New Online IRS Tool For Searching Out Tax-Exempt Organizations

The Internal Revenue Service last week announced the launch of a new online search tool for finding information about tax-exempt organizations. The one-stop Exempt Organizations Select Check allows the user to determine if a particular organization is eligible to receive tax-deductible charitable contributions, whether the organization has had its tax-exempt status automatically revoked for failing to file Form 990 for 3 consecutive years, and whether the group has filed Form 990-N. Searches can be carried out by employer identification number as well as name, and exempt-status revocations can be searched as well by city, state or zip code.