News For Nonprofits – Excise tax to follow madoff ponzi scheme?

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Abstract: This issue’s items: whether excise taxes will apply to private foundations and their board members who placed up to 100% of their portfolio assets with Bernard Madoff; when a charity’s products for sale may or may not be subject to unrelated business income tax (UBIT); and why nonprofits should think twice about trying to save money by treating people as independent contractors rather than as employees.