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Nonprofit Organizations and Trade Associations
The U.S. government, through the Internal Revenue Code, recognizes that non-profit organizations confer many benefits on society and therefore offers significant tax benefits for organizations that qualify for tax-exempt status; however, in order to obtain and maintain that status tax-exempt entities must comply with a complicated regulatory scheme.
We represent many Colorado nonprofit organizations and we have the experience necessary to properly advise and represent our firm’s tax-exempt clients. One of our clients is the International Association of Certified Home Inspectors, a trade association based in Boulder with more than 8,000 members. We also represent a number of other tax-exempt organizations, including The Children’s Diabetes Foundation at Denver, the Space Science Institute in Boulder, The Wild Foundation (also in Boulder), and Gilpin Ambulance, Inc.
Working with local counsel when necessary, our lawyers have represented tax-exempt clients well in litigation and arbitration actions across the United States. In addition, the firm counsels its tax-exempt clients on the many legal issues they may face. These include:
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Antirust law
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Charitable Solicitation Registration
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Compensation Issues (private inurement / excess benefit / director compensation)
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Conflicts of interest
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Contracts
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Duties of directors
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Employment and labor law issues
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Intellectual property issues
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Real estate issues
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Unfair competition
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Internet law
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Anti-spam laws such as the CAN SPAM Act
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Telephone solicitation laws
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“Junk fax” laws
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Privacy issues
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Federal Volunteer Protection Act
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Tax Compliance
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Tax Exempt Status
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The Sarbanes-Oxley Act
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The Americans with Disabilities Act, and many other laws and regulations.
We regularly counsel clients considering forming a tax-exempt entity and assist in obtaining tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) (or other appropriate section) of the Internal Revenue Code from the Internal Revenue service. We also advise our tax-exempt clients on issues such as cash and non-cash donations, excess compensation, private benefit, and private inurement.
Mark Cohen prosecutes trademark and copyright applications for the firm’s tax-exempt clients when appropriate, and represents them before the U.S. Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. He has represented the firm’s tax-exempt clients in unfair competition litigation in several jurisdictions.
Adding to TCLG’s ability to assist tax-exempt clients is Jeff Cohen, who is of counsel to the firm. Jeff is a lawyer who earned a Master of Laws in Tax Law at New York University and who is also a Certified Public Accountant. Working together, Jeff Cohen and Mark Cohen provide thorough, effective, and efficient representation for TCLG's tax-exempt clients.
Without exception, the tax-exempt organizations that have entrusted their legal needs to the attorneys at TCLG have been pleased with the quality of the firm’s work and the reasonableness of the firm’s fees.
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