If your not-for-profit focuses most of its fundraising energy on donors who can contribute to your mission and programs now, you may have neglected legacy gifts. Such gifts represent a portion of wealthy donors’ estates that go to your organization on their death. Legacy gifts can help position your nonprofit for sustained growth well into the […]
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The $1.7 trillion federal omnibus spending package that was signed by President Biden on Friday, December 23 did not include a provision to reverse the recently enacted requirement that businesses amortize their R&D expenses. This was despite industry pressure for an extension or removal of the requirement to begin amortizing R&D expenditures, which went into
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Does your not-for-profit need to replace a departing board director — or add directors to better handle your growing organization’s governance work? Choose carefully, because although a well-qualified, enthusiastic board addition can help infuse the group with energy and fresh ideas, an unqualified one can create conflict and other problems. Here’s how a nonprofit board should
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The Inflation Reduction Act that became law in August included a provision that increases, expands, and extends the investment tax credit (ITC) for solar photovoltaic systems installed on residential properties. The law restores the 30% tax credit that was previously available for systems installed prior to 2020 and is applicable to qualifying installations completed between
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On November 8 voters in Massachusetts narrowly approved a constitutional amendment authorizing an additional personal income tax of 4 percent on all annual income above a $1 million threshold. While similar amendments have been proposed and voted on in prior years, this is the first time the measure has passed. Proponents estimate the new tax,
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By Nathaniel C. Gravel, CISA, CISM, CRISC Hundreds of thousands of organizations in the U.S. and around the world rely on Microsoft’s Office 365 software suite to run their businesses. But recent events have shown that even this highly regarded software is vulnerable to penetration by increasingly sophisticated methods used by cyber criminals. The biggest
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With inflation continuing to pose a financial challenge American taxpayers will soon be getting some relief from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Annual inflation adjustments made by the IRS went into effect in 1985. For the 2023 tax year the IRS is increasing the standard deduction and adjusting the income limits for tax brackets. The
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The Social Security Administration (SSA) recently announced that the “wage base” for computing Social Security tax will increase for 2023 to $160,200. This is up from $147,000 for 2022. Federal law limits the amount of earnings that are subject to the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) tax in a given year. This threshold, referred to
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By Nathaniel C. Gravel, CISA, CISM, CRISC With an estimated 2,200 cyberattacks taking place each day – one every 39 seconds – the task of creating and deploying a defensive strategy for your business can be intimidating. Still, the threat is too great to ignore, not to mention the fact that most states have strict
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By Nathaniel C. Gravel, CISA, CISM, CRISC The number one cause of cybersecurity breaches in the U.S. is human error. Statistics show that 70% of all cyber intrusions are caused by somebody clicking on the wrong link, downloading an infected attachment, or responding to an email that looked legitimate but was a deception. Collectively known
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