User Fee for Exempt Organization For OMB No. 1545-1798 Form 8718 Determination Letter Request IRS Control number _ (Rev. June 2006) Use Department of the Treasury ~ Attach this form to determination letter application. Only Amount paid _ Internal Revenue Service (Form 8718 is NOT a determination letter application.) User fee screener 1 Name of organization 2 EmployerIdentificationNumber Seattle Internet Exchange, Inc. 91: 2148657 Caution. Do not attach Form 8718 to an application for a pension plan determination letter. Use Form 8717 instead. 3 Type of request Fee a GZI Initial request for a determination letter for: • An exempt organization that has had annual gross receipts averaging not more than $10,000 during the preceding 4 years or • A new organization that anticipates gross receipts averaging not more than $10,000 during its first 4 years ~ $300 Note. If you checked box 3a, you must complete the Certification below. Certification I certify that the annual gross receipts of _~_~~~!!~_!r:!~_~r:~_t_~~~~~r:~~!_I_r:?: , __, _ name of organization have averaged (or are expected to average) not more than $10,000 during the preceding 4 (or the first 4) years of operation. ~~. Signature ~ ~/.~ Title ~ Secretary/Treasurer b D Initial request for a determination letter for: • An exempt organization that has had annual gross receipts averaging more than $10,000 during the preceding 4 years or • A new organization that anticipates gross receipts averaging more than $10,000 during its first 4 years $750 c D Group exemption letters $900 Instructions Where To File to a form or its instructions must be retained as long as their contents may The law requires payment of a user fee Send the determination letter application become material in the administration of with each application for a determination and Form 8718 to: any Internal Revenue law. The rules letter. The user fees are listed on line 3 Internal Revenue Service governing the confidentiality of Form 8718 above. For more information, see Rev. P.O. Box 192 are covered in section 6104. Proc. 2006-8, 2006-1 I.R.B. 245, or latest Covington, KY 41012-0192 annual update. The time needed to complete and file Check the box or boxes on line 3 for the this form will vary depending on individual circumstances. The estimated average time type of application you are submitting. If Paperwork Reduction Act Notice. We ask you check box 3a, you must complete and is 5 minutes. If you have comments for the information on this form to carry out concerning the accuracy of this time sign the certification statement that the Internal Revenue laws of the United appears under line 3a. estimate or suggestions for making this States. If you want your organization to be form simpler, we would be happy to hear Attach to Form 8718 a check or money recognized as tax-exempt by the IRS, you from you. 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List each activity separately in the order of importance based on the relative time and other resources devoted to the activity. Indicate the percentage of time for each activity. Each description should include, as a minimum, the following: (a) a detailed description of the activity including its purpose and how each activity furthers your exempt purpose; (b) when the activity was or will be initiated; and (c) where and by whom the activity will be conducted. Since its inception in 1997 and its incorporation in 2001, the Seattle Internet Exchange (SIX) through its volunteers have operated an Internet exchange point in the city of Seattle, Washington. An Internet exchange point (IX or IXP) is a physical infrastructure that allows different Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to exchange Internet traffic between their networks by means of mutual peering agreements, which allow traffic to be exchanged without cost or at low cost. 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