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How to form a nonprofit corporation : [a step-by-step guide to forming a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in any state]
Title:
How to form a nonprofit corporation : [a step-by-step guide to forming a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in any state]
Author:
Mancuso, Anthony, author.
Personal Author:
Edition:
12th edition.
Publication Information:
Berkeley, California : Nolo, [2015]

©2015
Physical Description:
332 pages : forms ; 28 cm
Summary:
A guide that provides the forms and information needed to turn your group into a tax-exempt nonprofit. With this book, you can form a nonprofit corporation in any state and gain 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status with the IRS. Includes step-by-step instructions for both IRS Form 1023 and the new streamlined form 1023-EZ federal tax-exemption application for smaller nonprofits. Learn how to: choose a legal name; prepare articles of incorporation and bylaws for your nonprofit; obtain federal and state tax-exempt status; fill in minutes of the organizational meeting; establish a corporate records book.
General Note:
Subtitle from book cover.

"With downloadable forms"--Cover.

"Covers the new streamlined form 1023-EZ"--Cover.

Includes index.
Language:
English
Contents:
Part. 1. How nonprofit corporations work. Is nonprofit incorporation right for you? ; Legal rights and duties of incorporators, directors, officers, employees, and members ; Requirements for section 501(c)(3) tax exemption ; Public charities and private foundations ; Other tax benefits and reporting requirements -- Part 2. Incorporating your nonprofit. Choose a name and file your articles of incorporation ; Prepare your bylaws ; Apply for your federal 501(c)(3) tax exemption ; Final steps in organizing your nonprofit corporation ; After your corporation is organized ; Lawyers and accountants -- Appendixes. A. Using the interactive forms and other online material ; B. How to locate incorporation resources online ; C. Information and forms.
ISBN:
9781413321609

9781413321616
Format :
Book