Important message for SSA members

Mike Schumann wrote:
Here are the IRS FAQs regarding public disclosu

http://www.irs.gov/charities/article...=96430,00.html

I would suspect that the fact that the non-profit failed to pay taxes and
file tax returns as required by law would be covered by the spirit, if not
the letter of the public disclosure rules.
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Here is an excerpt (FAQ #10) that answers the question:

If an organization makes its documents "widely available" must it make
the documents available for public inspection?

Yes. Making documents widely available satisfies the requirement to
provide copies of the documents. This requirement is separate from the
requirement to make the documents available for public inspection.
There is no exception (similar to the widely available exception) from
the requirement to make documents available for public inspection.

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Realistically, you can't expect to keep something confidential by
telling it to 16,000 people!

Tom Seim
Richland, WA