Internal Revenue Service General Counsel's Memorandum threatens tax exemption for charitable hospitals.
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چکیده
A recent memorandum from the General Counsel of the Internal Revenue Service changes the standard against which tax exempt entities will be measured, which change can adversely affect charitable hospitals' tax exempt status. In addition, the memorandum makes clear that a violation of the Anti-Kickback statute, discussed in Mr. Aaron's article, is inconsistent with tax exempt status.
منابع مشابه
The divergence of federal and state policies on the charitable tax exemption of nonprofit hospitals.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Annals of health law
دوره 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1992