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Authors: Bruce R. Hopkins
ISBN-13: 9780470455487, ISBN-10: 0470455489
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
Date Published: April 2009
Edition: (Non-applicable)

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Author Biography: Bruce R. Hopkins

BRUCE R. HOPKINS is the country's leading authority on the law of tax-exempt organizations and a senior partner with the firm Polsinelli Shughart. He is the author or coauthor of twenty-five books, including The Law of Tax-Exempt Organizations, Ninth Edition and the newsletter Bruce R. Hopkins' Nonprofit Counsel, all published by Wiley.

Book Synopsis

Stay up to date on the federal law of tax-exempt associations

Written by Bruce Hopkins, the country's foremost expert on nonprofit law, The Tax Law of Associations offers a complete analysis of the federal law of tax-exempt associations and summarizes the law concerning acquisition and maintenance of associations' tax exemption.

This authoritative guide explores every facet of tax law applicable to exempt associations, including the private inurement doctrine, the intermediate sanctions rules, lobbying rules, and the unrelated business sanctions as well as:

  • The role of associations in society
  • Forms of associations
  • Tax exemption for business leagues and similar organizations
  • Private benefit and excess benefit transactions
  • Legislative and political activities
  • For-profit subsidiaries and limited liability companies
  • Partnerships and joint ventures
  • Association-related foundations
  • Charitable giving and fundraising

This is a must-have resource for lawyers, association executives, nonprofit executives, officers, directors, accountants, members of boards, and consultants. Providing detailed documentation and citations, an exhaustive index, tables of cases, and IRS rulings, The Tax Law of Associations is comprehensive and authoritative, filled with references to regulations, rulings, cases, and tax literature, including current articles and tax law review notes.

Table of Contents

Ch. 1Associations, society, and the tax law1
Ch. 2Tax exemption for business leagues and similar organizations19
Ch. 3Private inurement, private benefit, and excess benefit transactions53
Ch. 4Lobbying and political activities109
Ch. 5Unrelated business rules131
Ch. 6For-profit subsidiaries and limited liability companies209
Ch. 7Associations, partnerships, and joint ventures233
Ch. 8Association-related foundations261
Ch. 9Charitable giving and fundraising307
Ch. 10Annual reporting and disclosure requirements353
Ch. 11Summary of non-tax association law383

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