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Prepare and E-file Nonprofit Form 990 Online

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Steps to E-file Form 990

What is Form 990 (Long Form)?

Annual E-filing for Nonprofit & Tax Exempt Organizations

Form 990 is an annual information return typically filed by organizations with gross receipts that are more than or equal to $200,000 or total assets more than or equal to $500,000. Other organizations such as non-exempt charitable trusts and section 527 political organizations file this form also to receive recognition of exemption from federal income tax under 501(a). Start E-filing Now

Form 990 2018 Filing Deadline

Calendar Tax Year Filing

Organizations that operate on a standard calendar tax year of 12 consecutive months (January 1 - December 31) should file annually on May 15th, 2019.

2018 Form 990 Due Date

May 15th, 2019

Fiscal Tax Year Filing

Organizations that operate on a fiscal tax year of 12 consecutive months ending on the last day of any month except December, would file on the 15th day of the 5th month after the last month that concludes their fiscal tax year.

Form 990 Fiscal Tax Year Due Date

15th day of the 5th month

Note: If your deadline falls on a weekend or National Holiday, your deadline will be the following weekday.

What is the penalty for not filing Form 990?

Form 990 Schedules

Certain organizations require schedules and attachments be provided when filing Form 990 online to provide additional necessary information. There are a total of 16 schedules which elaborate on the information found on Form 990. Learn More

TaxBandits supports most Form 990 schedules, which are auto-generated during the filing process based upon the information provided when preparing your Form 990 return with our software.

Form 990 Amended Returns

Do you need to make a correction to a Form 990 return that you previously filed? No need to worry. You can easily file an amended Form 990 return and correct any information that needs to be changed as well as provide an explanation why the organization needed to amend the Form 990 return. Learn More

Note: In order to e-file an amended Form 990, your original return has to be e-filed with TaxBandits.

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How to E-file Form 990?

How to E-file Form 990

Accurately file your nonprofit tax return yourself with our interview-style process and transmit directly to the IRS.

  • Sign in or create your free account
  • Add organization details
  • Complete form interview process
  • Review information and audit report
  • Pay and transmit directly to the IRS.

Getting started with our software is simple and FREE. You can pay only when you are ready to transmit your return to the IRS.

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Apply Form 990 Extension Online

E-file Form 8868 online and get 6 additional months of filing time

If you find yourself not ready to file your Form 990 return by its upcoming filing deadline, there's no need to worry. Organizations can request an additional six months to file by submitting Form 8868 by the original filing deadline. Learn More

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Customer Reviews

The step-by-step process made filing my 990 Form easy. The entire process was guided so I didn’t have to worry about missing anything.

- Susan S

I recently started my charity and was slightly nervous having to file my 990. But it was so simple! And the chat support was amazing for any questions I had.

- James B

Best e-filing system I have used so far! Thanks again for the support, it really helped me get back to other important items on my nonprofits agenda.

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Awesome customer service and a great company.

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- Danny O

It was easy to fill out the 990 Extension Form 8868 and I received approval from the IRS in under an hour. Very simple processing!

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First time using TaxBandits and I was highly impressed. I will definitely continue using you for future 990 filings. Thank you.

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By far the easiest and quickest 990 service I have used. Year after year TaxBandits is my go-to for 990s and all my information is saved so the next year’s filing is simple.

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Christina provided great phone support for both 990s that I prepared.

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