IRS Releases Draft of 2009 Form 990

The IRS has released the draft of the 2009 Form 990. It can be located at http://www.irs.gov/ under their Draft Forms section. A quick review of the form does not reveal any major changes in the form. One notable change is the clarification that is now allowed when the organization is a part of a consolidated certified financial audit. Questions have been added that allow an organization to indicate whether it received an individual certified financial audit or was a part of a consolidated financial audit. I have not had the opportunity to review all of the schedules to determine any changes that may have been made.

In early November, the IRS issued sets of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for Schedules A and L of the Form 990. These are just a part of the FAQs that have been released this year to assist in clarifying various filing issues for 2008 returns. It is hopeful that some of this information will make it into the 2009 instructions.