June 6, 2018 - NPCC is part of a coalition that is advocating with New York State to reform our state tax law and reduce the cost to nonprofits by decoupling the federal and state law, therefore keeping New York from charging the 9% tax on these benefits.
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TAKE ACTION to Reduce Taxes on Commuter Benefits!
May 29, 2018 - As a result of the new federal tax law, nonprofit employers must now pay Unrelated Business Income Tax (UBIT) on commuter benefits, including Buffalo NFTA Metro Pass, NYC Metrocard, Rochester RTS Pass, or employee parking. New York law imposes a state UBIT whenever federal law does.
Fact Sheet on the Commuter Benefits Tax
May 11, 2018 – In case you missed it, the Lawyers Alliance For New York published a fact sheet about the commuter benefits tax we shared in an NPCC email about the tax, and how NPCC and the Lawyers Alliance for New York, as a part of a larger coalition, are advocating with New York State tax to reform our state tax law to reduce the cost to nonprofits.
NPCC Demands Delay of New Taxes on Tax-Exempt Organizations
May 1, 2018 – Read here for NPCC’s letter to Treasury and IRS demanding an immediate delay implementing the two new UBIT subsections (taxes on fringe benefits and taxes on separate “trade or business”) of the new federal tax law, retroactive to January 1, 2018, until one year after Final Rules are promulgated to provide both the necessary official guidance for compliance and a reasonable transition period for nonprofits to develop the necessary record-keeping systems.
Commuter Benefits Taxed
April 19, 2018 - As NPCC told you in our March e-newsletter, as a result of the new federal tax law, nonprofit employers must now pay Unrelated Business Tax Income (UBIT) on some fringe benefits, including on Metrocards and other “qualified transportation fringe benefits” (also known as commuter benefits). This will increase a nonprofit organization’s expenses.
2018 Annual Meeting Of Members & Panel Discussion
NPCC held our Annual Meeting of Members on March 27, 2018 at the CUNY Graduate Center, Proshansky Auditorium with 180 members, sponsors, and honored guests attending.
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Ian Benjamin, in his fourth address as NPCC’s Board Chair, opened the meeting by welcoming attendees and thanking event sponsors.
The Johnson Amendment is Under Attack NOW!
March 12, 2018 – Congressional leaders are, right now, writing the bill to fund the government through the rest of the current fiscal year. This "must pass" bill is attracting many controversial issues - like anti-Johnson Amendment language - that would not pass as free-standing bills.
‘Addressing Trauma’ Workshop Series Begins February 5
We can’t do our critical, transformative work unless we support and foster strength in the people doing that work. Addressing trauma and self-care strategies is a form of capacity building for your organization. The Nonprofit Coordinating Committee of New York (NPCC) and the Mental Health Association of New York City (MHA-NYC) are offering a series of FREE workshops to learn frameworks for self-care, develop resources, and to build relationships within the sector.
A New Year: A Message from the President
Dear Friends,
On behalf of the NPCC team, I'd like to wish you a happy New Year and take a moment to reflect on where we've been and where we're going.
Nonprofits were at the center of many policy and societal debates in 2017, whether we were the front page story or not.
Nonprofit Nonpartisanship Won! Now Let’s Do More!
December 18, 2017 – Thanks to NPCC members, and nonprofits across the city, state and country, the reconciled Congressional tax bill does NOT include a provision to repeal the Johnson Amendment nonpartisan protections for nonprofits. You did it!! Congratulations and THANK YOU. Of course, there is more left the do.