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A quick look at the potential impact of the updated SAFE Banking Act on the cannabis industry.

Tremaine Wright is chair of New York’s Cannabis Control Board and Christopher Alexander is executive director of the Office of Cannabis Management. Ruben R. McDaniel, III and Jessica Garcia will serve as board members of the OCM.

Amazon’s Dave Clark recently announced that Amazon’s public policy team will be to actively support the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (“MORE”) Act of 2021.

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act will incorporate major changes to personal and corporate income taxes, estate taxes, and other changes to laws that will impact tax exempt organizations, bond financing, charitable contributions and excise taxes.

Before investing a not-for-profit’s funds, the board of directors, with management’s assistance, should strongly consider developing an investment policy and there are some basic fundamentals of a sound investment policy.

An organization may maintain its tax-exempt status even if it has unrelated business activity; however, it may be liable for tax on its unrelated business income. This tax is referred to as unrelated business income tax (“UBIT”).

There are certain activities that can jeopardize an organization’s 501(c)(3), and therefore their tax exempt status. It is important to be familiar with these topics in order to avoid risking your organization’s ability to fulfill its mission.

Governor Wolf signed two bills on December 22, 2017. Both Acts amend the Solicitation of Funds for Charitable Purposes Act to affect several important Pennsylvania Department of State Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations processes.

Your not-for-profit organization should review its 403(b) plan and the number of participants annually to ensure that it is in compliance with the proper filing and auditing requirements.

The IRS has issued an alert regarding a scam from last year that targeted companies and this year is setting its sights on schools and not-for-profits. There are several things not-for-profits can do when it comes to this type of cyber fraud.

EisnerAmper partner MG and senior manager Cindy Feder recently wrote an in-depth article about the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and its provisions that could have far-reaching impact on tax exempt organizations and charitable giving.

The New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs (NJ DCA) has changed the way forms and extensions are filed to an online process, an adjustment that will impact all tax-exempt organizations that file New Jersey registration statements.

During EisnerAmper’s recent summit, Environmental Social and Corporate Governance (“ESG”) Leader Lisë Stewart held a panel on “ESG in Action: Sustainable Impact Driving Results,” that stressed the time for action is now when it comes to ESG.

A recap of the major themes discussed at the recent EisnerAmper webinar “Sustainable Investing -- Innovation and Lessons Learned including ESG Risk Factors.

This article takes a look at the growing appreciation for ESG policies and why companies may want to try to adhere to these principles.

The SECURE 2.0 Act and its 92 provisions aim – some mandatory, some elective -- to improve retirement outcomes, encourage savings, increase company incentives, and offer more flexibility to people preparing for retirement. This post highlights the mandatory requirements for plan sponsors along with some of those that are elective.  

A recap of our session focused on the SEC’s proposed rule in reference to environmental impact, requiring publicly traded companies to include climate-related disclosures in their registration statements and annual 10-K filings.

This post includes information on how reporting and disclosures for environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) integration in the United States are evolving to include information surrounding sustainable business practices, while other parts of the world are already required to report on ESG information.

A brief look at the long-awaited SEC proposed rule that would require public companies to disclose climate-related information in their annual 10-K filings.

Methane pledges, financing, and a Global Stock take took center stage.