Tax Refunds For Nonprofits Tied Up in IRS Mail Backlog

IRS’s pandemic-induced document backlog means that some nonprofits trying to get refunded for a now-defunct tax are struggling to get help from the agency.

The 2017 tax law imposed a 21% tax on certain benefits provided by nonprofits, including for free parking spaces. Lawmakers later repealed the tax code Section 512(a)(7) provision. Nonprofits can apply for a refund on the taxes they paid.

• Margaret Von Lienen, director of exempt organizations and government entities at the IRS, said that nonprofits can call the agency to check on the status of their claim, but help may not come ...