The ABA Tax Section offers a teleconference and webcast today on Hot Topics for Public Charities: Election Year Activities and Foundation Classification Issues from 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. EST:

The first part of this program will provide an overview of the rules that govern lobbying and political activities by public charities and dispel common myths in this area. This part of the program will also provide an update on the Internal Revenue Service’s

The second part of this program will discuss recent changes in the classification of public charities, including elimination of the advance ruling process and foundation classification issues that newly-formed charitable organizations should consider in light of the Pension Protection Act, the redesigned IRS Form 990 (particularly Schedules A and C), and other recent legislative and regulatory developments.

Speakers:

• Jennifer L. Franklin (Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, New York) (moderator)
• Eric K. Gorovitz (Adler & Colvin, San Francisco)
• Judith E. Kindell (Senior Technical Advisor to the Director, Exempt Organizations, IRS)
• Celia Roady (Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Washington, D.C.)