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Last Updated: 11/16/09

Use Telephone Area Codes
 
All phone calls made in Connecticut will need an area code -- even to your next-door neighbor. Cellphone calls are no exception. Calls outside the local calling area will still need a 1 before the area code, while local calls will require 10-digit dialing without the 1.

New IRS Requirement - http://epostcard.form990.org

• Under the Pension Protection Act of 2006, most small tax-exempt organizations whose gross receipts are normally $25,000 or less must now file Form 990-N, Electronic Notice (e-Postcard) for Tax-Exempt Organizations if they were not required to file Form 990 or 990-EZ.
• Before this law was enacted, these small organizations were not required to file annually with the IRS. The first filings are due in 2008 for tax years ending on or after December 31, 2007.
• The first e-Postcards are due in 2008 for tax years ending on or after December 31, 2007. The e-Postcard is due every year by the 15th day of the 5th month after the close of your tax year. For example, if your tax year ended on December 31, 2007, the e-Postcard is due May 15, 2008. You cannot file the e-Postcard until after your tax year ends.
• If you do not file your e-Postcard on time, the IRS will send you a reminder notice but you will not be assessed a penalty for late filing the e-Postcard. However, any organization that fails to file the required e-Postcards (or information returns – Forms 990 or 990-EZ) for three consecutive years will automatically lose its tax-exempt status. The revocation of the organization’s tax-exempt status will not take place until the filing due date of the third year.

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