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This CLE/CPE webinar will provide tax and nonprofit professionals a thorough and practical guide to nonprofit and private foundation self-dealing rules and potential tax implications. The panel will describe the federal income tax treatment and detailed requirements for nonprofits and private foundations, the general principles of self-dealing and consequences, and the impact on tax planning, reporting, and compliance.

Faculty

Description

The increased control over distributions and enhanced income and transfer tax advantages have fueled the rise in nonprofits and private foundations as an estate planning vehicle. However, these entities are subject to self-dealing rules that can significantly impact tax planning strategies and must be considered to avoid costly mistakes.

Setting up a nonprofit or private foundation involves creating a separate exempt organization and contributing assets to such organization. Once established, for some assets the tax impact can be significantly reduced. However, these organizations must abide by strict self-dealing rules that prevent assets from being misappropriated for personal gain.

The self-dealing rules prohibit most forms of financial interactions between a nonprofit or private foundation and any disqualified person. Section 4941(d) defines "self-dealing," as "any direct or indirect furnishing of goods, services or facilities between a private foundation and a disqualified person;" however, if the goods, services, or facilities are provided at no charge and used exclusively for the purposes specified in IRC Section 501(c)(3), such transactions likely will not be considered "self dealing."

Listen as our experienced panel provides a thorough and practical guide to the federal income tax treatment and detailed requirements for nonprofits and private foundations, the general principles of self-dealing and potential consequences, and their impact on tax planning, reporting, and compliance.

Outline

  1. Overview of IRS self-dealing rules
  2. Impact of self-dealing rules on tax planning and compliance
  3. Reporting requirements, operational risks, and opportunities
  4. Best practices in minimizing self-dealings and prohibited transactions

Benefits

The panel will review these and other key issues:

  • How does the IRS define "self-dealing" and "prohibited transactions" in nonprofits and private foundations?
  • How has the IRS responded to undistributed income and incidental and tenuous benefits received by disqualified persons?
  • How can you preserve private foundations by prohibiting self-dealing transactions?
  • How to overcome increased IRS scrutiny and potential audits

NASBA Details

Learning Objectives

After completing this course, you will be able to:

  • Ascertain how the IRS defines "self-dealing" and "prohibited transactions" in private foundations
  • Recognize IRS treatment of undistributed income and incidental and tenuous benefits received by disqualified persons
  • Identify how you can preserve private foundations by prohibiting self-dealing transactions
  • Understand which asset transfers provide the most income and transfer tax benefits when gifted to a private foundation
  • Ascertain how to overcome increased IRS scrutiny and potential audit of a private foundation

  • Field of Study: Taxes
  • Level of Knowledge: Intermediate
  • Advance Preparation: None
  • Teaching Method: Seminar/Lecture
  • Delivery Method: Group-Internet (via computer)
  • Attendance Monitoring Method: Attendance is monitored electronically via a participant's PIN and through a series of attendance verification prompts displayed throughout the program
  • Prerequisite: Three years+ non-profit business or public firm experience at mid-level within the organization, preparing complex estate plans and trusts; supervisory authority over other planners/preparers. Knowledge and understanding of tax treatment of IRAs and other qualified plans in a transfer tax context; knowledge and understanding of charitable contribution limitations. Familiarity with charitable donation vehicles such as private foundations, GRATs, and donor advised funds.

Strafford Publications, Inc. is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of Accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE Credits. Complaints regarding registered sponsons may be submitted to NASBA through its website: www.nasbaregistry.org.

IRS Approved Provider

Strafford is an IRS-approved continuing education provider offering certified courses for Enrolled Agents (EA) and Tax Return Preparers (RTRP).