Founders Noel A. Fleming and Kayci D. Petenko were named to the Irish Legal 100, an annual compilation of distinguished U.S. legal professionals in the United States who share Irish ancestry. The annual list includes attorneys, legal scholars and members of the judiciary who have distinguished themselves in their fields of endeavor. Learn more
As the year comes to a close, it’s important to remember that the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”) expanded the deductibility of charitable contributions to incentivize charitable giving. Many provisions of the CARES Act that were first enacted in 2020 were extended into 2021 under the Consolidated Appropriations Act (the
Fleming Petenko Law is thrilled to announce that our firm was recently recognized as the Best NPO Boutique Law Firm in Pennsylvania by Corporate Vision’s Small Business Awards 2021. Click here to learn more about Corporate Vision's Small Business Awards.
Congratulations to Noel Fleming and Kayci Petenko for being honored during The Legal Intelligencer's 2021 Professional Excellence Awards Ceremony! Noel was recognized as a Best Law Firm Mentor and Kayci was recognized as a Lawyer on the Fast Track. Subscribers may view the articles here: Noel Fleming - Best Law Firm Mentor Kayci Petenko -
Below is a helpful reminder from the IRS regarding the upcoming 990 filing deadlines along with some useful information and tools. Please reach out to us at FPL with any questions! Reminder to tax-exempt organizations: 990s, other forms due on May 17; information and tools available to help The Internal Revenue Service reminds tax-exempt
The Tax Exempt and Government Entities Division (TEGE) invites you to join them for a free Zoom awareness meeting on either January 12, 2021 or January 14, 2021. This meeting is designed to help exempt organizations understand the new Form 1099-NEC (Non-Employee Compensation) reporting requirements for the 2020 filing season. To join, click on the
Pennsylvania requires certain organizations (including nonprofits) to file a Decennial Report every 10 years in years ending with the numeral “1” (e.g., 2001, 2011, 2021), unless the nonprofit has, during that 10-year period, filed another report with the state. If a nonprofit fails to file a required Decennial Report, it continues to exist, but
As you may know, if an organization fails to file a Form 990 series return for three consecutive years, the IRS will automatically revoke its tax-exempt status (“auto-revocation”). This year due to Covid-19, all filing dates that otherwise would have fallen during April 1- July 14 have been extended by the IRS to July
NEWS UPDATE: This week (Oct. 19 – Oct. 23) is International Charity Fraud Awareness Week (ICFAW), a week-long effort designed to raise awareness of, and share good practices for tackling, fraud and cybercrime in the nonprofit sector. ICFAW provides resources that can help protect charities and other nonprofit organizations from becoming victims. More information
