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Don’t Make These Common Mistakes When Filing Your Form 990

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Your tax-exempt status may keep you from having to file traditional tax returns, but maintaining the designation comes with its own labyrinth of forms, requirements, and deadlines. Here are nine common mistakes Nikita and her team at Tax990 see nonprofits make when filing their form 990s.

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10 Considerations for Creating a Budgeting Process

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That includes both the budget and the process for creating it. In addition to reviewing and updating your nonprofit operating budget each year, your financial team should also regularly evaluate your process for creating that document. What Does a Nonprofit Budgeting Process Include?

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Form 990: Essential Information to Know Before Filing

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To preserve your status and make the most of your donations , your nonprofit has to file tax forms on an annual basis. The form that most nonprofits need to file is the IRS Form 990. Organizations that miss the filing deadline face penalty fees and the eventual loss of their 501(c)(3) status. Why is filing Form 990 important?

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Choosing an E-File Provider for Your Nonprofit Taxes

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Filing your taxes is one of the most important and most dreaded tasks for any nonprofit. After all, filing Form 990 correctly and on time is what helps your nonprofit keep its tax-exempt status — and helps you avoid paying unnecessary fees. . However, correctly filing your taxes is no simple task. Component filing.

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How To Process Focus Group Feedback In A Way That Gives Your Nonprofit Actionable Insights

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Luckily, taking text from an audio file has never been easier. Here are just a few of the apps you can use to transcribe your files: Google Assistant . You’ll still need to go through and edit these transcripts after you receive the files. How to take text from scans and cell phone photos of documents. Transcribe.

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How to Minimize Risk Throughout Your Grant Cycle

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To mitigate risk throughout your grant cycle, you need to know your grantees through relationships and documentation, support their internal controls, and set up a process for whistleblower complaints. Mitigate Risks by Knowing Your Grantees The more you know about your grantees, the better decisions you can make.

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How Nonprofits Can Create & Track Conversions in Google Analytics 4

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Universal Analytics (UA) has stopped processing data. Most email marketing platforms will have a setting to automatically add UTMs to links; search your platform documentation for “UTMs”. For example, views of certain pages, particular videos, or downloads of an important file. It’s official.

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