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Displaying 1 - 10 of 16| Topic | Question | Submission Date | Tag(s) |
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| Timing of tax levy payments | Our library is supported by a school district tax levy. The levy provides the bulk of our annual budget. |
Taxes, Templates | |
| Issuing Refunds to Tax Levies | We are an association library that receives about 75% of our operating budget from a tax levy approved by school district voters via a [New Yor |
Taxes, Association Libraries, School Districts | |
| Friends Donations Collected Through Library Programs | A community member hosts a “free with donation” yoga class at our library, and attendees are encouraged to make a donation each class. |
Donations, Friends of the Library, Liability, IRS, Taxes | |
| Return of School District Tax Levy Money | Our library gets taxpayer funding from its own line on a school district tax bill. |
School Districts, Public Libraries, Taxes, Budget | |
| Pass-Through Status for Libraries | A local artist has asked for us to become a fiscal sponsor (act as a “pass-through” organization). Is this something a public library can do? |
Non-profits, 501c3, Grants, Taxes, Policy, Public Libraries | |
| Tax Exempt Rentals | The library is chartered as a school district public library and thus exempt from NYS sales tax. |
Taxes, School Districts, Public Libraries, Safety | |
| Can Library Surplus Funds Be Added to Municipal General Fund | We are a small municipal library serving a village of 6500 & a town population the same size. |
Budget, Municipal Libraries, Taxes | |
| PILOT agreements on library tax levies | I am looking for general information on the possible impact of Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILOT) agreements on library tax levies. |
Property, Taxes | |
| Accepting Donated Items At Appraisal Value | Our museum has an item on long-term loan that is potentially pretty valuable--a 200-yr old document. |
Archives, Donations, Historical societies and museums, IRS, Taxes | |
| Association Libraries and Sales Tax on Faxes | I found some information that may indicate that association libraries which charge patrons for faxes should collect sales t |
501c3, Association Libraries, Taxes, Library Services |