The Internal Revenue Service is conducting a voluntary survey of randomly selected tax-exempt organizations to learn how to reduce the time and cost burden associated with preparing the 2010 Form 990 and related forms, schedules and worksheets.
Responses to the Tax Exempt Organization Burden Survey will be used for statistical or research purposes only. The IRS has launched the survey because it hears from tax-exempt organizations that preparing and filing tax returns is "time consuming and expensive."
The IRS will collect data over the course of the next year, so organizations may still be selected even if they have not yet received an invitation.
The links below offer a copy of the survey and the accompanying IRS letter.
Sample copy of the Tax Exempt Organization Burden Survey (PDF)
Sample copy of the survey notification letter from the IRS (PDF)
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