Private Foundation Handbook and Compliance Guide provides comprehensive coverage of the legal, tax, and business aspects of forming and operating a family foundation. From grantmaking to investment management, accounting procedures to tax filings, and funding the foundation to protecting it from liability, this handbook provides coverage of all the issues a family foundation faces.This valuable resource provides forms, checklists, questionnaires, training forms, and other items to help provide the professional assistance every foundation needs.

Private Foundation Handbook and Compliance Guide provides comprehensive coverage of the legal, tax, and business aspects of forming and operating a family foundation. From grantmaking to investment management, accounting procedures to tax filings, and funding the foundation to protecting it from liability, this handbook provides coverage of all the issues a family foundation faces.This valuable resource provides forms, checklists, questionnaires, training forms, and other items to help provide the professional assistance every foundation needs. Chapter 1: Introduction and History of Private Foundations Chapter 2: Life Cycle of a Private Foundation Chapter 3: Part I--Analysis of Revenue and Expenses Chapter 4: Part II--Balance Sheets Chapter 5: Part III--Analysis of Changes in Net Assets or Fund Balances Chapter 6: Part IV--Capital Gains and Losses for Tax on Net Investment Income Chapter 7: Part V--Qualification Under Section 4940(e) for the Reduced Tax on Net Investment Income Chapter 8: Part VI--Excise Tax Based on Investment Income (IRC Section 4940(a), 4940(b), 4940(e), or 4948) Chapter 9: Part VII-A--Statements Regarding Activities Chapter 10: Part VII-B--Statements Regarding Activities for Which Form 4720 May be Required Chapter 11: Part VIII--Information About Officers, Directors, Trustees, Foundation Managers, Highly Paid Employees, and Independent Contractors Chapter 12: Part IX-A--Summary of Direct Charitable Activities Chapter 13: Part IX-B--Program-Related Investments Chapter 14: Part X--Minimum Investment Return Chapter 15: Part XI--Distributable Amount Chapter 16: Part XII--Qualifying Distributions Chapter 17: Part XIII--Undistributed Income Chapter 18: Part XIV--Private Operating Foundations Chapter 19: Part XV--Supplementary Information Chapter 20: Part XVI-A and B--Analysis of Income-Producing Activities Chapter 21: Part XVII--Information Regarding Transfers to and Transactions and Relationships with Noncharitable Exempt Organizations Chapter 22: Signature Block Chapter 23: Donors, Disclosure and Documentation Chapter 24: Board Review of the Form 990-PF Index

Private Foundation Handbook and Compliance Guide provides comprehensive coverage of the legal, tax, and business aspects of forming and operating a family foundation. From grantmaking to investment management, accounting procedures to tax filings, and funding the foundation to protecting it from liability, this handbook provides coverage of all the issues a family foundation faces. This valuable resource provides forms, checklists, questionnaires, training forms, and other items to help provide the professional assistance every foundation needs. Chapter 1: Introduction and History of Private Foundations Chapter 2: Life Cycle of a Private Foundation Chapter 3: Part I--Analysis of Revenue and Expenses Chapter 4: Part II--Balance Sheets Chapter 5: Part III--Analysis of Changes in Net Assets or Fund Balances Chapter 6: Part IV--Capital Gains and Losses for Tax on Net Investment Income Chapter 7: Part V--Qualification Under Section 4940(e) for the Reduced Tax on Net Investment Income Chapter 8: Part VI--Excise Tax Based on Investment Income (IRC Section 4940(a), 4940(b), 4940(e), or 4948) Chapter 9: Part VII-A--Statements Regarding Activities Chapter 10: Part VII-B--Statements Regarding Activities for Which Form 4720 May be Required Chapter 11: Part VIII--Information About Officers, Directors, Trustees, Foundation Managers, Highly Paid Employees, and Independent Contractors Chapter 12: Part IX-A--Summary of Direct Charitable Activities Chapter 13: Part IX-B--Program-Related Investments Chapter 14: Part X--Minimum Investment Return Chapter 15: Part XI--Distributable Amount Chapter 16: Part XII--Qualifying Distributions Chapter 17: Part XIII--Undistributed Income Chapter 18: Part XIV--Private Operating Foundations Chapter 19: Part XV--Supplementary Information Chapter 20: Part XVI-A and B--Analysis of Income-Producing Activities Chapter 21: Part XVII--Information Regarding Transfers to and Transactions and Relationships with Noncharitable Exempt Organizations Chapter 22: Signature Block Chapter 23: Donors, Disclosure and Documentation Chapter 24: Board Review of the Form 990-PF Index

Private Foundation Handbook and Compliance Guide provides comprehensive coverage of the legal, tax, and business aspects of forming and operating a family foundation. From grantmaking to investment management, accounting procedures to tax filings, and funding the foundation to protecting it from liability, this handbook provides coverage of all the issues a family foundation faces.This valuable resource provides forms, checklists, questionnaires, training forms, and other items to help provide the professional assistance every foundation needs.

The Family Foundation Handbook provides comprehensive coverage of the legal, tax, and business aspects of forming and operating a family foundation. From grantmaking to investment management, accounting procedures to tax filings, and funding the foundation to protecting it from liability, this handbook provides coverage of all the issues a family foundation faces.This valuable resource provides forms, checklists, questionnaires, training forms, and other items to help provide the professional assistance every foundation needs.

With more than 50,000 private foundations in the United States and the increasing scrutiny of the IRS, this much-needed, annually updated manual provides you with a wide range of tax rules and regulations for these foundations. Coauthored by a lawyer and tax accountant, the revised and expanded Third Edition includes practical tax compliance suggestions and in-depth legal explanations. Capturing all-new developments in the private foundations arena, the new edition presents you with line-by-line instructions, sample-filled IRS forms, and complete citations.

Private Foundation Handbook and Compliance Guide provides comprehensive coverage of the legal, tax, and business aspects of forming and operating a family foundation. From grantmaking to investment management, accounting procedures to tax filings, and funding the foundation to protecting it from liability, this handbook provides coverage of all the issues a family foundation faces.This valuable resource provides forms, checklists, questionnaires, training forms, and other items to help provide the professional assistance every foundation needs.