Situations in Which Church Audit Procedures Do Not Apply
The church examination procedures do not apply to the following:
- Routine requests for information or inquiries on matters that do not primarily concern the organization’s tax status or liability,
- Criminal investigations,
- Termination assessments under Internal Revenue Code section 6851 or jeopardy assessments under section 6861,
- Any case involving the church’s knowing failure to file a return or willful attempt to defeat or evade tax (including failure to withhold or pay social security or other employment or income tax required to be withheld from wages), or
- Any inquiry or examination relating to the tax status or liability of persons or organizations other than the church (including contributors).
Additional information
- IRM 4.76.3
- Update on Church Examinations Under IRC 7611, 1992 EO CPE Text Topic A
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