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IRS.gov Banner EO Update September 10, 2008 Issue Number: 2008-13 Inside This Issue * IRS Announces Elimination of Advance Ruling Process [ #First ] * 2008 Form 990-EZ Instructions Issued [ #Second ] * 1. IRS Announces Elimination of Advance Ruling Process* ________________________________________________________________________ The Internal Revenue Service published temporary Income Tax Regulations [ http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-tege/tempregs_arpe_fedreg090908.pdf ] eliminating the advance ruling process for organizations seeking classification as "publicly supported" charities. Read the FAQs [ http://www.irs.gov/charities/charitable/article/0,,id=184578,00.html ] and other information [ http://www.irs.gov/charities/charitable/article/0,,id=185568,00.html ] on IRS.gov. Back to Top [ #Fifteenth ] ________________________________________________________________________ * 2. 2008 Form 990-EZ Instructions Issued* ________________________________________________________________________ The Internal Revenue Service has released instructions [ http://www.irs.gov/charities/article/0,,id=186630,00.html ] for filing the 2008 Form 990-EZ. The new form is mostly unchanged; however, it has been updated to include certain schedules from the new Form 990, which replace previously unstructured attachments. A Background Paper - 990-EZ [ http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-tege/990_ezinstructions_background_091008.pdf ] is also available. Filing thresholds for Form 990-EZ have been significantly increased for 2008 and later years to allow organizations time to adjust to the new Form 990. Review the filing thresholds [ http://www.irs.gov/charities/article/0,,id=184445,00.html ] to determine whether an organization is eligible to file Form 990-EZ or must file the new Form 990 for 2008. Useful Links: IRS.gov [ http://www.irs.gov/ ] Charities and Nonprofits Homepage [ http://www.irs.gov/charities/index.html ] EO FAQs [ http://www.irs.gov/charities/content/0,,id=96986,00.html ] EO Forms and Publications [ http://www.irs.gov/charities/article/0,,id=96774,00.html ] EO Newsletter [ http://www.irs.gov/charities/article/0,,id=135307,00.html ] Life Cycle [ http://www.irs.gov/charities/charitable/article/0,,id=136459,00.html ] ________________________________________________________________________ Upcoming Events: EO Calendar of Events [ http://www.irs.gov/charities/article/0,,id=96083,00.html ] ________________________________________________________________________ IRS Resources Compliance & Enforcement [ http://www.irs.gov/compliance/index.html ] Contact My Local Office [ http://www.irs.gov/localcontacts/index.html ] e-file [ http://www.irs.gov/efile/index.html ] Forms & Pubs [ http://www.irs.gov/formspubs/index.html ] Frequently Asked Questions [ http://www.irs.gov/faqs/index.html ] News [ http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/index.html ] Taxpayer Advocacy [ http://www.irs.gov/advocate/index.html ] Where to File [ http://www.irs.gov/file/index.html ]
