​New for 2016:
- New Section on Form 1023-EZ (Looking for EZ information only?)
- New Section on Form 8940, Request for Miscellaneous Determination
- Guidance on changes in law and procedure since the 2014 edition
- New Handbook topics
- Updated statistics; Updated links

Why I believe Prepare Your Own 501(c)(3) Application will meet your needs:

Thorough -

• A recap of basic 501(c)(3) requirements
• Guidance on tasks to complete before applying for exempt status 
  
• Part by Part help with Forms 1023, 1023-EZ, and 8940
  
• What to expect after you submit your application package
  
• Reinstatement help for automatically revoked organizations 
  
• More - view Table of Contents
  

Practical - 
I am grateful to book purchasers, users of my public service website, workshop participants, professionals and clients for insight into what people want and need when preparing an exemption application.

• A checklist for submitting a complete application 
• Help writing the narrative
  
• Guidance for putting together financial information Financial worksheets/Instructions
  
• Access to filled-in forms
  
• Charts, worksheets, flowcharts and similar visual aids
  
• Profiles of related code sections
  
• Sample board resolutions
  
• Instructions for related IRS forms
  
• Plain English explanations of IRS terminology
  
• More - view Handbook Table of Contents
  

Backed Up By Decades of Experience -

• I have worked with Form 1023 almost daily since 1974
• During 12 years as an IRS Exempt Organizations Specialist, I reviewed about three thousand exemption applications
  
• Since leaving the IRS, I have personally prepared over one thousand Forms 1023, and reviewed at least that many prepared by others
  
• More - view Resume
  

Information You Cannot Find In Any Other Book -

• Excerpts from the textbooks used to train IRS Exempt Organizations staff (obtained through the Freedom of Information Act)
  
• A clickable flowchart illustrating EO application processing (attached Flow Chart (PDF) not clickable)
  
• Links to valuable information in the Manual used by IRS agents
  
• Links to approved 501(c)(3) applications posted on the Internet
  

Time-Saving & Up-To-The-Minute -

• No other book on Form 1023 has a more current copyright date (as of May, 2016)
• Purchase entitles you to receive Addenda when IRS makes significant changes
  
• Specific hints on How To Use the book
  
• Internal links help you quickly find specific information you need in the book
  
• External links take you right to law and IRS information you need
  
• A When To Call A Professional list lets you know if the book is not for you
  
• You can be working with this downloadable ebook tonight, without driving to the bookstore or waiting for delivery of your Amazon order
  

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