NEWS: Changes to Form 990-N filing for small exempt organizations
The IRS has announced that, effective February 29, 2016, exempt organizations that required to file Form 990-N will do so through the IRS website - IRS.gov . This form can only be filed online - maili ...
NEWS : Supreme Court Confirms Same-Sex Marriages
The Supreme Court's decision today confirming same-sex marriages falls well beyond my area of expertise. For that reason, I will readily leave its legal analysis to more capable colleagues. However ...
deadmau5 and Disney Settle Trademark Dispute Over Mouse Ears
News sources are reporting that Disney's long running challenge to the use of 'mouse ears' by deadmau5, a world famous electronic music DJ, has been settled. The dispute started when deadmau5 applied ...
Accelerated IRS Review of Tax Exempt Applications
IRS efforts to accelerate review of tax exempt applications appear to be paying off. One recent report suggests the backlog, which once exceeded 60,000 pending applications, is now current. At one tim ...
Profiting from Fair Use
My office has recently fielded a flood of questions about Fair Use across a range of contexts - using a recording of a documentary subject using software on her computer; posting thumbnails on a websi ...
NEWS: Shusterman Recognized Alongside Volunteer Attorneys
Zak Shusterman, along with colleagues committed to providing pro bono legal services to their communities, was recognized this morning at an event honoring attorneys who have volunteered with the Pro ...
ALERT: FORM 990 ONLINE FILING SECURITY BREACH
Any tax exempt organizations (e.g., 501(c)(3) nonprofits) that file their annual form 990, 990-N, or 990-EZ online should pay special attention to this security alert issued by the Urban Institute’s N ...
NEWS: IMPORTANT CHANGES FOR US DESIGN PATENTS
Important changes are coming for US design patents. These changes will be a great boon to US applicants, making it possible to use a single application to simultaneously seek protection of their desi ...
CLIENT NEWS: Award for Corbin Hill Food Project
Congratulations to client Corbin Hill Food Project on being awarded Innovation of the Year. The award was presented to founder Dennis Derryck by the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) at it ...
NEWS: IRS issues revised procedures for tax exempt applications
Earlier this month, the IRS issued revised procedures for several important matters affecting exempt organizations (including those commonly referred to nonprofits). In particular, some of these rev ...
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 ...
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 ...
NEWS : How does the government shutdown affect USPTO processing?
Without delving into the politics behind the government shutdown, many of my clients are curious about whether and how the current shutdown will be affecting any matters they have pending before the U ...
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NEWS : Zak Shusterman elected to corporate board of The Hudson Independent newspaper
Zak Shusterman is honored to have joined the corporate board of the Hudson Valley News Corporation. The Hudson Valley News Corporation is the parent company of The Hudson Independent, the only newspap ...
CLIENT NEWS : Congratulations to Dance/NYC
A hearty congratulations to the staff and supporters of client Dance/NYC. Dance/NYC recently completed the complex process of establishing itself as an independent entity, serving as the support stru ...
CLIENT NEWS : Award for the Community Food Pantry of Sleepy Hollow/Tarrytown
A hearty congratulations to client Community Food Pantry of Sleepy Hollow/Tarrytown. The Pantry will be honored with a prestigious award tomorrow morning at a ceremony hosted by Abigail Kirsch at Tapp ...
CLIENT NEWS : Corbin Hill Farm featured in new documentary
Client Corbin Hill Farm has once again made news, this time for the role New School alumni have played in its development and growth. A new documentary has been produced by a team at the New School, w ...
CLIENT NEWS : My Pet Chicken featured in Huffington Post
Client My Pet Chicken was featured in the Huffington Post on May 8, in an article entitled "10 Oddball Businesses That Actually Exist". My Pet Chicken is identified as one of the so-called oddballs ...
CLIENT NEWS: telecommuting article
Client featured in an article about telecommuting in The Journal News today. An accompanying video features input from several members of the space discussed why they chose coworking. Telecommutin ...