Colleges Are Reviewing Their Commercial Activities as Businesses, States, and IRS Step Up Scrutiny

The small-business community, which has long complained that colleges have an unfair advantage in the marketplace because of their tax-exempt status, has become increasingly vocal in its demands for new taxes and restrictions on the services and products that colleges and other non-profit organizati...

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Published inChronicle of Higher Education Vol. 35; no. 2
Main Author Fuchsberg, Gilbert
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 1988
Subjects
Business
College Stores
Colleges
Competition
Educational Finance
Higher Education
Income
Internal Revenue Service
Merchandising
Nonprofit Organizations
Retailing
School Community Relationship
Small Businesses
Taxes
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Summary:The small-business community, which has long complained that colleges have an unfair advantage in the marketplace because of their tax-exempt status, has become increasingly vocal in its demands for new taxes and restrictions on the services and products that colleges and other non-profit organizations can offer. (MLW)