Stephen M. Schaefer

Saint Agnes Hospital Foundation, The Supper - Saintly Dishes & Sinful Delights. A Chef Competition. For more info, please contact events@wtplaw.com.

The 2013 ACLS Annual Meeting will be held May 9-11 at the Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel. The meeting will include a report from President Pauline Yu, an address by NEH Chairman Jim Leach, and presentations by recent ACLS fellows.

If a nonprofit organization asks its conference or meeting speaker to use social media to promote the organization’s event, the Federal Trade Commission’s "Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising" may require the speaker to disclose his or her relationship with the organization.

Employers can save money on past payroll taxes and “get right” with the IRS under new program.

The Internal Revenue Service has implemented a new program that will allow employers, including tax-exempt organizations, to resolve past worker classification issues by voluntarily reclassifying workers as employees.  The IRS’s Voluntary Classification Settlement Program is primarily intended to increase tax compliance, but the Program will also have the effect of minimizing the reporting and financial burden on employers, as well as providing certainty for employers, workers, and the government regarding worker classification.  The Program will allow employers the opportunity to come into compliance by making a payment covering past payroll tax obligations.

The Internal Revenue Service has released revised publications to provide guidance to tax-exempt organizations that receive charitable contributions and/or conduct charitable gaming activities.

Earlier this month, the Internal Revenue Service released a draft version of the form that small tax-exempt organizations will use to claim the Small Business Health Care Tax Credit. The tax credit is designed to help small employers, including tax-exempt organizations, afford the cost of health insurance coverage for their employees. The credit is primarily directed to employers with employees of low to moderate income.

If you are a small tax-exempt organization that provides health insurance coverage to your employees, you may qualify for the Small Business Health Care Tax Credit. This new tax credit is designed to help small employers, including tax-exempt organizations, afford the cost of health insurance coverage for their employees. The credit is primarily directed to employers with employees of low to moderate income.

On July 26, 2010, the Internal Revenue Service implemented a one-time special filing relief program for "small" tax-exempt organizations at risk of losing their tax-exempt status because they didn't file required annual information returns with the IRS for 2007, 2008, and 2009. Eligible organizations can come into compliance and preserve their tax-exempt status by filing the required returns by October 15, 2010.

Baltimore – Whiteford, Taylor & Preston is delighted to announce that Chad J. Toms, Stephen M. Schaefer and Robert D. Kalinoski have been named Partners of the firm, effective as of January 1, 2012. 

The firm’s managing partner, Martin T. Fletcher, commented, “It is a privilege to welcome such fine attorneys into their new and expanded roles within the firm. They are each making tremendous contributions to the growth of our multistate offices and our expanding client base.”

Whiteford, Taylor & Preston LLP (WTP) is delighted to announce the hiring of attorneys from O’Brien, Butler, McConihe & Schaefer, PLLC for its Nonprofits Organizations Group in D.C. – Jerome C. Schaefer, Steven P. Benson, and Stephen M. Schaefer.