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INITIAL FILING REQUIREMENTS TO BECOME AN INDIANA NONPROFIT
- HOW TO INCORPORATE IN INDIANA STATE:
- File the Articles of Incorporation (+ 1 copy)
- Send to: Secretary of State Corporations Division 302 W. Washington St., Room EO18 Indianapolis, In 46204
- The filing fee is $30
- Note this form can also be filed online here.
- For more information,
- HOW TO OBTAIN 501(c) (3) TAX-EXEMPT STATUS:
- File Form 1023 online at Pay.gov.
- Filing fee is $600 ($275 for 1023-EZ Form)
- For more information,
- Website: www.irs.gov/charities
- Call:
- (800) 829–3676 (Form related questions)
- (800) 829–1040 (general information)
- HOW TO OBTAIN INDIANA INCOME TAX EXEMPTION:
- In Indiana charitable organizations’ exempt from federal income taxes are automatically exempt from corporate income taxes.
- HOW TO OBTAIN INDIANA STATE’S SALES TAX EXEMPTION:
- File Form NP-20A, together with a copy of the IRS determination letter.
- Send to: Indiana Department of Revenue Tax Administration P.O. Box 7206 Indianapolis, IN 46207-7206
- Once sales tax exemption has been granted, the organization must supply each vendor with a Form ST-105 (sales tax exemption certificate).
ANNUAL FILING REQUIREMENTS TO BECOME AN INDIANA NONPROFIT
- INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE:
- File the Annual Return Form 990 with an online provider.
- Note that the due date of this form is 4 and a half months after the end of fiscal year.
- A list of online providers can be found here.
- There is no filing fee.
- For more information,
- Website: irs.gov/charities
- Call:
- (800) 829-3676 (Form related questions)
- (800) 829-1040 (general information)
- For Public Charities: Please go to the IRS website to determine which of the three forms to file: Form 990, Form 990-EZ, or Form 990-N
- For Private Foundations: You are required to submit the Form 990-PF.
- INDIANA STATE’S DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE:
- File Annual Report Form NP-20, together with a copy of the IRS Form 990.
- Note that the due date is 4 and a half months after the end of fiscal year.
- Send to: Indiana Department of Revenue Tax Administration P.O. Box 7147 Indianapolis, IN 46207-7147
- There is no filing fee.
- For more information,
- INDIANA STATE’S SECRETARY OF STATE:
- File Annual Report Form
- Note that the due date is during the anniversary month in which the date of incorporation occurs. The reporting cycle is every two years.
- Send to: Indiana Secretary of State 302 W. Washington St., Room E-018 Indianapolis, IN 46204
- The filing fee is $10
- This form can also be filed online here.
- For more information,
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