Lyon Software is now offering a brand new training opportunity. CBISA Advanced™ is a course designed specifically for community benefit professionals and will cover a variety of topics. All attendees should have a basic level of experience and understanding of CBISA™ (data entry, defaults, previewing reports) and community benefit (definitions, categories, importance).

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Mark the date and register early for these upcoming conferences and educational opportunities.

October 13-14, 2009, Chase Park Plaza Hotel, St. Louis, MO

Community Benefit 101: The Nuts and Bolts of Planning and Reporting Community Benefit

Planning and reporting community benefit are now key functions of Catholic- sponsored and other not-for-profit health care organization. The Catholic Health Association, the leader in the community benefit field for 20 years, offers a one-and-a-half day seminar that covers the basics of community benefit.

To register click here

Lyon Software is announcing a new webinar entitled "CBISA™, CFOs and IRS 990 Schedule H". This free 45 minute webinar will be conducted by our President, Doug Lyon, CPA.

The IRS is imposing new reporting requirements for hospitals in their annual Form 990 tax return filing starting in tax year 2009. The new information concerns the nature and scope of hospitals' community benefit efforts. All of this information will be reported in the new Schedule H "Hospitals". Lyon Software has been following the IRS draft issues of the new Schedule H, and we have been changing CBISA Online™ to accommodate these new 990H requirements.

This article is directed at hospitals required to file Form 990 Schedule H (community benefit information). Its purpose is to alert hospitals to the need to implement a tracking and reporting mechanism as soon as possible.

What Counts email hotline! Community Benefit experts answer your questions about what activities qualify as Community Benefit and recommend what category to use. Click here to visit the CHA website and learn more about the "What Counts" email hotline along with other important Benefit information and implementation.

IRS Form 990 Template. Click here to follow the link.

A Guide for Planning and Reporting Community Benefit. Order the most recent and comprehensive guide from CHA. The Guide's purpose ..."is to help not-for-profit mission-driven health care organizations develop, enhance, and report on their community benefit programs."