Tax-exempt form for charities gets new look: South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Tax-exempt form for charities gets new look: South Florida Sun-Sentinel: "Tax-exempt form for charities gets new look

By Ivette M. Yee
Staff Writer
Posted December 19 2004

Every year, about 90,000 charitable organizations apply for tax-exempt status. And that doesn't include the number of aspiring charities that give up because of the lengthy application process.

But the Internal Revenue Service has released a revised application that government officials say will streamline the process and also help crack down on potentially abusive charities."