Tax Planning and Compliance for Tax-Exempt Organizations. Jody Blazek
Читать онлайн книгу.required to publicly disclose the organization's annual information returns, social security numbers shouldn't be included on this form. By law, with limited exceptions, neither the organization nor the IRS may remove that information before making the form publicly available. Documents subject to disclosure include statements and attachments filed with the form. For more information, see Appendix D.
Business Activity Codes
The codes listed in this section are a selection from the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) that should be used in completing Form 990, Part VIII, lines 2 and 11. If you don't see a code for the activity you are trying to categorize, select the appropriate code from the NAICS website at 2017 NAICS Census. Select the most specific six-digit code available that describes the activity producing the income being reported. Note that most codes describe more than one type of activity. Avoid using codes that describe the organization rather than the income-producing activity.
Glossary
The glossary has over 65 pages that include tax, accounting, titles and terms on the tax forms, and an amazing long list of items mentioned in the extensive instructions that themselves total 100 pages.
Before diving into new developments to pages of the sixth edition of Tax Compliance for Tax-Exempt Organizations, I'll share an excellent list of suggestions for protecting your data and computer from cyber terrorists.
The following tips were written by AICPA's Not-for-Profit Section:
9 cybersecurity tips for small not-for-profit organizations
Numerous studies have shown that over 90 percent of corporate breaches start with a phishing email. But don't let that statistic lead you to believe that you can strengthen your controls over email and be safe. Recent reports are indicating that fraudsters are now successfully using voice-generating artificial intelligence software to impersonate executives when perpetrating these crimes.
Unfortunately, far too many nonprofits do not have or know of a policy that identifies how their organization handles cybersecurity risk, equipment usage, and data privacy. Cybersecurity is a real concern that all types of organizations, including all types and sizes of not-for-profits, must address.
This article offers tips and best practices related to both the personal and the technical aspects of cybersecurity that even the smallest nonprofits can employ.
Promote organization-wide awareness
It is increasingly important for organizations and users to understand that the cybersecurity adversaries, also known as “bad actors,” are after people. Bruce Schneier, a seasoned cybersecurity professional, said, “Amateurs hack systems, professionals hack people.” Take spear phishing, for example, where bad actors send emails ostensibly from a trusted sender to get recipients to reveal confidential information.
Every member of an organization is responsible for security. Take the time to educate users on this fact and make security part of your culture:
Provide continual training.
Hold lunch and learns.
Post signs in the break room.
Cover a security topic during team meetings.
There are limitless examples of cyber breaches on the Internet that you can discuss. It takes little effort to talk about security and doing so will save headaches in the long run.
Understand the latest social engineering techniques
Bad actors are getting better and better at using social engineering to get us to provide information or click on links to download malware. Phishing is by far the most common method, followed by email, text, and phone. The days of offering money from a bank in Nigeria are over. Bad actors are getting more sophisticated. They