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26 U.S.C. § 503 — Requirements for exemption

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26 U.S.C. § 503 — Requirements for exemption

**(a) Denial of exemption to organizations engaged in prohibited transactions** (1) **General rule** — An organization described in paragraph (17) or (18) of section 501(c), or described in section 401(a) and referred to in section 4975(g) (2) or (3), shall not be exempt from taxation under section 501(a) if it has engaged in a prohibited transaction. (2) **Taxable years affected** — An organization described in paragraph (1) shall be denied exemption from taxation under section 501(a) by reason of paragraph (1) only for taxable years after the taxable year during which it is notified by the Secretary that it has engaged in a prohibited transaction, unless such organization entered into such prohibited transaction with the purpose of diverting corpus or income of the organization from its exempt purposes, and such transaction involved a substantial part of the corpus or income of such organization. **(b) Prohibited transactions** For purposes of this section, the term “prohibited transaction” means any transaction in which an organization subject to the provisions of this section— (1) lends any part of its income or corpus, without the receipt of adequate security and a reasonable rate of interest, to; (2) pays any compensation, in excess of a reasonable allowance for salaries or other compensation for personal services actually rendered, to; (3) makes any part of its services available on a preferential basis to; (4) makes any substantial purchase of securities or any other property, for more than adequate consideration in money or money’s worth, from; (5) sells any substantial part of its securities or other property, for less than an adequate consideration in money or money’s worth, to; or (6) engages in any other transaction which results in a substantial d

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**(a) Denial of exemption to organizations engaged in prohibited transactions** (1) **General rule** — An organization described in paragraph (17) or (18) of section 501(c), or described in section 401(a) and referred to in section 4975(g) (2) or (3), shall not be exempt from taxation under section 501(a) if it has engaged in a prohibited transaction. (2) **Taxable years affected** — An organization described in paragraph (1) shall be denied exemption from taxation under section 501(a) by reason of paragraph (1) only for taxable years after the taxable year during which it is notified by the Secretary that it has engaged in a prohibited transaction, unless such organization entered into such prohibited transaction with the purpose of diverting corpus or income of the organization from its exempt purposes, and such transaction involved a substantial part of the corpus or income of such organization. **(b) Prohibited transactions** For purposes of this section, the term “prohibited transaction” means any transaction in which an organization subject to the provisions of this section— (1) lends any part of its income or corpus, without the receipt of adequate security and a reasonable rate of interest, to; (2) pays any compensation, in excess of a reasonable allowance for salaries or other compensation for personal services actually rendered, to; (3) makes any part of its services available on a preferential basis to; (4) makes any substantial purchase of securities or any other property, for more than adequate consideration in money or money’s worth, from; (5) sells any substantial part of its securities or other property, for less than an adequate consideration in money or money’s worth, to; or (6) engages in any other transaction which results in a substantial diversion of its income or corpus to; the creator of such organization (if a trust); a person who has made a substantial contribution to such organization; a member of the family (as defined in section 267(c)(4)) of an individual who is the creator of such trust or who has made a substantial contribution to such organization; or a corporation controlled by such creator or person through the ownership, directly or indirectly, of 50 percent or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock entitled to vote or 50 percent or more of the total value of shares of all classes of stock of the corporation. **(c) Future status of organizations denied exemption** Any organization described in subsection (a)(1) which is denied exemption under section 501(a) by reason of subsection (a) of this section, with respect to any taxable year following the taxable year in which notice of denial of exemption was received, may, under regulations prescribed by the Secretary, file claim for exemption, and if the Secretary, pursuant to such regulations, is satisfied that such organization will not knowingly again engage in a prohibited transaction, such organization shall be exempt with respect to taxable years after the year in which such claim is filed. **(d) Repealed. 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L. 101–508, title XI, § 11801(a)(22), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1388–521]** **(e) Special rules** For purposes of subsection (b)(1), a bond, debenture, note, or certificate or other evidence of indebtedness (hereinafter in this subsection referred to as “obligation”) shall not be treated as a loan made without the receipt of adequate security if— (1) such obligation is acquired— (A) on the market, either (i) at the price of the obligation prevailing on a national securities exchange which is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or (ii) if the obligation is not traded on such a national securities exchange, at a price not less favorable to the trust than the offering price for the obligation as established by current bid and asked prices quoted by persons independent of the issuer; (B) from an underwriter, at a price (i) not in excess of the public offering price for the obligation as set forth in a prospectus or offering circular filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and (ii) at which a substantial portion of the same issue is acquired by persons independent of the issuer; or (C) directly from the issuer, at a price not less favorable to the trust than the price paid currently for a substantial portion of the same issue by persons independent of the issuer; (2) immediately following acquisition of such obligation— (A) not more than 25 percent of the aggregate amount of obligations issued in such issue and outstanding at the time of acquisition is held by the trust, and (B) at least 50 percent of the aggregate amount referred to in subparagraph (A) is held by persons independent of the issuer; and (3) immediately following acquisition of the obligation, not more than 25 percent of the assets of the trust is invested in obligations of persons described in subsection (b). **(f) Loans with respect to which employers are prohibited from pledging certain assets** Subsection (b)(1) shall not apply to a loan made by a trust described in section 401(a) to the employer (or to a renewal of such a loan or, if the loan is repayable upon demand, to a continuation of such a loan) if the loan bears a reasonable rate of interest, and if (in the case of a making or renewal)— (1) the employer is prohibited (at the time of such making or renewal) by any law of the United States or regulation thereunder from directly or indirectly pledging, as security for such a loan, a particular class or classes of his assets the value of which (at such time) represents more than one-half of the value of all his assets; (2) the making or renewal, as the case may be, is approved in writing as an investment which is consistent with the exempt purposes of the trust by a trustee who is independent of the employer, and no other such trustee had previously refused to give such written approval; and (3) immediately following the making or renewal, as the case may be, the aggregate amount loaned by the trust to the employer, without the receipt of adequate security, does not exceed 25 percent of the value of all the assets of the trust. For purposes of paragraph (2), the term “trustee” means, with respect to any trust for which there is more than one trustee who is independent of the employer, a majority of such independent trustees. For purposes of paragraph (3), the determination as to whether any amount loaned by the trust to the employer is loaned without the receipt of adequate security shall be made without regard to subsection (e).

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26 U.S.C. § 4940 — Excise tax based on investment income

**(a) Tax-exempt foundations** There is hereby imposed on each private foundation which is exempt from taxation under section 501(a) for the taxable year, with respect to the carrying on of its activities, a tax equal to 1.39 percent of the net investment income of such foundation for the taxable year. **(b) Taxable foundations** There is hereby imposed on each private foundation which is not exempt from taxation under section 501(a) for the taxable year, with respect to the carrying on of its activities, a tax equal to— (1) the amount (if any) by which the sum of (A) the tax imposed under subsection (a) (computed as if such subsection applied to such private foundation for the taxable year), plus (B) the amount of the tax which would have been imposed under section 511 for the taxable year if such private foundation had been exempt from taxation under section 501(a), exceeds (2) the tax imposed under subtitle A on such private foundation for the taxable year. **(c) Net investment income defined** (1) **In general** — For purposes of subsection (a), the net investment income is the amount by which (A) the sum of the gross investment income and the capital gain net income exceeds (B) the deductions allowed by paragraph (3). Except to the extent inconsistent with the provisions of this section, net investment income shall be determined under the principles of subtitle A. (2) **Gross investment income** — For purposes of paragraph (1), the term “gross investment income” means the gross amount of income from interest, dividends, rents, payments with respect to securities loans (as defined in section 512(a)(5)), and royalties, but not including any such income to the extent included in computing the tax imposed by section 511. Such term shall also include income from s

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26 U.S.C. § 1 — Tax imposed

**(a) Married individuals filing joint returns and surviving spouses** There is hereby imposed on the taxable income of— (1) every married individual (as defined in section 7703) who makes a single return jointly with his spouse under section 6013, and (2) every surviving spouse (as defined in section 2(a)), a tax determined in accordance with the following table: If taxable income is:The tax is: Not over $36,90015% of taxable income. Over $36,900 but not over $89,150$5,535, plus 28% of the excess over $36,900. Over $89,150 but not over $140,000$20,165, plus 31% of the excess over $89,150. Over $140,000 but not over $250,000$35,928.50, plus 36% of the excess over $140,000. Over $250,000$75,528.50, plus 39.6% of the excess over $250,000. **(b) Heads of households** There is hereby imposed on the taxable income of every head of a household (as defined in section 2(b)) a tax determined in accordance with the following table: If taxable income is:The tax is: Not over $29,60015% of taxable income. Over $29,600 but not over $76,400$4,440, plus 28% of the excess over $29,600. Over $76,400 but not over $127,500$17,544, plus 31% of the excess over $76,400. Over $127,500 but not over $250,000$33,385, plus 36% of the excess over $127,500. Over $250,000$77,485, plus 39.6% of the excess over $250,000. **(c) Unmarried individuals (other than surviving spouses and heads of households)** There is hereby imposed on the taxable income of every individual (other than a surviving spouse as defined in section 2(a) or the head of a household as defined in section 2(b)) who is not a married individual (as defined in section 7703) a tax determined in accordance with the following table: If taxable income is:The tax is: Not over $22,10015% of taxable income. Over $22,100 but not over $53,50

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26 U.S.C. § 501 — Exemption from tax on corporations, certain trusts, etc.

**(a) Exemption from taxation** An organization described in subsection (c) or (d) or section 401(a) shall be exempt from taxation under this subtitle unless such exemption is denied under section 502 or 503. **(b) Tax on unrelated business income and certain other activities** An organization exempt from taxation under subsection (a) shall be subject to tax to the extent provided in parts II, III, and VI of this subchapter, but (notwithstanding parts II, III, and VI of this subchapter) shall be considered an organization exempt from income taxes for the purpose of any law which refers to organizations exempt from income taxes. **(c) List of exempt organizations** The following organizations are referred to in subsection (a): (1) Any corporation organized under Act of Congress which is an instrumentality of the United States but only if such corporation— (A) is exempt from Federal income taxes— (i) under such Act as amended and supplemented before July 18, 1984, or (ii) under this title without regard to any provision of law which is not contained in this title and which is not contained in a revenue Act, or (B) is described in subsection (l). (2) Corporations organized for the exclusive purpose of holding title to property, collecting income therefrom, and turning over the entire amount thereof, less expenses, to an organization which itself is exempt under this section. Rules similar to the rules of subparagraph (G) of paragraph (25) shall apply for purposes of this paragraph. (3) Corporations, and any community chest, fund, or foundation, organized and operated exclusively for religious, charitable, scientific, testing for public safety, literary, or educational purposes, or to foster national or international amateur sports competition (but only

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26 U.S.C. § 511 — Imposition of tax on unrelated business income of charitable, etc., organizations

**(a) Charitable, etc., organizations taxable at corporation rates** (1) **Imposition of tax** — There is hereby imposed for each taxable year on the unrelated business taxable income (as defined in section 512) of every organization described in paragraph (2) a tax computed as provided in section 11. In making such computation for purposes of this section, the term “taxable income” as used in section 11 shall be read as “unrelated business taxable income”. (2) **Organizations subject to tax** (A) *Organizations described in sections 401(a) and 501(c)* — The tax imposed by paragraph (1) shall apply in the case of any organization (other than a trust described in subsection (b) or an organization described in section 501(c)(1)) which is exempt, except as provided in this part or part II (relating to private foundations), from taxation under this subtitle by reason of section 501(a). (B) *State colleges and universities* — The tax imposed by paragraph (1) shall apply in the case of any college or university which is an agency or instrumentality of any government or any political subdivision thereof, or which is owned or operated by a government or any political subdivision thereof, or by any agency or instrumentality of one or more governments or political subdivisions. Such tax shall also apply in the case of any corporation wholly owned by one or more such colleges or universities. **(b) Tax on charitable, etc., trusts** (1) **Imposition of tax** — There is hereby imposed for each taxable year on the unrelated business taxable income of every trust described in paragraph (2) a tax computed as provided in section 1(e). In making such computation for purposes of this section, the term “taxable income” as used in section 1 shall be read as “unrelated business tax

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26 U.S.C. § 22 — Credit for the elderly and the permanently and totally disabled

**(a) General rule** In the case of a qualified individual, there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this chapter for the taxable year an amount equal to 15 percent of such individual’s section 22 amount for such taxable year. **(b) Qualified individual** For purposes of this section, the term “qualified individual” means any individual— (1) who has attained age 65 before the close of the taxable year, or (2) who retired on disability before the close of the taxable year and who, when he retired, was permanently and totally disabled. **(c) Section 22 amount** For purposes of subsection (a)— (1) **In general** — An individual’s section 22 amount for the taxable year shall be the applicable initial amount determined under paragraph (2), reduced as provided in paragraph (3) and in subsection (d). (2) **Initial amount** (A) *In general* — Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the initial amount shall be— (i) $5,000 in the case of a single individual, or a joint return where only one spouse is a qualified individual, (ii) $7,500 in the case of a joint return where both spouses are qualified individuals, or (iii) $3,750 in the case of a married individual filing a separate return. (B) *Limitation in case of individuals who have not attained age 65* (i) *In general* — In the case of a qualified individual who has not attained age 65 before the close of the taxable year, except as provided in clause (ii), the initial amount shall not exceed the disability income for the taxable year. (ii) *Special rules in case of joint return* — In the case of a joint return where both spouses are qualified individuals and at least one spouse has not attained age 65 before the close of the taxable year— (I) if both spouses have

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26 U.S.C. § 4975 — Tax on prohibited transactions

**(a) Initial taxes on disqualified person** There is hereby imposed a tax on each prohibited transaction. The rate of tax shall be equal to 15 percent of the amount involved with respect to the prohibited transaction for each year (or part thereof) in the taxable period. The tax imposed by this subsection shall be paid by any disqualified person who participates in the prohibited transaction (other than a fiduciary acting only as such). **(b) Additional taxes on disqualified person** In any case in which an initial tax is imposed by subsection (a) on a prohibited transaction and the transaction is not corrected within the taxable period, there is hereby imposed a tax equal to 100 percent of the amount involved. The tax imposed by this subsection shall be paid by any disqualified person who participated in the prohibited transaction (other than a fiduciary acting only as such). **(c) Prohibited transaction** (1) **General rule** — For purposes of this section, the term “prohibited transaction” means any direct or indirect— (A) sale or exchange, or leasing, of any property between a plan and a disqualified person; (B) lending of money or other extension of credit between a plan and a disqualified person; (C) furnishing of goods, services, or facilities between a plan and a disqualified person; (D) transfer to, or use by or for the benefit of, a disqualified person of the income or assets of a plan; (E) act by a disqualified person who is a fiduciary whereby he deals with the income or assets of a plan in his own interest or for his own account; or (F) receipt of any consideration for his own personal account by any disqualified person who is a fiduciary from any party dealing with the plan in connection with a transaction involving the income or asse

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26 U.S.C. § 503 — Requirements for exemption

Page 1683 TITLE 26—INTERNAL REVENUE CODE § 503 Stat. 2095, provided that: ‘‘An organization which (without regard to the amendments made by this sec- tion [amending this section and sections 170, 2055, and 2522 of this title]) is an organization described in sec- tion 170(c)(2)(B), 501(c)(3), 2055(a)(2), or 2522(a)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 [formerly I.R.C. 1954] shall not be treated as an organization not so described as a result of the amendments made by this section.’’ TAX EXEMPTION FOR CERTAIN PUERTO RICAN PENSION, ETC., PLANS Pub. L. 93–406, title II, § 1022(i), Sept. 2, 1974, 88 Stat. 942, as amended by Pub. L. 99–514, § 2, Oct. 22, 1986, 100 Stat. 2095, provided that: ‘‘(1) GENERAL RULE.—Effective for taxable years be- ginning after December 31, 1973, for purposes of section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 [formerly I.R.C. 1954] (relating to exemption from tax), any trust forming part of a pension, profit-sharing, or stock bonus plan all of the participants of which are residents of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall be treated as an organization described in section 401(a) of such Code if such trust— ‘‘(A) forms part of a pension, profit-sharing, or stock bonus plan, and ‘‘(B) is exempt from income tax under the laws of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. ‘‘(2) ELECTION TO HAVE PROVISIONS OF, AND AMEND- MENTS MADE BY, TITLE II OF THIS ACT APPLY.— ‘‘(A) If the administrator of a pension, profit-shar- ing, or stock bonus plan which is created or organized in Puerto Rico elects, at such time and in such man- ner as the Secretary of the Treasury may require, to have the provisions of this paragraph apply, for plan years beginning after the date of election any trust forming a part of such plan shall be treated as a

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