American Property Tax Counsel
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What it says it does
THE PURPOSES OF APTC ARE TO CREATE A NETWORK OF ACCOMPLISHED, EXPERIENCED, AND RESPECTED ATTORNEYS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES THAT WILL CARRY ON PROFESSIONAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR ITS MEMBERS AND OTHERS AND THAT WILL ENABLE MEMBERS TO EXPAND THEIR PROFESSIONAL RELATIONSHIPS NATIONALLY, IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE RULES AND REGULATIONS UNDER THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE.
- Income
- $269,025
- Spending
- $265,935
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 50
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- APTC CONDUCTS ONE NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL SEMINAR PER YEAR FOR ITS MEMBERS ON PROPERTY TAX ISSUES, WITH NATIONALLY KNOWN SPEAKERS FROM THE APPRAISAL AND REAL ESTATE INDUSTRIES. APTC'S ANNUAL PROPERTY TAX SEMINAR, WHICH FEATURED SPEAKERS FROM ACROSS THE UNITED STATES WAS HELD ON OCTOBER 23-25, 2024.
- APTC'S MEMBERS MEET ON THREE OCCASIONS PER YEAR, WITH ONE MEETING HELD IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL SEMINAR. THE MEETING ENABLES THE MEMBERS TO DISCUSS AND EXCHANGE IDEAS, PROFESSIONAL TECHNIQUES, CHANGES IN THE LAW, AND JUDICIAL DECISIONS IN THEIR JURISDICTIONS. THE EDUCATIONAL AND INFORMATIONAL EXCHANGE AT THE SEMINARS AND MEETINGS FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF PROMOTING THE PRACTICE OF PROPERTY TAX LAW, ADVANCING THE QUALITY AND PROFESSIONAL GROWTH OF LAW FIRMS PRACTICING IN THE PROPERTY TAX AREA, AND ENABLING THESE FIRMS TO BETTER SERVE THEIR CLIENTS BOTH LOCALLY AND NATIONWIDE.
- BETWEEN MEETINGS, MEMBERS ROUTINELY EXCHANGE INFORMATION REGARDING CHANGES IN THE LAW AND NEW JUDICIAL DECISIONS IN THEIR JURISDICTIONS. INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS ALSO ROUTINELY CONTACT MEMBERS IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS TO DISCUSS MATTERS THEIR CLIENTS HAVE IN THOSE OTHER JURISDICTIONS. THE ABILITY OF APTC MEMBERS TO TAP THE EXPERTISE OF MEMBERS IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS AND, WHERE APPROPRIATE REFER CLIENT MATTERS TO THESE OTHER MEMBERS, GIVES CLIENTS OF INDIVIDUAL MEMBER FIRMS ACCESS TO EXPERT LEGAL SERVICES NATIONWIDE. SINCE PROPERTY TAX LAW IS A SMALL, HIGHLY SPECIALIZED PRACTICE AREA IN WHICH FEW FIRMS ENGAGE IN ANY GIVEN JURISDICTION, WITHOUT APTC'S NETWORK OF SKILLED, DEPENDABLE LAWYERS, IT WOULD BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT FOR PROPERTY OWNERS OR THEIR LAWYERS IN ONE JURISDICTION TO LOCATE PRACTITIONERS SKILLED IN THIS PRACTICE AREA IN A DIFFERENT PART OF THE COUNTRY.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(6) business league.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(6) business league as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since July 2003.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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