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§ 4948.
Application of taxes and denial of exemption with respect to certain foreign organizations
(a)
Tax on income of certain foreign organizations
(b)
Certain sections inapplicable
(c)
Denial of exemption to foreign organizations engaged in prohibited transactions
(1)
General rule
(2)
Prohibited transactions
(3)
Taxable years affected
(A)
Except as provided in subparagraph (B), a foreign organization described in subsection (b) shall be denied exemption from taxation under section 501(a) by reason of paragraph (1) for all taxable years beginning with the taxable year during which it is notified by the Secretary that it has engaged in a prohibited transaction. The Secretary shall publish such notice in the Federal Register on the day on which he so notifies such foreign organization.
(B)
Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary, any foreign organization described in subsection (b) which is denied exemption from taxation under section 501(a) by reason of paragraph (1) may, with respect to the second taxable year following the taxable year in which notice is given under subparagraph (A) (or any taxable year thereafter), file claim for exemption from taxation under section 501(a). If the Secretary is satisfied that such organization will not knowingly again engage in a prohibited transaction, such organization shall not, with respect to taxable years beginning with the taxable year with respect to which such claim is filed, be denied exemption from taxation under section 501(a) by reason of any prohibited transaction which was engaged in before the date on which such notice was given under subparagraph (A).
(4)
Disallowance of certain charitable deductions
No gift or bequest shall be allowed as a deduction under section 170, 545(b)(2), 642(c), 2055, 2106(a)(2), or 2522, if made—
(A)
to a foreign organization described in subsection (b) after the date on which the Secretary publishes notice under paragraph (3)(A) that he has notified such organization that it has engaged in a prohibited transaction, and
(B)
in a taxable year of such organization for which it is not exempt from taxation under section 501(a) by reason of paragraph (1).
(Added Pub. L. 91–172, title I, § 101(b), Dec. 30, 1969, 83 Stat. 518; amended Pub. L. 94–455, title XIX, § 1906(b)(13)(A), Oct. 4, 1976, 90 Stat. 1834; Pub. L. 108–357, title IV, § 413(c)(30), Oct. 22, 2004, 118 Stat. 1509.)
cite as: 26 USC 4948