"PUBLIC DISCLOSURES"
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PUBLIC DISCLOSURE
A nonprofit organization must provide copies on request of its original application for tax exemption, including any supporting documents filed by the organization in support of its application, plus any letter document issued by the IRS in connection with the application. In addition, the organization must provide copies of its annual IRS information returns for the past three years, including all schedules and attachments.
When a request for information is made in person, the organization is required to furnish the requested information immediately under IRS guidelines. If the request is in writing, the documents must be furnished within 30 days from the date of the request.
Organizations are exempt from the above requirements if they have made the documents widely available, such as posting them on a web site, or if it can be demonstrated that the requests are part of a harassment campaign. If the organization elects to post the information on a web site, specific IRS criteria must be followed which produces an exact reproduction of the information - HTML format is not acceptable. BANK RECONCILIATION
Upon receipt of the monthly bank statement, the balance indicated on the statement shall be reconciled to the bank account balance in the general ledger as of the last day of the month.
Items needed to complete the bank reconciliation:
Prior month's bank reconciliation
Bank statement
Check Register and/or Cash Disbursements Journal
Cash Receipts Journal
General Ledger
A nonprofit organization must provide copies on request of its original application for tax exemption, including any supporting documents filed by the organization in support of its application, plus any letter document issued by the IRS in connection with the application. In addition, the organization must provide copies of its annual IRS information returns for the past three years, including all schedules and attachments.
When a request for information is made in person, the organization is required to furnish the requested information immediately under IRS guidelines. If the request is in writing, the documents must be furnished within 30 days from the date of the request.
Organizations are exempt from the above requirements if they have made the documents widely available, such as posting them on a web site, or if it can be demonstrated that the requests are part of a harassment campaign. If the organization elects to post the information on a web site, specific IRS criteria must be followed which produces an exact reproduction of the information - HTML format is not acceptable. BANK RECONCILIATION
Upon receipt of the monthly bank statement, the balance indicated on the statement shall be reconciled to the bank account balance in the general ledger as of the last day of the month.
Items needed to complete the bank reconciliation:
Prior month's bank reconciliation
Bank statement
Check Register and/or Cash Disbursements Journal
Cash Receipts Journal
General Ledger
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Organizational Documents
Initial Articles of Incorporation Amended Articles of Incorporation By Laws IRS Determination Letter IRS Group Exemption Status Letter (if required) Financial Documents 2010 990EZ 2009 990EZ 2008 990EZ 2007 990EZ 2006 990EZ Annual Reports 2010 Annual Report. 2009 Annual Report 2008 Annual Report 2007 Annual Report 2006 Annual Report The above documents must be held in safekeeping in a corporate records binder, normally in possession of the secretary |
