Publication 553 |
2000 Tax Year |
2000 Changes
New Forms Required To Be Filed By Certain Political Organizations
Form 8871.
New Form 8871, Political Organization Notice of Section 527
Status, is used by certain political organizations to notify the
IRS that the organization is to be treated as a section 527
organization.
Every political organization that is to be treated as a political
organization under the rules of section 527 must file Form 8871,
except:
- An organization that reasonably expects its annual gross
receipts to always be less than $25,000,
- A political committee required to report under the Federal
Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431 et seq.), or
- A tax-exempt organization described in section 501(c) that
is treated as having political organization taxable income under
section 527(f)(1).
Form 8871 must be filed within 24 hours of the organization's
formation. The form must be filed both electronically and in writing.
The form is filed electronically at the IRS web site at
www.irs.gov/bus_info/ eo/pol-file.html. Before filing Form
8871, the political organization must have its own employer
identification number (EIN), even if it does not have any employees.
For more information about the filing requirements for political
organizations, see Revenue Ruling 2000-49 in Internal Revenue
Bulletin 2000-44.
Form 8872.
New Form 8872, Political Organization Report of Contributions
and Expenditures, is filed by every section 527 political
organization that accepts a contribution or makes an expenditure for
an exempt function after July 1, 2000, unless it meets one of the
following exceptions to filing.
- An organization that reasonably expects its annual gross
receipts to always be less than $25,000.
- A political committee required to report under the Federal
Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431 et seq.).
- A tax-exempt organization described in section 501(c) that
is treated as having political organization taxable income under
section 527(f)(1).
- A state or local committee of a political party or political
committee of a state or local candidate.
See the Form 8872 instructions for various due dates, reporting
requirements, and the definition of an "election."
More information.
For other tax law changes affecting political organizations, see
the 2000 Form 1120-POL, U.S. Income Tax Return for Certain
Political Organizations.
New Schedule B (Form 990 or 990-EZ) to List
Contributors
Organizations that file Form 990, Return of Organization
Exempt From Income Tax, or Form 990-EZ, Short Form
Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax, may now be
required to attach a completed Schedule B, Schedule of
Contributors, to their returns. All organizations must file the
new Schedule B if they receive contributions, gifts, grants, or any
similar amounts of $5,000 or more from any one contributor. Section
501(c)(7), 501(c)(8), or 501(c)(10) organizations must file the new
Schedule B if they receive any contribution during the year for
certain purposes (for example, charitable or religious) even if the
total amount received is less than $5,000.
A Schedule B (Form 990 or 990-EZ) filed for a section 527
political organization is open to public inspection. A Schedule B
filed for other organizations is not open to public inspection.
For more information, see the instructions for Schedule B (Form 990
or 990-EZ).
Disclosure Rules for
Private Foundations
New disclosure rules for private foundations went into effect in
2000. A private foundation filing an annual return due on or after
March 13, 2000, must follow the same disclosure rules as other
tax-exempt organizations such as:
- Making copies of its exemption application and its annual
information returns available for public inspection without charge at
its principal, regional, and district offices during regular business
hours, and
- Providing copies to individuals who request them.
A private foundation can also make its documents widely available
by posting them on the Internet. The foundation is no longer required
to publish a notice in the newspaper stating its annual return is
available for public inspection at its principal office. Unlike other
tax-exempt organizations, a private foundation must disclose the names
and addresses of its contributors.
New Form 8868 to Request
Extension of Time to File
An exempt organization can use the new Form 8868, Application
for Extension of Time to File an Exempt Organization Return, to
request an automatic 3-month extension of time (6 months for Form
990-T corporations) to file its return. Organizations can also
use Form 8868 to apply for an additional (not automatic) 3-month
extension if the original 3-month extension was not enough time. For
more information, see the instructions for Form 8868.
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