Ramping Up Community Benefit: What You Need to Know to Comply with New and Future IRS Regulations

Webinar

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

12:00 p.m.–1:30 p.m. Eastern Time
11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Central Time
10:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m. Mountain Time
9:00 a.m.–10:30 a.m. Pacific Time

The new 990 Schedule H form required of nonprofit hospitals by the IRS has senior leaders worried about protecting their tax-exempt status and their community activities. Bad debt and charity care clearly “count,” so hospitals heavy in these areas may be certain of maintaining their tax-exempt status—at least for now. But does that mean they can cease any other community-oriented activities? Conversely, organizations that have been focused on community building find that new attention to these areas requires more explicit quantification. The larger question looms for the future: once the IRS can compare consistent data across hospitals, will the benchmarks change?

The presenters will introduce the major issues hospitals will confront pertaining to Community Benefit starting in Fall 2008 and will discuss management changes that hospital can make to ensure that activities driven by Community Benefit departments align with reporting done by the Finance Department. They will also explain federal and state policy issues that hospitals should know in order to position their Community Benefit activities to meet future requirements for tax exemption. This presentation will draw on results from recent surveys of hospital executives to address topics of greatest concern to CEOs, CFOs, community benefit directors and other healthcare executives.

You Will Learn:

How to prepare for and respond to Community Benefit requirements
Management, financial and policy changes for IRS Form 990 compliance

Presenters:

Connie Evashwick, ScD, FACHE
Professor
Saint Louis University School for Public Health
Saint Louis, Missouri

Kanak Guatam, PhD
Associate Professor
Saint Louis University School for Public Health
Saint Louis, Missouri

Who Should Participate:

Healthcare executives at all levels.

Registration Fee:

ACHE affiliates: $175
Nonaffiliates: $195

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Nonaffiliates: $195

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