The Internal Revenue Service reports that more than 100 organizations in Southeast Alaska have lost their tax-exempt statuses. This list can be found at juneauempire.com.
The list contains various types of nonprofits, including conservation and volunteer firefighter agencies.
The IRS states these agencies lost their tax-exempt statuses due to failure to legally file required annual reports for three consecutive years. This is a requirement of the Pension Protection Act of 2007, which imposed the first filing requirement in 2007.
IRS spokesman Bill Brunson believes most of the agencies on the list did not file because they’re no longer operational or dormant. He stresses that if they are still active, they need to file to retrieve their tax-exemptions.
Organizations can apply for reinstatement, including retroactive reinstatement, through the IRS website at http://1.usa.gov/mHTSpU or by calling (800) 829-1040.
Common questions for the IRS on this issue are at http://1.usa.gov/bevl7g.
• Contact reporter Jonathan Grass at 523-2276 or jonathan.grass@juneauempire.com.
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The list of Southeast businesses that lost tax-exempt status is on this page under "Related Attachments."
Beat The Odds in compliance
I am the president of Cancer Connection here in Juneau, and want to assure the community that the Beat The Odds (BTO) race against breast cancer is an event in full compliance with the IRS. It is managed by Cancer Connection, which is a federally recognized non-profit in good standing. The listing for BTO accompanying this story is an old 501(c)(3) set up for a one-time use, and wasn't meant to stay active. We hope this doesn't affect any sponsorship or involvement this year for this worthy event, scheduled for August 27, 2011. BTO is an annual event that is Cancer Connection's main fundraiser, for the benefit of cancer patients in the Southeast Alaska region.