IRS - New Education Initiative

In Announcement 2009-26, the IRS requests help with an initiative to develop outreach and education programs targeting educational institutions that offer degree programs related to the nonprofit sector.  The Customer Education and Outreach function of the Exempt Organizations division of the IRS seeks to provide educational programs to help exempt organizations better understand their tax responsibilities. Because students studying nonprofit management and other aspects of the sector may one day hold leadership positions in the nonprofit sector, reaching out to those students, through this new initiative, seems a good way to have an impact on future leaders.

The Announcement requests two sorts of assistance, both general comments and more in depth comments from volunteers who may be individuals or representatives of institutions.  The Announcement indicates that the IRS "might not be able to accommodate all volunteers" but that it will ensure that a wide range of viewpoints are represented.

Comments may be sent by email to academic.initiative@irs.gov.  The email's subject line should include "Announcement 2009-26."  comments may be sent by mail or may be hand-delivered.  The Announcement includes addresses for submissions made in those ways.

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