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Posted on April 1, 2021, by James Gilmer in Industry News, Nonprofit Compliance.

Orignally posted April 1, 2021. Updated April 30, 2021 following the initial round of oral arguments.

In April 2021, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) heard two similar challenges to California’s requirement that charitable organizations must disclose confidential … Read more

Posted on March 22, 2021, by James Gilmer in Industry News, Nonprofit Compliance.

Effective January 1, 2021, many nonprofit organizations that register with the New York Attorney General – Charities Bureau will now have to file the same annual documents with the New York Department of State (DOS). Because the DOS deadline aligns … Read more

Posted on December 14, 2020, by James Gilmer in Industry News, Nonprofit Compliance.

November 17th and 18th, 2020, marked the public sessions of the annual NAAG/NASCO Conference. Harbor Compliance is a proud yearly attendee of the NAAG/NASCO conference. We are committed to discussing the biggest challenges facing the sector with state regulators so … Read more

Posted on October 30, 2020, by James Gilmer in Industry News, Nonprofit Compliance.

Every year, on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, the world joins together for a day of global giving. On that day, Giving Tuesday, we lift one another up. We share a message of unity and hope. Nonprofits and donors partner to … Read more

Posted on May 1, 2020, by James Gilmer in Fundraising and Grants, Industry News.

Each year in December, nonprofits and donors celebrate a day of generosity known as #GivingTuesday. This coming Tuesday, May 5, 2020, we celebrate an additional global day of giving and unity. This event, #GivingTuesdayNow, joins people everywhere, calling on … Read more

Posted on April 11, 2019, by James Gilmer in Business Compliance, Industry News.

The Internal Revenue Service recently announced that beginning May 13, corporate entities will no longer be allowed to use their existing Employer Identification Number (EIN) to obtain an EIN for another entity. Only individuals with tax identification numbers may request … Read more

Posted on February 25, 2019, by Betsy Gonzalez in Business Compliance, Industry News.

“The final state that pushed us over the edge was New Jersey. We felt like if Harbor Compliance could get us through this, we could basically handle anything.”

When opportunity knocks, you want to be able to open the door. … Read more

Posted on January 24, 2019, by Cliff Rampaul in Business Compliance, Industry News.

When it comes to government paperwork, everybody’s afraid of getting it wrong. After all, there’s a lot at stake. Being late or submitting incorrect information can land you in serious hot water, and the rules are not exactly easy to … Read more

Posted on June 27, 2018, by James Gilmer in Fundraising and Grants, Industry News, Nonprofit Compliance.

Effective July 1, 2018, nonprofits and fundraisers that solicit contributions in Florida are subject to new accounting and recordkeeping requirements. Florida Senate Bill 740, signed into law in March 23 as Chapter No. 2018-84, made changes to the state’s charitable … Read more

Posted on April 26, 2018, by Jerri-Lynn Wier in Business Compliance, Industry News, Nonprofit Compliance.

We’ve received many calls from clients asking about the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which was adopted by the European Parliament in 2016 and is set to take effect May 25, 2018. With expanded protections and a broader territorial scope … Read more