[QCWA Hotlist] Fw: Filing IRS Tax forms
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Wed Jan 20 20:24:25 EST 2016
In California this opens a can of worms with our FTB also -- make sure you
have covered your state income tax and or an exemption there if it also
applies -- I have to file with both the IRS and the CA FTB for two
organizations I am president of -- both bit the bullet and filed and received the
501(c)7 exemption letter from the IRS which was then accepted by the CA FTB
also...
73 - Doug - Coordinator for QCWA Chapter 7 and .....
73 - Doug Dowds - W6HB
Battleship Iowa Amateur Radio Association (BIARA ) - President
73 - Doug Dowds - W6HB
United Radio Amateur Club, Inc. (URAC) - 2016 President
K6AA - Trustee
In a message dated 01/20/16 14:42:25 Pacific Standard Time,
qcwahotlist at mailman.qth.net writes:
My understanding is a local chapter has two choices for complying without
undue expenses.
One is to have the parent organization (Quarter Century Wireless
Association, Inc) send a letter to the IRS detailing the subordinate organizations
that would come under the "umbrella" of their tax exemption for non-profit
organization. Each subordinate will still have to have a EID (Employee Tax
ID) and file taxes (990-N) separately from QCWA. QCWA would have to
originate the letter and there would be approximately four weeks before the added
subordinate groups (local chapters) would be able to file.
Does QCWA have a subordinate letter in place with the IRS?
Another method is that each local chapter must have supporting
documentation, usually in their by-laws that describes their non-profit organization.
That document must meet the guidelines as set forth by the IRS. That
document must be signed by the officers of the organization (local chapter)
In both cases, the IRS must be called to affirm and/or request non-profit
status. Be prepared for a long wait. Questions will be asked and the
officer must affirm the questions (I failed because of the lack of a signed
by-laws.). After verbal confirmation, there will probably be a four week wait
for final approval of non-profit status and the local chapter can fill out
the tax return. The next year the local chapter will automatically have
their non-profit status associated with their EID.
Failure to fill out the 990-N for three consecutive years will cause the
organization to loose its non-profit status. To reestablish non-profits
status will require different forms and fees.
I am going through the the process of revising our chapter by-laws so as
to be compliant to follow both methods.
So, the real question, again is, Does QCWA have a subordinate letter in
place with the IRS and is it possible to modify the letter to include our
local chapter? Or, is each local chapter on their own?
Rick
NN4RBQCWA Old Dominion Chapter 202Sec./Treasurer
From: Bob Roske <broske at hutchtel.net>
To: qcwahotlist at mailman.qth.net
Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2016 3:01 PM
Subject: [QCWA Hotlist] Fw: Filing IRS Tax forms
Hi Everybody,
I don't get much of a chance to talk to all of you anymore. Happy New
Year!
QCWA HQ has a IRS Status Letter posted on line at
http://www.qcwa.org/IRS/1977determination-letter.pdf
All chapters are chartered by HQ, the intent was all chapters fall under
the
umbrella of the HQ letter.
As far as I know, this position has never been used by a chapter or
evaluated by the IRS.
That is all I can offer, a tax expert is needed for clarification and that
certainly is not me.
gl, 47 es 73,
Bob Roske, N0UF
QCWA President 2008 - 2012
-----Original Message-----
From: Mel Arndt
Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2016 1:09 PM
To: Rick Brown via QCWAHotlist
Subject: Re: [QCWA Hotlist] Filing IRS Tax forms
Why not ask the IRS for a letter stating your status??
Mel Arndt
W8QO
VP Chapter 142
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On Jan 20, 2016 2:04 PM, Rick Brown via QCWAHotlist
<qcwahotlist at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
>
> I took over as the Sec/Treasurer for my local chapter last year. I had
> get a new Tax ID to open a bank account as our old one had expired. I
was
> told that if tax were not reported for three consecutive years that the
> Tax ID number would no longer be valid. Not really a big deal as the
bank
> account is already opened and I don't expect to open a new one soon. So
> now I would like to file or report a tax report. From my reading I was
> under the impression that I could file a form 990-N, however this can
not
> be filed without a tax exempt letter from the IRS. From my readings,
our
> chapter meets the IRS 501(c)(7) requirements for a social club and has
> income under $5000. But, to get the status letter I have to fill out a
> form 1023 and send $400 along with another form. Our chapter can not
> afford the $400 fee.
> So what I would like to know, does any chapter have a member you can
> advise me on how to go about staying legal for tax filings for a local
> chapter.
> Rick BrownQCWA
> Old Dominion Chapter 202Sec/Treasurer
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