Lawyers, what books would you recommend for learning about US tax laws for businesses, religious/spiritual institutions, and non profit foundations?

[anon171999]

[abc3643]

Go to the IRS website. They will have all the Federal information that you need on this.

For instance, suppose you want to create a "501(c)(3)" non-profit.
What does that mean?
It means "Section 50l (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code"
You will often see this symbol which means "Section": §
§§ means "Sections"

So, we go find that at the IRS website...
www.irs.gov/.../exemption-requirements-501c3-organizations

However, the "Internal Revenue Code" is actually Title 26 of the United States Code, the compendium of all statutes of the Federal Government.
You can find that here all the way down to §501(c)(3):
UNITED STATES CODE
TITLE 26 - INTERNAL REVENUE CODE
Subtitle A—Income Taxes (§§ 1 – 1564)
CHAPTER 1—NORMAL TAXES AND SURTAXES (§§ 1 – 1400Z–2)
Subchapter F—Exempt Organizations (§§ 501 – 530)
PART I—GENERAL RULE (§§ 501 – 506)
§ 501. Exemption from tax on corporations, certain trusts, etc.
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/26/501

Here's the meat...
§510(a) Exemption from taxation
An organization described in subsection (c) or (d) or section 401(a) shall be exempt from taxation under this subtitle unless such exemption is denied under section 502 or 503.

§510(c) List of exempt organizations
The following organizations are referred to in subsection (a):

§510(c)(3)
(3) Corporations, and any community chest, fund, or foundation, organized and operated exclusively for religious, charitable, scientific, testing for public safety, literary, or educational purposes, or to foster national or international amateur sports competition (but only if no part of its activities involve the provision of athletic facilities or equipment), or for the prevention of cruelty to children or animals, no part of the net earnings of which inures to the benefit of any private shareholder or individual, no substantial part of the activities of which is carrying on propaganda, or otherwise attempting, to influence legislation (except as otherwise provided in subsection (h)), and which does not participate in, or intervene in (including the publishing or distributing of statements), any political campaign on behalf of (or in opposition to) any candidate for public office.


Meanwhile, here's info on starting "a 501(c)(3) organization".
www.501c3.org/how-to-start-a-501c3-nonprofit/
www.forbes.com/.../

[LuvMeSomeBoys]

This is an excellent reply. When it comes to tax law, if one can’t find the answers through IRS publication, one is likely to get better advice from a CPA than a lawyer.

[abc3643]

@LuvMeSomeBoys Thank you for that comment. Please follow me.

[Anonymous]

Unfortunately this isn't a very serious site.. It's more about entertainment than getting actual advice on serious topics.

There are no lawyers on the site unfortunately... there's a guy, who claims so, but I highly doubt he is... Seems like a fraud

Do your research online or maybe ask on Reddit. You'll get much better results this way

[LuvMeSomeBoys]

I'm a lawyer but don't practice tax law. Your best sources for understanding and applying tax law are the laws themselves. IRS publishes several implementing instructions as well. Is there a specific question you're trying to research?