Form 990 Resources and Tools for Researchers

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Form 990 Resources and Tools for Researchers

If you conduct research about exempt organizations, you may find the following materials of particular interest.

If you want to:	Check out these resources:
Get statistics about tax-exempt organizations, including a list of organizations the IRS recognizes as exempt	Statistical Information About Tax-Exempt Organizations Lists of recognized exempt organizations
Get a copy of an organization's return-- From the organization From the IRS	FAQs about the Exempt Organization Public Disclosure Requirements Non-Compliance with Exempt Organizations Public Disclosure Requirements Charitable Organizations - Substantiation and Disclosure Requirements Exempt Organizations - Disclosures Required Exempt Organizations Public Disclosure - Obtaining Copies of Documents from IRS
Find out the requirements to file exempt organizations annual returns	Tax Year 2010 Form 990 - Forms and Instructions 2010 Forms 990 and 990-EZ - Significant Changes Which 990 Series Return to File (Filing Thresholsd)
Find out why the IRS modified its annual return for tax-exempt organizations	Chronological History of Form 990 Redesign Form 990 Instructions and Background Documents Background Paper--Form 990, Moving From the Old to the New Background Paper--Summary of Form 990 Redesign Process IRS Phone Forum Program: Draft Redesigned Form 990 Form 990 Redesign For Tax Year 2008 (Filed in 2009) Frequently Asked Questions Form 990 Redesign Discussion Draft IRS Issues Instructions for New Form 990 (news release) IRS Releases Discussion Draft of Redesigned Form 990 for Tax-Exempt Organizations (news release)

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