Exempt Organizations Annual Reporting Requirements – Annual Electronic Notice (Form 990-N) for Small Organizations: Information Reported |
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What information do I need to provide on the e-Postcard? The e-Postcard is easy to complete. All you need is the following information: Organization’s legal name – Any other names your organization uses – If the organization is known by or uses other names to refer to the organization as a whole (and not to its programs and activities), commonly referred to as Doing-Business-As (DBA) names, they should be listed. Organization’s mailing address – The mailing address is the current mailing address used by the organization. Organization’s website address (if you have one). Every tax-exempt organization must have an EIN, sometimes referred to as a Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), even if it does not have employees. The EIN is a unique number that identifies the organization to the Internal Revenue Service. Your organization would have acquired an EIN by filing a Form SS-4 prior to requesting tax-exemption. The EIN is a 9-digit number and the format of the number is NN-NNNNNNN (for example: 00-1234567). If you do not know your EIN, you may be able to find it on the organization’s bank statement, application for Federal tax-exempt status, or prior year return. Please note that the EIN is not your tax-exempt number. That term generally refers to a number assigned by a state agency that identifies organizations as exempt from state sales and use taxes. If you do not have an EIN, see the Instructions for Form SS-4 for different ways to apply for an EIN. DO NOT use the EIN of a parent or other organization.
Name and address of a principal officer of your organization – Usually president, vice president, secretary, or treasurer – often specified in the organization’s by-laws.
Organization’s annual tax year – Like any taxpayer, exempt organizations must keep books and reports and file returns based on an annual accounting period called a tax year. A tax year is usually 12 consecutive months that can be either calendar year or fiscal year and is often specified in the organization’s by-laws.
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