The Winter 2014 Nonprofit Standard Newsletter is Now Available
The Winter 2014 Nonprofit Standard newsletter is hot off the press. In this edition, Laurie De Armond, Laura Kalick and Sandra Feinsmith provide an in-depth overview of Bitcoin’s growing use in the...
View ArticleCould Benefit Corporations Benefit Nonprofits?
For-profit corporations may not seem like a natural fit within the arena of organizations whose missions are legally and financially tied to the promotion of social good. But benefit corporations—along...
View ArticleHappy Holidays from the Nonprofit & Education Team! – Top Posts of the Year
With the New Year approaching, we’ve taken time to reflect on what has been an exciting year for the nonprofit sector. Here are a few of our top posts from 2014, in case you missed them: Challenges and...
View ArticleUpdates on the New AICPA Not-For-Profit Member Section
In October, my colleague, Mike Sorrells, wrote a Nonprofit Standard blog post announcing the AICPA’s plans to launch its new Not-For-Profit Member Section—the Institute’s first section devoted to a...
View ArticleIntroducing the BDO Knows Healthcare Blog
We are very excited to announce that The BDO Center for Healthcare Excellence & Innovation has launched the BDO Knows Healthcare Blog, a new resource and discussion platform focused on critical...
View ArticleBDO’s Rebekuh Eley Appointed to AICPA’s Exempt Organization Taxation...
BDO is pleased to announce that Rebekuh Eley, tax senior director in Chicago and a member of the Nonprofit & Education practice, has been appointed to serve as associate member on the American...
View Article2015 Outlook: Nonprofit Healthcare Organizations
Pressures to perform and transform, merge, acquire or consolidate, and protect are building and converging on nonprofit healthcare organizations and, as such, 2015 promises to be a seminal year. This...
View ArticleCompensation Committee – Do We Really Need One?
In the Fall 2013 issue of the Nonprofit Standard, I contributed a similarly titled article, “Compensation Consultant… Do We Really Need One? Really?”. Nearly a year and a half later, it is important to...
View ArticleNonprofit Organizations and the Tangible Property Regulations (Part One)
What are the tangible property regulations, and what should nonprofits know about them? For background, these regulations were issued by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to provide guidance for the...
View ArticleNonprofit Executives: What Will You Be Focused on in 2016?
We are currently planning our 2016 BDO KNOWLEDGE Nonprofit Webinar lineup, and you are an essential part of the process. Take a moment to share your thoughts with us so that we can provide you with the...
View ArticleWEBINAR: How Nonprofit Hospitals Can Survive a Mandated IRS Review
Is your nonprofit hospital prepared for an IRS review? The IRS has increased focus on the activities and policies of tax-exempt hospitals and are scrutinizing if these organizations can “justify” their...
View ArticleNew Deferred Compensation Regulations: What Nonprofits Need to Know
The IRS recently released proposed regulations that provide guidance for the nonqualified deferred compensation arrangements of tax-exempt organizations. The regulations, which have been anticipated by...
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