Form Fs - Mississippi Secretary Of State Annual Financial Report Form (Page 4 of 4) in pdf

THE

FOLLOWING

INSTRUCTIONS

SET

OUT

THE

SUPPORTING

DOCUMENTS REQUIRED TO BE FILED WITH THE FORM FS.

PLEASE

REVIEW AND SUBMIT THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION

1) CONTRIBUTIONS OVER $500,000

A financial statement audited by an independent certified public accountant and IRS Form 990 must be

filed along with the Unified Registration Statement and Annual Financial Statement Report if the

organization:

A) Received contributions over $500,000; or

B) Engaged the services of a professional fund-raiser or fund-raising counsel; or if fundraising was

conducted by persons who were paid for performing these services.

The report must be signed by two officers - the president (or other authorized officer) and chief financial

officer and the signatures must be notarized.

2) CONTRIBUTIONS OF $250,000 to $500,000

A financial statement reviewed by an independent certified public accountant and the IRS Form 990 must

be filed with the Unified Registration Statement and Annual Financial Statement Report if the organization:

A) Received contributions of $250,000 to $500,000; and

B) Did not engage the services of a professional fund-raiser /fund-raising counsel and if fundraising was

conducted by persons who were unpaid for performing these services.

The report must be signed by the president or other authorized officer and the signature must be notarized).

3) CONTRIBUTIONS LESS THAN $250,000

A financial statement and the IRS Form 990 or 990EZ must be filed with the Unified Registration Statement

and Annual Financial Statement Report Form if the organization:

A) Received contributions less than $250,000; and

B) Did not engage the services of a professional fund-raiser /fund-raising counsel and if fundraising was

conducted by persons who were unpaid for performing these services.

The report must be signed by the president or other authorized officer and the signature must be notarized.

4) NEW ORGANIZATIONS

The Annual Financial Statement Report must be completed using zeros.

The report must be signed by the president or other authorized officer and the signature must be notarized

A separate Annual Financial Statement Report must be filed for each local division, chapter or affiliate

the Organization has included under its registration (See Miss. Code Ann. Section 79-11-503(7)).

MISSISSIPPI LAW DOES NOT ALLOW FOR AN EXTENSION TO FILE.

Mississippi Secretary of State's Office

Charities Registration

Post Office Box 136

Jackson, Mississippi 39205-0136

(601) 359-1371 or 888-236-6167 (Mississippi only)

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