ORG applied for tax-exempt status under Sec. 501(a). ORG's primary activity is to operate a website which functions as a marketplace where registered members can search for goods and services and donors can make gifts to the poor, disabled or disadvantaged. Whether an individual is poor or disadvantaged is a determination made by the donor, as ORG does not have criteria in place for making this determination. The currency used to measure the value of each transaction is unique to the website and users make their own arrangements to complete their transactions. >> More

Will Rogers has been credited with saying, "Buy land. They ain't making any more of the stuff." These words were not lost on Edna Appleby. Edna began purchasing parcels of land around her Southern California home many years ago. >> More

The jobs bill will be a top priority for the Senate when it returns from its August recess. The bill, which is currently in the Senate, would create a $30 billion fund for loans to community banks and $12 billion in tax relief for small businesses, according to estimates from the Joint Committee on Taxation. >> More

GiftLaw Pro is a complete charitable giving and tax information service inside the GiftLaw Web Site. With one click on the GiftLaw Pro Link, you have access to a user-friendly and very comprehensive source for answering any of your planned giving questions. GiftLaw Pro is a gift planning electronic library with over 5,000 links. Select a link and you can view any topic and take a quiz, look at related information and view the actual regulations, private letter rulings or cases. You will find GiftLaw Pro to be your primary source for planned giving information in the future! >> More

The GiftLaw Calculator is a planned gifts calculator for professionals that follows the IRS format. Click here to access and run charitable deduction calculations for the following gift plans. >> More