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The Not-For-Profit Business Corporation, James K. Weeks
The Not-For-Profit Business Corporation, James K. Weeks
Cleveland State Law Review
The Non-Profit Corporation is usually regarded traditionally from a lay and legal viewpoint as one being engaged in charitable, educational, scientific or social work or a religious endeavor. On the other hand, the Not-for-Profit Corporation is more often engaged in enterprises usually associated with functions of a business corporation. However, as soon as one begins to view these corporations from a definitional standpoint, one is bogged down in an incredibly complicated procedure which does little to clarify the confusion.
Federal Taxation And Non-Profit Organizations, Marcus Schoenfeld
Federal Taxation And Non-Profit Organizations, Marcus Schoenfeld
Cleveland State Law Review
The Revenue Act of 1969 is one of the greatest overall changes in the revenue laws since the introduction of the federal income tax . Perhaps the most extensive changes were made in the area of tax-exempt organizations. Only some of these changes were within of the topic of this presentation, and some of the other changes in the "charitable" area merit great discussion-for example charitable remainder trusts. Even the topics discussed herein, of necessity were discussed briefly due to lack of time and Regulations. The full the 1969 Act on non-profit organizations will not be apparent for quite some …
Unreasonable Accumulation Of Income By Foundations, Joel H. Feld
Unreasonable Accumulation Of Income By Foundations, Joel H. Feld
Cleveland State Law Review
Unreasonable accumulation of income was and still is one of the the common abuses found in some foundations. Prior to 1950 the Internal Revenue Service challenged foundation exemption by stating that unreasonable accumulations of income were evidence that the foundation was not organized for, or carrying out, a charitable purpose. The courts were reluctant to follow this theory, and gave the law a liberal interpretation in favor of the foundations. It was not until 1950 that Congress enacted Section 3814 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1939. The law is the same today in the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, …