Comments on: How does my online ministry become fully tax exempt? http://www.kidpastor.com/family/ministry/how-does-my-online-ministry-become-fully-tax-exempt.kid Kid Pastor and Family Ministry Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:16:40 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: tma http://www.kidpastor.com/family/ministry/how-does-my-online-ministry-become-fully-tax-exempt.kid/comment-page-1#comment-3424 tma Thu, 08 Oct 2009 05:27:58 +0000 http://www.kidpastor.com/family/ministry/how-does-my-online-ministry-become-fully-tax-exempt.kid#comment-3424 You should have a federal EIN, even if you do not have employees. You would need to file Form SS-4 to get a number. Exempt organizations under section 501(c)(3) still file annual tax returns. You would file Form 990 or 990-EZ. Here's an IRS tax guide for churches. You should read it thoroughly, you'll find a lot of useful information. http://www.irs.gov/charities/churches/index.html You would also need to file Form FTB 3500 for CA tax exempt status. Here is the CA website: http://www.ftb.ca.gov/businesses/faq/709.html You should have a federal EIN, even if you do not have employees. You would need to file Form SS-4 to get a number.

Exempt organizations under section 501(c)(3) still file annual tax returns. You would file Form 990 or 990-EZ.

Here’s an IRS tax guide for churches. You should read it thoroughly, you’ll find a lot of useful information.
http://www.irs.gov/charities/churches/index.html

You would also need to file Form FTB 3500 for CA tax exempt status. Here is the CA website:

http://www.ftb.ca.gov/businesses/faq/709.html

]]> By: Overtaxed http://www.kidpastor.com/family/ministry/how-does-my-online-ministry-become-fully-tax-exempt.kid/comment-page-1#comment-3425 Overtaxed Thu, 08 Oct 2009 05:27:58 +0000 http://www.kidpastor.com/family/ministry/how-does-my-online-ministry-become-fully-tax-exempt.kid#comment-3425 and why should i, as a law-abiding, nearly "free" tax-paying american give you a tax break??????????? what happened to keeping govt and religion separate?????? and why should i, as a law-abiding, nearly "free" tax-paying american give you a tax break??????????? what happened to keeping govt and religion separate??????

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