What Is Form 990-N(e-Postcard)?

Tax Form 990-N is a document that must be filed by all small non-profit organizations that gross receipts less than $50,000 a year so that they can maintain their 501(c)(3)/tax-exempt status based on the IRS’s standards. The IRS utilizes these forms to ensure that non-profit organizations are operating within their guidelines and regulations.

Tax Form 990-N has no specific deadline because non-profit organizations typically have their own respective fiscal periods, unrelated to the IRS. The IRS only mandates that small non-profit organizations file their Form 990-N by the 15th day of the 5th month after the close of their fiscal period on an annual basis.

The tax form only requires eight items of basic information in order to complete it, which includes: employer identification number, the tax year being filed for, the legal name and mailing address, any other names the organization uses, name and address of a principal officer, website address if applicable, confirmation that the organization's annual gross receipts are equal to or less than $50,000, and if applicable, a statement that the organization has terminated or is terminating.

It is pivotal that small non-profit organizations file this form on annual basis without failure because it helps maintain their 501(c)(3)/tax-exempt status. Here is how the IRS handles filing delinquency: if the non-profit does not file their Form 990-N for any single year, the IRS will send them a reminder notice; however, if they fail to file the form for a second or third consecutive tax year, then the organization will automatically lose its tax-exempt status without any additional notices. When a non-profit organization loses its tax-exempt status they are then required to apply for federal tax exemption all over again, which obligates another filing of Form 1023 and paying the hefty filing fee that comes with it!.

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