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legislative update

• April 25, 2007
• April 18, 2007
• April 3, 2007
• March 21, 2007
• March 8, 2007
• March 7, 2007
• February 14, 2007
• February 10, 2007
• January 24, 2007
• December 2006
• November 2006
• Election 2006
• August 2006
• July 2006

who we are

• About The Alliance For Charitable Reform
• A Short History of the Alliance
• The Need for Continued Diligence in Washington
• Alliance Member Benefits
• Reforms We Support
• Reforms We Oppose
• Our Belief
• Our Objectives
• Stories of Success
• Contact Us

events

• Congressional C.A.R.E. Day
• Lobby Day Exceeds Expectations
• Congress and Charitable Reform

legislative proposals

• 2007 and beyond
  • comments from the charitable community
    • An Open Letter to Independent Sector on its Draft Principles of Self-Regulation
  • comments from congress
    • Grassley's Agenda for the Charitable Community
• through 2006
  • comments from the charitable community
    • Response to Joint Committee’s Tax Gap Study
    • ABA Comments on Senate Reforms
    • Study Shows Current Tax Laws Sufficient (.pdf)
    • ACR Applauds Funding For Tax Enforcement
    • Louisiana Post-Hurricane Community Audit (lsu.edu)
    • Oppose Senate Provision Increasing the Tax Base
    • Senate Tax Reconciliation Eliminates Grantmaking of Private Foundations
    • Oppose charitable "reforms" in the Senate
    • Congressional C.A.R.E. Day
    • ACR Applauds Katrina Tax Relief Package (.pdf)
    • Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina
    • Business Wire article
    • Response to Sen. Santorum (.pdf)
  • comments from congress
    • The Latest from Grassley on Charitable Reform
    • Rep. Souder Letter to Congress (.pdf)
    • Rep. Johnson Letter to Congress
    • Rep. Hayes Letter to Congress (.pdf)
    • Rep. Schmidt Letter to Congress (.pdf)
    • Rep. Rangel Letter to Congress (.pdf)
    • Rep. English Letter to Congress (.pdf)
    • Katrina Relief Makes Charity Reform in CARE Act Untimely, Says Santorum
    • Senator Santorum Statement

press

• Death by Bureaucracy
• ABA Comments on Senate Reforms
• ACR applauds funding for tax enforcement
• Business Wire Article
• ACR Applauds Tax Relief Package
• Interview with Sandra Swirski
• Tax Analyst article