The IRS is launching an enforcement initiative to examine the compensation
practices at some tax-exempt and charitable organizations.
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was prompted by concerns over what he described as the "seemingly high
compensation" paid to leaders of tax-exempt and charitable organizations,
the Associated Press reports.
Everson said the IRS initiative will ensure these organizations are complying
with laws and regulations.
"During the first stage, we will be looking at public charities of various
sizes and private foundations," Everson said. "We will be asking these
organizations for detailed information and supporting documents on their compensation
practices and procedures, and specifically how they set and report compensation
for specific executives. Organizations also will be asked for details concerning
the independence of the governing body that approved the compensation and details
of the duties and responsibilities of these managers with respect to the organization."
Everson noted that an organization can lose its tax-exempt status "if
an organization pays or distributes assets to insiders in excess of the fair
market value of the services rendered."
Excise taxes can also be imposed on the individual who received excessive compensation
and the managers who approved it.
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