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What Do the Classification Codes In the IRS Notes Field for an Organization Represent?
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An explanation of the IRS notes field classification codes in Organization records
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After doing a Tax Status update, you may notice in the Notes field of an Organization's IRS data that there is now a 4-digit Classification Code. The IRS recently implemented this Classification Code to capture up to 4 codes related to an organization. The valid classification codes are: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, or 8. The code may be a 1-4 digit entry. After the codes, there are trailing zeroes.
Example for a 501(c)(3) Organization: Classification Code of 1000 would be 1 (Charitable only).
Classification Code of 1200 would be both 1 and 2 (Charitable and Educational).
Below are the individual codes for 501(c)(3) organizations:
1 Charitable Organization
2 Educational organization
3 Literary organization
4 Organization to prevent cruelty to animals
5 Organization to prevent cruelty to children
6 Organization for public safety testing
7 Religious organization
8 Scientific organization
All codes can be seen here: http://www.irs.gov/irm/part25/irm_25-007-001.html#d0e5815
Example for a 501(c)(3) Organization: Classification Code of 1000 would be 1 (Charitable only).
Classification Code of 1200 would be both 1 and 2 (Charitable and Educational).
Below are the individual codes for 501(c)(3) organizations:
1 Charitable Organization
2 Educational organization
3 Literary organization
4 Organization to prevent cruelty to animals
5 Organization to prevent cruelty to children
6 Organization for public safety testing
7 Religious organization
8 Scientific organization
All codes can be seen here: http://www.irs.gov/irm/part25/irm_25-007-001.html#d0e5815
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