[Fredslist] FYI: Upcoming May & June 2010 Workshops for Nonprofits

[Corey Bearak]

 See below my email signature two programs from the Lawyers Alliance for New York I received via email in my capacity as chair of a non-profit; each may be of interest to those with similar involvements.  I suspect the 2nd item is of greater interest; it involves a $45 fee


 


Corey B. Bearak, Esq.
Government & Public Affairs Counselor
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From: Lawyers Alliance for New York <aperlson at lawyersalliance.org>
To: info at northeastqueensjewish.org
Sent: Wed, May 5, 2010 12:03 pm
Subject: Upcoming May & June 2010 Workshops for Nonprofits



Upcoming May and June 2010 Workshops
Wed, 5/12: Year 15: Legal Issues for Housing Organizations
Tues, 6/8: Incorporation, Tax Exemption, and Fiscal Sponsorship


Year 15: Legal Issues for Housing Organizations

Date: Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Time: 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Location: Lawyers Alliance for New York, 171 Madison Avenue, 6th Floor

HOW YOU WOULD BENEFIT:
Do you have a tax credit project nearing the end of the 15-year compliance period (Year 15)? If so, you may have already been contacted by your investor about its desire to exit the project. Year 15: Legal Issues for Housing Organizations will provide invaluable guidance on the legal and practical issues as well as step-by-step instructions on how to prepare for and manage the year 15 closing process. Topics will include 

How to prepare for "year 15" 

Conducting title and violation searches
Transfer tax consequences
Ownership structure 

The workshop will be presented in a format that will allow for an informal discussion about the pre-closing and closing process. Additional presenters are to be determined and may include guest speakers from HPD and tax credit syndicators.  

WHO WOULD BENEFIT:

Employees of nonprofit developers of affordable housing using low-income tax credits.

Register Online
Register By Mail or Fax


Incorporation, Tax Exemption, and Fiscal Sponsorship 

Date: Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Location: Lawyers Alliance for New York, 171 Madison Avenue, 6th Floor

HOW YOU WOULD BENEFIT:
Incorporation, Tax Exemption, and Fiscal Sponsorship reviews the basic questions regarding the benefits and obligations of incorporation and tax-exempt status, and explains the requirements for qualification as a New York State not-for-profit corporation; the advantages and disadvantages of and procedures for incorporating; the importance of by-laws for any new organization. The workshop also explores the benefits of federal tax-exemption and the process for seeking that recognition, including the requirements of charitable purpose and a charitable class, the need to project specific revenues and expenses, the limitations on lobbying and political activities, and all aspects of the application process. The workshop also reviews alternatives such as fiscal sponsorship arrangements, and outlines registration and reporting requirements of not-for-profit corporations.

WHO WOULD BENEFIT:

Those who are interested in forming a nonprofit organization in New York

Register Online
Register By Mail or Fax


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