OMB No. 1545-1879 Exempt Organization Declaration and Signature for

Electronic Filing Form 8453-EO

Department of the Treasury

Internal Revenue Service

For calendar year 2003, or tax year beginning , 2003, and ending , 20

Name of exempt organization Employer identification number

Type of Return and Return Information (Whole Dollars Only)

Declaration of Officer

Declaration of Electronic Return Originator (ERO) and Paid Preparer (see instructions)

For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see back of form. Cat. No. 36606Q Form 8453-EO (2003)

Part III

Part I

Part II

For use with Forms 990, 990-EZ, and 1120-POL 2003

Check the box for the return for which you are using this Form 8453-EO and enter the applicable amount from the return if

any. If you check the box on line 1a or 2a below and the amount on the Total revenue line for the return for which you are

filing this form was blank, then leave line 1b or 2b, whichever is applicable, blank (i.e. do not enter -0-). But, if you entered

-0- on the return, then enter -0- on the applicable line below. Do not complete more than 1 line in Part I.

Sign

Here  Signature of officer Title

Date Check ERO’s SSN or PTIN

if selfemployed

ERO’s ERO’s signature

Use

Only

Firm’s name (or

yours if self-employed),

address, and ZIP code

EIN

Phone no. ( )

Under penalties of perjury, I declare that I have examined the above return and accompanying schedules and statements, and to the best of my knowledge

and belief, they are true, correct, and complete. Declaration of preparer is based on all information of which the preparer has any knowledge.

Date Check Preparer’s SSN or PTIN

if selfemployed

Preparer’s Paid signature

Preparer’s

Use Only

Firm’s name (or

yours if self-employed),

address, and ZIP code









 EIN

Check if

also paid

preparer

I authorize the U.S. Treasury and its designated Financial Agent to initiate an ACH electronic funds withdrawal (direct debit) entry

to the financial institution account indicated in the tax preparation software for payment of the organization’s Federal taxes owed

on this return, and the financial institution to debit the entry to this account. To revoke a payment, I must contact the U.S. Treasury

Financial Agent at 1-888-353-4537 no later than 2 business days prior to the payment (settlement) date. I also authorize the financial

institutions involved in the processing of the electronic payment of taxes to receive confidential information necessary to answer

inquiries and resolve issues related to the payment.

 See instructions on back.

Under penalties of perjury, I declare that I am an officer of the above named organization and that I have examined a copy of the

organization’s 2003 electronic return and accompanying schedules and statements and to the best of my knowledge and belief, it is true,

correct, and complete. I further declare that the amount in Part I above is the amount shown on the copy of the organization’s electronic

return. I consent to allow my intermediate service provider, transmitter, or electronic return originator (ERO) to send the organization’s

return to the IRS and to receive from the IRS (a) an acknowledgement of receipt or reason for rejection of the transmission, (b) an indication

of any refund offset, (c) the reason for any delay in processing the return or refund, and (d) the date of any refund.

I declare that I have reviewed the above organization’s return and that the entries on Form 8453-EO are complete and correct to the best

of my knowledge. If I am only a collector, I am not responsible for reviewing the return and only declare that this form accurately reflects

the data on the return. The organization officer will have signed this form before I submit the return. I will give the officer a copy of all

forms and information to be filed with the IRS, and have followed all other requirements in Publication 1345, Handbook For Authorized

IRS e-file Providers and Publication 4206, Modernized e-file Information for Authorized IRS e-file Providers for Exempt Organization Filings.

If I am also the Paid Preparer, under penalties of perjury I declare that I have examined the above organization’s return and accompanying

schedules and statements, and to the best of my knowledge and belief, they are true, correct, and complete. This Paid Preparer declaration

is based on all information of which I have any knowledge.

Phone no. ( )

Date

1a Form 990 check here  b Total revenue, if any (Form 990, line 12) 1b

2a Form 990-EZ check here  b Total revenue, if any (Form 990-EZ, line 9) 2b

3a Form 1120-POL check here  b Total tax (Form 1120-POL, line 22) 3b

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Paperwork Reduction Act Notice. We ask for the

information on this form to carry out the Internal Revenue

laws of the United States. You are required to give us the

information. We need it to ensure that you are complying

with these laws and to allow us to figure and collect the

right amount of tax.

The time needed to complete and file this form will vary

depending on individual circumstances. The estimated

average time is:

Part II—Declaration of Officer

Part III—Declaration of Electronic Return

Originator (ERO) and Paid Preparer

How To File

When To File

Form 990 and 990-EZ. File Form 990, or Form 990-EZ, by

the 15th day of the 5th month after the organization’s

accounting period ends. If the regular due date falls on a

Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the organization may file

on the next business day.

Use Form 8453-EO to:

● Authorize the electronic return originator (ERO), if any, to

transmit via a third-party transmitter;

● Authorize an electronic funds withdrawal for payment of

Federal taxes owed (Form 1120-POL filers).

Purpose of Form

You are not required to provide the information requested

on a form that is subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act

unless the form displays a valid OMB control number. Books

or records relating to a form or its instructions must be

retained as long as their contents may become material in

the administration of any Internal Revenue law. The rules

governing the confidentiality of the Form 990, and Form

990-EZ, are covered in Code section 6104. Generally, tax

returns (Form 1120-POL) and return information are

confidential, as required by Internal Revenue Code section

6103.

If a Form 1120-POL filer chooses to pay the tax due by

electronic funds withdrawal (direct debit), check the box.

Otherwise, leave the box blank.

Form 8453-EO (2003) Page 2

The Form 8453-EO must be filed with the electronically

filed Form 990 (or Form 990-EZ).

Form 1120-POL. File Form 1120-POL by the 15th day of the

3rd month after the organization’s accounting period ends. If

the regular due date falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal

holiday, the organization may file on the next business day.

The Form 8453-EO must be filed with the electronically

filed Form 1120-POL.

Recordkeeping 4 hr., 18 min.

Learning about the law or the form 12 min.

Preparing, copying, assembling, 

and sending the form to the IRS 16 min.

If you have comments concerning the accuracy of these

time estimates or suggestions for making this form simpler,

we would be happy to hear from you. You can write to the

Tax Products Coordinating Committee, Western Area

Distribution Center, Rancho Cordova, CA 95743-0001.

Do not send Form 8453-EO to this address. Instead, see

How To File on this page.

Instead of filing Form 8453-EO, an organization

officer filing an exempt organization’s return

through an electronic return originator (ERO) can

sign the return using a personal identification

number (PIN). For details, see Form 8879-EO, IRS e-file

Signature Authorization for an Exempt Organization.

● Authenticate the electronic Form 990, Return of

Organization Exempt From Income Tax, Form 990-EZ, Short

Form Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax, or

Form 1120-POL, U.S. Income Tax Return for Certain

Political Organizations;

● Authorize the intermediate service provider (ISP) to

transmit via a third-party transmitter if you are filing online

(not using an ERO); and

Who Must File

If you are filing a 2003 Form 990, 990-EZ, or 1120-POL

through an ISP and/or transmitter and you are not using an

ERO, you must file Form 8453-EO with your electronically

filed return. An ERO can use either Form 8453-EO or Form

8879-EO to obtain authorization to file an organization’s

Form 990, 990-EZ, or 1120-POL.

File Form 8453-EO with the organization’s electronically filed

return. Use a scanner to create a pdf file of the completed

form. Your tax preparation software will allow you to transmit

this pdf file with the return.

If the officer checks the box when filing Form 1120-POL,

the officer must ensure that the following information relating

to the financial institution account is provided in the tax

preparation software.

● Routing number.

● Account number.

● Type of account (checking or savings).

● Debit amount.

● Debit date (date the organization wants the debit to

occur).

● Form 8453-EO is signed by an organization officer,

scanned into a pdf file, and transmitted with the return or

● The return is filed through an ERO and Form 8879-EO is

used to select a personal identification number (PIN) that is

used to electronically sign the return.

The officer’s signature allows the IRS to disclose to the

ISP, ERO, and/or transmitter:

● An acknowledgment that the IRS has accepted the

organization’s electronically filed return,

● The reason(s) for a delay in processing the return or

refund, and

● If a refund offset may occur.

The declaration of officer must be signed and dated by:

● The president, vice president, treasurer, assistant treasurer,

chief accounting officer or

● Any other organization officer authorized to sign the

organization’s return.

Note: If the return is filed online through an ISP and/or

transmitter (not using an ERO), do not complete the ERO’s

Use Only section in Part III.

If the organization’s return is filed through an ERO, the IRS

requires the ERO’s signature. A paid preparer, if any, must

sign Form 8453-EO in the space for Paid Preparer’s Use

Only. But if the paid preparer is also the ERO, do not

complete the paid preparer’s section. Instead, check the box

labeled “Check if also paid preparer.”

An electronically transmitted return will not be considered

complete (and therefore not considered filed) unless either: