(Ebook) Starting and Managing a Nonprofit Organization: A Legal Guide, Sixth Edition by Bruce R. Hopkins(auth.) ISBN 9781118413456, 9781118534199, 1118413458, 1118534190

(Ebook) Starting and Managing a Nonprofit Organization: A Legal Guide, Sixth Edition by Bruce R. Hopkins(auth.) ISBN 9781118413456, 9781118534199, 1118413458, 1118534190

Nonprofits must comply with stringent federal and state laws due to their special tax-exempt status; the government's ultimate threat is revocation of a nonprofit's tax-exempt status, which usually means the nonprofit's demise. Written in plain English, not "legalese," Starting and Managing a Nonprofit Organization: A Legal Guide, Sixth Edition, provides essential guidance for those interested in starting nonprofits, as well as valuable advice for leaders of established organizations.

• Revised and expanded to include updated information on changes in laws, rules, and regulations governing the nonprofit sector
• Covers federal tax law, nonprofit, governance, the annual information return (Form 990), charitable giving rules, and current IRS ruling policy
• Presents essential, practical legal information in easy-to-understand English
• Explains the applications and implications of corporate, tax, and fundraising laws for nonprofits

This easy-to-read resource contains essential information on virtually every legal aspect of starting and operating a nonprofit organization from receiving and maintaining tax-exempt status to tips for successful management practices.Content:
Chapter One What Is a Nonprofit Organization? (pages 1–12):
Chapter Two Starting a Nonprofit Organization (pages 13–22):
Chapter Three Debunking Some Myths and Misperceptions (pages 23–30):
Chapter Four Nonprofit Organizations: Much More than Charity (pages 31–47):
Chapter Five Nonprofits and Private Benefit (pages 49–63):
Chapter Six From Nonprofit to Tax?Exempt (pages 65–78):
Chapter Seven Charities: Public or Private? (pages 79–92):
Chapter Eight Governance: Board Duties and Liabilities (pages 93–107):
Chapter Nine Braving Annual Reporting (pages 109–117):
Chapter Ten Tax Exemption: Not a Paperwork Exemption (pages 119–128):
Chapter Eleven Charitable Giving Rules (pages 129–146):
Chapter Twelve Government Regulation of Fundraising (pages 147–166):
Chapter Thirteen Related or Unrelated? (pages 167–184):
Chapter Fourteen Lobbying Constraints—And Taxes (pages 185–195):
Chapter Fifteen Political Campaign Activities—And More Taxes (pages 197–204):
Chapter Sixteen Donor?Advised Funds, Tax Shelters, Insurance Schemes—And Still More Taxes (pages 205–210):
Chapter Seventeen Subsidiaries: For?Profit and Nonprofit (pages 211–221):
Chapter Eighteen Joint Venturing and Other Partnering (pages 223–232):
Chapter Nineteen Wonderful World of Planned Giving (pages 233–240):
Chapter Twenty Putting Ideas into Action (pages 241–249):
Chapter Twenty?One Watchdogs on the Prowl (pages 251–265):
Chapter Twenty?Two Potpourri of Policies and Procedures (pages 267–282):
Chapter Twenty?Three Commerciality, Competition, Commensurateness (pages 283–291):
Chapter Twenty?Four IRS Audits of Nonprofit Organizations (pages 293–311):
Chapter Twenty?Five Avoiding Personal Liability (pages 313–318):
Chapter Twenty?Six Nonprofit Organizations and the Constitution (pages 319–339):