Exempt organizations and non-profit organizations face dual challenges: not only complying with complex federal and state laws, rules, and regulations that target exempt organizations and non-profits specifically, but also addressing many of the laws that impact for-profit entities. As trusted advisors to our exempt organization and non-profit clients, we utilize our knowledge and experience with regulations and legal restrictions that govern exempt organizations to guide them through even the toughest and most complex situations. In addition, we leverage our in-depth experience in other areas of law to ensure that our exempt and non-profit clients are provided service on every level, not only with tax issues, but also with employment laws and benefits, government contracts, privacy, intellectual property issues, and beyond.
Our clients include public charities, private foundations, hospitals, colleges and universities, scientific research organizations, governmental entities, trade associations, social welfare organizations, political action committees, and other tax-exempt organizations. We deliver the full range of services for all these organizations, whether it is forming an entity, providing analysis on partnerships, joint ventures, affiliated entities, and supporting organizations, drafting management contracts, or converting to for-profit status, among others. We also obtain IRS determinations of tax-exempt status for our clients, respond to IRS information and audit requests, prepare state and local filings for charitable solicitations and tax exemption, and advise on tax-exempt governance. We also guide them on intermediate sanctions and private inurement issues and provide unrelated business income and excise tax analyses.
We represent our clients before the Internal Revenue Service, as well as state taxing authorities and other governmental authorities. We also represent our clients in federal and state courts on the wide variety of issues that may impact them.