While nonprofit board members are motivated to serve by passion for an organization’s mission, could a nonprofit also pay them? Paying nonprofit board members for their service raises many legal issues that are very difficult to overcome. Read this article to learn…
The Ohio Personal Privacy Act (OPPA) is a proposed law introduced in July 2021 and aimed at giving consumers more control over the way businesses use their personal information (PI). Not every business must comply, but even if the OPPA…
Generally, in forty-one states and the District of Columbia, a tax-exempt organization that intends to solicit charitable contributions from the public is required to register. This requirement to register hinges upon a number of factors. States do allow some exemptions…
As nonprofit organizations gear up for their end-of-year giving campaigns, consider reminding your donors that several of the benefits of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act are in effect through the end of 2021. Most notable is…
Attention nonprofit employers: Did you know that the Ohio minimum wage is set to increase on January 1, 2022? For more information and a link to the updated free poster, click here.
The Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERC) has quickly become a hot topic in the past few months, thanks to the significant possible benefits that it offers to employers. The IRS continues to provide guidance that clears up some of the…
The most recent COVID-19 relief bill, the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), was signed into law on March 11, 2021. ARPA includes a PPP loan application deadline extension, an employee retention tax credit extension, and an FFCRA paid sick and…
As a general rule, a donation to a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable organization may be tax-deductible, while a gift to an individual is not tax-deductible. Donors and 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations may not skirt this rule by passing payments from donors, through…
All Ohio employment discrimination claims filed on or after April 15, 2021 will be subject to the recently enacted Employment Law Uniformity Act. This Act arguably makes the most significant changes to Ohio anti-discrimination law that we have seen in…
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