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Don’t Make These Common Mistakes When Filing Your Form 990

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Your tax-exempt status may keep you from having to file traditional tax returns, but maintaining the designation comes with its own labyrinth of forms, requirements, and deadlines. Here are nine common mistakes Nikita and her team at Tax990 see nonprofits make when filing their form 990s.

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Form 990: What You Need to Know About Filing for Your Nonprofit

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The Form 990 Series is a specifically designed tax form that most nonprofit organizations will need to file annually. Beyond the fact that it’s a requirement, however, there are a number of other benefits to filing as well—such as increased credibility in the eyes of donors and volunteers. Which 990 Form(s) Should I File?

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Form 990: Essential Information to Know Before Filing

Greater Giving

To preserve your status and make the most of your donations , your nonprofit has to file tax forms on an annual basis. The form that most nonprofits need to file is the IRS Form 990. Organizations that miss the filing deadline face penalty fees and the eventual loss of their 501(c)(3) status. Why is filing Form 990 important?

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Strategies To Re-Engage Your Lapsed Donors

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If you’re like most nonprofits, the average age of the donors in your file is 64. You can run a date of birth append on your files to find your donors’ birthdays. Think about your grandparents’ activities before you lost them. If you have 6,000 active donors, that’s 150 bequests. Most nonprofits don’t.

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Navigating the Form 990 to find funding

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All tax-exempt organizations, including foundations, must file some version of Form 990 with the IRS each year to comply with federal regulations. Do foundations file the same Form 990 as nonprofit organizations? . Financial activities . Do even small organizations have to file a Form 990? . Trustees and officers .

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4 ways your site should support year-end virtual fundraising

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If your blog hasn’t seen much activity in recent months (or if you don’t have complete blogging functionality), add creating content to the top of your to-do list. Here are a few best practices we recommend for nonprofits to maintain high-quality websites: Reduce duplicate files and images. Ensure your site is easy to maintain.

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6 Ways to Strengthen Your Nonprofit’s WordPress Security

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Advantages of using premium web hosting: Disk write protection: authorized users are only allowed to make changes to the web server which keeps your WordPress files safe and secure. Uploads protection: WordPress files that allow your nonprofit’s team to upload files to the Media Library get an extra level of security to keep hackers out.

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