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Article 3. Returns Of Exempt Organizations of California Revenue And Taxation Code >> Division 2. >> Part 11. >> Chapter 4. >> Article 3.
(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), every
organization, otherwise exempt under Article 1 (commencing with
Section 23701), but having income of the character described in
Article 2 (commencing with Section 23731), shall file a return,
verified by an executive officer under penalty of perjury in the form
prescribed by the Franchise Tax Board, on or before the 15th day of
the fifth month following the close of the taxable year, reporting
its income from those activities and shall pay a tax as required by
Section 23731 on its unrelated business taxable income as defined in
Section 23732.
(b) An education IRA described in Section 23712 shall file a return described in subdivision (a) on or before the 15th day of the fourth month following the close of the taxable year.
(b) An education IRA described in Section 23712 shall file a return described in subdivision (a) on or before the 15th day of the fourth month following the close of the taxable year.
(a) For the purposes of this part--
(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), every organization exempt from taxation under Section 23701 and every trust treated as a private foundation because of Section 4947(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code shall file an annual return, stating specifically the items of gross income, receipts, and disbursements, and any other information for the purpose of carrying out the laws under this part as the Franchise Tax Board may by rules or regulations prescribe, and shall keep any records, render under oath any statements, make any other returns, and comply with any rules and regulations as the Franchise Tax Board may from time to time prescribe. The return shall be filed on or before the 15th day of the fifth full calendar month following the close of the taxable year.
(2) Exceptions from filing--
(A) Mandatory exceptions--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to--
(i) Churches, their integrated auxiliaries, and conventions or association of churches,
(ii) An organization (other than a private foundation as defined in Section 23709), the gross receipts of which in each taxable year are normally not more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), or
(iii) The exclusively religious activities of any religious order.
(B) Discretionary exceptions--The Franchise Tax Board may permit the filing of a simplified return for organizations based on either gross receipts or total assets or both gross receipts and total assets, or may permit the filing of an information statement (without fee), or may permit the filing of a group return for incorporated or unincorporated branches of a state or national organization where it determines that an information return is not necessary to the efficient administration of this part.
(3) An organization that is required to file an annual information return shall pay a filing fee of ten dollars ($10) on or before the due date for filing the annual information return (determined with regard to any extension of time for filing the return) required by this section. In case of failure to pay the fee on or before the due date, unless it is shown that the failure is due to reasonable cause, the filing fee shall be twenty-five dollars ($25). All collection remedies provided in Article 5 (commencing with Section 18661) of Chapter 2 of Part 10.2 are applicable to collection of the filing fee. However, the filing fee does not apply to the organization described in paragraph (4).
(4) Paragraph (3) does not apply to: (A) a religious organization exempt under Section 23701d; (B) an educational organization exempt under Section 23701d, if that organization normally maintains a regular faculty and curriculum and normally has a regularly organized body of pupils or students in attendance at the place where its educational activities are regularly carried on; (C) a charitable organization, or an organization for the prevention of cruelty to children or animals, exempt under Section 23701d, if that organization is supported, in whole or in part, by funds contributed by the United States or any state or political subdivision thereof, or is primarily supported by contributions of the general public; (D) an organization exempt under Section 23701d, if that organization is operated, supervised, or controlled by or in connection with a religious organization described in subparagraph (A).
(b) Every organization described in Section 23701d that is subject to the requirements of subdivision (a) is required to furnish annually information, at the time and in the manner as the Franchise Tax Board may by rules or regulations prescribe, setting forth all of the following:
(1) Its gross income for the year.
(2) Its expenses attributable to gross income and incurred within the year.
(3) Its disbursements within the year for the purposes for which it is exempt.
(4) A balance sheet showing its assets, liabilities, and net worth as of the beginning of that year.
(5) The total of the contributions and gifts received by it during the year, and the names and addresses of all substantial contributors.
(6) The names and addresses of its foundation manager (within the meaning of Section 4946 of the Internal Revenue Code) and highly compensated employees.
(7) The compensation and other payments made during the year to each individual described in paragraph (6).
(8) In the case of an organization with respect to which an election under Section 23704.5 is effective for the taxable year, the following amounts for that organization for that taxable year:
(A) The lobbying expenditures (as defined in Section 4911(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code).
(B) The lobbying nontaxable amount (as defined in Section 4911(c) (2) of the Internal Revenue Code).
(C) The grassroots expenditures (as defined in Section 4911(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code).
(D) The grassroots nontaxable amount (as defined in Section 4911 (c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code). For purposes of this paragraph, if Section 23740 applies to the organization for the taxable year, the organization shall furnish the amounts with respect to the affiliated group as well as with respect to the organization.
(9) Other information with respect to direct or indirect transfers to, and other direct or indirect transactions and relationships with, other organizations described in Sections 23701a to 23701w, inclusive (other than Sections 23701d, 23701k, and 23701t), as the Franchise Tax Board may require to prevent either of the following:
(A) Diversion of funds from the organization's exempt purpose.
(B) Misallocation of revenue or expense.
(10) Information with respect to qualified disaster relief activities.
(11) Any other relevant information as the Franchise Tax Board may prescribe.
(12) Each controlling organization, within the meaning of Section 512(b)(13) of the Internal Revenue Code, which is subject to the requirements of subdivision (a), shall include on the return required under subdivision (a) all of the following information:
(A) Any interest, annuities, royalties, or rents received from each controlled entity, within the meaning of Section 512(b)(13) of the Internal Revenue Code.
(B) Any loans made to each controlled entity.
(C) Any transfers of funds between such controlling organization and each such controlled entity.
(13) (A) Any organization, the gross receipts of which in any taxable year result in the organization being referred to in clause (ii) of subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (a), or subparagraph (B) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (a), shall do both of the following:
(i) Furnish annually, in electronic form, and at the time and in the manner as may be prescribed by the Franchise Tax Board, the legal name of the organization, any name under which the organization operates or does business, the organization's mailing address and the Internet Web site address, if any, the organization's taxpayer identification number, the name and address of a principal officer, and evidence of the continuing basis for the organization's exemption from the filing requirements under paragraph (1) of subdivision (a).
(ii) Upon termination of the existence of the organization, shall furnish notice of the termination.
(B) This paragraph shall apply to notices and returns with respect to annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2010.
(14) (A) If an organization described in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) or paragraph (13) of this subdivision fails to file an annual return or notice required under either paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) or paragraph (13) of this subdivision for three consecutive years, that organization's status as an organization exempt from tax under Section 23701 shall be considered revoked on and after the date set by the Franchise Tax Board for the filing of the third annual return or notice. The Franchise Tax Board shall publish and maintain a list of any organization for which the tax-exempt status is revoked.
(B) Any organization for which the tax-exempt status is revoked under subparagraph (A) must apply for reinstatement of that status regardless of whether that organization was originally required to make an application for tax-exempt status.
(C) If, upon application for reinstatement of status as an organization exempt from tax under Section 23701, an organization described in subparagraph (A) can show to the satisfaction of the Franchise Tax Board evidence of reasonable cause for the failure described in that subparagraph, the organization's exempt status may, in the discretion of the Franchise Tax Board, be reinstated effective from the date of the revocation under that subparagraph.
(D) This paragraph shall apply to notices and returns with respect to annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2010.
(c) For the purposes of this part--
(1) In the case of a failure to file a return required under this section on the date and in the manner prescribed therefor (determined with regard to any extension of time for filing), unless it is shown that the failure is due to reasonable cause, there shall be paid (on notice and demand by the Franchise Tax Board and in the same manner as tax) by the exempt organization or trust failing so to file, five dollars ($5) for each month or part thereof during which the failure continues, but the total amount imposed hereunder on any organization for failure to file any return may not exceed forty dollars ($40).
(2) The Franchise Tax Board may make written demand upon a private foundation failing to file under paragraph (1) of this subdivision specifying therein a reasonable future date by which the filing shall be made, and if the filing is not made on or before that date, and unless it is shown that failure so to file is due to reasonable cause, there shall be paid (on notice and demand by the Franchise Tax Board and in the same manner as tax) by the person failing so to file, in addition to the penalty prescribed in paragraph (1), a penalty of five dollars ($5) each month or part thereof after the expiration of the time specified in the written demand during which the failure continues, but the total amount imposed hereunder on all persons for the failure to file shall not exceed twenty-five dollars ($25). If more than one person is liable under this paragraph for a failure to file, all of those persons shall be jointly and severally liable with respect to the failure. The term "person" as used herein means any officer, director, trustee, employee, member, or other individual who is under a duty to perform the act in respect of which the violation occurs.
(3) This subdivision shall not apply with respect to any notice required under paragraph (13) of subdivision (b).
(d) The amendments made to this section by the act adding this subdivision shall apply to taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2012.
(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), every organization exempt from taxation under Section 23701 and every trust treated as a private foundation because of Section 4947(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code shall file an annual return, stating specifically the items of gross income, receipts, and disbursements, and any other information for the purpose of carrying out the laws under this part as the Franchise Tax Board may by rules or regulations prescribe, and shall keep any records, render under oath any statements, make any other returns, and comply with any rules and regulations as the Franchise Tax Board may from time to time prescribe. The return shall be filed on or before the 15th day of the fifth full calendar month following the close of the taxable year.
(2) Exceptions from filing--
(A) Mandatory exceptions--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to--
(i) Churches, their integrated auxiliaries, and conventions or association of churches,
(ii) An organization (other than a private foundation as defined in Section 23709), the gross receipts of which in each taxable year are normally not more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), or
(iii) The exclusively religious activities of any religious order.
(B) Discretionary exceptions--The Franchise Tax Board may permit the filing of a simplified return for organizations based on either gross receipts or total assets or both gross receipts and total assets, or may permit the filing of an information statement (without fee), or may permit the filing of a group return for incorporated or unincorporated branches of a state or national organization where it determines that an information return is not necessary to the efficient administration of this part.
(3) An organization that is required to file an annual information return shall pay a filing fee of ten dollars ($10) on or before the due date for filing the annual information return (determined with regard to any extension of time for filing the return) required by this section. In case of failure to pay the fee on or before the due date, unless it is shown that the failure is due to reasonable cause, the filing fee shall be twenty-five dollars ($25). All collection remedies provided in Article 5 (commencing with Section 18661) of Chapter 2 of Part 10.2 are applicable to collection of the filing fee. However, the filing fee does not apply to the organization described in paragraph (4).
(4) Paragraph (3) does not apply to: (A) a religious organization exempt under Section 23701d; (B) an educational organization exempt under Section 23701d, if that organization normally maintains a regular faculty and curriculum and normally has a regularly organized body of pupils or students in attendance at the place where its educational activities are regularly carried on; (C) a charitable organization, or an organization for the prevention of cruelty to children or animals, exempt under Section 23701d, if that organization is supported, in whole or in part, by funds contributed by the United States or any state or political subdivision thereof, or is primarily supported by contributions of the general public; (D) an organization exempt under Section 23701d, if that organization is operated, supervised, or controlled by or in connection with a religious organization described in subparagraph (A).
(b) Every organization described in Section 23701d that is subject to the requirements of subdivision (a) is required to furnish annually information, at the time and in the manner as the Franchise Tax Board may by rules or regulations prescribe, setting forth all of the following:
(1) Its gross income for the year.
(2) Its expenses attributable to gross income and incurred within the year.
(3) Its disbursements within the year for the purposes for which it is exempt.
(4) A balance sheet showing its assets, liabilities, and net worth as of the beginning of that year.
(5) The total of the contributions and gifts received by it during the year, and the names and addresses of all substantial contributors.
(6) The names and addresses of its foundation manager (within the meaning of Section 4946 of the Internal Revenue Code) and highly compensated employees.
(7) The compensation and other payments made during the year to each individual described in paragraph (6).
(8) In the case of an organization with respect to which an election under Section 23704.5 is effective for the taxable year, the following amounts for that organization for that taxable year:
(A) The lobbying expenditures (as defined in Section 4911(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code).
(B) The lobbying nontaxable amount (as defined in Section 4911(c) (2) of the Internal Revenue Code).
(C) The grassroots expenditures (as defined in Section 4911(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code).
(D) The grassroots nontaxable amount (as defined in Section 4911 (c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code). For purposes of this paragraph, if Section 23740 applies to the organization for the taxable year, the organization shall furnish the amounts with respect to the affiliated group as well as with respect to the organization.
(9) Other information with respect to direct or indirect transfers to, and other direct or indirect transactions and relationships with, other organizations described in Sections 23701a to 23701w, inclusive (other than Sections 23701d, 23701k, and 23701t), as the Franchise Tax Board may require to prevent either of the following:
(A) Diversion of funds from the organization's exempt purpose.
(B) Misallocation of revenue or expense.
(10) Information with respect to qualified disaster relief activities.
(11) Any other relevant information as the Franchise Tax Board may prescribe.
(12) Each controlling organization, within the meaning of Section 512(b)(13) of the Internal Revenue Code, which is subject to the requirements of subdivision (a), shall include on the return required under subdivision (a) all of the following information:
(A) Any interest, annuities, royalties, or rents received from each controlled entity, within the meaning of Section 512(b)(13) of the Internal Revenue Code.
(B) Any loans made to each controlled entity.
(C) Any transfers of funds between such controlling organization and each such controlled entity.
(13) (A) Any organization, the gross receipts of which in any taxable year result in the organization being referred to in clause (ii) of subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (a), or subparagraph (B) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (a), shall do both of the following:
(i) Furnish annually, in electronic form, and at the time and in the manner as may be prescribed by the Franchise Tax Board, the legal name of the organization, any name under which the organization operates or does business, the organization's mailing address and the Internet Web site address, if any, the organization's taxpayer identification number, the name and address of a principal officer, and evidence of the continuing basis for the organization's exemption from the filing requirements under paragraph (1) of subdivision (a).
(ii) Upon termination of the existence of the organization, shall furnish notice of the termination.
(B) This paragraph shall apply to notices and returns with respect to annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2010.
(14) (A) If an organization described in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) or paragraph (13) of this subdivision fails to file an annual return or notice required under either paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) or paragraph (13) of this subdivision for three consecutive years, that organization's status as an organization exempt from tax under Section 23701 shall be considered revoked on and after the date set by the Franchise Tax Board for the filing of the third annual return or notice. The Franchise Tax Board shall publish and maintain a list of any organization for which the tax-exempt status is revoked.
(B) Any organization for which the tax-exempt status is revoked under subparagraph (A) must apply for reinstatement of that status regardless of whether that organization was originally required to make an application for tax-exempt status.
(C) If, upon application for reinstatement of status as an organization exempt from tax under Section 23701, an organization described in subparagraph (A) can show to the satisfaction of the Franchise Tax Board evidence of reasonable cause for the failure described in that subparagraph, the organization's exempt status may, in the discretion of the Franchise Tax Board, be reinstated effective from the date of the revocation under that subparagraph.
(D) This paragraph shall apply to notices and returns with respect to annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2010.
(c) For the purposes of this part--
(1) In the case of a failure to file a return required under this section on the date and in the manner prescribed therefor (determined with regard to any extension of time for filing), unless it is shown that the failure is due to reasonable cause, there shall be paid (on notice and demand by the Franchise Tax Board and in the same manner as tax) by the exempt organization or trust failing so to file, five dollars ($5) for each month or part thereof during which the failure continues, but the total amount imposed hereunder on any organization for failure to file any return may not exceed forty dollars ($40).
(2) The Franchise Tax Board may make written demand upon a private foundation failing to file under paragraph (1) of this subdivision specifying therein a reasonable future date by which the filing shall be made, and if the filing is not made on or before that date, and unless it is shown that failure so to file is due to reasonable cause, there shall be paid (on notice and demand by the Franchise Tax Board and in the same manner as tax) by the person failing so to file, in addition to the penalty prescribed in paragraph (1), a penalty of five dollars ($5) each month or part thereof after the expiration of the time specified in the written demand during which the failure continues, but the total amount imposed hereunder on all persons for the failure to file shall not exceed twenty-five dollars ($25). If more than one person is liable under this paragraph for a failure to file, all of those persons shall be jointly and severally liable with respect to the failure. The term "person" as used herein means any officer, director, trustee, employee, member, or other individual who is under a duty to perform the act in respect of which the violation occurs.
(3) This subdivision shall not apply with respect to any notice required under paragraph (13) of subdivision (b).
(d) The amendments made to this section by the act adding this subdivision shall apply to taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2012.
(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), every
organization exempt from filing an annual information return by
reason of subdivision (a) of Section 23772, may be required to file
an annual statement on or before the 15th day of the fifth calendar
month following the close of the taxable year setting forth in the
manner as may be required by the Franchise Tax Board the following
information: the name and address of the organization, its major
activities, its sources of income, and the section of the Internal
Revenue Code under which it is exempt. Organizations other than those
described in clause (i) and (iii) of subparagraph (A) of paragraph
(2) of subdivision (a) of Section 23772 may also be required by the
Franchise Tax Board to furnish information with respect to their
gross receipts and their assets.
(b) Every religious organization exempt from filing an annual information return by reason of subdivision (a) of Section 23772, which because of sincerely held religious convictions refuses to file an annual statement as prescribed in subdivision (a), may submit in lieu thereof a notarized statement on its organizational letterhead containing the following information: the name and address of the organization, its major activities, its sources of income, and the section of the Internal Revenue Code under which it is exempt. That information shall be for the sole purpose of verifying the absence of unrelated business income of the organization. The statement shall be submitted on or before the 15th day of the fifth calendar month following the close of the taxable year.
(b) Every religious organization exempt from filing an annual information return by reason of subdivision (a) of Section 23772, which because of sincerely held religious convictions refuses to file an annual statement as prescribed in subdivision (a), may submit in lieu thereof a notarized statement on its organizational letterhead containing the following information: the name and address of the organization, its major activities, its sources of income, and the section of the Internal Revenue Code under which it is exempt. That information shall be for the sole purpose of verifying the absence of unrelated business income of the organization. The statement shall be submitted on or before the 15th day of the fifth calendar month following the close of the taxable year.
Except for purposes of amending the articles of
incorporation to set forth a new name, under regulations prescribed
by the Franchise Tax Board, the corporate powers, rights and
privileges of an exempt domestic corporation may be suspended and the
exercise of the corporate powers, rights and privileges of a foreign
exempt corporation in this state may be forfeited if the
organization fails to file the annual return or statement required
under Section 23772 or 23774, or pay any amount due under Section
23703 or 23772 on or before the last day of the 12th month following
the close of the taxable year.
(a) Any organization which has suffered the suspension or
forfeiture provided for in Section 23775 may, in accordance with
Section 23305a, be relieved therefrom upon the filing of all of the
following:
(1) An application for revivor.
(2) When required by the Franchise Tax Board, a new application for exemption under Section 23701.
(3) Any returns, statements, notifications, or amounts due under Sections 23772, 23774, or 23775 which were not previously submitted or paid and which resulted in the suspension or forfeiture.
(4) An information return or statement and the amounts specified under Section 23772 for each year, or part thereof, during the period of suspension or forfeiture in which the organization conducted any activities or received income, grants, gifts or any other asset.
(b) Any organization exempt from tax under Section 23701 which has suffered the suspension or forfeiture provided for in Section 23301 or 23301.5 may be required by the Franchise Tax Board to file a new application for exemption in connection with an application for revivor under Section 23305.
(1) An application for revivor.
(2) When required by the Franchise Tax Board, a new application for exemption under Section 23701.
(3) Any returns, statements, notifications, or amounts due under Sections 23772, 23774, or 23775 which were not previously submitted or paid and which resulted in the suspension or forfeiture.
(4) An information return or statement and the amounts specified under Section 23772 for each year, or part thereof, during the period of suspension or forfeiture in which the organization conducted any activities or received income, grants, gifts or any other asset.
(b) Any organization exempt from tax under Section 23701 which has suffered the suspension or forfeiture provided for in Section 23301 or 23301.5 may be required by the Franchise Tax Board to file a new application for exemption in connection with an application for revivor under Section 23305.
The exemption granted to any organization under the
provisions of Article 1 (commencing with Section 23701) of this
chapter may be revoked by the Franchise Tax Board if the organization
fails to--
(a) File any return required under this chapter or pay any amount due under this part or Part 10.2 (commencing with Section 18401) on or before the last day of the 12th month following the close of the taxable year;
(b) Comply with Section 19504 (relating to powers of the Franchise Tax Board to examine records and subpoena witnesses); or
(c) Confine its activities to those permitted by the section under which the exemption was granted.
(a) File any return required under this chapter or pay any amount due under this part or Part 10.2 (commencing with Section 18401) on or before the last day of the 12th month following the close of the taxable year;
(b) Comply with Section 19504 (relating to powers of the Franchise Tax Board to examine records and subpoena witnesses); or
(c) Confine its activities to those permitted by the section under which the exemption was granted.
An organization whose exemption was revoked under Section
23703 or 23777 may be reestablished as an exempt organization upon:
(a) The filing or payment of both of the following:
(1) A new application for exemption and payment of the filing fee required under Section 23701.
(2) Any returns, statements, or payment of any amounts due under this part or Part 10.2 (commencing with Section 18401) which were not previously submitted or paid and which resulted in the revocation.
(b) When revocation occurred under subdivision (c) of Section 23777, satisfactory proof that all of the following have occurred:
(1) The organization has corrected its nonexempt activities.
(2) That it will operate in an exempt manner in the future.
(3) The payment of any tax for periods the organization was not qualified for exemption.
(a) The filing or payment of both of the following:
(1) A new application for exemption and payment of the filing fee required under Section 23701.
(2) Any returns, statements, or payment of any amounts due under this part or Part 10.2 (commencing with Section 18401) which were not previously submitted or paid and which resulted in the revocation.
(b) When revocation occurred under subdivision (c) of Section 23777, satisfactory proof that all of the following have occurred:
(1) The organization has corrected its nonexempt activities.
(2) That it will operate in an exempt manner in the future.
(3) The payment of any tax for periods the organization was not qualified for exemption.
