NEWS: Congress considers permanently extending important charitable giving incentives
Congress is currently considering extending three important charitable giving incentives that have expired. These incentives address donations related to (i) IRA rollovers, (ii) food inventories, and ...
LECTURE : Women’s Enterprise Development Center
Zak was again invited by the Women's Enterprise Development Center (WEDC) to return as a faculty presenter in their entrepreneurial training program on October 8th. This installment of the multi-week ...
LECTURE: Starting and Operating a Non-Profit in New York
I led a workshop this evening on the requirements of starting and operating a non-profit under New York state law. Although I've regularly presented on nonprofit issues, this was the first presentatio ...
NEWS: USPTO find “Redskins” disparaging, cancels trademark registration
The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) of the USPTO today issued a split decision finding that the football team name "Redskins" is disparaging of Native Americans. Among the many reasons that a ...
LECTURE : Entrepreneurship Training Program
Zak is looking forward to returning to the entrepreneurial training program organized by the Women's Enterprise Development Center (WEDC) on March 31st. This installment will address various legal is ...
LECTURE: Starting and Operating a New York State NonProfit
On February 20th, I'll be presenting a workshop covering the ins and outs of launching and running a nonprofit organization in New York. New York state recently passed a slew of very important change ...