Most charities incorporated or operating in California must register and file annual reports with the California Attorney General’s Registry of Charitable Trusts. Paid fundraisers soliciting and/or receiving charitable assets in California also must register with and report to the Registry. Newly established charities (and those new to California) must register with the Registry of Charitable …
You probably know that it can take a very long time for the IRS to review your organization’s exemption application. What you may not know is that a new nonprofit is required to file its Form 990, 990EZ, or 990N-ePostcard even while its application is pending. This means that it is possible that by the …
Earlier this week we told you that the House Ways and Means Committee is trying to force nonprofits to be more “effective” through a new tax plan. Thanks to Lady Gaga, the Committee has a new example of why such a tax plan is needed. Yes, Lady Gaga. Lady Gaga and her mother co-founded the …
May 15 is almost here. This is the deadline by which, if an organization is on the calendar year, it must file its IRS Form 990-series information return. If an exempt organization didn’t file its 990-series form for 2010 and 2011, missing this year’s deadline could be its final act as an exempt organization. Almost …
New organizations often ask us whether or not they have to file the Form 990. Recently the IRS made it clear that the answer is yes. The IRS explains that organizations must file the 990 even before they file the Form 1023 (or receive a determination letter) based on the belief that the organization is …
