APPLYING TO BE AN EXEMPT ORGANIZATION WILL COST MORE NEXT YEAR.

Applications to the IRS postmarked January 3, 2010 or later will require a $400 fee in lieu of the current fee of $300 if gross receipts are $10,000 or less. If gross receipts are over $10,000 the fee charged by the IRS will be $850, up from $750. However if the application is made over the internet, the fee will be only $200, regardless of size. The IRS new Web based system is NOT yet up and running but they say it will be sometime in 2010.