A tax-exempt political organization may be required to obtain an employer identification number, even if it does not have employees. In addition, a tax-exempt political organization may be required to file one or more of the following reports/returns: Initial notice (Form 8871) Periodic reports (Form 8872) Income tax return (Form 1120-POL) Annual exempt organization return (Form 990/990-EZ) Additional information News Release 2002-123 Fact Sheet 2002-13 Electronic filing for exempt organizations