summaries are based on the 2018 State Ballot...

Proposed IRS Rules on State Giving Tax Credits

Oct 10, 2018

The IRS is accepting comments through October 11 on proposed regulations that reduce the charitable deduction for individual taxpayers who itemize their federal tax deductions and benefit from state or local tax credits...

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