How can an organization be recognized as tax-exempt from the Districts franchise tax, sales tax or personal property tax?
The responsibility for establishing tax-exempt status with the District shall rest upon the organization. An organization recognized as tax- exempt by the Internal Revenue Service is not automatically recognized and accorded tax- exempt status under the laws of the District of Columbia. In order to establish a tax-exempt status with the District, an organization shall file a Form FR 164 (Application for Exemption) with the Office of Tax and Revenue, Exempt Organizations, PO Box 556, Washington, D.C. 20044.
