Received: from smailer1.service.govdelivery.com ([208.42.190.242]:46205 helo=static-242.service.govdelivery.com) by stodi.digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.76) (envelope-from ) id 1RBB1F-0000Zy-8y for secretary@lojban.org; Tue, 04 Oct 2011 12:51:24 -0700 Received: from service.govdelivery.com ([10.10.22.164]) by static-242.service.govdelivery.com (StrongMail Enterprise 5.1.0.1(5.1.0.1-57285)); Tue, 04 Oct 2011 14:51:11 -0500 X-VirtualServer: Default, static-242.service.govdelivery.com, 10.10.22.242 X-VirtualServerGroup: Default X-MailingID: 1277086182::20111004.3235061::1001::MDB-PRD-BUL-20111004.3235061::secretary@lojban.org::146202 X-SMHeaderMap: mid="X-MailingID" X-Destination-ID: secretary@lojban.org X-SMFBL: c2VjcmV0YXJ5QGxvamJhbi5vcmc= Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_6B6_2BBB_0A0FDDA2.51097EF4" x-subscriber: rAbWeDFG5+gJOD/umQ5uzVNM3kIdTDaV X-AccountCode: USIRS Errors-To: info99@service.govdelivery.com Reply-To: Exempt Organization Update MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: <1317753536000.134262.13993328.bulletin.irs@service.govdelivery.com> Subject: EO Update - e-News for Charities and Nonprofits Date: Tue, 04 Oct 2011 14:51:11 -0500 To: secretary@lojban.org From: Exempt Organization Update X-Spam-Score: -0.5 (/) X-Spam_score: -0.5 X-Spam_score_int: -4 X-Spam_bar: / ------=_NextPart_6B6_2BBB_0A0FDDA2.51097EF4 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable IRS.gov Banner=20 EO Update - e-News for Charities and Nonprofits October 4, 2011=20 =20 Useful Links: IRS.gov [ http://www.irs.gov/ ] Charities and Nonprofits=20 Homepage [ http://www.irs.gov/charities/index.html ] EO FAQs [ http://www.irs.gov/charities/content/0,,id=3D96986,00.html ] EO Forms and Publications [ http://www.irs.gov/charities/article/0,,id=3D= 96774,00.html ] EO Newsletter [ http://www.irs.gov/charities/article/0,,id=3D135307,00.ht= ml ] Life Cycle [ http://www.irs.gov/charities/charitable/article/0,,id=3D1364= 59,00.html ] ________________________________________________________________________ Upcoming Events: EO Calendar of Events [ http://www.irs.gov/charities/article/0,,id=3D9608= 3,00.html ] ________________________________________________________________________ IRS Resources Compliance & Enforcement [ http://www.irs.gov/compliance/index.html ] Contact My Local Office [ http://www.irs.gov/localcontacts/index.html ] e-file [ http://www.irs.gov/efile/index.html ] Forms & Pubs [ http://www.irs.gov/formspubs/index.html ] Frequently Asked Questions [ http://www.irs.gov/faqs/index.html ] News [ http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/index.html ] Taxpayer Advocacy [ http://www.irs.gov/advocate/index.html ] Where to File [ http://www.irs.gov/file/index.html ] ________________________________________________________________________ =20 Issue Number:=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A02011-16 Inside This Issue * Webinar: Reporting Employer Health Care Coverage on Form W-2 [ #First= ]=20 * New Voluntary Worker Classification Settlement Program [ #Second ]=20= * Western Conference on Tax-Exempt Organizations [ #Third ]=20 * Register Now for Workshops for Small and Medium-Sized 501(c)(3) Organ= izations [ #Fourth ]=20 * Political Organization Filing System Unavailable October 8-10 [ #Fift= h ]=20 * Reminder: Renew PTINs Beginning October 15 [ #Sixth ]=20 * New=C2=A0Guidance on=C2=A0Church Plan Determination Letter Requests [= #Seventh ]=20 ________________________________________________________________________ *=C2=A0=C2=A01.=C2=A0=C2=A0Webinar: Reporting Employer Health Care Covera= ge on Form W-2* _________________________________________________________= _______________ An October 31 webinar [ http://www.visualwebcaster.com/IRS/82090/reg.asp?= id=3D82090 ] will explain the "Affordable Care Act" provision that requir= es some employers to report health care coverage on Form W-2. Related Links: * IR 2011-31 [ http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=3D237870,00.ht= ml ], IRS Issues Interim Guidance on Information Reporting of Employer-Sp= onsored Health Coverage=20 * Employer-Provided Health Coverage Informational Reporting Requirement= s: Frequently Asked Questions [ http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id= =3D237894,00.html ]=20 Back to Top [ #Fifteenth ] ________________________________________________________________________ *=C2=A0=C2=A02.=C2=A0=C2=A0New Voluntary Worker Classification Settlement= Program* _______________________________________________________________= _________ The IRS has launched a new program [ http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/= 0,,id=3D246203,00.html ] that will enable many employers, including tax-e= xempt employers, to resolve past worker classification issues and come ba= ck into compliance by making a minimal payment covering past payroll tax = obligations rather than waiting for an IRS audit.=C2=A0 To be eligible for the=C2=A0new Voluntary Classification Settlement Progr= am=C2=A0an applicant must: * Consistently have treated the workers as nonemployees in the past=20 * Filed all required Forms 1099 for the workers for the previous three = years=20 * Not currently be under audit=C2=A0by the IRS, Department of Labor or = a state agency concerning the classification of these workers.=20 Full details, including FAQs, will be available on the Employment Tax Pag= es of IRS.gov and in Announcement 2011-64 [ http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-dr= op/a-11-64.pdf ]. Back to Top [ #Fifteenth ] ________________________________________________________________________ *=C2=A0=C2=A03.=C2=A0=C2=A0Western Conference on Tax- Exempt Organization= s* ________________________________________________________________________ The annual Western Conference on Tax-Exempt Organizations [ http://events= .lls.edu/eotax/11/info.html ] will be held on November 17 & 18, 2011 at t= he Los Angeles Downtown Marriott Hotel=C2=A0on South Figueroa Street in L= os Angeles, CA. The two-day program for tax professionals and organizatio= n executives is jointly sponsored by IRS Exempt Organizations and Loyola = Law School. Register by October 21 to qualify for the "early bird" regist= ration fee. Back to Top [ #Fifteenth ] ________________________________________________________________________ *=C2=A0=C2=A04.=C2=A0=C2=A0*Register Now for Workshops for Small and Medi= um-Sized 501(c)(3) Organizations** ______________________________________= __________________________________ Plan to attend one of Exempt Organization's popular workshops for small a= nd medium-sized 501(c)(3) organizations this fall. Each one-day workshop, presented by experienced Exempt Organizations spec= ialists, will explain what 501(c)(3) organizations must do to keep their = tax-exempt status and comply with tax obligations. This popular introduct= ory workshop is designed especially for administrators or volunteers who = are responsible for an organization's tax compliance as well as those int= erested in careers in the nonprofit sector. Registration is now available for: * November 1, 2011 [ http://www.umsl.edu/divisions/graduate/ppa/npml/no= ncredit.html#IRS ] in St. Louis, MO, "hosted by University of Missouri, S= t. Louis" "=EF=BB=BF"=20 * November 3, 2011 [ http://golead.missouristate.edu/107833.htm ] in Sp= ringfield, MO, "hosted by Missouri State University."=20 Information about February workshops in Bloomington and Indianapolis, Ind= iana, hosted by the Indiana University - Bloomington=C2=A0School of Publi= c and Environmental=C2=A0Affairs and the Center on Philanthropy at Indian= a University is coming=C2=A0soon. Back to Top [ #Fifteenth ] ________________________________________________________________________ *=C2=A0=C2=A05.=C2=A0=C2=A0Political Organization Filing System Unavailab= le October 8 -10* _______________________________________________________= _________________ The Political Organization Filing and Disclosure application [ http://www= .irs.gov/charities/political/article/0,,id=3D109644,00.html ] will be una= vailable=C2=A0from 8:00 am EST on Saturday, October 8, 2011 through Monda= y, October 10, 2011, at 12:00 pm (noon) EST.=C2=A0 The POFD login and sea= rch functions will not be operational during the shutdown, which is neces= sary in order to install routine patches and make firewall upgrades. Back to Top [ #Fifteenth ] ________________________________________________________________________ *=C2=A0=C2=A06.=C2=A0=C2=A0Reminder: Renew PTINs Beginning October 15* __= ______________________________________________________________________ Attention return preparers! Don't forget to renew your PTIN on time. Noti= ce 2011-80 [ http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-drop/n-11-80.pdf ] provides that = PTINs must now be renewed on a calendar year basis.=C2=A0 All PTIN holder= s must renew their numbers using the online PTIN application or paper For= m W-12 and pay the required fee ($64.25 for 2012) after October 15 and be= fore January=C2=A01 annually.=C2=A0 For more information about PTINs and other return preparer requirements v= isit IRS.gov [ http://www.irs.gov/taxpros/article/0,,id=3D210909,00.html = ]. Back to Top [ #Fifteenth ] ________________________________________________________________________ *=C2=A0=C2=A07.=C2=A0=C2=A0New=C2=A0Guidance on Church Plan Determination= Letter Requests* _______________________________________________________= _________________ Revenue Procedure 2011-44 [ http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-drop/rp-11-44.pdf = ] modifies the procedures for filing a church plan determination letter r= equest.=C2=A0 The revenue procedure provides that plan participants and o= ther interested parties must be notified of the determination letter requ= est. Back to Top [ #Fifteenth ] ________________________________________________________________________ If you have a technical or procedural question relating to Exempt Organiz= ations, visit the Charities and Nonprofits [ http://www.irs.gov/eo ] home= page on the IRS.gov Web site. If you have a specific question about exempt organizations, call *EO Cust= omer Account Services at 1-877-829-5500*. Subscribe [ http://www.irs.gov/charities/article/0,,id=3D154837,00.html ]= to EO Update. This message was distributed automatically from the mailing list eo-updat= e. *Please Do Not Reply To This Message*. =20 ________________________________________________________________________ This email was sent to secretary@lojban.org by: Internal Revenue Service = (IRS) =C2=B7 Internal Revenue Service =C2=B7 1111 Constitution Ave. N.W. = =C2=B7 Washington DC 20535 Powered by GovDelivery [ http://www.govdeliver= y.com/portals/powered-by ] =0A ------=_NextPart_6B6_2BBB_0A0FDDA2.51097EF4 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable = EO Update - e-News for Charities and Nonprofits
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EO Update - e-News for Charities and Nonp= rofits October 4, 2011

Useful Links:

IRS.gov

Charities and Nonp= rofits
Homepage

EO FAQs

EO Forms and Publications

EO Newsletter

Life Cycle

Upcoming Events:

EO Calendar of Events

IRS Resources

Compliance & = Enforcement

Contact My Loc= al Office

e-file

Forms & Pubs

Frequently Asked Questi= ons

News

Taxpayer Advocacy

Where to File

Issue Number:    2011-1= 6

Inside This Issue=

  1. Webinar: Reporting Employer Health Care Coverage o= n Form W-2
  2. New Voluntary Worker Classification Settlement Pr= ogram
  3. Western Conference on Tax-Exempt Organizations=
  4. Register Now for Workshops for Small and Medium-S= ized 501(c)(3) Organizations
  5. Political Organization Filing System Unavailable O= ctober 8-10
  6. Reminder: Renew PTINs Beginning October 15
  7. New Guidance on Church Plan Determinat= ion Letter Requests
  1.  Webinar: Reporting Em= ployer Health Care Coverage on Form W-2=20

An October 31 webinar will explain the Afford= able Care Act provision that requires some employers to report healt= h care coverage on Form W-2.

Related Links:

  • IR 2011-31, IRS Issues Interim Guidance on Information Reporting of= Employer-Sponsored Health Coverage
  • Employer-Provided Health Coverage Informational Reporting Requirement= s: Frequently Asked Questions

Back to Top

  2.  New Voluntary Worker= Classification Settlement Program=20

The IRS has launched a new program that will enabl= e many employers, including tax-exempt employers, to resolve past worker = classification issues and come back into compliance by making a minimal p= ayment covering past payroll tax obligations rather than waiting for an I= RS audit. 

To be eligible for the new Voluntary Classification Settlement Pr= ogram an applicant must:

  • Consistently have treated the workers as nonemployees in the past
  • Filed all required Forms 1099 for the workers for the previous three = years
  • Not currently be under audit by the IRS, Department of Labor or = a state agency concerning the classification of these workers.

Full details, including FAQs, will be available on the Employment Tax = Pages of IRS.gov and in Announcement 2011-64.

Back to Top

  3.  Western Conference on Tax- Exempt Or= ganizations

The annual Western Conference on Tax-Exempt Organizations will be he= ld on November 17 & 18, 2011 at the Los Angeles Downtown Marriott Hot= el on South Figueroa Street in Los Angeles, CA. The two-day program = for tax professionals and organization executives is jointly sponsored by= IRS Exempt Organizations and Loyola Law School. Register by October 21 t= o qualify for the "early bird" registration fee.

Back to Top

  4.  Register Now= for Workshops for Small and Medium-Sized 501(c)(3) Organizations=20

Plan to attend one of Exempt Organization's popular workshops for smal= l and medium-sized 501(c)(3) organizations this fall.

Each one-day workshop, presented by experienced Exempt Organizations s= pecialists, will explain what 501(c)(3) organizations must do to keep the= ir tax-exempt status and comply with tax obligations. This popular introd= uctory workshop is designed especially for administrators or volunteers w= ho are responsible for an organization's tax compliance as well as those = interested in careers in the nonprofit sector.

Registration is now available for:

  • November 1, 2011 in St. Louis, MO, ho= sted by University of Missouri, St. Louis
    • =EF=BB=BF
  • November 3, 2011 in Springfield, MO, hosted by Missouri State= University.

Information about February workshops in Bloomington and Indianapolis, = Indiana, hosted by the Indiana University - Bloomington School of Pu= blic and Environmental Affairs and the Center on Philanthropy at Ind= iana University is coming soon.

Back to Top

  5.  Political Organizatio= n Filing System Unavailable October 8 -10=20

The Political Organization Filing and Discl= osure application will be unavailable from 8:00 am EST on Saturd= ay, October 8, 2011 through Monday, October 10, 2011, at 12:00 pm (noon) = EST.  The POFD login and search functions will not be operational du= ring the shutdown, which is necessary in order to install routine patches= and make firewall upgrades.

Back to Top

  6.  Reminder: Renew PTINs= Beginning October 15=20

Attention return preparers! Don't forget to renew your PTIN on time. <= a href=3D"http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-drop/n-11-80.pdf" target=3D"_blank">= Notice 2011-80 provides that PTINs must now be renewed on a calendar = year basis.  All PTIN holders must renew their numbers using the onl= ine PTIN application or paper Form W-12 and pay the required fee ($64.25 = for 2012) after October 15 and before January 1 annually. 

For more information about PTINs and other return preparer requirement= s visit IRS.gov.

Back to Top

  7.  New Guidance o= n Church Plan Determination Letter Requests=20

Revenue Procedure 2011-44 modifies the procedures for filing a c= hurch plan determination letter request.  The revenue procedure prov= ides that plan participants and other interested parties must be notified= of the determination letter request.

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If you have a technical or procedural question relating to Exempt Orga= nizations, visit the Charities and Nonp= rofits homepage on the IRS.gov Web site.

If you have a specific question about exempt organizations, call EO Customer Account Services at 1-877-829-5500.

Subscribe to EO Update.

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