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A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt private foundations from the tax on excess business holdings in the case of certain philanthropic enterprises which are independently supervised, and for other purposes.

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112th CONGRESSCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

2d SessionCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

S. 3377CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt private foundations from the tax on excess business holdings in the case of certain philanthropic enterprises which are independently supervised, and for other purposes.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

July 12, 2012CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

July 12, 2012CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself and Ms. SNOWE) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on FinanceCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

A BILLCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt private foundations from the tax on excess business holdings in the case of certain philanthropic enterprises which are independently supervised, and for other purposes.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘Philanthropic Enterprise Act of 2012’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 2. EXCEPTION FROM PRIVATE FOUNDATION EXCESS BUSINESS HOLDING TAX FOR CERTAIN PHILANTHROPIC BUSINESS HOLDINGS.
(a) In General- Section 4943 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

‘(g) Exception for Certain Philanthropic Business Holdings-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(1) IN GENERAL- Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to the holdings of a private foundation in any business enterprise which for the taxable year meets--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(A) the exclusive ownership requirements of paragraph (2),CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(B) the minimum distribution requirement of paragraph (3), andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(C) the independent operation requirements of paragraph (4).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(2) EXCLUSIVE OWNERSHIP- The exclusive ownership requirements of this paragraph are met if--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(A) all ownership interests in the business enterprise are held by the private foundation at all times during the taxable year, andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(B) all the private foundation’s ownership interests in the business enterprise were acquired under the terms of a will or trust upon the death of the testator or settlor, as the case may be.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(3) MINIMUM DISTRIBUTION-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(A) IN GENERAL- The minimum distribution requirement of this paragraph is met if the business enterprise, not later than 120 days after the close of the taxable year, distributes an amount equal to its net operating income for such taxable year to the private foundation.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(B) NET OPERATING INCOME- For purposes of this paragraph, the net operating income of any business enterprise for any taxable year is an amount equal to the gross income of the business enterprise for the taxable year, reduced by the sum of--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(i) the deductions allowed by chapter 1 for the taxable year which are directly connected with the production of such income,CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(ii) the tax imposed by chapter 1 on the business enterprise for the taxable year, andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(iii) an amount for a reasonable reserve for working capital and other business needs of the business enterprise.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(4) INDEPENDENT OPERATION- The independent operation requirements of this paragraph are met if, at all times during the taxable year--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(A) no substantial contributor (as defined in section 4958(c)(3)(C)) to the private foundation, or family member of such a contributor (determined under section 4958(f)(4)) is a director, officer, trustee, manager, employee, or contractor of the business enterprise (or an individual having powers or responsibilities similar to any of the foregoing),CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(B) at least a majority of the board of directors of the private foundation are not also directors or officers of the business enterprise, andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(C) there is no loan outstanding from the business enterprise to a substantial contributor (as so defined) to the private foundation or a family member of such contributor (as so determined).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(5) CERTAIN DEEMED PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS EXCLUDED- This subsection shall not apply to--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(A) any fund or organization treated as a private foundation for purposes of this section by reason of subsection (e) or (f),CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(B) any trust described in section 4947(a)(1) (relating to charitable trusts), andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(C) any trust described in section 4947(a)(2) (relating to split-interest trusts).’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) Effective Date- The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2011.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 3. EXCEPTION TO UNRELATED BUSINESS TAX ON SPECIFIED PAYMENTS FROM CERTAIN CONTROLLED ENTITIES.
(a) In General- Paragraph (13) of section 512(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

‘(G) SUBPARAGRAPH NOT TO APPLY TO PAYMENTS FROM CERTAIN PHILANTHROPIC CONTROLLED ENTITIES- Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to any payment not in excess of fair market value to a private foundation from an entity which is a business enterprise described in section 4943(g)(1) with respect to such foundation.’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) Effective Date- The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2011.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

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U.S. Congress - Text of S.3377 as Introduced in Senate Philanthropic Enterprise Act of 2012



