Abiding by federal guidelines is extremely important to maintain tax-exempt status and ensure your PTA is financially sound. Here you'll find basic information on maintaining your 501 (C)(3) status.
Requirements
Information on federal Form 990 filing requirements
Determination Letter of Federal Tax-Exemption Status and IRS Form 1023
Disposition of Local PTA Assets
Federal Employer Identification Number and IRS Form SS-4
Intermediate Sanctions Legislation
IRS Federal Tax-Exemption Status-501(c)(3) Organizations
Public Inspection Requirements
Statement for Recipients of Miscellaneous Income—IRS Form 1099-MISC
Form 990 Requirements
In 2006 Federal legislation was passed requiring most non-profits, regardless of gross income, to file at minimum a 990-N (e-postcard) annually. At that time National PTA began notifying states and local units that they were now going to be required to file at lease the minimum return 990-N or face revocation of their tax exempt status.
The IRS has now begin revoking the tax exempt status of all organizations required to file that have not filed for the past three years. This has significantly impact PTAs causing them to go through the lengthy process to have the IRS reinstate their tax exempt status. Below are a series of articles/resources on the revocation process as well as frequently asked questions on completing the minimum requirements of the IRS form 990.
- Frequently Asked Questions
- To file your 990-N go to http://epostcard.form990.org
- Local Unit step-by-step guide to Form 990-N and Form 990-EZ
- Questions regarding the revocation process
- IRS page for non-profits to bookmark as a reference
Due by November 15 of every year.
Arizona PTA Group Exemption # 1582
Tax-Exempt Revocation
If your PTA received a letter from the IRS stating that your tax-exempt status has been revoked for failure to file information returns for three conesecutive years, please see the resources below for help reinstating your organization's tax-exempt status.
The IRS has recently released their new form 1023-EZ to simplify the process for small organizations to apply for and reinstate their tax exempt status. If your PTA is applying for Reinstatement within 15 months of the date of your revocation, and you discover you are eligible to complete Form 1023-EZ using the "Form 1023-EZ Eligibility Worksheet," please refer to the "Streamlined Reinstatement Using Form 1023-EZ" section of resources.
If your PTA is applying for reinstatement within 15 months of the date of your revocation, and you are not eligible to complete Form 1023-EZ, please use the "Streamlined Reinstatement Using Full Form 1023" section of resources.
If your PTA’s tax-exempt status was revoked more than 15 months ago, please use the "General Reinstatement Using Full Form 1023" section of resources.
Questions? Contact Arizona PTA at office@azpta.org
Additional Resources
Automatic Revocation of Exemption List
Automatic Revocation: How to Have Your Tax-Exempt Status Retroactively Reinstated
Streamlined Reinstatement Using Form 1023-EZ
NEW! Form 1023-EZ Eligibility Worksheet
NEW! Form 1023-EZ Streamlined Reinstatement Instructions
Streamlined Reinstatement Using Full Form 1023
Streamlined Reinstatement Instructions
General Reinstatement Using Full Form 1023
General Reinstatement Instructions and Template
IRS Bulletin: Application for Reinstatement and Retroactive Reinstatement for Reasonable Cause
*Note: If you are using Google Chrome to open the form, please right click on the link and select "Save As..." to directly download the form, as it will not correctly open within the browser.
For assistance contact your Region Director or Arizona PTA at 602-279-1811 or email office@azpta.org
SALES TAX for AZ PTA’s
PTAs are required to pay sales tax when purchasing items. PTA are not exempt from paying sales tax, therefore, a PTA should not be filling out any forms to do so.
UPDATE:
Arizona State Taxes
NEW! Non Profits such as PTA's are no longer required to file Form 99 from the AZ Department of Revenue.