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IRS offers compliance workshops for smaller nonprofits

The Exempt Organizations office of the Internal Revenue Service will present a series of one-day workshops on basic tax compliance issues for small- and mid-sized exempt organizations in selected cities around the country in late 2007 and early 2008. No workshop is planned for Hawaii, however. 

The workshops will cover the procedures nonprofits must follow to maintain their tax-exempt status and comply with their tax obligations. The workshops are designed for board members, officers and staff of small and mid-sized organizations and the practitioners who work with them.

IRS revenue agents will lead the workshops, which include an overview of tax-exempt status and an in-depth discussion of activities that can jeopardize 501(c)(3) status. Other topics include unrelated business income and gaming, nonprofit employment issues, record-keeping and required disclosures and tips on completing the Form 990 information return. Workshop leaders will also discuss how the Pension Protection Act of 2006 affects exempt organizations.

Click here for more information or to register, go to the Charities and Nonprofits page on the IRS website and click the “Calendar of Events” link.  Information and registration is also available by calling Events by Design, IRS’ registration services provider, at (800) 521-3980. The locations and dates of the workshops are:

  • Salt Lake City – Nov. 13, 14, 15 - Best Western Garden Inn, 154 West 600 South, Salt Lake City, Utah
  • Columbia, S. Car. – Dec. 4, 5, 6, 2007 - Hilton Columbia Center, 924 Senate St., Columbia, S.Car.
  • Sacramento – Dec. 18, 19, 20 - Clarion Hotel Cal Expo, 2600 Auburn Blvd., Sacramento, Calif.
  • Arlington, Va. - April 1, 2, 3, 2008 - Holiday Inn National Airport, 2650 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, Va.
  • Austin, Tex. - May 6, 7, 8, 2008 - Radisson Austin North, 6000 Middle Fiskville Rd., Austin, Tex.
  • Columbus, Ohio - May 20, 21, 22, 2008 - Holiday Inn Columbus-Worthington, 7007 N. High St., Worthington, Ohio

If you have questions about the workshops or need more information, contact Bobby Zarin, director Exempt Organizations Customer Education and Outreach, Tax-Exempt and Government Entities Division, IRS, (202) 283-8868 or tege.eo.ceo@irs.gov.