How to file your e-Postcard (Form 990-N)
NOTE:
As of Feb. 29, 2016 the Urban Institute no longer processes the e-Postcard. The
IRS now handles all e-postcard filings directly. You cannot use the same login as before
and must register with the IRS’ website.
1. Go to the new e-Postcard Website found on the IRS’ webpage:
https://sa.www4.irs.gov/eauth/pub/login.jsp?Data=VGFyZ2V0TG9BPUI%253D&TYPE=33554433&REALM
OID=06-000ca231-ad53-16bc-8663483c0adb40e7&GUID=&SMAUTHREASON=0&METHOD=GET&SMAGENTNAME=-SMm5OrA%2b7FvbGU%2bgLgvTS4wrt26VgObWqx%2b78E5Bj5nDRoJHeUNEeLTNGiERDz%2bh%2fE&TARGET
=-SM-http%3a%2f%2fsa%2ewww4%2eirs%2egov%2fepostcard%2fsecure%2fhome%2f
2. All users must re-register, even if you created a login/password on the old site
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3. If you lose the direct link to the 990-N/e-postcard site, you can always find it by
going to the IRS webpage: www.irs.gov and typing “e-postcard” or “990-N” in
the search box circled below.
4. After you complete your registration, you will receive a confirmation code.
Please enter the confirmation code on the login page in order to complete your
registration.
5. Login with your new credentials. You will also need your 9 digit EIN and
Booster Club mailing address.
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6. Once you login, you will be taken to a screen that looks like this. To add your
EIN to the system for the first time, please select the blue button “MANAGE EPOSTACRD PROFILE under the e-Postcard Profile section.
7. Select “Exempt Organization” and click “
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8. Enter your EIN and click “
”
9. The EIN will now be associated with your login and will appear in the middle section as
pictured below.
10.Click “
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11.From the dropdown box, select which EIN you want to file. You should only see one EIN.
If you see more, first make sure you select your Booster Club’s current EIN. If you’re
unsure, please call
Julie.
NOTE: DO NOT
FILE TAXES USING
THE DISTRICT EIN.
The District EIN
number begins 320272…
12.Select “
”
13.Answer drop down box questions.
a. Has your organization terminated or gone out of business?
b. Are your gross receipts less than $50,000? If you select NO, your file will be
rejected. If your gross receipts are truly over $50,000, you need to file the paper
Form 990-EZ.
14.The “Organization’s legal
name” box automatically
fills. Do not be concerned
that this is not your Booster
Club name! You are part of
the Clear Creek ISD Support
Group so this is the name of
the central organization.
You will enter your name on
the next page.
15.Select “
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16.In the first available line, enter your DBA Name (“Doing business as”). This will be the name of your
Booster Club as many of you are primarily registered as “Clear Creek ISD Support Group”. It is essential
that you enter your club’s name in this box in order to identify yourself in the database.
17.Enter your club’s mailing address.
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18.Under
– enter the Booster Club’s Name and mailing address again.
19.NOTE: You cannot have periods or dashes in the address box. For example, in the
above picture, you can see a period after E. (east) which would cause an error. The
system will ask you to correct these errors before submitting.
20.After you have made all corrections, click
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21.A pop-up box will appear that looks like this:
22.After clicking
you will receive a confirmation page.
23.If you click “
” as pictured above, you will be taken to a
screen that shows the status of all your filings.
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24. The final status of your submission will be available after approximately 10 minutes. You
may check back periodically to see if your filing was accepted or rejected. If it says
“Pending” click on the word “Pending” and the system will update and say “Accepted” or
“Rejected”.
25.When it is accepted. Please print a copy of the filing for your records and your audit
packet.
26.If you receive a rejection notice, please contact Julie Smith, CCISD Internal Auditor to get
more information as you may not be eligible to file an e-Postcard.
Julie Smith
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 281-284-0184
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