What if my Association hasn’t filed a tax return in a few years?

Haven’t filed your association taxes in a few years and wondering what to do about it?

The first thing to do is locate the last tax return that was filed. This serves a few purposes, because the tax return has a lot of the information you will need to file additional returns. The information you will need includes:

The Name of the Association
Employer Identification Number (EIN)
Formation date of the Association

All three of these items should be on a prior year tax return, but if you can’t locate a prior year tax return there are a few other places to check.

To find the name of the Association check for the official name as recorded with the State or in the governing documents of the Association.

The EIN can be found either on the last tax return filed or from the letter received when the Association originally filed for the number. If you can’t find the EIN in your Associations documents, contact the Association’s bank. An EIN was required to setup your Association’s bank account and the bank will have the number on file.

The formation date will be shown in the governing documents or check with your Secretary of State to determine the formation date of your Association.

What comes next?

All three of these items should be on a prior year tax return, but if you can’t locate a prior year tax return there are a few other places to check.

To find the name of the Association check for the official name as recorded with the State or in the governing documents of the Association.

The formation date will be shown in the governing documents or check with your Secretary of State to determine the formation date of your Association.