Received: from smailer1.service.govdelivery.com ([208.42.190.242]:41923) by stodi.digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.76) (envelope-from ) id 1T0vs8-0003CZ-Fw for secretary@lojban.org; Mon, 13 Aug 2012 07:44:13 -0700 Received: from service.govdelivery.com ([10.10.22.164]) by smailer1.service.govdelivery.com (-); Mon, 13 Aug 2012 09:12:38 -0500 X-VirtualServer: Default, smailer1.service.govdelivery.com, 10.10.22.242 X-VirtualServerGroup: Default X-MailingID: 17115979::20120813.9732371::1001::MDB-PRD-BUL-20120813.9732371::secretary@lojban.org::126650 X-SMHeaderMap: mid="X-MailingID" X-Destination-ID: secretary@lojban.org X-SMFBL: c2VjcmV0YXJ5QGxvamJhbi5vcmc= Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_325_0B6B_2ED7FF07.7286063C" 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: <1344867062020.280726.97570921.bulletin.irs@service.govdelivery.com> Subject: [EO Update - e-News for Charities and Nonprofits] Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2012 09:12:28 -0500 To: secretary@lojban.org From: Exempt Organization Update X-Spam-Score: -0.0 (/) X-Spam_score: -0.0 X-Spam_score_int: 0 X-Spam_bar: / ------=_NextPart_325_0B6B_2ED7FF07.7286063C Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable [ http://content.govdelivery.com/bulletins/gd/USIRS-4dead3?reqfrom=3Dshar= e ] IRS.gov Banner=20 EO Update - e-News for Charities and Non-Profits August 13, 2012=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=A02012-13 Inside This Issue * View webinar on authorizations of disclosure of tax information to th= ird parties Aug. 29 [ #First ]=20 * Sign up for the IRS Nationwide Tax Forum in Chicago# [ #Second ]=20 * Notice 2012-52: Charitable contributions to domestic disregarded enti= ties [ #Third ]=20 * PTIN system improved [ #Fourth ]=20 * RPO and OPR delegation orders available [ #Fifth ]=20 * Register for upcoming SMS workshops [ #Sixth ]=20 * New pub for conduit issuers of tax-exempt bonds [ #Seventh ]=20 * IRS can help when starting a small business [ #Seventh ]=20 ________________________________________________________________________ *=C2=A0=C2=A01.=C2=A0=C2=A0View webinar on authorizations of disclosure o= f tax information to third parties Aug. 29* _____________________________= ___________________________________________ This webinar [ http://www.visualwebcaster.com/IRS/88277/reg.asp?id=3D8827= 7 ] includes=C2=A0an overview of third party authorizations: Form 2848, F= orm 8821 and Checkbox Authorization; preparing and submitting third party= authorizations; and=C2=A0trouble shooting third party authorization issu= es. Certificates of completion are being offered for this webinar, which occu= rs=C2=A0Wednesday, Aug. 29, 11 a.m. (Pacific); Noon (Mountain); 1 p.m. (C= entral); and 2 p.m. (Eastern). Also, don=E2=80=99t miss the rebroadcast of Circular 230 Overview, on Wed= nesday, Aug. 15,=C2=A011 a.m. (Pacific); Noon (Mountain); 1 p.m. (Central= ); and 2 p.m. (Eastern).=C2=A0 See details [ http://www.visualwebcaster.c= om/IRS/88061/reg.asp?id=3D88061 ] on registration page. Back to Top [ #Fifteenth ] ________________________________________________________________________ *=C2=A0=C2=A02.=C2=A0=C2=A0Sign up for the IRS Nationwide Tax Forum in Ch= icago* __________________________________________________________________= ______ Join tax professionals from across the country Aug. 21-23 at the Hyatt Re= gency McCormick Place in Chicago. Three days of the latest tax law inform= ation, networking opportunities and exhibits of the newest products and s= ervices to improve your business are all right around the corner. Late registration begins Aug. 14 at 6 p.m. EDT. Register now and earn up = to 18 CPE credits. For more information or to register, please visit the IRS Nationwide Tax = Forum website [ https://www.irstaxforum.com/index ]. Back to Top [ #Fifteenth ] ________________________________________________________________________ *=C2=A0=C2=A03.=C2=A0=C2=A0Notice 2012-52: Charitable contributions to do= mestic disregarded entities* ____________________________________________= ____________________________ This notice [ http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-drop/n-12-52.pdf ] provides guid= ance on the deductibility of contributions to domestic single-member limi= ted liability companies that are wholly owned and controlled by organizat= ions described in =C2=A7 170(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code (U.S. cha= rities) and for federal tax purposes are disregarded as entities separate= from their owners under =C2=A7 301.7701-2(c)(2)(i) of the Procedure and = Administration Regulations. Back to Top [ #Fifteenth ] ________________________________________________________________________ *=C2=A0=C2=A04.=C2=A0=C2=A0PTIN system improved* ________________________= ________________________________________________ The Preparer Tax Identification Number (PTIN) system [ https://rpr.irs.go= v/datamart/mainMenuUSIRS.do;jsessionid=3DCC420BAA26BAE4389492AE3AAD08CF9F= .bm9kZTQ ] now=C2=A0sports=C2=A0new=C2=A0features.=20 Highlights include: * New look and feel, including enhanced log-in page=20 * Consolidation of main menu and PTIN menu=20 * Pop-up help messages=20 * Better instructions for required format in numerical fields (includin= g an immediate error message for wrong format)=20 * Redesigned address entry screen (including copy from feature and=C2=A0= a zip code lookup feature)=20 * Improved ability to review/edit a summary of all info before submitti= ng=20 * Streamlined data entry for supervisor PTIN and professional credentia= l data=20 More enhancements are planned=C2=A0when the PTIN renewal season begins in= mid-October. Back to Top [ #Fifteenth ] ________________________________________________________________________ *=C2=A0=C2=A05.=C2=A0=C2=A0RPO and OPR delegation orders available* _____= ___________________________________________________________________ The delegation orders for the Return Preparer Office [ http://www.irs.gov= /irm/part1/irm_01-002-052.html#d0e1414 ] and the=C2=A0Office of Professio= nal Responsibility [ http://www.irs.gov/irm/part1/irm_01-002-052.html#d0e= 1471 ] are now available. Back to Top [ #Fifteenth ] ________________________________________________________________________ *=C2=A0=C2=A06.=C2=A0=C2=A0Register for upcoming SMS workshops* _________= _______________________________________________________________ Take a moment to register for our upcoming workshops for small and medium= -sized (SMS) 501(c)(3) organizations in many states. 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 [ http://www.irs.gov/charities/article/0,,id=3D234956,00.htm= l ] is now available for the following workshop locations:=20 * Waco, TX (Aug. 28) =E2=80=93 hosted by McLennan Community College Con= tinuing Education=20 * Louisville, KY (Aug. 28 & 29) =E2=80=93 hosted by Kentucky Nonprofit = Network at the University of Kentucky=20 * Temple, TX (Aug. 29) =E2=80=93 hosted by Temple College Division of B= usiness and Community Education=20 * Austin, TX (Aug. 30) =E2=80=93 hosted by the Center for Community-Bas= ed and Nonprofit Organizations at Austin Community College=20 * Pittsburgh, PA (Sept. 11) =E2=80=93 hosted by Bayer Center for Nonpro= fit Management at Robert Morris University=20 * Seattle, WA (Sept. 12) =E2=80=93 hosted by the Nancy Bell Evans Cente= r on Nonprofits & Philanthropy at the University of Washington=20 * Philadelphia, PA (Sept. 13) =E2=80=93 hosted by Nonprofit Center at L= aSalle University=20 * Spokane, WA (Sept. 14) =E2=80=93 hosted by the Nancy Bell Evans Cente= r on Nonprofits & Philanthropy at the University of Washington=20 * Chicago, IL (Sept. 18) =E2=80=93 hosted by University of Illinois=20 * DeKalb, IL (Sept. 20) =E2=80=93 hosted by Northern Illinois Universit= y =E2=80=93 Center for NGO Leadership and Development=20 * Rocky Mount, NC (Sept. 25-26) =E2=80=93 hosted by East Carolina Unive= rsity and North Carolina State University=20 * Portland, OR (Sept. 25) =E2=80=93 hosted by the Center for Public/Ins= titute for Nonprofit Management at Portland State University=20 * Silver City, NM (Sept. 26) =E2=80=93 hosted by Western New Mexico Uni= versity=20 * Boise, ID (Sept. 27) =E2=80=93 hosted by Boise State University, Coll= ege of Business Economics=20 * Albuquerque, NM (Sept. 28-29) =E2=80=93 hosted by the University of N= ew Mexico: UNM School of Law Clinical Law Programs, UNM Division of Conti= nuing Education, and the UNM School of Public Administration=20 Back to Top [ #Fifteenth ] ________________________________________________________________________ *=C2=A0=C2=A07.=C2=A0=C2=A0New pub for conduit issuers of tax-exempt bond= s* ______________________________________________________________________= __ The IRS released the new Publication 5005 [ http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pd= f/p5005.pdf ]", Your Responsibilities as a Conduit Issuer of Tax-Exempt B= onds". This publication provides an overview for state and local governme= nts of the responsibilities of the conduit issuer with respect to tax com= pliance in municipal financing arrangements commonly known as conduit fin= ancings. This publication is based on the recommendations of the TE/GE Advisory Co= mmittee, also known as the ACT. For more information about the above item or if you have other tax-exempt= bonds questions, go to Tax Exempt Bond Community on IRS.gov. Back to Top [ #Fifteenth ] ________________________________________________________________________ *=C2=A0=C2=A08.=C2=A0=C2=A0*IRS can help when starting a small business**= ________________________________________________________________________= If you are opening a new business this summer, the IRS has some basic fed= eral tax information [ http://www.taxact.com/tax-information/tax-tips/201= 2/irs-help-starting-small-business.asp ] to help you get started. 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 ________________________________________________________________________ Update your subscriptions, modify your password or email address, or stop= subscriptions at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page [ https://= public.govdelivery.com/accounts/USIRS/subscriber/new?preferences=3Dtrue ]= . You will need to use your email address to log in. 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Homepage

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Issue Number:    2012-1= 3

Inside This Issue=

  1. View webinar on authorizations of disclosure of ta= x information to third parties Aug. 29
  2. Sign up for the IRS Nationwide Tax Forum in Chica= go#
  3. Notice 2012-52: Charitable contributions to domest= ic disregarded entities
  4. PTIN system improved
  5. RPO and OPR delegation orders available
  6. Register for upcoming SMS workshops
  7. New pub for conduit issuers of tax-exempt bonds<= /a>
  8. IRS can help when starting a small business =

  1.  View webinar on autho= rizations of disclosure of tax information to third parties Aug. 29=20

This webinar includes an overview of third party authorization= s: Form 2848, Form 8821 and Checkbox Authorization; preparing and submitt= ing third party authorizations; and trouble shooting third party aut= horization issues.

Certificates of completion are being offere= d for this webinar, which occurs Wednesday, Aug. 29, 11 a.m. (Pacifi= c); Noon (Mountain); 1 p.m. (Central); and 2 p.m. (Eastern).

A= lso, don’t miss the rebroadcast of Circular 230 Overview, on Wednes= day, Aug. 15, 11 a.m. (Pacific); Noon (Mountain); 1 p.m. (Central); = and 2 p.m. (Eastern).  See details on registration page.

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  2.  Sign up for the IRS = Nationwide Tax Forum in Chicago=20

Join tax professionals from across the country Aug. 21-23 at the Hyatt= Regency McCormick Place in Chicago. Three days of the latest tax law inf= ormation, networking opportunities and exhibits of the newest products an= d services to improve your business are all right around the corner.

Late registration begins Aug. 14 at 6 p.m. EDT. Register now and e= arn up to 18 CPE credits.

For more information or to register,= please visit the IRS Nationwide Tax Forum website.=

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  3.  Notice 2012-52: Chari= table contributions to domestic disregarded entities=20

This notice provides guidance on the d= eductibility of contributions to domestic single-member limited liability= companies that are wholly owned and controlled by organizations describe= d in § 170(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code (U.S. charities) and f= or federal tax purposes are disregarded as entities separate from their o= wners under § 301.7701-2(c)(2)(i) of the Procedure and Administratio= n Regulations.

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  4.  PTIN system improved= =20

The Preparer Tax Identification Number (PTIN) system no= w sports new features.

Highlights include:

=
  • New look and feel, including enhanced log-in page
  • Consolidation of main menu and PTIN menu
  • Pop-up help messages
  • Better instructions for required format in numerical fields (includin= g an immediate error message for wrong format)
  • Redesigned address entry screen (including copy from feature and = ;a zip code lookup feature)
  • Improved ability to review/edit a summary of all info before submitti= ng
  • Streamlined data entry for supervisor PTIN and professional credentia= l data

More enhancements are planned when the PTIN renewal season begins= in mid-October.

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  5.  RPO and OPR delegatio= n orders available=20

The delegation orders for the Return Preparer Office and the Office of Professional Responsibility are now available.

=

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  6.  Register for upcoming= SMS workshops=20
Take a moment to register for our upcoming workshops for small and medium= -sized (SMS) 501(c)(3) organizations in many states.

Each one-= day workshop, presented by experienced Exempt Organizations specialists, = will explain what 501(c)(3) organizations must do to keep their tax-exemp= t status and comply with tax obligations. This popular introductory works= hop is designed especially for administrators or volunteers who are respo= nsible for an organization's tax compliance as well as those interested i= n careers in the nonprofit sector.

Registration is now available for the following work= shop locations:=20
  • Waco, TX (Aug. 28) – hosted by McLennan Community College Conti= nuing Education
  • Louisville, KY (Aug. 28 & 29) – hosted by Kentucky Nonprofi= t Network at the University of Kentucky
  • Temple, TX (Aug. 29) – hosted by Temple College Division of Bus= iness and Community Education
  • Austin, TX (Aug. 30) – hosted by the Center for Community-Based= and Nonprofit Organizations at Austin Community College
  • Pittsburgh, PA (Sept. 11) – hosted by Bayer Center for Nonprofi= t Management at Robert Morris University
  • Seattle, WA (Sept. 12) – hosted by the Nancy Bell Evans Center = on Nonprofits & Philanthropy at the University of Washington
  • Philadelphia, PA (Sept. 13) – hosted by Nonprofit Center at LaS= alle University
  • Spokane, WA (Sept. 14) – hosted by the Nancy Bell Evans Center = on Nonprofits & Philanthropy at the University of Washington
  • Chicago, IL (Sept. 18) – hosted by University of Illinois
  • DeKalb, IL (Sept. 20) – hosted by Northern Illinois University = – Center for NGO Leadership and Development
  • Rocky Mount, NC (Sept. 25-26) – hosted by East Carolina Univers= ity and North Carolina State University
  • Portland, OR (Sept. 25) – hosted by the Center for Public/Insti= tute for Nonprofit Management at Portland State University
  • Silver City, NM (Sept. 26) – hosted by Western New Mexico Unive= rsity
  • Boise, ID (Sept. 27) – hosted by Boise State University, Colleg= e of Business Economics
  • Albuquerque, NM (Sept. 28-29) – hosted by the University of New= Mexico: UNM School of Law Clinical Law Programs, UNM Division of Continu= ing Education, and the UNM School of Public Administration

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  7.  New pub for conduit= issuers of tax-exempt bonds=20

The IRS released the new Publication 5005= , Your Responsibilities as a Conduit Issuer of Tax-Exempt Bonds.= This publication provides an overview for state and local governments of= the responsibilities of the conduit issuer with respect to tax complianc= e in municipal financing arrangements commonly known as conduit financing= s.

This publication is based on the recommendations of the TE/= GE Advisory Committee, also known as the ACT.

For more informa= tion about the above item or if you have other tax-exempt bonds questions= , go to Tax Exempt Bond Community on IRS.gov.

Back to Top

  8.  IRS can help= when starting a small business=20

If you are opening a new business this summer, the IRS has some basic = federal tax information to help you get started.

Back to Top

If you have a technical or procedural question relating to Exempt Orga= nizations, visit the Charities and Nonprofits 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.

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