IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search
Exemption status, Forms 990, 990-N filings, determination letters and automatic-revocation data.
Search IRS recordsTax research · entity records · property records
Start with the public record.
A name, an APN, a registry number or a filing date usually tells us more than twenty minutes of guessing. This is the working desk I use to get to the official source first.
Four offices; four different answers. The recorder handles filed instruments. The assessor handles parcel identity and assessed value. The tax collector handles bills and payment status. GIS helps locate and compare parcels, but it is not a survey or a title report. Public databases lag; certified records still control.
Federal and professional records
Credentials, registrations and exempt-organization filings.
Investment Adviser Public Disclosure
Firm and representative registration records, Form ADV filings and disclosure history. Randall Stone Financial firm CRD: 142729.
Open IAPD recordFINRA BrokerCheck
Broker and brokerage-firm registration histories, examinations and disclosures.
Search BrokerCheckState desks
Business entities, charities and tax-practice records.
Split by state because “the Secretary of State search” is not, in fact, one search.
California
- CA DOJ · Registry of Charities and Fundraisers — registration, RRF and public filing records
- Secretary of State · Bizfile business search
- Franchise Tax Board · Entity Status Letter
Oregon
Washington
California county desks
The counties that recur in the work.
Each row follows the same order: recorded instruments; parcel and assessment; tax bill; map.
Butte County
Glenn County
Mendocino County
Contra Costa County
Sacramento County
Yolo County
Placer County
Nevada County
Oregon and Washington county desks
The northern end of the map.
Benton County, Oregon
Corvallis and the Oregon State University orbit.
Kitsap County, Washington
Bremerton and the Puget Sound side of the practice.
IRS telephone desk
Numbers worth having before the notice is on fire.
Hours and routing change; the IRS contact page remains the control source. Have the notice, tax year and authorization information in front of you before calling.
Individuals
800-829-1040
Individual account and Form 1040 assistance.
Businesses and EINs
800-829-4933
Business returns, business accounts and EIN questions.
Exempt organizations
877-829-5500
Tax-exempt organization questions.
Practitioner Priority Service
866-860-4259
For tax professionals with valid third-party authorization—not a general taxpayer line.
Taxpayer Assistance Center appointments
844-545-5640
Schedule an in-person IRS appointment.
Refund hotline
800-829-1954
Automated individual refund information.
Taxpayer Advocate Service
877-777-4778
For qualifying hardships or tax problems that normal channels have not resolved.
Identity theft assistance
800-908-4490
IRS identity-theft account assistance.
IRS contact directory
The current hours, specialty lines, accessibility options and international contacts.
Check current IRS contactsThe map can show where the parcel probably is. It cannot tell you what the deed actually says. That distinction has ruined more than one otherwise attractive spreadsheet.
Research note. These links are a convenience desk, not a title report, legal opinion or assurance that a public database is complete or current. Use the agency’s certified-record process when the answer must carry legal weight. Do not enter client Social Security numbers, account numbers or confidential documents into a public-search field.