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Private Sector Employees Have no WhistleBlower Protection…

Under the scenario reported at Taxgirl website, Texas would not protect these whistle blowers. In this case, filed in Oklahoma, two accoutants reported to their boss, a charity, that the charity (Feed the Children) owed back taxes for several……

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ThomasT 3 months, 3 weeks ago on Wordpress

The memo in the court filing that Mary linked makes mention of a partial exemption from use tax that the two accountants applied for on behalf of the organization.

However, sales tax exemption is a state issue, and different states have different policies as to whether and how nonprofits get sales tax exemption. In PA, for instance, charities have to apply separately from their federal 501(c)(3) to the state for sales tax exemption, and have to demonstrate that they are a “purely public charity.” I don’t know of any cases of 501(c)(3)s that have not met that threshhold, though I do know of several that have had to appeal an initial denial of their application, sometimes through multiple layers of bureaucracy. And there probably are some 501(c)(3)s that don’t get sales tax exemption.

Now, whether or not that’s good tax policy is of course a different question. ... See all content Hide content

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ThomasT 3 months, 3 weeks ago on Wordpress

Feed the Children would have had to have their own whistleblower policy to submit with their 990 for the last year or two. Would that not have some bearing on this case? Even though the whistleblower policy is a Federal requirement, the policy is intended to govern the actions of the organization in any US jurisdiction, and should trump at-will employment laws (in my non-lawyer lay person opinion) . At the very least, FTC should not be able to asset that they are in compliance with their own whistleblower policy next year. Assuming, of course, that the policy indicates that reporting to the Board is an acceptable next step after not succeeding with one’s supervisor. ... See all content Hide content

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Kelly 3 months, 3 weeks ago on Wordpress

Thanks for the quick catch, Mary. I made the change.

I also appreciate the link. After reading the actual filing, I still believe it’s an iffy case, at best, unless there is something in OK law that protects whistleblowers.

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This post was mentioned on Twitter by taxgirl: Lawsuit alleges tax fraud, wrongdoing at Feed the Children: http://bit.ly/11jrjB…

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taxgirl 3 months, 3 weeks ago on Twitter

Lawsuit alleges tax fraud, wrongdoing at Feed the Children: http://bit.ly/11jrjB

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