What is automatic revocation? What organizations are subject to automatic revocation? How does my organization know that it has been automatically revoked? On what date is automatic revocation effective? Will the IRS publish the names of all automatically revoked section 501(c)(3) organizations in the Internal Revenue Bulletin? My organization never applied for recognition of tax-exempt status, and has not filed a required return or notice for three consecutive years. Is our tax-exempt status automatically revoked even if our name does not appear on the Auto-Revocation List? Return to list of FAQ categories.