Instructions For Form 4506-A (Rev. August 2014) printable pdf download

Instructions for Form 4506-A

Department of the Treasury

Internal Revenue Service

(Rev. August 2014)

Request for Public Inspection or Copy of Exempt or Political Organization IRS Form

DVD

Section references are to the Internal Revenue Code unless

otherwise noted.

The IRS can provide copies of exempt organization returns on

Future Developments

DVD. Requesters can order the complete set (for example, all

Forms 990 and 990-EZ or all Forms 990-PF filed for a year) or a

For the latest information about developments related to Form

partial set by state or by month. If you are ordering a partial set

4506-A and its instructions, such as legislation enacted after this

on DVD, indicate the format (Alchemy or raw), state(s), and

form and instructions were published, go to

month(s) you are ordering. Sample DVD requests are not

form4506.

available for individual states. DVDs and sample DVDs are not

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available for individual exempt organizations. Complete

information, including the cost, is available on the IRS website.

Beginning January 1, 2014, CDs are no longer available;

Search Copies of Scanned EO Returns Available at

however, DVDs can still be ordered.

Charities- &-Non-Profits/Copies-of-Scanned-EO-

Returns-Available.

General Instructions

Formats

Purpose of Form

Alchemy. DVDs contain image files associated in an Alchemy

Use Form 4506-A to request under section 6104:

database to simplify visual searching of the tax returns. All

A copy of an exempt or political organization's return, report,

required Alchemy software is provided. This format is best for

notice, or exemption application, or

users who wish to examine returns visually. Individual state

An inspection of a return, report, notice, or exemption

DVDs are only available in Alchemy format.

application at an IRS office.

Raw. DVDs contain image files in Tag Image File (TIF) format

for returns selected for the month or quarter requested. This

You do not have to complete Form 4506-A to get copies of

format is best for users who intend to process the image files

the following forms.

through their data software.

Form 8871, Political Organization Notice of Section 527

Status, and Form 8872, Political Organization Report of

How Much Will It Cost?

Contributions and Expenditures, are available for inspection and

printing from the Internet. The website address for both forms is

You may inspect a return, report, notice, or exemption

polorgs.

application at an IRS office free of charge.

Exempt or political organizations must make their returns,

If you want a photocopy of a return, report, notice, or an

reports, notices, and exempt applications available for public

exemption application, see the chart below.

inspection. You can visit the organization to inspect the material

instead of requesting it from the IRS. The organization may be

Note. The IRS will send you a bill for the photocopy cost. If your

able to mail the copies to you.

cost is over $250, we will ask for payment in advance.

You may request images of Form 990-N (e-Postcard), for

Tax-Exempt Organizations Not Required to File Form 990 or

990-EZ, filings at app/ePostcard.

THEN the charge for paper copies

IF you are. . .

is . . .

If you want to determine if charitable contributions are

deductible, use EO Select Check,

Charities- &-Non-

A commercial user

$ .20 per page

Profits/Exempt-Organizations-Select-Check.

An educational institution, media,

First 100 pages free,

To see an organization’s current activities or financial

non-commercial scientific institution,

$ .20 per page thereafter

or all other requesters

data, you can use

TIP

DVD requests and sample DVD requests must be prepaid.

An organization, or its officers, may request a copy of

Please include your payment with your request. Search Copies

the organization's own return on Form 4506-A.

of Scanned EO Returns Available at

Charities- &-

However, they will only receive the copy that is “Open

Non-Profits/Copies-of-Scanned-EO-Returns-Available

for the

CAUTION

for Public Inspection.” The publicly available copy will not

cost of DVDs and sample DVDs. A check or money order for the

include, for example, information that may identify a contributor

fee should be payable to “United States Treasury.”

and documents that were filed with the return, but are not open

Reminder. Fees for DVDs are updated in January of each

to public inspection. An organization, or its officers, may request

processing year. Refer to IRS.gov to determine the required fee

a complete copy of the organization's own return by completing

related to the processing year the request is submitted for. For

Form 4506, Request for Copy of Tax Return, and paying the

example – Processing year 2015 DVD fees are updated January

applicable fee.

2015.

May 23, 2014

Cat. No. 51552X

Instructions For Form 4506-A (Rev. August 2014)

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