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Section 23708 Of Article 1. Exemptions From This Part From California Revenue And Taxation Code >> Division 2. >> Part 11. >> Chapter 4. >> Article 1.
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. (a) For the purposes of this part, unless otherwise
indicated in context, the term "an organization exempt from tax"
shall mean an organization which has satisfied the provisions of
Section 23701.
(b) Except as provided in subdivision (c), any organization (including an organization in existence on December 31, 1970) which is described in Section 23701d and which does not notify the Franchise Tax Board at such time and such manner as the Franchise Tax Board may prescribe, that it is not a private foundation shall be presumed to be a private foundation. The time prescribed for giving notice under this subdivision shall not expire before the 90th day after the day on which the regulations first prescribed under this subdivision become final.
(c) Subdivision (b) shall not apply to--
(1) Churches, their integrated auxiliaries, and conventions or associations of churches, or
(2) Any organization which is not a private foundation (as defined in Section 23709).
(3) The Franchise Tax Board may by regulations exempt (to the extent and subject to such conditions as may be prescribed in such regulations) from the provisions of subdivision (b)--
(A) Educational organizations which normally maintain a regular faculty and curriculum and normally have a regularly enrolled body of pupils or students in attendance at the place where their educational activities are regularly carried on; and
(B) Any other class of organizations with respect to which the Franchise Tax Board determines that full compliance with the provisions of subdivision (b) is not necessary to the efficient administration of the provisions of this title relating to private foundations.
(d) (1) No gift or bequest made to an organization upon which the tax provided by Section 507(c) of the Internal Revenue Code has been imposed shall be allowed as a deduction under Section 24357, if such gift or bequest is made--
(A) By any person after notification of termination is made under Section 507(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, or
(B) By a substantial contributor (as defined in Section 507(d)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code) in his taxable year which includes the first day on which action is taken by such organization which culminates in the imposition of tax under Section 507(c) of the Internal Revenue Code and any subsequent taxable year.
(2) No gift or bequest made to an organization shall be allowed as a deduction under Section 24357, if such gift or bequest is made--
(A) To a private foundation or trust described in Section 4947 of the Internal Revenue Code in a taxable year for which it fails to meet the requirements of subdivision (e) of this section (determined without regard to subparagraphs (B) and (C) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (e) of this section), or
(B) To any organization that has not established its exemption under Section 23701d or Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code for the period concerned.
(3) Paragraph (1) shall not apply if the entire amount of the unpaid portion of the tax imposed under Section 507(c) of the Internal Revenue Code is abated.
(e) (1) A private foundation shall not be exempt from taxation under Section 23701d unless its governing instrument includes provisions the effects of which are--
(A) To require its income for each taxable year to be distributed at such time and in such manner as not to subject the foundation to tax under Section 4942 of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended by P.L. 94-455, and
(B) To prohibit the foundation from engaging in any act of self-dealing (as defined in Section 4941 of the Internal Revenue Code) from retaining any excess business holdings (as defined in Section 4943 of the Internal Revenue Code), from making any investments in such manner as to subject the foundation to tax under Section 4944 of the Internal Revenue Code.
(2) In the case of any organization organized before January 1, 1970, paragraph (1) shall not apply--
(A) To any taxable year beginning before January 1, 1972,
(B) To any period after December 31, 1971, during the pendency of any judicial proceeding begun before January 1, 1972, by the private foundation which is necessary to reform, or to excuse such foundation from compliance with, its governing instrument or any other instrument in order to meet the requirements of paragraph (1), and
(C) To any period after the termination of any judicial proceeding described in subparagraph (B) during which its governing instrument or any other instrument does not permit it to meet the requirements of paragraph (1).
(3) This subdivision shall not apply to require the inclusion in governing instruments of any provisions inconsistent with this subdivision.
(f) Notwithstanding any of the requirements of this section, if they are determined to be met under federal law they are also met for state purposes.
(b) Except as provided in subdivision (c), any organization (including an organization in existence on December 31, 1970) which is described in Section 23701d and which does not notify the Franchise Tax Board at such time and such manner as the Franchise Tax Board may prescribe, that it is not a private foundation shall be presumed to be a private foundation. The time prescribed for giving notice under this subdivision shall not expire before the 90th day after the day on which the regulations first prescribed under this subdivision become final.
(c) Subdivision (b) shall not apply to--
(1) Churches, their integrated auxiliaries, and conventions or associations of churches, or
(2) Any organization which is not a private foundation (as defined in Section 23709).
(3) The Franchise Tax Board may by regulations exempt (to the extent and subject to such conditions as may be prescribed in such regulations) from the provisions of subdivision (b)--
(A) Educational organizations which normally maintain a regular faculty and curriculum and normally have a regularly enrolled body of pupils or students in attendance at the place where their educational activities are regularly carried on; and
(B) Any other class of organizations with respect to which the Franchise Tax Board determines that full compliance with the provisions of subdivision (b) is not necessary to the efficient administration of the provisions of this title relating to private foundations.
(d) (1) No gift or bequest made to an organization upon which the tax provided by Section 507(c) of the Internal Revenue Code has been imposed shall be allowed as a deduction under Section 24357, if such gift or bequest is made--
(A) By any person after notification of termination is made under Section 507(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, or
(B) By a substantial contributor (as defined in Section 507(d)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code) in his taxable year which includes the first day on which action is taken by such organization which culminates in the imposition of tax under Section 507(c) of the Internal Revenue Code and any subsequent taxable year.
(2) No gift or bequest made to an organization shall be allowed as a deduction under Section 24357, if such gift or bequest is made--
(A) To a private foundation or trust described in Section 4947 of the Internal Revenue Code in a taxable year for which it fails to meet the requirements of subdivision (e) of this section (determined without regard to subparagraphs (B) and (C) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (e) of this section), or
(B) To any organization that has not established its exemption under Section 23701d or Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code for the period concerned.
(3) Paragraph (1) shall not apply if the entire amount of the unpaid portion of the tax imposed under Section 507(c) of the Internal Revenue Code is abated.
(e) (1) A private foundation shall not be exempt from taxation under Section 23701d unless its governing instrument includes provisions the effects of which are--
(A) To require its income for each taxable year to be distributed at such time and in such manner as not to subject the foundation to tax under Section 4942 of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended by P.L. 94-455, and
(B) To prohibit the foundation from engaging in any act of self-dealing (as defined in Section 4941 of the Internal Revenue Code) from retaining any excess business holdings (as defined in Section 4943 of the Internal Revenue Code), from making any investments in such manner as to subject the foundation to tax under Section 4944 of the Internal Revenue Code.
(2) In the case of any organization organized before January 1, 1970, paragraph (1) shall not apply--
(A) To any taxable year beginning before January 1, 1972,
(B) To any period after December 31, 1971, during the pendency of any judicial proceeding begun before January 1, 1972, by the private foundation which is necessary to reform, or to excuse such foundation from compliance with, its governing instrument or any other instrument in order to meet the requirements of paragraph (1), and
(C) To any period after the termination of any judicial proceeding described in subparagraph (B) during which its governing instrument or any other instrument does not permit it to meet the requirements of paragraph (1).
(3) This subdivision shall not apply to require the inclusion in governing instruments of any provisions inconsistent with this subdivision.
(f) Notwithstanding any of the requirements of this section, if they are determined to be met under federal law they are also met for state purposes.
