Take Action Now!
Here are two things you can do right now:
1) Go to the
IRS public comment form
and insist that Treasury and the IRS delay implementing the two new UBIT subsections until one year after Final Rules are promulgated. (Fill in the
Form/Instruction/Publication Number
line with "Form 990-T." Here is sample language you can use for the comment box:
"For legal, policy, and practical reasons, and consistent with established precedent, Treasury and the IRS should immediately delay implementing the two new UBIT subsections, retroactive to January 1, 2018, until one year after Final Rules are promulgated to provide both the necessary official guidance for compliance and a reasonable transition period for nonprofits to develop the necessary record-keeping systems."