March 7, 2002 | Read Time: 1 minute
The IRS has raised the fees it charges charities for key rulings and applications this year (Revenue Procedure 2002-8, Internal Revenue Bulletin 2002-1).
Tax-exempt organizations seeking private-letter rulings from the government on how to handle complex legal issues, or how to get official approval of other steps they have taken or plan to take, will generally pay $2,470 for each one, up from $2,275. However, the fee continues to be $600 for groups with annual gross receipts of less than $200,000.
Nonprofit organizations seeking first-time rulings that they qualify as charities generally will continue to pay $500. A reduced fee of $150 applies to organizations with annual gross receipts of $10,000 or less during the previous four years, and to new groups that expect revenues of that size during their first four years.
