Chapters

Attendees at the 75th ACI Chapter Roundtable, Nashville, TN, March 2009: (front row, left to right) Ronnie Saenz, Alabama Chapter; Brent Bandy, Georgia Chapter; Dawn Miller, Chapter Activities Committee Chair and Las Vegas Chapter; John Conn, ACI Manager Certification & Chapter Operations; Tony Horos; National Capital Chapter; John Glumb, ACI Managing Director, Systems, Services & Chapters; (second row, left to right) Rob Wainscott, Missouri Chapter; Dan Green, Alabama Chapter; Frances Griffith, Arkansas Chapter; Stephen Hahn, Carolinas Chapter; Charlie O'Reilly, National Capital Chapter; (third row, left to right) Tod Mackey, West Michigan Chapter; Rita Madison, Arkansas Chapter; Scott Hall, Indiana Chapter; Mike Rose, Indiana Chapter; (back row, left to right) Eric Marlinghaus, Missouri Chapter; Shawn McCormick, Georgia Chapter; Phil Retherford, West Michigan Chapter; and Dale Regnier, ICRI.

Attendees at the 74th ACI Chapter Roundtable, Albuquerque, New Mexico, December 2008: (front row, left to right) Thomas Adams, ACI Manager, Chapter & Student Activities; Angelo Trujillo, Arizona Chapter; Heather Caya, San Diego Chapter; Dawn Rogers, Arizona Chapter; ACI Vice President Florian Barth; Dawn Miller, Chapter Activities Committee Chair and Las Vegas Chapter; Deborah Priest, Las Vegas Chapter; John Glumb, ACI Managing Director, Systems, Services & Chapters; John Conn, ACI Manager, Certification Operations; Rick Dyke, New Mexico Chapter; (back row, left to right) Jason Straka, Arizona Chapter; Mark Marter, Northeast Texas Chapter; Chris Foster, Southern California Chapter; Brian Patrick, Northeast Texas Chapter; Mitch Englestead, Las Vegas Chapter; Jon Belkowitz, Rocky Mountain Chapter; Scott Keim, Rocky Mountain Chapter; Robert Morrison, Las Vegas Chapter; Mark Sweat, Intermountain Chapter; Charlie Gregg, San Diego Chapter; Kurt Grabow, Montana Contractors Association; Bruce Chattin, Washington Chapter.

CI chapters are formed to further the objective of ACI by bringing together the various individuals and groups in the local area who are interested in concrete for the purpose of discussing and disseminating technical information. Contact us if you would like additional information on how to become involved with an existing chapter or to form a new ACI chapter.

Important Announcement for U.S. Chapters!

New IRS Rules Announced

Beginning in 2008, small tax-exempt organizations that previously were not required to file returns may be required to file an annual electronic notice, Form 990-N, Electronic Notice (e-Postcard) for Tax-Exempt Organizations not Required To File Form 990 or 990-EZ. This filing requirement applies to tax periods beginning after December 31, 2006.

Small tax-exempt organizations, whose gross receipts are normally $25,000 or less, are not required to file Form 990, Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax, or Form 990-EZ, Short Form Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax. With the enactment of the Pension Protection Act of 2006 (PPA), these small tax-exempt organizations will now be required to electronically file Form 990-N, also known as the e-Postcard, with the IRS annually. Exceptions to this requirement include organizations that are included in a group return, private foundations required to file Form 990-PF, and Section 509(a)(3) supporting organizations required to file Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.

The IRS will mail educational letters starting in July 2007 notifying small tax-exempt organizations that they may be required to file the e-Postcard. The IRS is developing an electronic filing system (there will be no paper form) for the e-Postcard and will publicize filing procedures when the system is completed and ready for use.

The PPA requires the IRS to revoke the tax-exempt status of any organization that fails to meet its annual filing requirement for 3 consecutive years. Therefore, organizations that do not file the e-Postcard (Form 990-N), or an information return Form 990 or 990-EZ for 3 consecutive years, will have their tax-exempt status revoked as of the filing due date of the third year.

If you would like additional information about this new filing requirement, including notification when the filing system is ready, or information about other new developments, subscribe to Exempt Organization's EO Update, a regular e-mail newsletter that highlights new information posted on the Charities pages of irs.gov. A Frequently Asked Question feature for the 990 N requirements can be found here.