Exempt organizations and non-profit organizations must navigate a multitude of legal obstacles: 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 well as nuances of governance and operations in compliance with the various governing authorities. As trusted advisors to our exempt organization and non-profit clients, we utilize our knowledge and experience with the 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, health care organizations, colleges and universities, scientific research organizations, churches and religious organizations, public and private museums, governmental entities, trade associations, social welfare organizations, political action committees, social clubs, fraternal organizations, real estate title holding corporations, cemetery corporations, 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. Our services also include obtaining Internal Revenue Service (IRS) determinations of tax-exempt status for our clients, responding to IRS information and audit requests, preparing state and local filings for charitable solicitations and tax exemption, and advising on tax-exempt governance. We also counsel hospitals, health systems, and other tax-exempt health care organizations on governance, executive compensation, regulatory compliance, joint ventures, acquisitions, and other strategic transactions. Clients also rely on us for guidance on intermediate sanctions and private inurement issues, as well as unrelated business income and excise tax analyses.
We represent our clients before the IRS, as well as state taxing authorities and other governmental authorities. In federal and state courts, we handle a wide variety of issues that may impact them.