BEWARE of CORPORATE PROCESSING SERVICE If your nonprofit receives an official looking letter from CORPORATE PROCESSING SERVICE, 836 57th ST STE 490, Sacramento CA, offering to file a Form 501-C for a mere $243, DON’T FALL FOR IT! The Corporate Processing Service is offering to complete a Declaration of Directors and Officer.  CA requires authorized

990 Schedule B Debate to the Highest Court On Jan. 8, the U.S. Supreme Court announced it would hear an appeal on a hot topic issue for many nonprofit organizations – requiring the unredacted Schedule B as part of the charitable solicitation registration process.  This appeal involves a California law requiring nonprofits to disclose their

NEW CA CHARITY REGISTRATION FORMS FEBRUARY 1, 2020 The new CA charity registration forms are available now and mandatory starting February 1, 2020.  Visit https://oag.ca.gov/charities/initial-reg to access the new forms.  The new CA forms include the CT-1 Initial Registration, RRF-1 Annual Registration Renewal, and CT-TR-1 Annual Treasurer’s Report.  The CT-TR-1 is filed with the RRF-1

Rise in 501(c)4 Nonprofits There has been a rise in the number of 501c4 nonprofits known as “social welfare” organizations over the past 10 years.  Recent changes in tax laws effecting charitable deductions have resulted in a shift from the 501c3 category to the less restrictive c4 category.  Social-welfare organizations, c4s, are exempt from federal

Proposed changes to the California charity registration process. For nonprofits filing an initial registration Form CT-1 Take a look at the Proposed Amended Registry Forms link at CA Attorney General Xavier Becerra’s Department of Justice website.  The primary changes are 9 additional questions in Part I, page 3, of the proposed form.  These additional questions