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If you intend to renew your PTIN for 2015, you can = renew online or submit a paper application. * Online renewal You can renew online [ http://www.irs.gov/ptin ].=A0If you need assistanc= e, review our instructional videos [ http://www.irs.gov/Tax-Professionals= /Troubleshoot-PTIN-System-Issues ] for help.=20 * Paper renewal If you prefer, you can renew by paper using Form W-12, available via the = IRS homepage [ http://www.irs.gov/ ]. It will take 4-6 weeks to process.=20= Back to Top [ #Fifteenth ] ________________________________________________________________________ *=A0=A03.=A0=A0New EO published guidance posted* ________________________= ________________________________________________ Review the following revenue procedures [ http://www.irs.gov/Charities-&-= Non-Profits/Charitable-Organizations/Recent-Exempt-Organizations-Publishe= d-Guidance ]: * Revenue Procedure 2015-9, which concerns issuing determination letter= s on the exempt status of organizations under sections 501 and 521 of the= Code.=20 * Revenue Procedure 2015-10, which concerns issuing determination lette= rs and rulings on private foundation status under section 509(a) of the C= ode.=20 Back to Top [ #Fifteenth ] ________________________________________________________________________ *=A0=A04.=A0=A0National Taxpayer Advocate focuses on taxpayer service and= Taxpayer Bill of Rights* _______________________________________________= _________________________ National Taxpayer Advocate Nina E. Olson recently released her 2014 annua= l report to Congress, which expresses concern that taxpayers this year ar= e likely to receive the worst levels of taxpayer service since at least 2= 001 when the IRS implemented its current performance measures.=A0 The report recommends that Congress enact a principles-based Taxpayer Bil= l of Rights, adopt additional safeguards to make those rights meaningful,= and provide sufficient funding to make the =93Right to Quality Service=94= a reality. Read news release [ http://www.irs.gov/uac/Newsroom/National-Taxpayer-Adv= ocate-Delivers-Annual-Report-to-Congress;-Focuses-on-Taxpayer-Service-and= -Taxpayer-Bill-of-Rights ]. Back to Top [ #Fifteenth ] ________________________________________________________________________ *=A0=A05.=A0=A0Read IRS news releases on biggest tax scams for the 2015 f= iling season* ___________________________________________________________= _____________ * Inflated Refund Claims Remain on the IRS =93Dirty Dozen=94 List of Ta= x Scams for the 2015 Filing Season [ http://www.irs.gov/uac/Newsroom/Infl= ated-Refund-Claims-Remain-on-the-IRS-Dirty-Dozen-List-of-Tax-Scams-for-th= e-2015-Filing-Season ]=20 * Hiding Money or Income Offshore Among the =93Dirty Dozen=94 List of T= ax Scams for the 2015 Filing Season [ http://www.irs.gov/uac/Newsroom/Hid= ing-Money-or-Income-Offshore-Among-the-Dirty-Dozen-List-of-Tax-Scams-for-= the-2015-Filing-Season ]=20 * Return Preparer Fraud Hits IRS Annual =93Dirty Dozen=94 List of Tax S= cams to Avoid During the 2015 Filing Season [ http://www.irs.gov/uac/News= room/Return-Preparer-Fraud-Hits-IRS-Annual-Dirty-Dozen-List-of-Tax-Scams-= to-Avoid-During-the-2015-Filing-Season ]=20 * Identity Theft a Major Concern on the IRS Annual =93Dirty Dozen=94 Li= st of Tax Scams to Avoid [ http://www.irs.gov/uac/Newsroom/Identity-Theft= -a-Major-Concern-on-the-IRS-Annual-Dirty-Dozen-List-of-Tax-Scams-to-Avoid= ]=20 * Phishing Remains on the IRS =93Dirty Dozen=94 List of Tax Scams for t= he 2015 Filing Season [ http://www.irs.gov/uac/Newsroom/Phishing-Remains-= on-the-IRS-Dirty-Dozen-List-of-Tax-Scams-for-the-2015-Filing-Season ]=20 * Phone Scams Continue to be Serious Threat, Remain on IRS =93Dirty Doz= en=94 List of Tax Scams for the 2015 Filing Season [ http://www.irs.gov/u= ac/Newsroom/Phone-Scams-Continue-to-be-Serious-Threat-and-Remain-on-IRS-D= irty-Dozen-List-of-Tax-Scams-for-the-2015-Filing-Season ]=20 Back to Top [ #Fifteenth ] ________________________________________________________________________ *=A0=A06.=A0=A0Register for EO workshops* _______________________________= _________________________________________ Register [ http://www.irs.gov/Charities-%26-Non-Profits/Upcoming-Workshop= s-for-Small-and-Medium-Sized-501(c)(3)-Organizations ] for our upcoming w= orkshops for small and medium-sized 501(c)(3) organizations. 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EO Update:  e-News for Chariti= es & Nonprofits February 5, 2015

Useful Links:

IRS.g= ov

Charities and Nonprofits
Homepage

EO FAQs

EO Forms and Publications=

EO N= ewsletter

Life Cycle=

Upcoming Events:

EO Calendar of Events

IRS Resources

Compliance & Enforcement

Contact My Local Office

e-file

Forms & Pubs

Frequently Asked Questions

News

Taxpayer Advocacy

Where to File

IRS Social Media

Issue Number:  2015-2

Inside This Issue=

  1. Register for IRS Phone Forum: Employment Taxes&nbs= p;for Exempt Organizations
  2. Renew your PTIN
  3. New EO published guidance posted
  4. National Taxpayer Advocate focuses on taxpayer se= rvice and Taxpayer Bill of Rights
  5. Read IRS news releases on biggest tax scams for th= e 2015 filing season
  6. Register for EO workshops

  1.  Register for IRS = Phone Forum: Employment Taxes for Exempt Organizations=20

Thursday, February 19, 2015
2 p.m., ET

Topics include:

  • What are employment taxes?
  • Independent contractors vs. employees
  • Voluntary Classification Settlement Program
  • Church and the clergy
  • Electronic filing and payment options for employment tax returns
    • =
  • Small Business Health Care Tax Credit
  • Exempt Organizations: Additional Employment Tax Resources

Register for th= is phone forum.

Back to Top

  2.  Renew your PTIN<= /strong>=20

Recently, the IRS sent expiration notices to PTIN holders who have not= yet renewed their PTIN for 2015. Anyone receiving a notice can still ren= ew their PTIN online at any time, but their status has been changed to &l= dquo;expired” until they do so.

To date, approximately 635,000 tax return preparers have valid PTINs f= or tax year 2015.

If you do not renew your PTIN, you can no longer prepare federal tax r= eturns for compensation. If you intend to renew your PTIN for 2015, you c= an renew online or submit a paper application.

  • Online renewal
    You can renew online. If y= ou need assistance, review our instructional videos for help.
  • Paper renewal
    If you prefer, you can renew by paper using Form W= -12, available via the IRS homepage. It will take 4-6 weeks= to process.

Back to Top

  3.  New EO published = guidance posted=20

Review the following revenue proce= dures:

  • Revenue Procedure 2015-9, which concerns issuing determination letter= s on the exempt status of organizations under sections 501 and 521 of the= Code.
  • Revenue Procedure 2015-10, which concerns issuing determination lette= rs and rulings on private foundation status under section 509(a) of the C= ode.

Back to Top

  4.  National Taxpaye= r Advocate focuses on taxpayer service and Taxpayer Bill of Rights=20

National Taxpayer Advocate Nina E. Olson recently released her 2014 an= nual report to Congress, which expresses concern that taxpayers this year= are likely to receive the worst levels of taxpayer service since at leas= t 2001 when the IRS implemented its current performance measures. 

The report recommends that Congress enact a principles-based Taxpayer = Bill of Rights, adopt additional safeguards to make those rights meaningf= ul, and provide sufficient funding to make the “Right to Quality Se= rvice” a reality.

Re= ad news release.

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  5.  Read IRS news rel= eases on biggest tax scams for the 2015 filing season=20

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  6.  Register for EO w= orkshops=20

Register for our upcoming workshop= s for small and medium-sized 501(c)(3) organizations. Remember to check t= his page periodically for new workshops being planned in a town near you.=

Back to Top

If you have a technical or procedural que= stion relating to Exempt Organizations, visit the Char= ities and Nonprofits homepage on the IRS.gov Web site.

Other important resources:

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

Please Do Not Reply= To This Message.
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