We can help you setup and maintain your non-profit organization's
tax-exempt status by handling all the IRS reporting for you.
Each year the IRS requires most tax-exempt organizations
to submit the Form 990 and its relations, which includes the
following items.
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Income Statement with
very specific revenue and expense categories like donations,
salaries, postage, rent...
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Balance Sheet with specific
categories like cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable...
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Functional Expense Statement
with all the expenses allocated to either program services,
fundraising, or operations.
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Individual Program Expense Statement
that reports all of the expenses for each program or service
like seminar programs or educational mailings.
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Revenue Support Schedules
that detail the organization's sources of income in specific
categories like charitable donations, membership fees, investment
income.
The IRS uses these very specific revenue
and expense classifications to determine if your organization
will retain its tax-exempt status. So it's imperative that you
build your accounting system around these revenue and expense
classifications.
Here's what we do for you...
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Review and compile your financial statements
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Design, install, and maintain your Accounting
System
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Weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly payroll
preparation
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Payroll Tax Preparation and Deposits
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Provide training for your accounting
personnel
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Complete and file your non-profit status
application
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Provide training for your board on non-profit
financial statement usage and effective budgeting practices
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Prepare and file the 990 and 990T tax
forms
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Prepare your initial start-up documentation,
including incorporation, federal employee identification
number (FEIN), and payroll setup with federal and state
agencies.
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Churches: We prepare the pastoral housing
allowance and other required benefit documentation to meet
the complex dual status of ministers.
If you're starting a new not-for-profit
organization we can help you prepare your organization's 501
(c)(3) application for tax-exempt status.
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Articles of Incorporation containing
the Exempt Purpose Statement as described in IRS Code section
501(c)(3) and defined in Treasury Regulation 1.501(c)(3)-1
Paragraph d and the Dissolution Statement described in Treasury
Regulation 1.501(c)(3)-1 Paragraph b subparagraph 4 ("Organizational
Test").
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Employer Identification Number
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By-laws of the Organization
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Minutes of Board Meetings
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Names, Addresses, and Resumes of Board
Members
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Names and addresses of all Active Members
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Inventory of Assets like cash, furniture,
equipment, property, pledges...
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Inventory of Liabilities like mortgages,
accounts payable, loans...
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Rent/Lease Agreements and Contracts
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Revenue and Expense Statements for the
last four years or as far back as possible if your organization
has been in existence for less than four years.
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Written Reason for Formation and History
of the organization.
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Organization Mission Statement or Statement
of Faith or Beliefs for Churches and other Religious Organizations.
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Organization Activities, Operations and
Programs Documentation including your statement of purpose
& operations, food programs, fundraisers, flyers/brochures/pamphlets...
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Financial Support Documentation including
all sources of revenue like contributions, tithes, offerings,
fundraisers...
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Fund Raising Program Descriptions
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IRS Processing/Filing Fee
We are happy to prepare any of these items if you need help.
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