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The tax side of transportation benefits: Are you up to speed?

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) included several provisions of interest to nonprofits, including one that dramatically altered the treatment of so-called “qualified transportation fringes” (QTFs). With the new rules now in place for a full tax year and IRS guidance issued, some organizations may need to learn how the latest revisions are likely to affect their bottom lines.
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Giving to donor-advised funds jumps

The National Philanthropic Trust (NPT), the largest U.S. donor-advised fund (DAF) sponsor, has some good news about grants to nonprofits from DAFs. It reports a 39% increase in the dollar amount of such grants made from its sponsored funds in fiscal year 2019, for a total of $1.39 billion. That represents a 28% increase in the number of grants made over the previous year. The jump aligns with reports from other DAF sponsors. Fidelity, for example, reported a 48% increase in grantmaking from DAFs in the first half of 2019. And Schwab said it experienced a 33% increase in the dollars granted from DAFs in fiscal 2018.
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