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Nonprofit Regulations & Accountability

Federal & State Laws & Reporting Requirements

• Forming a Michigan Nonprofit Corporation
• Corporation Filing – Annual Requirement
• Federal Identification Number (EIN)
• Federal Tax Exemption
• Annual IRS Filings
• Employee Tax Filings and Requirements
• Charitable Gaming – Bingo, Raffles, & More
  (state regulations)
• Charitable Gaming – Bingo, Raffles, & More
  (federal regulations)
• Lobbying, Advocacy & Political Activity
  

Bylaws
While there are no specific requirements for bylaws, the organization must ensure that the bylaws provide operating rules for the organization. For guidance as to some of the matters that should be included in the bylaws, here are links to helpful resources:
 
MNA’s online bookstore
http://www.mnaonline.org/bookstore.asp

The Michigan Nonprofit Management Manual, 4th Edition  and other publications
www.managementhelp.org (put bylaws in the “search” box)
www.boardsource.org (put bylaws in the “search” box)

Additional Resources
Note: some of theses links take you away from the MNA website

• Nonprofit Accountabililty
• Accountability for Employees & Board
• Accountability for Donors
• Sarbanes-Oxley Act and Implications for Nonprofits
• Sales/Use Tax
• UBIT and Advertising
• Quality 990
• Tax Information for Charitable Organizations
  Tax information for charitable, religious, scientific, literary, and other organizations exempt under Internal Revenue Code ("IRC") section 501(c)(3).

For More Information about Legal Requirements
www.stayinglegalmi.org