Dual-Use Facility Expenses

Issue UBIT Alert: Beware of “dual-use facilities” rentals where substantial services are provided. Situation Marathon Bible College (MBC) is a public charity and a school under I.R.C. sections 501(c)(3) and 170(b)(1)(A)(ii). MBC rents out their basketball field house...

Debt-Financed Property and Colleges

Issue Many exempt organizations pay taxes on rental income from “debt-financed” property.  But, colleges generally don’t have to. Situation Troas Bible College (TBC) is a private college exempt under Internal Revenue Code section 501(c)(3) and section...

2017 Tax Reform? Part 1

Happy National Day of Prayer! Issue Last week, the President’s team issued a one-page framework for tax reform.  How might that affect your institution? Situation Saltwater Christian College (SCC) is a private college exempt under Internal Revenue Code section...

A Volunteer Tracking Plan

Issue Do you track ‘volunteers’? It’s a good idea to track the number of volunteers and descriptions of what activities they participated in. Situation Marathon Bible College (MBC) is a public charity and a school under I.R.C. sections 501(c)(3) and...

What You Should Know About Employee Discounts

Issue A question we get sometimes is whether or not “employee discounts” are taxable to the employee.  What if the discounts are available to an employee’s family? Situation Troas Bible College (TBC) is a private college exempt under Internal Revenue Code section...