2010 Advocacy News

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  • Deep cuts in state budget expected

    (5/10/10) The governor is scheduled to release an updated budget plan Friday that will probably include even deeper cuts than those he proposed in January ...
  • IRS' Cyber Assistant Program Delayed

    (6/7/10) The IRS has been developing a web-based software program called the Cyber Assistant. This program is designed to help 501(c)(3) applicants file for exemption (Form 1023) ...
  • Monthly Legislative Briefing Update

    Tuesday, September 7 12:30-1:30 p.m. - Are you wondering about what new laws have been passed that may impact your organization? Then please join us for the September CAN Legislative Briefing.  To register, click here....
  • State planners seek nonprofit input

    (8/2/2010) The California Emergency Management Agency (Cal EMA) is encouraging nonprofits to help update the State of California's hazard mitigation strategy. ...
  • New Information on the Filing Deadline for Small Charities

    (5/19/10) In a statement issued today, Commissioner Shulman urged the many small tax-exempt organizations that have yet to file their required information return to do so ...
  • CA gets funds to boost oversight of insurance premiums

    (8/17/10) The Obama administration is sending $1-million grants to state insurance regulators to help increase oversight of rising health insurance premiums, a key step in implementing the new healthcare law.  For more information, click here. ...
  • Mental health nonprofits report more demand, less money

    (8/18/10) Nonprofits nationwide say they are still reeling from the recession, and a recent survey suggests mental health and crisis-intervention groups are among the hardest hit. ...
  • Nonprofits may be hurt by low census response rate

    (4/13/10) Governments at all levels have cut spending on outreach for the 2010 Census. Two weeks into the count, the state's census form return rates are about 10 percent behind the 2000 total. ...
  • Lawmakers looking for ways to pay for expired estate tax

    (4/23/10) Senate Finance Committee lawmakers are looking for ways to pay for an extension of the expired estate tax, a Democratic aide to the committee said yesterday at a conference on tax exempt organizations. ...
  • Nonprofits eligible for new tax break

    (3/19/10) President Obama has signed into law the “Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act" (HIRE Act), which allows nonprofits and other employers to keep the 6.2 percent payroll taxes on certain new hires.   Read more... ...
  • MN sues Calif. nonprofit over test prep materials

    (4/16/10) Minnesota's attorney general sued a CA nonprofit, accusing the company of falsely telling parents money from the sale of college entrance test prep software would be funneled into scholarships for poor children. ...
  • New legal requirements for nonprofit advocates

    (5/11/10) Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed legislation to lower the monetary threshold at which nonprofits and others must file financial disclosures  to the secretary of state's office ...
  • Help preserve the safety net

    (5/19/10) The House is expected to take up a bill on Thursday that will help alleviate challenges that strain the nonprofit safety net. ...
  • New Form to Claim Payroll Tax Exemption for New Hires

    (5/19/10) The Internal Revenue Service announced that the newly-revised payroll tax form that most eligible employers, ...
  • Nonprofits should continue filing the form 990-N

    (6/1/10) Although the May 17 filing deadline has passed, the IRS has indicated it will continue to accept 990-Ns filed by smaller organizations that have not filed in the past three years ...
  • Lawsuit may have "blockbuster" impact for nonprofit boards

    (6/4/10) According to a recent posting on the website "Charity Governance," a lawsuit filed in May "...strongly suggests that the California Attorney General ...
  • Tax Tips from the IRS

    (6/7/10) As part of its series of Tax Tips for 2010, the IRS has issued a short list of tips called Six Important Facts about Tax-Exempt Organizations. These tips are directed at informing donors about exempt organizations. ...
  • Nonprofits now eligible for disaster reimbursement

    (6/11/10) The California Emergency Management Agency (CalEMA) has scheduled hearings on June 17 (Sacramento) and June 23 (Los Angeles) on implementation of CAN-sponsored legislation ...
  • State May Shift Services to Counties

    (6/22/10) The California State Senate’s Democratic majority leadership  on Monday unveiled their plan to give counties greater control of state programs, potentially shedding $3 billion to $4 billion ...
  • CA gets new volunteer disaster-response programs

    (6/29/20) Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger last Friday launched Disaster Corps, what he called a first-in-the-nation program to coordinate volunteer response to disasters. ...

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