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Do Nonprofits Pay taxes? It’s Complicated.

The Charity CFO

Many nonprofit founders think that they won’t have to worry about taxes. “Tax-exempt “ doesn’t mean that you don’t have to pay any taxes. It simply means that you don’t have to pay most federal and state income taxes. Do nonprofits pay income tax?

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7 Questions to Ask a Nonprofit Accountant

The Charity CFO

That’s why it’s so important to know what to look for in a nonprofit accountant. The next step is to ask your potential nonprofit accountant a few questions to see if they’d be a good fit for your organization. Here are seven questions to ask a nonprofit accountant before working with them.

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6 Nonprofit Bookkeeping Tips to Save You Time & Money

The Charity CFO

If you manage a nonprofit, you know very well that every day there are a million and one things to be done. And, of those a million and one things, bookkeeping is not at the top of your favorite things to do list. . But nonprofit bookkeeping doesn’t have to be so stressful. Top Nonprofit Bookkeeping Tips.

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How Do Nonprofits Make Money?

The Charity CFO

Nonprofits exist to meet a societal need or provide a public benefit. Unlike an organization whose primary goal is to make money, nonprofits exist to meet a community’s needs. That said, while it’s not your primary purpose, your nonprofit must find ways to make money. . How do nonprofits make money?

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Understanding Unrelated Business Income in Nonprofits

The Charity CFO

If you know only one thing about 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations , you probably know that they don’t pay federal taxes on their income. . This is called the unrelated business income tax, or UBIT. So how do you know if your nonprofit organization has taxable unrelated business income?

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A Modern Nonprofit Podcast: Talking Through WIN-WIN (Warehouse) Scenarios

The Charity CFO

The mission is simple, to connect nonprofit organizations with corporate excess inventory. WIN Warehouse Catalog To clarify, WIN Warehouse is a nonprofit organization, which is key to how everything works. In essence, corporations have the need to get rid of old supplies and nonprofits need the supplies to go about business function.

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Are You Prepared for Nonprofit Tax Deadlines?  

The Charity CFO

Taxes are rarely anyone’s idea of fun, but meeting nonprofit tax deadlines is critical to keeping even the most successful and impactful charities running. Unfortunately, they can often sneak up on busy nonprofit leaders, leading to a last-minute scramble to file – or worse.