Eve Rose Borenstein, J.D., operated "Tax Exempt Law Office of {her name}, LLC" until 2004, when that firm merged into Borenstein and McVeigh Law Office LLC (www.BAMlawoffice.com). Her practice in both firms addresses the unique tax and regulatory rules applied by the IRS and state agencies to “tax-exempt” organizations.  Officed in Minneapolis, Eve consults with CPAs and individual non-profits nationwide; she has represented  more than 850 tax-exempt organizations before the IRS.  She is an active member of the American Bar Association’s Tax Section Committee on Exempt Organizations and works with various other professional groups and committees (including AICPA) in providing feedback to the IRS on exempt organization tax forms and procedures.  Eve is the author/instructor of various exempt organization CPE courses offered by many State CPA societies, and teaches widely to the professional community serving non-profits as well as to non-profits directly.  Speaking and teaching have always comprised a significant portion of her work as she is committed to assisting the sector in “doing it right the first time”.

Ms. Borenstein graduated from the University of Rhode Island and received her law degree from the University of Minnesota in 1985.  After working with Ernst & Whinney’s Tax Department, she opened a solo practice serving the tax-exempt sector in 1988.  While half of her clients are organizations with gross revenues of less than $1,000,000 per year, Ms. Borenstein also represents many medium and large organizations, particularly on IRS audits and correspondence.  She is the proud parent of two young adults and resides in Minneapolis with her life partner.
 

Professional Achievements:

American Bar Association Committee on Exempt Organizations of the Section of Taxation

• Co-chair, Form 990 Revision Taskforce, 2005 - present
• Co-chair, Revising IRS Form 1023 Subcommittee, inception (2002) - conclusion (2004)
• Contributor, Response (July 2004) to United States Senate Committee on Tax June 22, 2004 Hearings/Staff's "White Paper" on Charitable Organizations
  
• Liaison to American Institute of Certified Public Accountants' Exempt Organization Technical Resource Panel, 2002 - present
  
• Co-chair, Small Organizations Subcommittee, inception (2000) - present
  
• Contributing Member, Political & Lobbying Activities & Organizations Subcommittee, 1993 - present

American Bar Association Pro Bono Committee of the Section of Taxation

• Chair, Assistance to Charitable Organizations Subcommittee, 2005-2006
  
• Contributing Member, 2002 - present

Panel on the Nonprofit Sector (convened by Independent Sector)

• Member, Legal Framework WorkGroup, December 2004 (inception) forward

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants' Exempt Organization Technical Resource Panel

• Guest Participant, 2002 - present, including effort on Form 990 Revisions
• Appointed Member, Task Force on the Exempt Organization Determination Letter Process, June 2002

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Conference Committee

• Planning Committee, 2003 (inaugural year) and 2004 Not-for-Profit Financial Executives Forum
  
• Conference Planning Committee, 2002 and 2001 Annual Not-for-Profit Industry Conference

Publications

• Eve R. Borenstein, Potholes to Avoid in Road-Tripping With 501(c)(3) Organizations, The Practical Tax Lawyer, Volume 21, Number 2 (Winter 2007).

• Ellen W. McVeigh & Eve Rose Borenstein, The Changing Accountability Climate and Resulting Demands for Improved "Fiduciary Capacity" Affecting the World of Public Charities, 31 William Mitchell L. Rev. 119 (2004).

• Business Law Pro Bono Task Force, inception (2002) - 2004
• Nonprofit Committee (of the Business and Tax Sections), 2002 - present

• Faculty, Required Core Course (for Master of Arts in Nonprofit Management), Law for Nonprofit Organizations, spring 2003

• Inaugural Presenter, “Making Your Form 990 Work for You”, 2003
• Charter Member, Chair of Technical Issues Committee, inception (2001) - present