Starting this month, the IRS will allow charities and nonprofit organizations to apply electronically for tax-exempt status with a newly revised Form 1023.
The move is in response to complaints that applications for tax-exempt status have taken too long. The revised Form 1023 is available to charities applying for 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status.
The IRS anticipates the electronic filing of the revised form will yield similar benefits to when Form 1023-EZ went online in 2014. Read more about the change here.