Form 990-T and the “Other” Schedule M

ISSUEFor institutions with more than one unrelated business activity – don’t count “parking/transportation fringes” – there is a new reporting regime for Form 990-T that involves a NEW Schedule M (Form 990-T).  SITUATIONDenali Christian College (DCC) is a private...

The “Parking Tax” – Circa April 2019

ISSUE At this point, if your institution has any parking spots that are reserved for employees, you will have an “increase in UBTI under § 512(a)(7)” and likely be required to file Form 990-T and pay some tax – even if you do not have any unrelated business...

403(b) Plan Relief – Have You Seen This?

ISSUE Many of our institutions have established retirement plans under I.R.C. Section 403(b).  Back in 2007, Treasury and the IRS issued final regulations that required a re-write (or original writing) of many institutions’ retirement plan documents.  Recently,...

What Are You Doing About Cybersecurity?

ISSUE We continue to hear a lot about “cybersecurity.”  Does your institution have a plan in place?  The IRS has some interesting suggestions that they have released on this topic.   SITUATION Troas Bible College (TBC) is a private college exempt under Internal...

IRS Clarifies Moving Expense Reporting for 2018

ISSUE The “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” suspended the ability for an employer to pay for or reimburse moving expenses on a non-taxable basis for all employees (with the exception of some members of the U.S. Armed Forces on active duty).  Accordingly, there may have been...