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Pamela Alexanderson
Director
CPA
pamela.alexanderson@mossadams.com
(505) 878-7255
My Profile

Industry Expertise

Ancillary Health Care Services Financial Services Foundations Health Plans & RBOs Higher Education Hospitals & Health Systems Life Sciences Medical Groups & Physicians Not-for-Profit

Practice Focus

Business Tax Employee Benefit Plans Health Care Consulting Personal Tax Tax Structuring

Biography

Pam has practiced public accounting since 2008. She has considerable experience in tax compliance and consulting as well as unrelated business income and board governance, and focuses on large multi-national organizations, community charities, health care providers, and educational institutions. Pam devotes much of her time to helping for-profit and tax-exempt organizations with unique tax issues, strategic planning, and compliance services. She sits on the firm’s tax committee for not-for-profit organizations and is a leader of the firm’s not-for-profit tax practice in Albuquerque.

External Publications

  • How to Keep Tax-Exempt Organizations in Compliance (National Business Institute, May 2014)
  • Tax Exempt Organizations from Start to Finish (National Business Institute, May 2012 and May 2013)

Selected Speaking Engagements

  • Dealing with Unrelated Business Income, Intermediate Sanctions
    (National Business Institute, 2014)
  • Advising on Operational Issues, Handling Contribution, and Tax Deductions
    (National Business Institute, 2012, 2013)

Professional Affiliations

  • Member, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
  • Member, New Mexico Society of Certified Public Accountants

Education

  • BBA, accounting, University of New Mexico

Insights from Pamela Alexanderson

Webcast
Private Foundation Conference: Day One, AM Session
Explore topics to help you navigate your private foundation’s financial and operational complexity at our annual conference.
Webcast
Webcast
Unpacking Form 990-PF: A Deep Dive
Explore a detailed look at IRS Form 990—including important issues pertaining to grant making organizations and more.
Webcast
Article
How to Use a Voluntary Employees’ Beneficiary Association (VEBA) Plan
Voluntary Employees’ Beneficiary Association (VEBA) plans help fund tax-free employee benefits over an extended period.
Article
Webcast
Fall Not-for-Profit Tax Update
Learn about the changing tax landscape and gain insight into COVID-19 relief initiatives, recent tax rulings, and more.
Webcast
Article
How to Qualify for and Retain Your Status as a Private Operating Foundation
Learn how to qualify as a private operating foundation and the benefits of retaining your status.
Article
Article
How Private Foundations Differ from Public Charities
Learn differences between the two types of charitable organization as well as pros and cons of each.
Article
Article
Fiduciary Responsibility Checklist for Employee Benefit Plan Sponsors
Our checklist can help you reduce operational defects and fulfill your fiduciary responsibilities.
Article
Alert
IRS No Longer Requires Some Not-for-Profits to Identify Donors on Forms
New IRS regulations don’t require select tax-exempt organizations to identify donor names and addresses on certain forms.
Alert
Alert
Employers Might Be Able to Deliver Tax-Free Disaster Relief Payments to Employees
Learn how employers might be able to provide tax-free financial assistance to their employees.
Alert
Article
Possible Audit Changes Coming to Tax-Exempt Organizations that are Partnership Members
Learn about key changes to the way tax-exempt organizations that are members of a partnership are audited—and how to prepare.
Article
Article
Q&A: Impact of Tax Reform and Unrelated Business Taxable Income on Not-for-Profit Organizations
Read our Q&A about how tax reform—specifically changes made to unrelated business taxable income—affects tax-exempt entities.
Article
Article
Retain Your Organization’s Public Charity Status Using the 10%-Facts-and-Circumstances Test
We look at how not-for-profits can retain their public charity status using Form 990’s 10%-facts-and-circumstances test.
Article
Article
Further Your Foundation’s Purpose with Program- and Mission-Related Investments
Understand how program- and mission-related investments differ—and how they can help your foundation further its mission without paying excise tax.
Article
Article
Can Bitcoins Be Used to Make Charitable Contributions?
Fidelity Charitable and other organizations make it possible for donors to use bitcoins as charitable contributions. This Insight looks at tax provisions and why donors may want to use bitcoins.
Article
Article
Exit Through the Gift Shop, Enter Tax Complexity
Tax-exempt organizations often operate gift shops as a part of their ongoing operations, raising questions on whether that income constitutes unrelated business income, which would be subject to income tax despite the organization’s status. We look at the issue in detail in this Insight.
Article

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