Did you know your charity or a sponsoring agency must register with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) before your nonprofit organization engages in solicitation activity in Florida? For-profits and professional fundraising consultants must register with FDACS as well. (If you’re considering using a consultant, verify he or she is registered before […]
Filed under: General by Mark Patrick Tuesday, July 29th, 2014
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If you’ve applied for tax-exempt status with the Internal Revenue Service, you know it’s challenging. But many new applicants find the process a little easier, because up to 70% of organizations applying now can use Form 1023-EZ. The big advantage to the new form is its size. Form 1023-EZ is only 3 pages versus the […]
Filed under: Uncategorized by OSA&C Tuesday, July 15th, 2014
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