IRS Website Updated on Tax-Exempt E-Filing
by Guest Blogger, 9/1/2005
The
Internal Revenue Service Aug. 31 updated its electronic filing Web page
for corporations and exempt organizations that must e-file in 2006.
The
long-awaited Web site updates will help the organizations comply with
proposed and temporary regulations (REG-130671-04, T.D. 9175) on
electronic filing and, according to practitioners, make the site more
user-friendly.
IRS
in January issued the temporary and proposed regulations on
requirements for e-filing of income tax returns by large corporations
and annual information returns by certain tax-exempt organizations (8
DTR G-13, L-5, L-10, TaxCore, 1/12/05).
Effective
for tax years ending on or after Dec. 31, 2005, the regulations
generally require corporations with total assets of $50 million or more
to electronically file Form 1120, U.S. Corporation Income Tax Return,
or Form 1120S, U.S. Income Tax Return for an S Corporation, and
tax-exempt organizations with total assets of $100 million or more to
e-file Form 990, Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax.
After
releasing the regulations, IRS established a Web page to address
questions it received regarding the new electronic filing requirements.
The Web page included a link to frequently asked questions, as well as
other general information regarding the requirements.
The
new Web site provides an overview of electronic filing and more
detailed information for corporations that prepare and transmit their
own income tax returns, as well as information for tax professionals.
For
more information, see the
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IRS website.
