Business Law Nonprofit Organizations Committee

September 19, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. Please join the Nonprofit Organizations Committee for a program on the topic: Appraisals for Charitable Contributions of Personal Property, to be presented by Jennifer M. Wood. Topics covered will include: IRS requirements for a qualified appraisal Understanding appraiser qualification criteria Case studies of problematic appraisals IRS penalties for incorrect valuations Unrelated use of donated property Jennifer Wood is an Accredited Senior Appraiser of the American Society of Appraisers.   She received a Master's degree in… Read more

The Nonprofit Organizations Committee and the Corporations Committee of the Business Law Section of the California Lawyers Association are pleased to announce that, on July 18, 2024, Governor Newsom signed their sponsored bill, AB 2908 (Assemblymember Chen). It had previously passed the Assembly and Senate unanimously and without opposition. Read more

Please join the Nonprofit Organizations Committee for a program on the topic: Advocacy and Lobbying for Tax-Exempt Organizations to be presented by Andrew Harris Werbrock and Anna Myles-Primakoff.  Read more

Please join the Nonprofit Organizations Committee for a program on the topic of “Updates from the Secretary of State and bizfile Onlinehe.” Read more

Please join the Nonprofit Organizations Committee for a program on the topic: Don’t Panic – It’s Just an IRS Audit: Guidelines for being Prepared in Case the IRS Comes Knocking. Read more

The Nonprofit Organizations Committee is pleased to forward AB 900: Invitation for Preliminary Comments on proposed rulemaking that was received from Sandra I. Barrientos, Deputy Attorney General, Charitable Trust Section: Invitation For Preliminary Comments On Proposed Rulemaking Regarding Transactions Involving Substantially All Assets Of Entities Holding Assets Subject To A Charitable Trust BackgroundIn October 2021, the Governor approved AB 900 which adds Section 16106 to the Probate Code requiring trustees holding charitable assets to give written notice to the Attorney… Read more

Please join the Nonprofit Organizations Committee for a program on the topic: How to Maintain Your Client Trust Account to Efficiently Run Your Practice AND Avoid Bar Discipline. Read more

Please join the Nonprofit Organizations Committee for a program on the topic: Updates by the California Attorney General’s Office. Read more

Please join the Nonprofit Organizations Committee for a program on the topic: Using Tax-Exempt Vehicles to Influence Public Policy. Read more

On December 1, 2021, the California Department of Justice will hold a virtual public forum on Assembly Bill 488, a new law governing charitable fundraising on internet platforms. Read more