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The following Forms are required to be filed Annually.

Form 990-N

Small tax-exempt organizations generally are eligible to file Form 990-N to satisfy their annual reporting requirement if their annual gross receipts are normally $50,000 or less.

However, some organizations aren’t eligible to use Form 990-N (e-Postcard) even if their gross receipts are normally $50,000 or less.  These organizations must file different forms instead to satisfy their annual reporting requirement. 

Form 990 EZ

If an organization has gross receipts less than $200,000 and total assets at the end of the year less than $500,000, it can file Form 990-EZ, instead of Form 990.

Form 990

An organization must file Form 990, if it is: An organization with either:  gross receipts of $200,000 or more, or total assets of $500,000 or more. 

An annual information return or notice is due by the 15th day of the fifth month following the end of an organization’s tax year. For example, an organization with a tax year ending on December 31 must file its return or notice on or before May 15. An organization may request an automatic six-month extension of time to file Form 990, Form 990-EZ, Form 990-PF or Form 990-BL. Use Form 8868, Application for Automatic Extension of Time to File an Exempt Organization Return, to request extensions. An organization’s obligation to file a return or notice begins when it is legally formed. Before an organization submits its application for tax-exempt status or while the application is pending with the IRS, it must file a required return or notice by the filing due date.

Each state has different requirements. Your state may require your nonprofit to file one or more reports and or registrations annually, In general there are four different kinds of filing requirements: 

Corporation renewal, nonprofit filings; financial reports; fundraising registrations, and state tax-exemption filings.  When you sign up with us, we will know which filings are due and take care of them for you

Each state has different filing due dates.

When you sign up with us, we will know which filings are due and take care of them for you

Small tax-exempt organizations generally are eligible to file Form 990-N to satisfy their annual reporting requirement if their annual gross receipts are normally $50,000 or less.

Form 990 N is due by the 15th day of the fifth month following the end of an organization’s tax year. For example, an organization with a tax year ending on December 31 must file its return or notice on or before May 15.

Form 990 EZ

If an organization has gross receipts less than $200,000 and total assets at the end of the year less than $500,000, it can file Form 990-EZ, instead of Form 990.

Form 990 EZ is due by the 15th day of the fifth month following the end of an organization’s tax year. For example, an organization with a tax year ending on December 31 must file its return or notice on or before May 15. An organization may request an automatic six-month extension of time to file Form 990-EZ,

Checklist of the necessary information for filing Form 990EZ

List of upper officers, members of the Board of Directors, and staff.

Employer Identification Number (EIN)

Address.

List of grants, donations, and other revenue sources.

Prior tax filings.

Form 990

An organization must file Form 990, if it is: An organization with either:  gross receipts of $200,000 or more, or total assets of $500,000 or more. 

Form 990 is due by the 15th day of the fifth month following the end of an organization’s tax year. For example, an organization with a tax year ending on December 31 must file its return or notice on or before May 15. An organization may request an automatic six-month extension of time to file Form 990.

Use Form 8868, Application for Automatic Extension of Time to File an Exempt Organization Return, to request extensions. An organization’s obligation to file a return or notice begins when it is legally formed. Before an organization submits its application for tax-exempt status or while the application is pending with the IRS, it must file a required return or notice by the filing due date.

When a charitable nonprofit is no longer recognized as tax-exempt, it will be required to pay income taxes on revenue, including donations, and donors will no longer be able to deduct contributions to the organization. Additionally, private foundations may not be willing or able to make a grant to the organization.

To have your 501(c)(3) reinstated, you must file an application for exemption and pay the appropriate user fee, even if it was not required to apply for exempt status initially. 

If the IRS determines that the organization meets the requirements for tax-exempt status, it will issue a new determination letter. 

Donors and others may rely upon the new IRS determination letter as of its stated effective date and on the updated Exempt Organizations Select Check and BMF extract listings.

In most cases, the effective date of reinstated exemption will be the date that the organization’s exemption application was submitted to the IRS. However, organizations may choose to request that reinstatement be retroactive to the effective date of revocation. The IRS will grant retroactive reinstatement of exemption under certain limited circumstances. 

According to the IRS website, 3 to 6 months.

1. Streamlined Retroactive Reinstatement

This option is available to organizations eligible to file Form 990-EZ or 990-N for the three years that caused their revocation. If approved, it retroactively reinstates tax-exempt status to the date of revocation.

To qualify for streamlined retroactive reinstatement, the organization must:

• Have not had their tax-exempt status automatically revoked in the past.
• Complete and submit Form 1023 (or Form 1023-EZ) with the user fee of $600 (or $275 for Form 1023-EZ) no later than 15 months after the later of:
  • The date on the organization’s Revocation Letter (CP-120A), or
  • The date the IRS added the organization to its Revocation List (on the IRS website).

With the approval of reinstatement — and provided the 501(c)(3) completes and executes its 990 forms for the three consecutive years it missed — the IRS will not impose additional penalties for failure to file annual returns in those taxable years.

2. Retroactive Reinstatement Process (for filings within 15 months of revocation)

Organizations that previously had their 501(c)(3) status revoked or those required to file Form 990 or Form 990-PF for any of the three years that caused revocation cannot use the streamlined procedure. Instead, they may request retroactive reinstatement using the following process if they complete their filing within 15 months of when their tax-exempt status was revoked.

• Complete and submit Form 1023 (checking the box on Schedule E for Section 5 when submitting Form 1023 electronically), and pay the $600 user fee no later than 15 months after the later of:
  • The date on the organization’s revocation letter (CP-120A), or
  • The date the IRS added the organization to its Revocation List (on the IRS website).
• Include a Reasonable Cause Statement to explain the organization’s reasons for its failure to file its annual return for at least one of the three consecutive years that resulted in revocation.
• File completed paper annual returns for the three consecutive years that caused the revocation and any following years.
• Include a statement to confirm that the organization has filed its required returns for those three years (and any other taxable years after that if failure to file occurred).

3. Retroactive Reinstatement Process (for filings after 15 months of revocation)

This process is for organizations that apply for reinstatement more than 15 months after the later of:

• The date on the organization’s revocation letter (CP-120A), or
• The date the organization was added to the IRS website’s Revocation List.

They must satisfy all of the IRS’s requirements for organizations filing for reinstatement within 15 months. However, there’s one critical difference: the organization’s reasonable cause statement must detail its reasonable cause for failure to file a required annual return for all three consecutive years in which it failed to file.

Another difference is that they should check the box on Schedule E for Section 6 when submitting Form 1023 electronically.

If the IRS approves the retroactive reinstatement, it will not impose additional penalties on the organization for failure to file its returns for the three consecutive taxable years that caused the revocation.

4. Post-Mark Date Reinstatement

Another option is to request reinstatement effective on the post-marked date of the organization’s reinstatement application. To do so, the organization must complete and submit Form 1023 or Form 1023-EZ (checking the box for Section 7 in Schedule E on Form 1023 or Part V on Form 1023-EZ) with the appropriate user fee.

Corporation Renewal is a process that corporations registered as nonprofit Corporations (INC) must undergo each year to remain in good standing with the State.

Usually updating any changes in address, board of directors, officers, and registered agent

Your state may have laws regulating the solicitation of funds for charitable purposes. These statutes generally require organizations to register with a state agency before soliciting.

In addition, organizations may be required to file periodic financial reports. 

State laws may impose additional requirements on fundraising activity involving paid solicitors and fundraising counsel. In some states, municipal or other local governments may also require organizations soliciting charitable contributions to register and report.

 

In addition to registration and reporting requirements associated with the solicitation of charitable contributions, some states require organizations to register and file periodic financial results if they hold assets subject to a charitable trust.

The initial registration is due before you commence soliciting for donations. After, annually, usually within 3 months of the next year.

Tax exemption under section 501(c)(3) is a matter of federal law. After receiving federal tax exemption, you may also be required to apply with your state to obtain exemption from state taxes.

Generally, it is due when you receive your 501(c)(3) tax exemption from the IRS

Generally, Your state may have tax exemption for purchases made for the organization