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Learn legal nonprofit organization success tips from an experienced attorney. Interactive question and answer session. Sign up for a free legal consultation following the workshop.

Topics will include:
· Choosing the Right Legal Nonprofit Entity
· Applying for 501c3 Tax-Exempt Status
· Pitfalls for Jeopardizing 501c3 Tax-Exempt Status
· Required Annual Filings


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Setting up a nonprofit organization can be a daunting task. The 501(c)3s andthe 1023s and the EINs might make you feel like you're drowning in an alphabet soup of forms. This informative program will help you navigate the process of forming a nonprofit. Learn about vital steps, such as filing for IRS tax-exempt status, nonprofit articles of incorporation and bylaws, and getting charitable solicitation licensure.

Labels: nonprofit compliance, Nonprofit start-up, nonprofit workshop

Materials used as part of a continuing education program for IRS Exempt Organizations personnel on governance and tax-exempt organizations are now available on IRS.gov.
The materials cover the elements of governance and how it relates to nonprofit exempt organizations, which include, but is not limited to:

• Governing body and independence of board members;
• Organizational documents;
• Conflicts of interest;
• Whistleblower policies;
• Document retention and destruction; and
• Investments & joint ventures

Should you have any questions regarding this post or our services, please email ContactUs@DandridgeLaw.com

Labels: nonprofit governance

The United States Copyright Office (USCO) recently introduced a new web-based electronic filing system that was intended to make the filing and processing of copyright applications easier and faster; however, that has not been the case.

Susequent to instituting a $52 million electronic process designed to speed up the way authors and others register copyrights for literary, musical or visual work, the USCO tripled its processing time from six to eighteen months on average.

The USCO processes more than 550,000 applications per year, most of which are filed by mail. The USCO is optimistic that it will eventually cut processing time below 6 months once applicants become familiar with and begin to use the electronic application process en masse.

Labels: copyright, copyright application