Finances

Common Budget Types

There Are Many Budget Types! There are many types of budgets used to inform business operations, however, the most widely used nonprofit budgets are: Organization Budget Program Budget Capital Budget Cash Flow Budget Zero-Based Budget Organization Budgets The organization-wide budget is the organization’s annual financial plan that shows expected revenues and costs for all current […]

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Nonprofit Budgets Defined

Budgets A Budget is a financial plan for a preset period, usually one year. A budget is plan that reflects, in monetary terms, how resources are acquired, allocated and spent.  In the case of any business –  nonprofit organizations included –  your budget is an essential tool used in the fulfillment of your chief  business

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Unrelated Business Income Tax (UBIT)

Understanding “UBIT” As it relates to the 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organizations, the IRS approves tax exemption which allows these organizations the ability to generate non-taxable income, including income that is earned by the organization for delivering products or services in furtherance of its mission. Generally, income that is earned which does not further the mission of

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Filing the IRS 990 Information Return

IRS Form 990 is an annual information return required to be filed with the IRS by most organizations exempt from income tax under section 501(a), and certain political organizations and nonexempt charitable trusts.  What’s on Form 990? The form contains information about the organization’s operations (including UBIT, valuing in-kind gifts, lobbying, governance and management, related

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State Income Tax Exemptions

The 501(c)(3) is a well-known tax exemption which grants charitable nonprofits an exemption from federal corporate income taxes. What many people do not know is that this is distinct from state tax exemptions.  The good news is that many states offer nonprofits a variety of exemptions from corporate income tax to other imposed state taxes

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