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New York Nonprofit Law and Practice: With Tax Analysis, Second Edition

New York Nonprofit Law and Practice: With Tax Analysis, Second Edition

Practical N.Y. expert advice on incorporation, applying for tax exempt status, fundraising, reporting requirements, and much more.


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Publisher :Matthew Bender
Format: 1 volume looseleaf; updated once per year , BOOK

ISBN: 9781422418161

2007
 
$187.00
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    Organizing and operating a New York nonprofit organization requires a three-dimensional planning process to ensure that its activities comply with all federal, state, and local laws. New York Nonprofit Law and Practice with Tax Analysis, written by leading experts, is an authoritative reference that helps you navigate nearly every aspect of nonprofit law in New York. Inside you'll find practical guidance on a multitude of topics including:

    • Choice of entity
    • Applying for tax exempt status
    • Fundraising
    • Reporting requirements
    • And much more

    Don't be without this essential guide next time you advise a nonprofit client, with the same LexisNexis quality and expertise you already rely on for your other legal research needs.

    CHAPTER 1 THE SCOPE OF THE NONPROFIT SECTOR
    CHAPTER 2 THE NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION IN NEW YORK
    CHAPTER 3 THE INCORPORATION PROCESS
    CHAPTER 4 MEMBERSHIP CORPORATIONS
    CHAPTER 5 FINANCIAL MATTERS OF THE CORPORATION
    CHAPTER 6 REGULATION OF CHARITABLE SOLICITATION AND FUNDRAISING
    CHAPTER 7 RECORDKEEPING REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION LAW AND THE ESTATES,POWERS AND TRUSTS LAW
    CHAPTER 8 FUNDAMENTAL CORPORATE CHANGES
    CHAPTER 9 MEMBERS’ RIGHTS
    CHAPTER 10 BOARD OF DIRECTORS: COMPOSITION, STRUCTURE, AND FUNCTIONS
    CHAPTER 11 DIRECTORS’ LEGAL STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE AND LIABILITY: DUTIES OF CARE, LOYALTY, AND OBEDIENCE
    CHAPTER 12 DIRECTORS’ AND OFFICERS’ INDEMNIFICATION AND LIABILITY INSURANCE
    CHAPTER 13 FEDERAL TAX EXEMPTION FOR I.R.C. § 501(C)(3)ORGANIZATIONS
    CHAPTER 14 APPLICATION AND REPORTING GUIDELINES FOR EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS
    CHAPTER 15 CLASSIFICATION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION
    CHAPTER 16 TAX ASPECTS—PUBLIC CHARITIES, SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS, AND DONOR ADVISED FUNDS
    CHAPTER 17 TAX ASPECTS—PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS
    CHAPTER 18 TAX ISSUES OF NONCHARITABLE EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS
    CHAPTER 19 JOINT VENTURES
    CHAPTER 20 LIMITATIONS ON POLITICAL AND LOBBYING ACTIVITIES
    CHAPTER 21 CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS AND DEDUCTIONS
    CHAPTER 22 TAX ASPECTS OF COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES
    APPENDIX A TYPES OF TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION BY INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION
    APPENDIX B SAMPLE ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION
    APPENDIX C SAMPLE GOVERNING INSTRUMENT PROVISIONS FOR PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS
    APPENDIX D CHECKLIST FOR FILING REQUIREMENTS
    APPENDIX E LIFE CYCLE - PUBLIC CHARITIES, PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS AND OTHER ENTITIES
    TABLE OF CASES
    TABLE OF STATUTES
    INDEX

     

    Victoria B. Bjorklund


    Victoria B. Bjorklund is a Partner at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP where she heads the Firm's Exempt Organizations Group. She specializes in forming, qualifying, reorganizing and advising public charities and private foundations. In 2001, she was appointed to serve on the IRS's Tax Exempt/Government Entities Advisory Committee and was elected Chair effective June 2004. She was named a David Rockefeller Fellow for 1997-1998 as a rising civic leader in New York City. From 1989 through 2001, she served as a director, secretary and pro bono legal counsel for Doctors Without Borders. She is also a director of and pro bono counsel for the Robin Hood Foundation. She chaired the ABA Tax Section Committee on Exempt Organizations 2001-2003 and serves as Co-Chair of the Subcommittee on International Philanthropy. Ms. Bjorklund was honored in May 2002 as ABA Tax Section "Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year" in recognition of her 9/11 work. The Nonprofit Coordinating Committee of New York City and Lawyers Alliance of New York, Inc. recently honored Ms. Bjorklund for her outstanding volunteer service in responding to the legal needs arising from September 11. In 2003, she received the Commissioner's Award for her response to 9/11's legal challenges. Ms. Bjorklund speaks and writes frequently on exempt-organization subjects. She earned her J.D. at Columbia University School of Law, a Ph.D. in Medieval Studies from Yale University, and a B.A. magna cum laude from Princeton University, where she graduated in three years and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa.

    Daniel L. Kurtz


    Daniel L. Kurtz is a partner in the New York office of Holland & Knight, LLP, where he specializes in the representation of nonprofit organizations generally. Significant aspects of his practice involve corporate governance issues. Mr. Kurtz frequently lectures and writes about corporate governance and nonprofit issues and has held leadership positions in national, state, and local bar association committees active in nonprofit matters. He also serves as a board member of several charities and is the president of a private foundation. A graduate of Brown University and the University of Chicago Law School, Mr. Kurtz is a former assistant attorney general in charge of the Charities Bureau in the New York State Attorney General¿s office.

    James J. Fishman


    James J. Fishman, a Professor of Law at the Pace University School of Lawsince 1978, has also served as Executive Director of the Council of NewYork Law Associates (since renamed The Lawyers Alliance for New York) andof Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts. Professor Fishman serves on theCorporation Law Committee of the Association of the Bar of theCity of New York. In addition, Professor Fishman is a member of theFulbright Senior Specialist Panel. He has authored numerous books and articles concerning nonprofit law, including a casebook on nonprofit organizations and law review articles on nonprofit law, education, and international securities regulation. Professor Fishman teaches contracts, corporations, and nonprofit organizations. He received his J.D. and his Ph.D. from New York University.

     

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