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Tax
Tax
Name: RIA Tax
Where it can be obtained: http://www.riatax.com
Summary: RIA is the premier provider of advanced research, practice materials, and compliance tools for tax, accounting
and corporate finance professionals.
Name: Tax Analysts Online
Where it can be obtained: http://www.tax.org
Summary: Tax Analysts is a nonprofit corporation whose mission is to help the country tax its citizens fairly, simply, and efficiently. Our job is to stir up great tax policy debate - and fuel it with the best news and commentary around.
Name: GuideStar
Where it can be obtained: http://www.guidestar.org
Summary: GuideStar is the leader in providing comprehensive data (including copies of previously filed Forms 990) on more than 1.5 million nonprofit organizations, connecting them with donors, foundations, businesses, and governing agencies in a nationwide community of giving.
Name: National Center for Charitable Statistics (NCCS)
Where it can be obtained: http://nccsdataweb.urban.org
Summary: NCCS is a program of the Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy at the Urban Institute and is the national clearinghouse of data on the nonprofit sector in the US. Programs include collect and disseminating data sets and the Desktop 990. The Desktop 990 allows charities to complete the federal and state filings electronically.
Name: The Tax Foundation
Where it can be obtained: http://www.taxfoundation.org
Summary: The Tax Foundation is the only organization that: analyzes data from all levels of government; explores the effect of tax policy on businesses and individuals alike; and channels this information to the general public.
Name: Department of the Treasury
Where it can be obtained: http://www.ustreas.gov
Summary: The mission of the Department of the Treasury is to promote the conditions for prosperity and stability in the United States and encourage prosperity and stability in the rest of the world.
Name: Internal Revenue
Service
Where it can be obtained: http://www.irs.gov
Summary: The Internal Revenue Service is the nation's tax collection agency and administers the Internal Revenue Code enacted by Congress.
Name: Internal Revenue Service Posting of Section 527 Filings
Where it can be obtained: http://www.irs.gov/charities/political/article/0,,id=96432,00.html
Summary: The purpose of this page is to set forth (in question and answer format) issues arising from the filing of the annual returns by political organizations.
Name: Internal Revenue Service -- Search for Charities
Where it can be obtained: http://www.irs.gov/charities/article/0,,id=96136,00.html
Summary: Publication 78, Cumulative List of Organizations described in Section 170(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, is a list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible charitable contributions
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Name: Internal Revenue Service -- Publications Online
Where it can be obtained: http://www.irs.gov/publications
Summary: The Internal Revenue Service is the nation's tax collection agency and administers the Internal Revenue Code enacted by Congress.
Name: General Explanation of the Joint Committee on Taxation U.S. Congress
Where it can be obtained: http://www.jct.gov
Summary: The Joint Committee staff are closely involved in every stage of the tax legislative process.
Name: Sales Tax Institute
Where it can be obtained: http://www.salestaxinstitute.com
Summary: The Sales Tax Institute is dedicated to educating business people about sales and use tax concepts and issues. We enable companies to minimize the tax expenses
and administrative costs related to accurate compliance by offering three training courses throughout the United States.
Name: Sister States Tax Directory
Where it can be obtained: http://www.sisterstates.com
Summary: State Tax Form Links -- Updated for 2005 Tax Season
Name: United States Code
Where it can be obtained: http://uscode.house.gov/search/criteria.shtml
Summary: The Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives prepares and publishes the United States Code pursuant to section 285b of title 2 of the Code.
Name: United States Tax Code Online
Where it can be obtained: http://www.fourmilab.ch/ustax/ustax.html
Summary: This document allows you to access the complete text of the United States Internal Revenue Code, Title 26 of the U.S. Code (26 USC) in a variety of ways.
Name: United States Tax Court
Where it can be obtained: http://www.ustaxcourt.gov
Summary: Congress created the Tax Court to provide a judicial forum in which affected persons could dispute tax deficiencies determined by the Commissioner of Internal Revenue prior to payment of the disputed amounts.
Name: National Taxpayers Union
Where it can be obtained: http://www.ntu.org
Summary: Educate taxpayers, the media, and elected officials on a non-partisan basis on the merits of limited government and low taxes. NTU uses a variety of means to accomplish our work including direct mail, research papers, public speaking, email, advertising, the Internet, and lobbying.




