How To Never Mistake IRS Form 990 and Form 990-N Again

Tomorrow is your Form 990 due date! But before you file it is important to know which 990 tax form is required by the IRS. File Form 990 based on the financial status of your organization before tomorrow’s deadline!

IRS Form 990 and IRS Form 990-N (e-Postcard) are the most confused forms. If you are responsible for filing your nonprofit’s tax return, you need to know that which form is required by your tax-exempt organization.  Today we will dig deeper into how never to mistake IRS Form 990 and Form 990-N again.

How To Never Mistake IRS Form 990 and Form 990-N Again

To make a long story short, IRS Form 990-N (e-Postcard) is for nonprofit organizations with gross receipts that do NOT exceed $50,000. This form is typically filed by smaller nonprofit organizations and is the quickest 990 tax form to complete. 

The following type of nonprofit organizations are not permitted to file an IRS Form 990-N:

• Political organizations required to file an exempt organization return annually 
• Private foundations (File Form 990-PF)
• Supporting organizations such as:
• Organizations with gross receipts $5,000 or less and classified as a section 501(c)(3) religious organization. 
• Auxiliaries of Churches
• Exclusive religious activities (by religious orders) 

Although these types of organizations are not permitted to file Form 990-N (e-Postcard), they must still file a Form 990 tax form to remain tax-exempt and avoid hefty IRS penalties. The appropriate form for your organization is based on your gross receipts and assets. One of the following forms must be filed by May 15th.

Form 990 Series 

Form 990-N (e-Postcard) - For organizations reporting gross receipts less than $50,000

Form 990-EZ (Short Form) - For organizations reporting gross receipts less than $200,000 and total assets less than $500,000

Form 990 (Long Form) - For organizations reporting gross receipts equal to or greater than $200,000 and total assets equal to or greater than $500,000

Form 990-PF - For organizations identifying as an exempt private foundation, taxable private foundation, or a nonexempt charitable trust treated as a private foundation.

For more information about which 990 tax form your organization should file and where to file Form 990, click here. If you are ready to file, ExpressTaxExempt has everything you need to remain compliant with the IRS by e-filing Form 990.

If you need more time apply for an extension for Form 990 using tax extension Form 8868.

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What Taxes Does Your Nonprofit Need to File?

As the seasons change and the holidays quickly approach, it’s pretty easy to unintentionally put tax
filing concerns on the back burner.

While some organizations may have already filed their 990 forms this year, others that operate on a fiscal tax year might have a deadline that is right around the corner. 

If your tax exempt organization operated on a fiscal tax year of July 1, 2016 - June 30, 2017, you must file Form 990-N, Form 990-EZ, Form 990, Form 990-PF or Form 1120-POL by next Wednesday, November 15, 2017.

Filing Form 990-N (e-Postcard) with ExpressTaxExempt is very easy and can be completed within minutes. With just three steps, you can file and transmit your Form 990-N (e-Postcard) directly to the IRS and keep your exempt status. 

How To File Form 990-N

1. Search Organization’s EIN - Enter your Employer Identification Number (EIN) to view filing history and e-file your Form 990-N to the IRS. 
2. Select Filing Year - Choose the available tax year from your filing history list to e-file and create an account to review your filing details. You can also update any of your organization information if necessary. 
3. Review & Transmit to the IRS - Complete payment information and transmit your e-Postcard to the IRS instantly. You can review your payment receipt or summary of e-Postcard once you transmit your return.

Information Needed To File Form 990-N

Employer Identification Number (EIN)

Tax Year

Legal Name & Address

Different Names Used By The Organization, if applicable

Website, if applicable

Name & Address Of A Principal Officer

Confirmation Of Gross Receipts Of $50,000 Or Less

A Statement That The Organization Is Going Out Of Business, if applicable 

Benefits of Filing with ExpressTaxExempt

Why should you e-file with ExpressTaxExempt instead of other tax filing providers?

Honestly, the list of reasons is too long to post, but here are a few reasons why:

With ExpressTaxExempt you can e-file your 990-N as well as 990-EZ, 990, 990-PF, or 1120-POL forms in the most simple and easiest method possible. We even offer extension Form 8868, which provides you with an additional 6 months to file.

Our recently reduced pricing for filing Form 990 Series returns is paired with several exclusive features such as bulk upload for large amounts of information, mobile filing for iOS and Android devices, error-checks which make sure you don't leave any necessary fields blank, and live phone, chat and email support for any questions you may have.

Furthermore, ExpressTaxExempt takes the security of its users very seriously and ensures that all information entered and stored with our intensive, up-to-date web securities which are guaranteed to safeguard your private information. 

Final Steps

With all of these benefits, features, and reduced pricing for all 990 forms, why go through all the stress and time it takes to paper file? E-file your appropriate Form 990 Series return before the November 15 due date with the #1 authorized IRS e-file provider, ExpressTaxExempt. Contact our support team of e-file experts at 704.839.2321 for any questions or help with your e-filing experience. We’re available Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. EST or reach us 24/7 via email with support@ExpressTaxExempt.com.

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Upcoming Form 990-N Deadline: Be Sure to File by July 15

An important deadline is approaching for tax exempt organizations and Form 990-N e-filers! Organizations that operate on a fiscal tax year may need to file a return by next week in order to keep their organization's current tax exempt status.

Form 990-N (e-Postcard) is due every year by the 15th day of the 5th month after the close of your tax year. A tax year is usually 12 consecutive months and is categorized as either a calendar tax year (January 1 - December 31) or a fiscal tax year (a period ending on the last day of any month except December).  Organization’s whose fiscal tax year ended in the month of February should file their Form 990-N via ExpressTaxExempt  by July 15. Since the July 15 due date falls on a Saturday, you will have two extra days to submit since filing will be extended to the following business day, which would be Monday, July 17th. Once again, all 990-N Forms for groups that have a fiscal tax year which ends in February should file no later than Monday, July 17th.

Although there is no penalty for filing Form 990-N late, organizations that fail to file for three consecutive years will automatically lose their tax-exempt status.

Filing a Form 990-N (e-Postcard) for your organization is very easy through ExpressTaxExempt and can be completed in three simple steps:

Search Organization's EIN 

• Enter your Employer Identification Number (EIN) to view filing history and e-file your Form 990-N to the IRS. 

Select Filing Year

• Choose the available tax year from your filing history list to e-file and create an account to review your filing details. You can also update any of your organization information if necessary. 

Review & Transmit to the IRS

• Complete payment information and transmit your e-Postcard to the IRS instantly. You can review your payment receipt or summary of e-Postcard once you transmit your return. 

And just like that, your form is filed with the IRS and your organization remains tax exempt. It’s really easy as 1-2-3! If things are busy with your organization and you just don’t have the time to file the Form 990-N you can just take a few minutes and file Form 8868 with ExpressExtension and apply for a 6-month filing extension to get some more time.

Although your organization’s due date may not be July 15, you may have one coming up soon. Reference our Fiscal Tax Year Filing Calendar chart below to find out your deadline:

Tax Year Begin Date	Tax Year End Date	Form 990 Deadline
January 1	December 31	May 15
February 1	January 31	June 15
March 1	February 28/29	July 15
April 1	March 31	August 15
May 1	April 30	September 15
June 1	May 31	October 15
July 1	June 30	November 15
August 1	July 31	December 15
September 1	August 31	January 15
October 1	September 30	February 15
November 1	October 31	March 15
December 1	November 30	April 15

As always, feel free to contact our support team of e-file experts at 704.839.2321 for any questions or help with your e-filing experience. We’re here to assist you Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. EST or feel free to reach us 24/7 via email at support@ExpressTaxExempt.com.

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How to Get Premium Support to File Your 990 Form

E-filing for the first time?

Do you find yourself having multiple questions while filing?

Do you consider yourself to be non “tech-savvy?”

As the premier hub for everything tax exempt, ExpressTaxExempt continues to provide you with easy-to-use e-filing for 990 Forms and extensions for your organization to submit its tax return to the IRS. Although we’ve designed our program to be completed smoothly, we still realize that reporting to the IRS can be rather intimidating, to say the least, which is why we offer all users the option to take advantage of our exclusive ExpressTaxExempt Premium Support service.

Headquartered in beautiful Rock Hill, South Carolina, our premium support team will provide you with the following incentives during your session:

• Assistance from a live professional
• Help you fill out & complete your tax return from start to finish
• Fix any filing errors
• Provide step-by-step instructions

Make life and the e-filing process much easier by taking advantage of our Premium Support feature and scheduling a session today at ExpressTaxExempt. Upon logging into your account,  simply click “Premium Support” under the “My Account” tab in the top-right corner, select an appointment date using the calendar, and choose an available appointment time.

Contact our support team of e-file experts at 704.839.2321 for any questions or help with your e-filing experience. We’re here to assist you Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. EST or feel free to reach us 24/7 via email at support@ExpressTaxExempt.com.

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Have You Seen Our New e-Postcard Site Yet??

Did ya hear? Did ya hear?!

We’ve officially launched our super-special, super-simplified site just for 990-N e-filers!

It’s epostcard.expresstaxexempt.com and it truly is the easiest, quickest, and safest way to e-file your tax-exempt organization’s Form 990-N. You see that search bar up there? Entering your organization’s EIN (Employer Identification Number) is the first of just three steps to e-filing your return with the IRS.

Once you enter your organization’s EIN, our new little site will pull up your organization’s information as the IRS has it to confirm that your organization name and EIN match, as well as your tax year and whether or not it’s time to file Form 990-N for the current tax year. From this page, you’ll also be able to see a brief summary of your 990-N filing history with the IRS.

Once you’ve selected the tax year for which you’d like to file, you’ll either be taken to your ExpressTaxExempt account or be prompted to create one so you can e-file your return. You can also take this time to update any organizational information you need to. Then, simply pay the one-time fee to transmit your return and send it off to the IRS!

Don’t need to file? There’s plenty of other stuff to do on our e-Postcard site! You can check your organization’s tax-exempt status, view our pricing and customer testimonials, and learn more about nonprofit e-filing by browsing our FAQ section.

So go check it out! And if you have any questions, you can give us a call, email us, or live chat us right from the new site!

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Calendar Year Filers: Today's Your Last Day to Submit Form 990!

Today’s the big day: May 15 is finally here!

If you’re filing the 990 Form for your organization that operates on a calendar tax year, there’s a chance you’ve been preparing for this day all year! Well, maybe not if you’re e-filing Form 990-N, but it’s just as important to make sure you file that one on time as well.

To clarify: calendar year filers are those organizations that operate on a fiscal year that follows the calendar year, January 1 to December 31. So if your yearly financial obligations are grouped starting on January 1 and ending on December 31 each year, this means you.

Now, those of you paper filing a 990 Form, make sure to have that bad boy complete, stamped, and mailed TODAY to the following address:

Internal Revenue Service Center

Ogden, UT 84201-0027

Or this address if you’re using a private delivery service:

201 West Rivercenter Blvd.

Attn: Extracting Stop 312

Covington, KY 41011

But those of you who have jumped on the e-filing wagon, you’re in for a real treat: you have until 11:59 p.m. (your time) to securely transmit your 990 Form with an IRS-authorized e-filing option. Luckily, you’ve got one right here with ExpressTaxExempt!

990-N (e-Postcard) filers, you can use our new site, epostcard.expresstaxexempt.com to complete your return in just three steps! And for those of you filing longer 990 Forms, like the 990-EZ, 990-PF, or the actual 990 Long Form, you can get your return done just as easily - but, of course, in a few more steps - with your ExpressTaxExempt account. We’ve broken down the forms into an interview-style, Q & A format so completing your 990 Form is easier than ever. We’ve also got built-in error checks to make sure no box is left incomplete and no “t” is left uncrossed.

Not to mention, we’ve got the 990 extension form, Form 8868, on hand that you can e-file right from your ETE account if you think you’re going to need more time to complete your form. And if you have any questions at all during the process, we’re here to help! Our customer support team is available via phone, live chat, and email to help make sure your form gets e-filed, so don’t hesitate to reach out to us.

So what are you waiting for? Time’s running out to file your Form 990!

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Final Reminder for May 15 Filing Deadline

Alright, guys, here it is. Big breath. Your final reminder that the May 15th deadline is literally right around the corner and, if your tax-exempt organization operates on a calendar tax year, that means you need to file a Form 990 by then!

Got it? Good. Because now you’re on your own!

Okay, don’t worry: we wouldn’t really leave you all on your own.

While it is up to you to make sure that 990 Form gets filed on time, ExpressTaxExempt is here to help you every step of the way, from “Start New Form” to “Transmit My Return”! Whether you need to file Form 990, 990-EZ, the 990-N, or 990-PF, you can complete your return just by signing up for an account, answering a few questions about your tax-exempt organization, and securely transmitting it to the IRS.

This year, we even have a fancy-pants new site just for the 990-N filers! It’s epostcard.expresstaxexempt.com, and you can use it to check the tax-exempt status of your organization, your organization’s filing history, and, yes, securely e-file that e-Postcard. There’s no need to sign up again; if you already have an ExpressTaxExempt account, you can use it to e-file on ePostcard!

And if you get in there and get started on your 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF and realize that you’re still going to need more time to complete your return, you can take a break and e-file the 8868 Extension Form right from your account. You’ll get an automatic six-month extension of time to file and can come back to your account to complete your return sometime before your new November deadline.

As always, if you need any questions while you’re filing or need help getting started, don’t hesitate to reach out to us! Just give us a call at (704) 839-2321, live chat with us, or send us an email to support@ExpressTaxExempt.com and we’ll be more than happy to help.

Happy filing everyone!

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Search Filing History with e-Postcard Site

As if you needed another reminder that the deadline for tax-exempt organizations operating on calendar tax years to file their version of Form 990 is coming up, we’ve got another one for you: if you’re a tax-exempt organization and your fiscal year operates from January 1 to December 31, the deadline to file your 990 Form is coming up on Monday, May 15!

But today, we mostly wanted to let you know all this so that you can get your past 990 Forms and other filing records in order. While you don’t always need your documents from previous years, it never hurts to have them on hand. In fact, the IRS recommends you hold onto any tax documents for at least up to three years just in case you need them for future filings or in the event of an audit.

Form 990-N filers may arguably have even more reason to know where they can access previous filing records. Tax-exempt organizations that make fewer than $50,000 in gross receipts during the year, aka those who fall under the 990-N filing requirements, technically only have to file Form 990-N every three years - if they qualify for 990-N filing all three years, that is. If a tax-exempt organization goes three years without filing, however, they automatically lose tax-exempt status.

With ExpressTaxExempt’s new online option for 990-N e-filers, epostcard.expresstaxexempt.com, not only can you quickly e-file your Form 990-N, but you can also view your previous filing history with the IRS! It’s simple: all you need to do is visit the site and enter your organization’s EIN into the search bar. On the next screen, you’ll see a summary of your filing history, including whether the IRS accepted or rejected your previous returns. You can then continue along the next few steps to e-file Form 990-N.

If your organization has never filed a Form 990-N with the IRS before or isn’t required to file Form 990-N, you may see a screen that says no results were found. But from this page, you can still create an account with ExpressTaxExempt and continue to e-file a Form 990-N.

Of course, if you have any questions about how to view your filing history or e-file your 990-N, we’re here and happy to help! Just give us a call at (704) 839-2321, send us a live chat, or email us at support@ExpressTaxExempt.com!

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