Exempt organizations are subject to a tax on trade and business regularly carried on that is not substantially related to furthering the organization’s exempt purposes.
The IRA introduced new rules allowing tax-exempt organizations to take advantage of federal tax credits for certain clean energy projects.
501(c)(3)s are limited in their ability to lobby. Federal tax law restricts a 501(c)(3)’s lobbying activities under either the substantial part test or expenditure test.
The 1023-EZ is a good faith effort by the IRS to make the 501(c)(3) application process more efficient and accessible.
The end of the year is a busy time for all organizations, and we often see important obligations slip through the cracks. Properly navigating these tasks is essential to maintaining tax-exempt status and ensuring an organization’s continued success.
The determination letter is a notice sent by the IRS stating the nonprofit’s exempt status.
At the beginning of each fiscal year, the IRS releases guidance on its compliance priorities for tax-exempt and government entities (TE/GE) and explains how those priorities align with the agency’s strategic goals. This year, the IRS has streamlined its usual annual long letter approach into a short two-page letter and promised to provide quarterly updates on its compliance priorities; an effort to more accurately reflect the fluid nature of IRS operations and shifting compliance priorities throughout the year.
Can a charity engage in nonprofit lobbying lobby without jeopardizing its tax-exempt status? In short, yes.
Tax-exempt organizations must report changes to their name, address, changes to their articles and bylaws, and major operational changes to the IRS.
The state form does not include the tax provisions that the IRS requires tax-exempt organizations to have. Would be founders that file using the state’s form Articles of Incorporation without including an attachment with the appropriate tax provisions will end up with a taxable nonprofit – a result almost no one intends.
Most states require you to register your organization if you solicit donations from their residents. Many states also require registration if your organization collects substantial or ongoing donations from their residents, even if you aren’t specifically targeting donors in that state. Download our comprehensive list of each state’s requirements.
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