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Brigade News & Events
Upcoming Events

 

Gentlemen

April is approaching fast and it is time for us to participate in one (or all) of the various services being held in the 9th Brigade.

 

April 5, 2008 7:00 pm, Confederate Candlelight Memorial Service in honor of all unknown confederate soldiers interred in Colquitt Cemetery  sponsored by Lt. Lovett Allen Tully Camp 2071 Sons of Confederate Veterans. We would like participants from any or all camps.  All participants please arrive at cemetery by 6:00 PM Everyone is cordially invited.    (Contact Info: dixielip@hotmail.com
 

 
April 12th in Grady County, A cemetery/headstone dedication at Connell family cemetery. Will send directions within the week. Speaking will be Jack Bridwell, Devotion by Aldine Owen. Reenactors from the 29th GaACo K. Artillery by the Sumter Flying Artillery. Will be held at 2 P.M.
 
April 26 10:00 A.M. The annual S.W. Georgia Memorial Day Service at The Confederate Memorial Park in Albany, Speaking will be Al Perry.
 
April 26 2:00 P.M. Americus Alexander H. Stephens Camp will be hosting their annual Confederate Memorial Day Service. This is the oldest reoccurring service in the Brigade. Speaking will be compatriot Allison Perry of Vidalia.  There will be a march to Reese Park following the service. Less than 1/4 of a mile. Leading will be the Americus Camp Honor Guard. There will be a supper on the grounds at the park. Meat will be furnished by the camp, those members and guests attending are asked to bring a covered vegetable dish.
 
 My retirement from the City of Albany is effective the 20th of March. I will have more time on my hands to assist y'all and I appreciate your support this past year. I have been offered and accepted the position of Emergency Management Director for Turner County. It is part time, two days a week, so it will not affect my time greatly.
 

Thank You and God Bless You and your families

Pete Giddens
9th Brigade Commander
127 Palmer Rd.
Leesburg, Ga. 31763
pgiddens@windstream.net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Information you can use concerning the Sons of Confederate Veterans

 

 

 

 

New IRS Regulations Every Camp/Division Needs to Know But Not Panic About

 

 

 

 

   The IRS has passed new regulations, which take effect in 2008, that will require each camp and division to file an e-card with some simple information on it. Before, any subdivision of a non-profit (in our case camps and divisions) that had receipts of less than $25,000 did not have to file any information with the IRS, and if it had receipts over $25,000 it had to file a 990 form. Now, even those with receipts less than $25,000 will have to file the e-card (Form 990-N). This form must be filed electronically (over the internet). It will ask for information like the principal officer’s name and address, tax period, and a declaration that receipts are less than $25,000. This will not be a complicated form, and can be done in a few minutes, but if a camp or division ignores this obligation, tax-exempt status can be lost. This is not a witch-hunt by the IRS, and the SCV is not being singled out: it affects all non-profits. Camp commanders will receive (or may have already received) notices from the IRS that this change will take place; these are generic and not directed at a particular camp.

   Obviously, each camp will need to have someone with internet access to file (paper filing won’t be allowed). Otherwise, this shouldn’t be a major difficulty for most camps.

   Links to more information are in the left-hand column. There are really just two things to keep in mind with the 990-N: 1) Don’t panic, it’s just a generic change in IRS non-profit reporting for next year, not this year 2) Be sure that your camp and division file the 990-N next year if you have receipts less than $25,000.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  See the opinion poll on the Flag Referendum (commissioned by the SCV) 

 
 

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