Highlights from the ABA Exempt Organizations Committee Meeting 2/1/22 – Part Two

Consequences of Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Bonta We are left to conclude that the Attorney General’s disclosure requirement imposes a widespread burden on donors’ associational rights. And this burden cannot be justified on the ground that the regime is narrowly tailored to investigating charitable wrongdoing, or that the State’s interest in administrative convenience is […]

Donor Disclosures: Senators Question the Changes

In 2018, the Treasury Department changed its regulations to exempt tax-exempt organizations described by section 501(c), other than section 501(c)(3) organizations, from the requirement that they report the names and addresses of their contributors on the Schedule B of their Forms 990 or 990-EZ. See Treasury Eliminates Donor Information Disclosures by 501(c)(4) and 501(c)(6) Organizations. On […]

Treasury Eliminates Donor Information Disclosures by 501(c)(4) and 501(c)(6) Organizations

The Treasury Department announced a change in the regulations making it no longer necessary for 501(c)(4) and 501(c)(6) organizations to disclose the identities of their donors on their annual information returns to the IRS. More specifically, tax-exempt organizations described by section 501(c), other than section 501(c)(3) organizations, are no longer required to report the names […]