Exempt Organizations Update archive

An archive of email updates and alerts from the IRS about developments in exempt organizations tax law and regulations, upcoming IRS training and events, and other information.
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Charities and Nonprofits

Tax Exempt Organization Search

Search information about a tax-exempt organization’s federal tax status and filings.
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Charities and Nonprofits

Form 8718, User Fee for Exempt Organization Determination Letter Request

Organizations applying for federal income tax exemption file Form 8718, User Fee for Exempt Organization Determination Letter Request, with their determination letter application to record payment of the required user fee.
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Publication 4078, Tax Exempt Private Activity Bonds Compliance Guide

Publication 4078, Tax Exempt Private Activity Bonds Compliance Guide, provides state and local governments that issue tax-exempt bonds and borrowers or other users of bond proceeds (funds derived from the sale of bonds) an overview of the general federal tax law rules that apply to municipal financing arrangements commonly known as “qualified private activity bonds.”
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Publication 5295, Secure Messaging for Tax Exempt and Government Entities (TEGE)

Publication 5295, Secure Messaging for Tax Exempt and Government Entities (TEGE) - IRS TEGE now has an easier method of communicating with taxpayers — IRS Secure Messaging. With this service, you (and your authorized representative, if applicable) will be able to send and receive messages and digital documents related to your TEGE case quickly and easily.
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Instructions for Form 990, Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax

Tax-exempt organizations, nonexempt charitable trusts, and section 527 political organizations file Form 990, Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax, to provide the IRS with the information required by section 6033.
Forms and Instructions

IRS makes Tax Exempt Organization Search primary source to get exempt organization data

IR-2021-250, December 16, 2021 — The Internal Revenue Service announced today that the publicly available data it provides on electronically filed Forms 990 in a machine-readable format will be available solely on the Tax Exempt Organization Search webpage.
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Public disclosure and availability of exempt organizations returns and applications: Disclosures to contributors to non-charitable exempt organization

What disclosures must an exempt organization, other than a charity, make to its donors?
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Charities and Nonprofits

MeF exempt organizations and other tax exempt entities release memo September 1, 2022

We are providing new versions of Tax Year 2022 and Tax Year 2023 eXtensible Mark-up Language (XML) Schemas and Business Rules for the following forms in Processing Year 2023.
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MeF exempt organizations and other tax exempt entities release memo July 21, 2022

We are providing new versions of Tax Year 2022 eXtensible Mark-up Language (XML) Schemas and Business Rules for the following forms in Processing Year 2023.
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