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New PTIN Requirements for Tax Return Preparers

Important: All Paid Preparers must register with the IRS and obtain a PTIN. click here to read more

New regulations require all paid tax return preparers to obtain a PTIN. Renewals for 2012 are expected to start in October 2011. In the future, some preparers will need to pass a competency test and background check, and take continuing education courses. Check back for more guidance soon. If you haven’t done so already, you can apply for your PTIN in 4 easy steps:

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Extension of time for reporting Tax on Form 990-T

Extension of time for reporting Tax on Form 990-T

Corporations may request an automatic 6-month extension of time to file Form 990-T by using Form 8868, Application for Extension of Time To File an Exempt Organization Return.

Trusts may request an automatic 3-month extension of time to file by using Form 8868. Also, if more than the initial automatic 3 months is needed, trusts may file a second Form 8868 to request that an additional, but not automatic, 3-month extension be granted by the IRS.

What id Form 990-T?

Form 990-T is to report Income Tax on a non-profit corporation, trust etc.

Purpose of Form

Use Form 990-T, Exempt Organization Business Income Tax Return, to:

  • Report unrelated business income;
  • Figure and report unrelated business income tax liability;
  • Report proxy tax liability;
  • Claim a refund of income tax paid by a regulated investment company (RIC) or a real estate investment trust (REIT) on undistributed long-term capital gain; and
  • Request a credit for certain federal excise taxes paid or for small employer health insurance premiums paid.

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Report Extension Tax form 8868 to get more time to file Form 990, Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax.

Form 990, Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax

Annual Electronic Filing Requirement for Small Tax-Exempt Organizations:

Many small tax-exempt organizations with annual gross receipts less than or equal to $50,000 now must submit Form 990-N, Electronic Notice (e-Postcard) for Tax-Exempt Organizations Not Required to File Form 990 or 990-EZ, if they choose not to file Form 990 or 990-EZ. See the IRS website at www.irs.gov/charities and click on the Form 990-N (e-Postcard) tab for more information.

Paid preparers can no longer enter their social security numbers on page 1 in the signature block.

Purpose of 990 Forms

Forms 990 and 990-EZ are used by tax-exempt organizations, nonexempt charitable trusts, and section 527 political organizations to provide the IRS with the information required by section 6033.

An organization’s completed Form 990 or 990-EZ, and a section 501(c)(3) organization’s 990-T, Exempt Organization Business Income Tax Return, generally are available for public inspection as required by section 6104. Schedule B (Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF), Schedule of Contributors, is available for public inspection for section 527 organizations filing Form 990 or 990-EZ. For other organizations that file Form 990 or Form 990-EZ, parts of Schedule B (Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF), can be open to public inspection. See Appendix D and the instructions for Schedule B (Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF) for more details.

Some members of the public rely on Form 990 or Form 990-EZ as their primary or sole source of information about a particular organization. How the public perceives an organization in such cases can be determined by information presented on its return. Therefore, the return must be complete, accurate, and fully describe the organization’s programs and accomplishments.

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Delayed Filing Season for Certain Tax-Exempt Hospital Organizations

The Affordable Care Act added new requirements that 501(c)(3) hospital organizations must satisfy to maintain their tax-exempt status.  Because many of these provisions are effective for tax years beginning after enactment, revision of Form 990, Schedule H (Hospitals) and its instructions has been a priority for the IRS.  Learn more about the new requirements for 501(c)(3) hospitals and implementation efforts on IRS.gov.

In order to complete implementation of changes to IRS forms and systems that are required to reflect additional requirements for charitable hospital hospitals, the IRS is delaying the start of the 2010 filing season for certain tax-exempt organizations that operate one or more hospitals (hospital organizations) required to file Form 990, Schedule H (Hospitals).  Hospital organizations may not file 2010 Forms 990 with Schedules H attached before July 1, 2011.

Pursuant to Announcement 2011-20, the IRS has granted an automatic 3-month extension of time to file the Form 990 to hospital organizations with filing due dates before August 15, 2011.  For more information about the delayed filing season for hospital organizations and frequently asked questions go to IRS.gov.