The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Exempt Organizations is offering a workshop in three cities for small and mid-sized 501(c)(3) exempt organizations to explain how they keep their tax-exempt status and comply with tax obligations.

Now that the comment period for the draft Form 990 is closed, the IRS has posted all comments on its website, including the comments submitted by OMB Watch (Comments September 14, Part III.)

Today the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight held a hearing to consider whether charitable organizations serve the needs of diverse communities. Click here for a witness list and testimony.

On Sept. 14, OMB Watch submitted comments to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on the proposed revisions of Form 990, the required tax filing form for nonprofit organizations. Our concerns address sections that relate to civic participation through nonprofit organizations, primarily Schedule C, on political campaign and lobbying activities. OMB Watch raised a number of concerns about the revisions and offered suggestions on how to improve the form. Read coverage of OMB Watch comments in BNA Money and Politics ($$), "OMB Watch Says Service Should Drop Some Form 990 Lobbying Expense Reporting."