Beginning January 1, 2015, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act requires most employers with 100 or more full-time employees or full-time equivalents to provide health coverage or pay a penalty tax for failure to do so. Beginning in 2016, most employers with 50 or more full-time employees or full-time equivalents are subject to the same penalty tax. This summary provides guidance on which entities are subject to the penalty tax, how the tax is calculated, and …

Beginning January 1, 2015, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act requires most employers with 100 or more full-time employees or full-time equivalents to provide health coverage or pay a penalty tax for failure to do so. Employers with 50 or more full-time employees or full-time equivalents have another year to comply with the law provided that they satisfy certain requirements. This article provides a summary of those requirements and the consequences for failing to follow them.

U.S. nonprofits that operate internationally and open bank accounts in foreign countries need to be aware of the federal reporting requirements for foreign bank accounts. This article explains the filing requirements of FBAR.   Reporting Requirements for Nonprofits with Foreign Bank Accounts  

Nonprofit organizations use technology to streamline otherwise time consuming paper and pen processes. Electronic signatures offer one such opportunity to simplify agreements with your beneficiaries, volunteers, staff, and other third parties. This article helps guide you in determining whether to adopt the use of electronic signatures at your nonprofit. Electronic Signatures

Well-trained employees and the donor base they help to develop are significant assets that a nonprofit organization wants to protect. It is also natural for nonprofits to want to avoid improper use of proprietary information they have shared with their employees. What legal options do nonprofit organizations have to secure these assets? This article details one of those options – the use of restrictive covenants, including non-competition, non-solicitation, non-recruitment, and non-disclosure covenants. Using Restrictive Covenants to Protect …

Your nonprofit organization is established and growing, and you feel like you are ready to hire your first employee. But are you really ready? What are the upsides of hiring an employee? Do you understand the risks of hiring an employee (or more than one employee)? What must you know before you take that leap and become an employer? Join us for this practical workshop that provides an overview and key guidance on questions such as: • …