Form 990

Mon Jan 21, 2019

Dear IRS,

Thank you for your Notice CP141L for Tax Period December 31, 2017, dated January 14, 2019. You brought to our attention a penalty imposed for not filing Form 990 before its due date.

I have personally filled out the Form 990, Schedule O, and Schedule A using PDF Filler online (https://www.pdffiller.com/) on October 29, 2018. I also used their physical mailing service to send the forms to you on October 29, 2018. When I received your Notice, I immediate checked my PDF Filler account online. I verified that the 3 forms (Form 990, Shedules O and A) have been filled out and saved, which I attach here for your reference. However, when I looked for proof of mailing, I found none. I contacted PDF Filler support (copies of Online Chat attached) to find out more about the issue. They confirmed that they had no record of physical mailing submitted or paid for from my account. My conclusion is that for some reason that the physical mailing failed. Since I was confident at the time that the mailing did go through, I took no further action. Furthermore, we have had no prior issues with our Form 990 filings in previous years. However, this was the first time that I have used PDF Filler, so that may have contributed to the issue. Furhter, PDF Filler did bill me for their online form filing service - though it is true that no billing occurred for the physical mailing. In retrospect, I should have clearly followed up with PDF Filler to make sure everything did go through. The only further support that I can get from PDF Filler at this time is confirmation that I have filled out the forms on October 29, which was still in time for the filing deadline (as in your previous notice number _______________)

Given the above circumstances and with supporting documents attached, Open Source Ecology is kindly requesting for you to waive the Penalty assesses in Notice CP141L. I have tried calling at 877-829-5500 to resolve this issue, but it appears that the current government shutdown is affecting this option. Please let me know if I can provide any further supporting information. You can reach me by email at marcin@opensourceecology.org.

Thank you in advance for your consideration,

Marcin Jakubowski Executive Director for Open Source Ecology EIN 45-4997514

Attachments: 1. Form 990 2. Schedule A 3. Schedule O 4. Copies of Chat with PDF Filler technical support 5. Copy of bill from PDF Filler

Deadlines

• Oct 31 for late form
• May 15 for regular deadline

Procedure

• Open pdffiller.com account to submit forms
• Go to https://www.pdffiller.com/jsfiller-desk4/?projectId=232229765&expId=4056&expBranch=2#08490ff26610494b93d3a055a097f181

• 5:11 PM-7:09 including printing of form w/ schedule a

• Use schedule a -
• Use schedule O - additional information - [1]
• Use Template Form from last year
• Use Year Profit and Loss Statement. OSE P&L
• Mail to Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service Center, Ogden, UT, 84201-0027
• Cancel pdffiller.com account after submitting forms

Resources

• Board of Directors + Addresses - [2]