What happens if an organization that files electronically attempts to include other types of attachments?
An incoming e-filed return will be rejected if it includes items other than the following that are permitted by the e-file system specifications:
- list of subordinate organizations included in a group return, as required by the instructions to item H in the Form 990 heading;
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letters regarding termination of tax-exempt status, as required by Schedule N PDF;
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articles of merger or dissolution, resolutions, and plans of liquidation or merger, as required by Schedule N;
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reasonable cause explanation for a delinquent return; and
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a copy of the most recent audited financial statements of a hospital organization that files Schedule H (Form 990), Hospitals PDF.