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                                          User Fee for Exempt Organization                                                          OMB No. 1545-0047
Form  8718                                                                                                             For          Control number
                                              Determination Letter Request                                             IRS 
(Rev. November 2021)                   ▶ Attach this form to determination letter application.                         Use          Amount paid
Department of the Treasury             (Form 8718 is NOT a determination letter application.)                          Only         User fee screener
Internal Revenue Service             ▶ Go to www.irs.gov/Form8718 for the latest information.  
Name of organization                                                                                  Employer Identification Number

  Caution: Do not attach Form 8718 to an application for a pension plan determination letter. Use Form 8717 instead.

1 Type of request                                                                                                                   Fee

a         Application for recognition of exemption under section 501 or under section 521 from  
          organizations (other than pension, profit-sharing, and stock bonus plans described in  
          section 401). Enter the applicable fee amount   . . .     . . .   . . .         .           . . . .  ▶ $

b         Group exemption letters  .      .   . . .   . . . . .     . . .   . . .         .           . . . .  ▶ $

Section references are to the Internal            Where To File                                             You are not required to provide the 
Revenue Code, unless otherwise noted.             Send the determination letter application               information requested on a form that is 
                                                  and Form 8718 to:                                       subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act 
Instructions                                                                                              unless the form displays a valid OMB 
                                                  Internal Revenue Service                                control number. Books or records relating 
The law requires payment of a user fee with       TE/GE Stop 31A Team 105                                 to a form or its instructions must be 
each application for a determination letter.      P.O. Box 12192                                          retained as long as their contents may 
For more information, see Rev. Proc.              Covington, KY 41012-0192                                become material in the administration of 
2021-5, 2021-1 I.R.B. 250, or latest annual                                                               any Internal Revenue law. Generally, tax 
update, available on www.irs.gov.                 Who Should File                                         returns and return information are 
Check only one box on line 1 for the type         Organizations applying for federal income               confidential, as required by section 6103.
of application you are submitting. Then,          tax exemption, other than filers of Form                  The time needed to complete and file 
enter the appropriate user fee amount in          1023, Application for Recognition of                    this form will vary depending on individual 
the space provided.                               Exemption Under Section 501(c)(3) of the                circumstances. The estimated burden for 
Caution: The application will not be              Internal Revenue Code, Form 1023-EZ,                    tax exempt taxpayers filing this form is 
processed without payment of the proper           Streamlined Application for Recognition of              approved under OMB control number 
user fee.                                         Exemption Under Section 501(c)(3) of the                1545-0047 and is included in the estimates 
                                                  Internal Revenue Code, or Form 1024-A,                  shown in the instructions for their tax 
Attach to Form 8718 a check or money              Application for Recognition of Exemption                exempt tax return.
order payable to the “United States               Under Section 501(c)(4) of the Internal 
Treasury” for the full amount of the user         Revenue Code (all of which are filed only                 If you have suggestions for making this 
fee. If you do not include the full amount,       electronically), should file Form 8718.                 form simpler, we would be happy to hear 
your application will be returned. Attach                                                                 from you. You can send us comments from 
Form 8718 to your determination letter            Paperwork Reduction Act Notice. We                      www.irs.gov/FormComments. Or you can 
application.                                      ask for the information on this form to carry           send your comments to the Internal 
Generally, the user fee will be refunded          out the Internal Revenue laws of the United             Revenue Service, Tax Forms and 
only if the Internal Revenue Service              States. You are required to give us the                 Publications, 1111 Constitution Ave. NW, 
declines to issue a determination.                information. We need it to ensure that you              IR-6526, Washington, DC 20224. Do not 
                                                  are complying with these laws and to allow              send the form to this address. Instead, see 
                                                  us to figure and collect the right amount of            Where To File, above.
                                                  tax.

                                                            Cat. No. 64728Z                                                 Form 8718 (Rev. 11-2021)






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