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<h1>Thousands of nonprofits may lose tax-exempt status<o:p></o:p></h1>
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<p class=MsoNormal><cite><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>By
MOLLY HOTTLE, Associated Press Writer </span></cite><span class=fn><i>Molly
Hottle, Associated Press Writer</i></span><cite><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>
</span></cite>– Sat May 15, 2:13 pm ET<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>DES MOINES, Iowa – More than 200,000 small nonprofits across the
nation are days away from losing their tax-exempt status because they haven't
filed a new form with the <span class=yshortcuts>Internal Revenue Service</span>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Many of these groups already operate on razor-thin budgets and some worry an
unexpected tax bill could force organizations to close.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>"The nonprofits in your backyards, some of them are going to be
gone," said Suzanne Coffman, a spokeswoman for GuideStar, which tracks
data on nonprofits.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>It's most likely the nonprofits aren't aware of the Monday deadline that
only applies to groups that report $25,000 or less in income, excluding
churches. Those organizations may not find out until Jan. 1, 2011, when they're
notified they have to pay taxes on donations they thought were exempt. And it
could be months before their nonprofit status is restored.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Congress required the form, called a 990-N, when it amended the tax code
three years ago and groups with a fiscal year ending Dec. 31 had until Monday
to meet the deadline.<o:p></o:p></p>
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