The IRS is previewing an interactive version of Form 1023, “Application for Recognition of Exemption Under Section 501(c)(3),” online and is seeking comments.
The interactive application was posted September 6 and is available until September 20 at www.stayexempt.irs.gov, the IRS announced in an electronic newsletter.
Users cannot now print or submit the interactive version of the application, according to the newsletter. However, when testing is finished later this year, users will be able to print and mail the form and its attachments.
The interactive form should allow users to submit a more complete application and help the agency speed up processing times and provide faster determinations, the newsletter says.
The IRS developed the interactive application from recommendations made in the Advisory Committee on Tax-Exempt and Government Entities report , the newsletter says. The application was also listed in the agency’s fiscal 2013 exempt organizations workplan .
The IRS requests that comments on the interactive application be sent to [email protected].