What Questions Does the IRS Ask Most Frequently?

1. Will any officers, directors, members, or their relatives, receive a salary, reimbursement for expenses, or any other form of payment from your organization? If so, explain fully, and include the recipients' names, their duties and the number of hours each week that they will devote to such duties. State the amount of compensation each will receive and the basis for arriving at the amounts of such payments.

2. Please supply a chronology and complete description of all activities of your organization since the date of incorporation, as well as those activities planned for the next 12 months.

3. Please supply copies of literature regarding your organization including, but not limited to, newsletters, newspaper articles, brochures, pamphlets, solicitations for donations, etc.

4. Will anyone use your facility other than for the purpose of directly carrying out your work? Will any of your directors or employees reside at your facility? If so, explain fully. Is the owner of the facility related to you in any way other than as landlord?

5. Will you engage in any publishing activities of any nature? (printing, publication or distribution of your own material or that printed or published by others and distributed by you)? If "yes" submit the following: (followed by a detailed list).

6. Will you engage in the sale of merchandise? If "yes" submit the following: (followed by a detailed list).

7. Will you engage in the sale of services? If "yes" submit the following: (followed by a detailed list).

8. Will you engage in lectures, or seminars open to the public or to members? If "yes" submit the following: (followed by a detailed list).

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