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March 7th, 2008

Fix the Tax Code Friday: Nonprofit Organizations and Politicking

It’s Fix the Tax Code Friday!
The IRS has become more aggressive during this election year about enforcing the prohibition against politicking by tax exempt organizations. To date, the IRS has made inquiries into charitable organizations who have supported or opposed candidates including Obama, Romney and Huckabee.
Is this good policy - or is the IRS […]

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September 7th, 2006

Fees, fees, fees!

You can’t raise taxes in an election year. That wouldn’t be wise.
You can raise fees. So, of course, IRS did.
As of June 2006, the user fee for an organization with annual gross receipts which have exceeded or are anticipated to exceed $10,000 annually over a 4-year period will be $750. For those organizations that have […]

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May 15th, 2006

Cost of Doing Business

The IRS has announced increases in a number of user fees for tax-exempt organizations, effective July 1, 2006.
Specifically of interest, the fee for an initial application for exemption (federal form 1023) for organizations with anticipated annual gross receipts of less than $10,000 will increase from $150 to $300. The fee for organizations with anticipated annual […]

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