+Who's minding the store on nonprofits?
The NTA report criticized the 1023-EZ’s “checkbox approach” that asks applicants to attest that they qualify for a tax exemption rather than having to demonstrate that they meet the requirements.
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+Some Charities Misuse IRS Short Registration Form, Chronicle Data Suggests
The findings point to "abnormalities," because it typically takes a long time for new nonprofits to establish themselves and grow, said Tim Delaney, president of the National Council of Nonprofits.
+Inadequate IRS funding will create shady nonprofits
A rational solution would have been to increase the workforce, shorten the wait time and continue the screen. Instead, in 2014, the feds created a new solution: the new form “1023EZ." For $400, the new entity, if it will have less than $50,000 in...
+IRS Improperly Granted Charity Status to EZ Filers
The shorter form may have helped reduce the IRS’s backlog of applications, but it has invited fraud, said Tim Delaney, president of the National Council of Nonprofits.
+For nonprofits, easiest not always best
A number of nonprofit advocate groups are deeply concerned about the new form.
+I.R.S. Shortcut to Tax-Exempt Status Is Under Fire
"In many communities, it takes more to get a library card than it takes to get this new exempt status," said Tim Delaney, president and chief executive of the National Council of Nonprofits, a network of charitable groups.
