The Internal Revenue Service is asking charities to weigh in on the tax agency’s revised Form 990 informational tax return, the primary tax document that nonprofit organizations file each year.

The revamped form, which includes new schedules, is being used for the first time by tax-exempt groups for the 2008 tax year.

The IRS would like comments sent by e-mail to Form990Revision@irs.gov. “We will review these comments as we consider making future revisions to the Form 990, schedules, and instructions,” the tax agency said.

Meanwhile, the IRS is seeking ideas on a program it is developing to work with academic institutions that offer degrees on nonprofit management and related topics. The program’s goal: “to promote the education of exempt organization tax law.”

“The student populations of these academic institutions may one day be the leaders and managers of the exempt organizations that make up the nonprofit sector,” the IRS said. Hence, the IRS said it believes these students “are an important audience to reach with education and outreach programs.”

Suggestions for shaping the program may be sent to academic.initiative@irs.gov.

The IRS also would like recommendations from charities on how to improve the Web site used by the division that oversees tax-exempt groups.

“As the charities and nonprofits Web site has grown, displaying information in a logical and easy-to-use manner has become a challenge,” the IRS said. “So we are looking for ideas for improving this site.”

Comments should be sent by e-mail to EO.Web.Comments@irs.gov.