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Contents Page How To Get Forms and foundations) and section 501(c)(4)
Purpose of Form . . . . . . . . . . . 1 organizations that engage in excess benefit
Publications transactions.
Who Must File . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Personal computer. Visit the IRS's Internet
Where To File . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Web Site at www.irs.ustreas.gov to get: Who Must File
When To File . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 ● Forms and instructions
● Private Foundations and Section 4947(a)
Extension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 ● Publications
Trusts. Generally, Form 4720 must be filed by
● IRS press releases and fact sheets.
Name, Address, etc. . . . . . . . . . . 2 all organizations, including foreign
Signature and Verification . . . . . . . 2 You can also reach us using: organizations, that answered “Yes” to question
● Telnet at iris.irs.ustreas.gov 1b, 1c, 2b, 3b, 4a, 4b, or 5b in Part VII-B of
Attachments . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 ● File Transfer Protocol at ftp.irs.ustreas.gov Form 990-PF; or “Yes” to question 1b, 1c, 3b,
Organizations Organized or Created in a ● Direct Dial (by modem) — Dial direct to the
4a, 4b, or 5b in Part VI-B of Form 5227. A trust
Foreign Country or U.S. Possession . 2 described in section 4947(a)(2) is considered
Internal Revenue Information Services (IRIS)
a private foundation insofar as it is subject to
Tax Payments . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 by calling 703-321-8020 using your modem.
Chapter 42 provisions.
Rounding Off to Whole Dollars . . . . . 2 IRIS is an on-line information service on
● Public Charities Making Excess Lobbying
FedWorld.
Penalties and Interest . . . . . . . . . 2 Expenditures. Public charities that made the
CD-ROM. A CD-ROM containing over 2,000
Abatement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 election under section 501(h) and owe tax on
tax products (including many prior year forms)
excess lobbying expenditures as figured on
Initial Tax Liability . . . . . . . . . . . 2 can be purchased from the Government
Schedule A (Form 990), Part VI-A, must file
Printing Office (GPO). To order the CD-ROM,
Completing the Schedules . . . . . . . 3 Form 4720 to report the liability and pay the tax
call the Superintendent of Documents at
Specific Instructions for Page 1 . . . . . 3 (Schedule G).
202-512-1800 or go through GPO's Internet
Web Site (www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs). Certain organizations (and possibly their
Schedule A—Initial Taxes on Self-Dealing 3 managers) whose section 501(c)(3) status is
Schedule B—Initial Tax on Undistributed By phone and in person. To order forms and
revoked because of excess lobbying activities
Income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 publications, call 1-800-TAX-FORM
are subject to a 5% excise tax on their lobbying
(1-800-829-3676) between 7:30 a.m. and 5:30
Schedule C—Initial Tax on Excess Business expenditures.
p.m. on weekdays. You can also get most
Holdings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 ● Organizations Making Political
forms and publications at your local IRS office.
Schedule D—Initial Taxes on Investments Expenditures. All section 501(c)(3)
organizations that make a political expenditure
That Jeopardize Charitable Purpose . 6 General Instructions must file Form 4720 to report the liability and
Schedule E—Initial Taxes on Taxable pay the tax. Organization managers may report
Expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Purpose of Form any first tier tax they owe on Schedule F of
Schedule F—Initial Taxes on Political Form 4720. (See Schedule F instructions for
Expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Use Form 4720 to figure and pay: definition of political expenditures.)
1. The initial taxes on private foundations, ● Self-Dealers, Disqualified Persons,
Schedule G—Tax on Excess Lobbying foundation managers, and self-dealers under
Expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Foundation Managers, and Organization
sections 4941 through 4945 for self-dealing, Managers. If you are a self-dealer, disqualified
Schedule H—Taxes on Disqualifying failure to distribute income, excess business person, foundation manager, or organization
Lobbying Expenditures . . . . . . . 7 holdings, investments that jeopardize manager and you have the same tax year as
Schedule I—Initial Taxes on Excess Benefit charitable purpose, and taxable expenditures; the foundation or organization, you may report
Transactions . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 2. The section 4911 tax on excess lobbying any first tier tax you owe on the Form 4720 filed
Paperwork Reduction Act Notice . . . . 8 expenditures by public charities that have by the foundation or organization. Managers,
elected to be subject to section 501(h) self-dealers, and disqualified persons who do
regarding expenditures to influence legislation. this are responsible for the parts that relate to
Change To Note (Private foundations and section 4947(a) trusts taxes they owe and should include their own
Section 1603(a) of the Taxpayer Relief Act of are not eligible to make this election.); check or money order, payable to the Internal
1997 revised section 4962 to authorize the IRS 3. The section 4912 tax on excess lobbying Revenue Service, with the return.
to abate the initial taxes on excess benefit expenditures that result in loss of section Self-dealers, disqualified persons,
transactions if the taxable event was due to 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status; foundation managers, and organization
reasonable cause and not to willful neglect and 4. The section 4955 tax imposed on any managers who owe tax under Chapter 41 or
if the event was corrected within the applicable amount paid or incurred by a section 501(c)(3) 42 and do not have the same tax year or do
correction period. The revision is effective for organization that participates or intervenes in not sign the return of the foundation or
transactions occurring after any political campaign on behalf of, or in organization must file a separate return on
September 13, 1995. opposition to, any candidate for public office; Form 4720 showing the tax owed and the
and name of the foundation or organization for
5. The section 4958 initial taxes on which you owe tax. If you file a separate Form
disqualified persons and organization 4720, enter your tax year at the top of the form.
managers of section 501(c)(3) (except private Enter your name, address, and taxpayer
identification number in Part II-A. Complete all