UBIT Silos: Final Regulations

Earlier this week, Treasury posted an advance copy of the final regulations addressing how a tax-exempt organization subject to unrelated business income tax (UBIT) determines if it has more than one unrelated trade or business, and, if it does, how it calculates unrelated business taxable income (UBTI). The final regulations make minor modifications to the […]

UBIT Silos: Proposed Regulations

On April 24, 2020, the IRS and Treasury Department published proposed regulations under the law commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) that provide guidance on how a tax-exempt organization subject to unrelated business income tax (UBIT) determines if it has more than one unrelated trade or business, and, if it […]

IRS Guidance on UBIT Silos – 512(a)(6) – PART II

In Part I of this two-part article on IRS Notice 2018-67 regarding the calculation of unrelated business taxable income (UBTI) under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), we discussed the need to separate different lines of unrelated business activities, which is now required to calculate an organization’s unrelated business income tax (UBIT). In Part II, we focus on special […]

Commerciality Doctrine: Denial of Exemption

Earlier this month, the IRS denied the exemption application of an organization whose articles stated that it would provide colleges and universities with the ability to engage in science and engineering studies and research in the submarine environment, including the ability to acquire by purchase, lease, gift, loan or by other means, vessels, vehicles and ancillary […]

Two Lawline CLE Programs for Attorneys Helping California Nonprofits

We are presenting two Continuing Legal Education (CLE) programs for Lawline on Friday, January 13, 2016 that we hope California attorneys will find helpful in their representation of nonprofits:  Forming a California Nonprofit (Erin) This program will discuss the process of forming a California nonprofit entity, going through the legal considerations involved in each step in […]

UBIT – Issues for Shared Spaces

  I will be speaking this week for The Nonprofit Centers Network on unrelated business income tax (“UBIT”) related issues faced by nonprofits providing shared space with other individuals or entities (you can register for the webinar here).  As we’ve discussed in previous posts on UBIT, generally, net income from unrelated business activities will be […]

Nonprofit Radio: Earned Income & Unrelated Business Income Tax

This month on Tony Martignetti Nonprofit Radio, Emily and I discussed with Tony the topics of earned income and the unrelated business income tax.  You can listen to a recorded version here or check it out (in a few days) on ITunes. Frequently Asked Questions Note:  To provide a more easily understandable overview, we answered these in general terms […]