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We ask for the information on this form to carry out the Internal Revenue laws of the United States. You are required to give us the information. We need it to ensure that you are complying with these laws.
The organization is not required to provide the information requested on a form that is subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act unless the form displays a valid OMB control number. Books or records relating to a form or its instructions must be retained as long as their contents can become material in the administration of any Internal Revenue law. The rules governing the confidentiality of Forms 990 and 990-EZ, are covered in section 6104.
The time needed to complete and file this form and related schedules will vary depending on individual circumstances. The estimated average times are:
| Form | Recordkeeping | Learning about the law or the form | Preparing the form |
Copying, assembling, and sending the form to the IRS |
| 990 | 119 hr., 6 min. | 16 hr., 4 min. | 22 hr., 26 min. | 1 hr., 4 min. |
| 990-EZ | 33 hr., 57 min. | 11 hr., 33 min. | 14 hr., 28 min. | 32 min. |
| Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) | 39 hr., 56 min. | 6 hr., 51 min. | 7 hr., 48 min. | - - - - - |
| Schedule B (Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF) | 5 hr., 58 min. | 1 hr., 35 min. | 1 hr., 45 min. | - - - - - |
| Schedule C (Form 990 or 990-EZ) | 22 hr., 0 min. | 42 min. | 1 hr., 5 min. | - - - - - |
| Schedule D (Form 990) | 20 hr., 48 min. | 30 min. | 51 min. | - - - - - |
| Schedule E (Form 990 or 990-EZ) | 5 hr., 30 min. | 53 min. | 1 hr., 1 min. | - - - - - |
| Schedule F (Form 990) | 7 hr., 53 min. | 6 min. | 13 min. | - - - - - |
| Schedule G (Form 990 or 990-EZ) | 24 hr., 23 min. | 24 min. | 48 min. | - - - - - |
| Schedule H (Form 990) | 95 hr., 39 min. | 35 min. | 2 hr., 11 min. | - - - - - |
| Schedule I (Form 990) | 5 hr., 15 min. | 18 min. | 23 min. | - - - - - |
| Schedule J (Form 990) | 5 hr., 44 min. | 1 hr., 17 min. | 1 hr., 26 min. | - - - - - |
| Schedule K (Form 990) | 11 hr., 28 min. | 2 hr., 22 min. | 2 hr., 40 min. | - - - - - |
| Schedule L (Form 990 or 990-EZ) | 6 hr., 27 min. | 1 hr., 17 min. | 1 hr., 27 min. | - - - - - |
| Schedule M (Form 990) | 28 hr., 27 min. | 35 min. | 1 hr., 5 min. | - - - - - |
| Schedule N (Form 990 or 990-EZ) | 7 hr., 39 min. | 42 min. | 51 min. | - - - - - |
| Schedule O (Form 990 or 990-EZ) | 43 min. | - - - - - | - - - - - | - - - - - |
| Schedule R (Form 990) | 14 hr., 35 min. | 1 hr., 12 min. | 1 hr., 28 min. | - - - - - |
Comments and suggestions. We welcome your comments about these instructions and your suggestions for future editions.
You can write to us at the following address:
Internal Revenue Service
Tax Products Coordinating Committee
SE:W:CAR:MP:T:M:S
1111 Constitution Ave. NW, IR-6526
Washington, DC 20224
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You can email us at taxforms@irs.gov. Please put “Forms Comment” on the subject line. You can also send us comments from www.irs.gov/formspubs/, select “Comment on Tax Forms and Publications” under “Information about.”
Although we cannot respond individually to each comment received, we do appreciate your feedback and will consider your comments as we revise our tax products.
Do not send your return to this address. Instead, see the General Instructions, Part E for the location for filing your return.
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