Confero Fall 2014: Issue 8 | Page 16

RES IPSA LOQUITOR IN COMPLYING WITH THE NEW NON-PROFIT LAW, DON’T FORGET THE TAX RULES T he Non-Profit Revitalization Act took effect in New York State on July 1, 2014. The Act establishes significant new reporting and compliance obligations for New York non-profits. BY JOSHUA GEWOLB, ESQ. 14 | FALL 2014 operation, administration and governance of non-profit entities and changes designed to safeguard against abuses. It is the second category of changes that overlaps with IRS rules, particularly the extensive new rules relating to transactions between non-profits and related parties such as their directors, trustees, officers, and certain employees. While these are rules of state law, they interact with the federal tax law in a number of important ways. In complying with