Legal Issues
IRS Disclosures for Exempt Organizations
How do you know which of your records are open to public inspection? How do you determine fair market value for goods or services given in exchange for contributions? Answers to these and other questions can be found in handy PDF form here. There's also an animated version you can watch and hear online.
Can I Just Hire Independent Contractors?
Information on hiring Independent Contractors.
Copyright Q&A
Rob Kasunic, Director of Registration Policy and Practices at the United States Copyright Office, answers questions providing clarity about the process.
Visual Artwork and Copyright Protection
When an artist sells physical artwork, the copyrights in the artwork do not transfer to the purchaser. The copyright owner must enter into a written agreement, specifying the rights being transferred, in order to sell a copyright. The first sale doctrine allows the purchaser of a lawful copy of the artwork to resell, distribute, or publicly display that copy without the artist’s permission. However, the artist retains the copyrights in the artwork, and the rights of attribution and integrity in the sale of the physical artwork.
Webinar on New Overtime Pay Rules
On July 26, 2016, Alliance of Arizona Nonprofits and McMinn HR sponsored a webinar on new Department of Labor overtime pay rules.
