Giving Tuesday is an annual event celebrated the week after Thanksgiving to
kick off the season of charitable giving. Taxpayers making donations may be
able to deduct them on their tax return. As people are deciding where to make
their donations, the IRS has a tool that may help.
Exempt
Organizations Select Check on IRS.gov is a tool that allows users to search
for charities. It provides information about an organization’s federal tax
status and filings.
Here are four facts about EO Select Check:
- Donors can use it to confirm an organization is tax
exempt and eligible to receive tax-deductible charitable contributions.
- Users can find out if an organization had its tax-exempt
status revoked. A common reason for this is that the organization did
not file its Form 990 or notices annually as required.
- EO Select Check does not list certain organizations
that may be eligible to receive tax-deductible donations. This includes
churches, organizations in a group
ruling, and governmental entities.
- An organization’s “doing business as” name is not
searchable. Search using an organization’s legal name instead.
Taxpayers can also use the Interactive Tax Assistant, Can
I Deduct my Charitable Contributions? to help determine if a charitable
contribution is deductible.
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