Don’t let paperwork stop your good work: Nonprofits risk losing tax exempt status

Non-profit leaders have been talking for months about forthcoming changes in the Internal Revenue Service’s 990 form and reporting requirements. Organizations with fiscal years ending June 30 were advised by nonprofit watchdogs to check their status with the IRS to assure their nonprofit’s sustainability and security.

This just out: The IRS has posted a state-by-state list of organizations at risk of losing their tax exempt status. If you lose your status, it will be hard to regain, so it may be a good idea to check the list. The IRS is offering an amnesty of sorts for organizations that file by Oct. 15, 2010. 

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Sue Robinson

Sue Robinson Sain is the Director of the Community Programs Office at the Jepson School of Leadership Studies.