Community Corner
Local Groups Lose Tax-Exempt Status
IRS automatically revokes charitable status for failure to file.
The Internal Revenue Service has revoked the tax-exempt status of 275,000 charitable organizations, including several in the greater Arbutus area, for failing to file legally required reports three years in a row.
On Wednesday, IRS released a list of organizations that lost tax-exempt status at the agency's web site. Revocation is automatic when documents are not filed with the IRS after a third consecutive year.
Contributions to these groups are no longer tax-deductible.
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The list of organizations includes:
- Arbutus Business and Professional Association
- Baltimore Highlands Business Association
- Lansdowne-Highlands Community Association
- Greater Arbutus Community Alliance
- Violetville Community Association
- Cowdensville Improvement Association
- Knights of Columbus
- International Association of Lions
The IRS notes that some of the organizations on its revocation list are inactive, and in other cases the agency does not have a working mailing address for the group. Many on the list are still active and operational.
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When the IRS updates its charity database on Friday June 11, the nation's nonprofit sector will officially shrink by 17 percent to 1.3 million organizations, according to the New York Times.
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