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2024

Instructions for Form 4720

Return of Certain Excise Taxes Under Chapters 41 and 42 of the
Internal Revenue Code
(Sections 170(f)(10), 664(c)(2), 4911, 4912, 4941, 4942,
4943, 4944, 4945, 4955, 4958, 4959, 4960, 4965, 4966, 4967, and 4968)

Section references are to the Internal Revenue    Contents                                    Page   Separate returns. A manager, 
Code unless otherwise noted.
                                                  Donor Advised Funds                                self-dealer, disqualified person, donor, 
Contents                                  Page    (Section 4966) .        . . . . . . . . . . .   17 donor advisor, or related person who 
General Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2  Schedule L—Taxes on Prohibited                     owes tax under Chapter 41 or 42, 
                                                  Benefits Distributed From                          (including an entity manager under 
Purpose of Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2   Donor Advised Funds 
Who Must File  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2  (Section 4967) .        . . . . . . . . . . .   18 section 4965), may no longer report the 
Where and How To File .   . . . . . . . . . . 3   Schedule M—Tax on Hospital                         tax on the Form 4720 filed by the 
When To File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4  Organization for Failure to                        organization. Each taxpayer must file a 
Extension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Meet the Community Health                          separate Form 4720.
Name, Address, etc.    . . . . . . . . . . . . 4  Needs Assessment 
                                                  Requirements (Sections 4959                        Electronic filing for private founda-
Signature and Verification .  . . . . . . . . 4   and 501(r)(3)) .      . . . . . . . . . . . .   19 tions. Under Regulations section 
Attachments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Schedule N—Tax on Excess                           1.6033-2(a)(2)(ii)(J), private foundations 
Organizations Organized or                        Executive Compensation                             are required to report such information 
Created in a Foreign Country .          . . . 4   (Section 4960) .        . . . . . . . . . . .   19 as is required by Form 4720 as part of 
Tax Payments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5  Schedule O—Excise Tax on Net                       their information reporting requirement 
Rounding Off to Whole Dollars .     . . . . . 5   Investment Income of Private                       under section 6033. Therefore, private 
Penalties and Interest . . . . . . . . . . . . 5  Colleges and Universities                          foundations reporting information 
                                                  (Section 4968) .        . . . . . . . . . . .   20
Abatement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5                                                    required as to liability for tax imposed 
                                                  Paid Preparer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   21
Initial Tax Liability and Correction .  . . . 5                                                      under Chapter 42 on the Form 4720 
                                                  Phone Help .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   21
Completing the Schedules      . . . . . . . . 6                                                      (Schedules A-F, J, or N) must file this 
                                                  Photographs of Missing Children         . . .   21
Amended Return .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6                                                      form electronically. Other filers of Form 
                                                  How To Get Forms and 
Specific Instructions for Page 1 .  . . . . . 6   Publications .      . . . . . . . . . . . . .   21 4720 may be required to file 
Schedule A—Initial Taxes on                       IRS e-Services Makes Taxes                         electronically as described in Where 
Self-Dealing (Section 4941) .         . . . . 8   Easier .    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   21 and How To File, later. See Regulations 
Schedule B—Initial Tax on                         Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 section 301.6011-12. Additionally, any 
Undistributed Income (Section                                                                        other filer of Form 4720 who is not 
4942) .     . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9                                                    required to file electronically may also 
Schedule C—Initial Tax on Excess                  Future Developments
Business Holdings (Section                        For the latest information about                   voluntarily use the electronic form.
4943) .     . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 developments related to Form 4720 and              Entity or person subject to tax filing 
Schedule D—Initial Taxes on                       its instructions, such as legislation              Form 4720 with respect to more than 
Investments That Jeopardize                       enacted after they were published, go to           one organization. Item B in the header 
Charitable Purpose (Section                       IRS.gov/Form4720.                                  area of Form 4720 is revised for use by 
4944) .     . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Schedule E—Initial Taxes on                                                                          any entity (other than the organization) 
Taxable Expenditures                              Reminders                                          or person who is required to file Form 
(Section 4945) .       . . . . . . . . . . .  13                                                     4720 to report and pay an excise tax 
                                                  Electronic filing for filers that are not 
Schedule F—Initial Taxes on                                                                          under Chapters 41 or 42 of the Internal 
Political Expenditures                            private foundations.        Under final            Revenue Code with respect to more 
(Section 4955) .       . . . . . . . . . . .  13  regulations (T.D. 9972) issued in                  than one organization. The information 
Schedule G—Tax on Excess                          February 2023, filers of Form 4720 that            entered in Item B will allow IRS systems 
Lobbying Expenditures                             are not private foundations are required           to accept and process multiple Form 
(Section 4911) .       . . . . . . . . . . .  14  to file Form 4720 electronically if they           4720 filings under the same taxpayer 
Schedule H—Taxes on                               file 10 or more returns in the aggregate           number (Employer Identification 
Disqualifying Lobbying                            in a calendar year. The regulations are            Number or Social Security Number).
Expenditures (Section 4912) .           . .   14  effective for returns required to be filed 
Schedule I—Initial Taxes on                       for tax years ending on or after                   Explanations of corrective action 
Excess Benefit Transactions                                                                          taken. Instead of using Item B to collect 
(Section 4958) .       . . . . . . . . . . .  15  December 31, 2023. See Where and 
Schedule J—Taxes on Being a                       How To File, for more information.                 information about corrections made (or 
Party to Prohibited Tax Shelter                   Forms 4720 filed by private                        not made) on taxable events, Form 4720 
Transactions (Section 4965)           . . .   16  foundations are publicly disclosable.              is revised to request information about 
Schedule K—Taxes on Taxable                       Don’t enter Social Security Numbers on             such corrections in each of Schedules 
Distributions of Sponsoring                       these publicly disclosable returns.                A, B, C, D, E, F, or I. Now, for each 
Organizations Maintaining                                                                            transaction to which an initial tax applies 
                                                                                                     under sections 4941, 4942, 4943, 4944, 

                                              Instructions for Form 4720 (2024)  Catalog Number 13023Z
Dec 4, 2024                           Department of the Treasury  Internal Revenue Service  www.irs.gov



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4945, 4955, or 4958, the organization or    manager of a sponsor of a donor              501(h) and owe tax on excess lobbying 
any other entity or person required to file advised fund, relating to distributions      expenditures as figured on Schedule C 
Form 4720 to report one or more such        that result in prohibited benefits from a    (Form 990), Part II-A, must file Form 
transactions, must indicate whether a       donor advised fund.                          4720 to report the liability and pay the 
correction has been made (or not) on        The section 4968 taxes on net              tax (Schedule G). Certain organizations 
the Schedule where each transaction is      investment income of certain private         whose section 501(c)(3) status is 
reported.                                   colleges and universities.                   revoked because of excess lobbying 
                                            The section 170(f)(10) tax on any          activities (and possibly their managers) 
General Instructions                        premiums paid on a personal benefit          are subject to a 5% excise tax on their 
                                            contract in connection with a transfer to    lobbying expenditures (Schedule H).
                                            an organization or charitable remainder 
Purpose of Form                                                                          Charitable organizations that en-
                                            trust for which a charitable deduction 
                                                                                         gage in excess benefit transactions. 
Use Form 4720 to figure and pay the         isn't allowed to the transferor.
                                                                                         Form 4720 must be filed by any 
following.                                    The section 664(c)(2) tax on the 
                                                                                       organization that answered “Yes” to 
The initial taxes on private              unrelated business taxable income of a 
                                                                                         question 25a in Part V of Form 990 or 
foundations, disqualified persons, or       charitable remainder trust.
foundation managers under sections                                                       that otherwise engaged in an excess 
4941 through 4945 for self-dealing,                                                      benefit transaction described in section 
failure to distribute income, excess        Who Must File                                4958. (Schedule I).
business holdings, investments that         Organizations and Any Related                Charitable organizations that make 
jeopardize charitable purpose, and          Organization Subject to Tax                  certain premium payments on per-
taxable expenditures (see instructions                                                   sonal benefit contracts.    Form 4720 
for Schedules A through E for               Under Chapter 41 or 42
definitions).                               Organizations liable for excise tax under    must be filed by any organization 
The initial tax on certain supporting     Chapter 41 or 42 should complete the         described in section 170(c) or section 
organizations and donor advised funds       schedule(s) described below, as              664(d) that answered “Yes,” to question 
for excess business holdings under          applicable. Taxes owed by the                7f in Part V of Form 990, question 6b in 
section 4943.                               organization are reported in Part I only.    Part VI-B of Form 990-PF, question 6b in 
                                                                                         Part VIII of Form 5227, or that otherwise 
The section 4911 tax on excess                    The organization should not          paid premiums on a personal benefit 
lobbying expenditures by public               !     enter any amount(s) in Part II.      contract in connection with a transfer to 
charities that have elected to be subject   CAUTION Part II is used by persons and       an organization for which a charitable 
to section 501(h) regarding                 entities other than the organization to      deduction was not allowed to the 
expenditures to influence legislation.      report and pay excise tax liability relating transferor (Part I, line 8).
(Private foundations and section            transactions or activities described in 
4947(a) trusts aren't eligible to make this the applicable schedule.                     Certain tax-exempt entities that are a 
election).                                                                               party to a prohibited tax shelter 
The section 4912 tax on disqualifying     Private foundations and section              transaction (PTST). Certain 
lobbying expenditures that result in loss   4947(a) trusts. Generally, Form 4720         tax-exempt entities must file Form 4720 
of section 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status.     must be filed by all organizations,          to report the liability and pay the tax due 
The section 4955 tax imposed on any       including foreign organizations, that        under section 4965(a)(1) (Schedule J). 
amount paid or incurred by a section        answered “Yes,” to question 1b, 1d, 2b,      This requirement applies to entities 
501(c)(3) organization that participates    3b, 4a, 4b, 5b, 6b, 7b, or 8 in Part VI-B of described in sections 501(c), 501(d), or 
or intervenes in any political campaign     Form 990-PF; or “Yes,” to question 1b,       170(c) (other than the United States) or 
on behalf of, or in opposition to, any      1c, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5b, 6b, or 7 in Part VIII of an Indian tribal government (within the 
candidate for public office.                Form 5227. (Schedules A through E).          meaning of section 7701(a)(40)).
The section 4958 initial taxes on                                                          Any entity described in section 
disqualified persons and organization       Other organizations owing initial tax-
managers of section 501(c)(3) (except       es on excess business holdings.              TIP 4965(c) that is a party to a PTST 
private foundations), section 501(c)(4),    Supporting organizations described in            must file Form 8886-T.
and section 501(c)(29) organizations        section 4943(f)(3) and donor advised 
that engage in excess benefit               funds described in section 4966(d)(2)        Sponsoring organizations maintain-
transactions.                               that owe the tax reported on Schedule C      ing donor advised funds.    All section 
The section 4959 tax on the failure by    (section 4943(a)). (Schedule C).             170(c) organizations (excluding private 
                                                                                         foundations and government 
a hospital organization to meet the         Organizations making political ex-           organizations referred to in sections 
community health needs assessment           penditures. All section 501(c)(3)            170(c)(1) and 170(c)(2)(A)) that 
requirements under section 501(r)(3).       organizations that make a political          maintain one or more donor advised 
The section 4960 taxes on excess          expenditure must file Form 4720 to           funds must file Form 4720 to report the 
tax-exempt organization executive           report the liability and pay the tax         liability and pay the tax owed on any 
compensation.                               (Schedule F). Organization managers          taxable distributions under section 4966 
The section 4965 taxes on prohibited      may report any first-tier tax they owe on    (Schedule K). In addition, sponsoring 
tax shelter transactions.                   Schedule F of Form 4720. (See                organizations that have made a 
The section 4966 taxes on taxable         Schedule F instructions, later, for the      distribution resulting in a prohibited 
distributions by sponsoring                 definition of political expenditures.)       benefit to a donor, donor advisor, or 
organizations maintaining donor                                                          related person must file Form 4720 to 
                                            Public charities making excess lob-
advised funds.                                                                           report the distribution (Schedule L).
                                            bying expenditures. Public charities 
The section 4967 taxes on a donor, 
                                            that made the election under section 
donor advisor, or related party, and a 

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Charitable remainder trusts.   All          Answered “Yes” to line 16 in Part V of   For general information about electronic 
charitable remainder trusts described in    Form 990 or that otherwise is a private    filing, visit IRS.gov/Efile, and see Pub. 
section 664 that have unrelated             college or university that is an eligible  4163, Modernized e-file Information for 
business taxable income for the tax year    educational institution, as defined in     Authorized IRS e-File Providers for 
must file Form 4720 to report the liability section 25A(f)(2);                         Business Returns.
and pay the tax due (Part I, line 11).      Had at least 500 students during the 
                                                                                       Mandatory electronic filing for pri-
Unrelated business taxable income is        preceding tax year, with more than 50% 
                                                                                       vate foundations. All private 
figured under section 512 and is            of those students located in the United 
                                                                                       foundations reporting information 
determined as if Part III of subchapter F   States; and
                                                                                       required as to liability for tax imposed 
applies to such trusts. Use Form 990-T      Had an aggregate fair market value, 
                                                                                       under Chapter 42 on the Form 4720 
to compute unrelated business taxable       at the end of the preceding tax year, of 
                                                                                       (Schedules A-F, J, or N) must file this 
income. The charitable remainder trust      assets not used directly in the carrying 
                                                                                       form electronically, regardless of the 
should not submit Form 990-T for            out of the organization’s exempt 
                                                                                       number of other returns the private 
processing as a return. Instead, attach a   purpose, held by the organization and 
                                                                                       foundation must file during the calendar 
copy of the completed Form 990-T and        related organizations, of at least 
                                                                                       year. Form 4720 returns filed on paper 
file it with Form 4720.                     $500,000 per student.
                                                                                       by organizations required to file 
Hospital organizations failing to           Other Filers                               electronically will not be accepted or 
                                                                                       processed.
meet the community health needs             Managers, self-dealers, disqualified 
assessment requirements (Sections           persons, donors, donor advisors,           Mandatory electronic filing for other 
501(r)(3), 4959).  An excise tax is         and related persons. A manager,            than private foundations.  Filers that 
imposed on the failure by a hospital        self-dealer, disqualified person, donor,   are not private foundations required to 
organization to meet the community          donor advisor, or related person who       file at least 10 returns of any type during 
health needs assessment (“CHNA”)            owes tax under Chapter 41 or 42,           the calendar year ending with or within 
requirements of section 501(r)(3)           including an entity manager under          the tax year must file their returns 
(Schedule M).                               section 4965, must file a separate Form    electronically. “Returns” for purposes of 
Certain taxpayers that pay excess           4720 showing the tax owed. The Form        these instructions include information 
executive compensation.     An              4720 filed by a manager, self-dealer,      returns (for example, Forms W-2 and 
applicable tax-exempt organization          disqualified person, donor, donor          Forms 1099), income tax returns, 
(ATEO) that pays to any covered             advisor, or related person should          employment tax returns (including 
employee more than $1 million in            include the name of the organization in    quarterly Forms 941, Employer’s 
remuneration or pays an excess              Part II. If applicable, a separate Form    Quarterly Federal Tax Return), and 
parachute payment during the year must      4720 should be filed for each              excise returns. The failure to file a return 
file Form 4720 to report the liability and  organization for which the manager,        electronically when required is deemed 
pay the excise tax imposed by section       self-dealer, disqualified person, donor,   a failure to file the return even if the filer 
4960. (Schedule N). An ATEO includes        donor advisor, or related person owes      submits a paper return.
section 501(a) exempt organizations,        tax. A person filing Form 4720 should      On a year-by-year and form-by-form 
section 527 political organizations,        enter their tax year at the top of Form    basis, the IRS may waive, in cases of 
section 521 farmers’ cooperatives, and      4720. Enter the name, address, and         undue hardship, the requirement that 
government entities that have income        taxpayer identification number of the      filers other than private foundations that 
excluded under section 115(1). If           manager, self-dealer, disqualified         file 10 or more returns file electronically. 
remuneration from a related                 person, donor, donor advisor, or related   In certain circumstances, a filer may be 
organization is included to determine       person in the address area at the top of   administratively exempt from the 
the tax imposed by section 4960, the        Form 4720. Enter the name of the           requirement to file electronically. The 
related organization must file a separate   organization in the name and address       filer should keep documentation 
Form 4720 to report its share of liability  area in Part II. Each manager,             supporting their undue hardship or other 
for the tax on Schedule N. See the          self-dealer, disqualified person, donor,   applicable reason for not filing 
instructions for Schedule N, later, for the donor advisor, or related person should    electronically in the filer’s records. For 
definition of related organization for      complete all the information the form      more information about mandatory 
purposes of the excise tax under section    requires, including the schedule(s)        electronic filing based on the 10–return 
4960.                                       applicable to each tax shown on Part II,   threshold, waivers, and exemptions, see 
                                            to the extent possible, and as             Regulations section 301.6011–12.
       A governmental entity that is not    applicable.
TIP    exempt from tax under section                                                   Paper filing. For filers submitting paper 
       501(a) and does not exclude              Managers of tax favored                returns:
income under section 115(1) is not an       TIP retirement plans, individual 
ATEO for purposes of section 4960.              retirement arrangements, and 
                                            savings arrangements described in 
Certain private colleges and univer-        sections 401(a), 403(a), 403(b), 529, 
sities subject to the excise tax on         457(b), 408(a), 220(d), 408(b), 530, or 
net investment income (section              223(d) must report and pay tax due 
4968). An applicable educational            under section 4965(a)(2) on Form 5330.
institution must file Form 4720 to report 
the liability and pay the excise tax 
imposed by section 4968. (Schedule O)       Where and How To File
An applicable educational institution is a  Electronic filing. All persons required 
private college or university that:         to file can file Form 4720 electronically. 

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IF you are        THEN use the              Part II taxes on managers, self-deal-     treasurer, assistant treasurer, chief 
located in ...    following                 ers, disqualified persons, donors,        accounting officer, or other corporate 
                  address ...               donor advisors, or related persons.       officer (such as tax officer).
                                            Each manager, self-dealer, disqualified   For a partnership, the form may be 
the United States Department of the         person, donor, donor advisor, or related  signed by a partner or partners 
                  Treasury                  person, must file Form 4720 by the 15th   authorized to sign the partnership 
                  Internal Revenue          day of the 5th month after the end of     return.
                  Service Center            their tax year.
                                                                                      For a trust, the form must be signed 
                  Ogden, UT                 If the regular due date falls on a 
                                                                                      by the trustee(s).
                  84201-0027                Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, file 
a foreign country or Internal Revenue       by the next business day.                 A receiver, trustee, or assignee 
a U.S. territory  Service Center                                                      required to file any return on behalf of an 
                  P.O. Box 409101           Extension                                 individual, a trust, estate, partnership, 
                  Ogden, UT 84409           Use Form 8868, Application for            association, company, or corporation 
                                            Extension of Time To File an Exempt       must sign the Form 4720 filed for these 
                                            Organization Return or Excise Taxes       taxpayers.
Private delivery services.    You can       Related to Employee Benefit Plans, to     Also, a person with a valid power of 
use certain private delivery services       request an automatic extension of time    attorney may sign for the organization, 
(PDS) designated by the IRS to meet         to file. The automatic extension will be  foundation, manager, self-dealer, donor, 
the “timely mailing as timely filing/       granted if Form 8868 is properly          donor advisor, or related person. 
paying” rule for tax returns and            completed, filed, and any balance due     Include a copy of the power of attorney 
payments. Go to IRS.gov/PDS for the         shown on Form 4720 is paid by the due     with the return.
current list of designated services.        date for Form 4720.
  The private delivery service can tell                                               Attachments
you how to get written proof of the         Name, Address, etc.                       If you need more space, and are 
mailing date.                               For an organization filing its own Form   permitted to file a paper form, attach 
  Private delivery services can't deliver   4720, the name, address, and employer     separate sheets showing the same 
items to P.O. boxes. You must use the       identification number of the organization information in the same order as on the 
U.S. Postal Service to mail any item to     should be the same as shown on Form       printed form. Show the totals on the 
an IRS P.O. box address. Private            990-PF, Form 5227, Form 990, or Form      printed form.
delivery services deliver to:               990-EZ, and entered in the address field  Enter the organization's name and 
                                            at the top of the form. A self-dealer,    EIN on each sheet. Use sheets that are 
  Internal Revenue Service                  donor, donor advisor, related person,     the same size as the form and indicate 
  1973 Rulon White Blvd.                    disqualified person, or manager filing a  clearly the line of the paper form to 
  Ogden, UT 84201                           separate Form 4720 enters their name,     which the information relates.
                                            address, and taxpayer identification 
                                            number in the address field at the top of 
When To File                                                                          Organizations Organized 
                                            the form. The name and address of the 
Part I taxes on the organization.     File  organization to which taxes reported in   or Created in a Foreign 
Form 4720 by the due date (not              Part II relate is entered in the address  Country
including extensions) for filing the        field at the top of Part II.              Report all amounts in U.S. currency 
organization's Form 990-PF, Form 990,                                                 (state conversion rate used) and give 
Form 990-EZ, or Form 5227. If you           Include the suite, room, or other unit 
aren't required to file any of these forms, number after the street address.          information in English. Report items in 
                                                                                      total, including amounts and 
file Form 4720 by the 15th day of the 5th   If the Post Office doesn't deliver mail   transactions from both inside and 
month after the organization's              to the street address, show the P.O. box  outside the United States.
accounting period ends.                     number instead of the street address.
                                                                                      Chapter 42 taxes (including sections 
  If the regular due date falls on a        If you want a third party (such as an     4941 through 4945, 4955, 4958 through 
Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, file    accountant or an attorney) to receive     4960, and 4965 through 4968) don't 
by the next business day.                   mail for the foundation or charity, enter apply to foreign organizations that 
  Affiliated group member.       See        on the street address line “C/O” followed receive substantially all of their support 
section 4911(f) and the instructions for    by the third party's name and street      (other than gross investment income) 
Schedule G, later, for definition of        address or P.O. box.                      from sources outside the United States. 
“affiliated group.” For the members of an                                             See section 4948(b). These 
affiliated group of organizations that      Signature and Verification                organizations must complete this form 
have different tax years, and who are       Each taxpayer required to file Form       and file it in the same manner as 
filing Form 4720 to report tax under        4720 (see Who Must File, earlier) must    domestic organizations. However, these 
section 4911, the tax year of the           file their own return. Each return must   organizations, as well as their 
affiliated group is the calendar year,      be signed by a person authorized to       foundation managers and self-dealers, 
unless all members of the group elect       sign the return as of the date the return don't have to pay any tax that would 
under Regulations section 56.4911-7(e)      is filed.                                 otherwise be due on this return.
(5) to make a member's year the group's 
                                            For a corporation (or an association),    For these purposes, a foreign 
tax year.
                                            the form may be signed by one of the      organization is an organization not 
                                            following: president, vice president,     created or organized in or under the law 

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of the United States, a U.S. state or      disqualified person or manager liable for  Rounding Off to Whole 
territory, or the District of Columbia.    the excise tax under section 4958(a)(1) 
Gifts, grants, contributions, or           or (2). Disqualified persons and entity    Dollars
membership fees directly or indirectly     managers should each file their own        You may round off cents to whole dollars 
from a United States person (as defined    return and should pay taxes on excess      on your return and schedules. If you do 
in section 7701(a)(30)) are from sources   benefit transactions that are imposed on   round to whole dollars, you must round 
within the U.S. See Regulations section    them under section 4958 from their own     all amounts. To round, drop amounts 
53.4948-1.                                 funds. Any reimbursement of a              under 50 cents and increase amounts 
                                           disqualified person's tax liability from   from 50 to 99 cents to the next dollar. 
Although a foreign organization                                                       For example, $1.39 becomes $1 and 
                                           excess benefit transactions by the 
described in section 4948(b) isn't                                                    $2.50 becomes $3.
                                           organization will be treated as an excess 
subject to Chapter 42 taxes, it shall not 
                                           benefit transaction subject to the tax 
be exempt from tax under section                                                      If you have to add two or more 
                                           unless the organization included the 
501(a) if it engages in a prohibited                                                  amounts to figure the amount to enter 
                                           reimbursement in the disqualified 
transaction. See section 4948(c). A                                                   on a line, include cents when adding the 
                                           person's compensation and the 
prohibited transaction is a transaction                                               amounts and round off only the total.
                                           disqualified person's total compensation 
that would subject the organization or its 
                                           was reasonable. See the instructions for 
disqualified person to a penalty under                                                Penalties and Interest
                                           Schedule I, later, for information on 
section 6684 if the foreign organization                                              There are penalties for failure to file or to 
                                           excess benefit transactions.
were a domestic organization. Unless                                                  pay tax. There are also penalties for 
the transaction constitutes a willful and  Similarly, an organization that pays a     willful failure to file, supply information or 
flagrant violation of a Chapter 42         prohibited benefit from a donor advised    pay tax, and for filing fraudulent returns 
provision, a transaction violating a       fund must report the transaction(s) on     and statements, that apply to public 
Chapter 42 provision won't constitute a    Schedule L but must not pay the tax        charities, private foundations, 
prohibited transaction except under the    liability of any donor advisor or manager  managers, donors, donor advisors, 
following circumstances:                   liable for the excise taxes under section  related persons, and self-dealers who 
1. There was a prior Chapter 42            4967. Such persons should each file        are required to file this return. See 
violation that resulted in a warning from  their own return and pay the applicable    sections 6651, 7203, 7206, and 7207. 
the IRS that a second violation would      excise tax under section 4967 from their   Also, see section 6684 for penalties that 
result in a prohibited transaction.        own funds. Any reimbursement of a          relate to tax liability under Chapter 42.
                                           donor advisor's tax liability under 
2. The IRS provides notice that the                                                   Interest on any unpaid tax is charged 
                                           section 4967 by the organization will be 
second transaction will constitute a                                                  at the underpayment rate established 
                                           treated an additional prohibited benefit.
prohibited transaction unless it is                                                   under section 6621. The interest on 
corrected within 90 days of the notice.                                               underpayments is in addition to any 
                                           Tax Payments
3. The second transaction isn't                                                       penalties.
                                           The organization or a related 
timely corrected.
                                           organization liable for the section 4960 
                                           excise tax on excess executive             Abatement
Reporting Self-Dealing,                    compensation, reports and computes         Use Form 843, Claim for Refund and 
Excess Benefit                             the taxes owed on Part I. The              Request for Abatement, to request 
Transactions, and                          organization or related organization       abatement, refund, or relief under 
                                           pays the applicable taxes on Part III of   section 4962. See section 4962 for rules 
Prohibited Benefits                        the organization’s Form 4720. Each         on abatement, refund, or relief from 
A private foundation that engages in a     must file their own return and cannot file payment of first tier taxes under sections 
self-dealing transaction must report the   jointly.                                   4942 through 4945, 4955, 4958, 4966, 
transaction on Schedule A but must not                                                and 4967.
                                           Managers, self-dealers, disqualified 
pay the tax liability of any disqualified                                             Note. If you file Form 4720 on paper, 
                                           persons, donors, donor advisors, and 
person or manager liable for the excise                                               you can submit the Form 843 with your 
                                           related persons, report and compute the 
tax under section 4941(a)(1) or (2).                                                  Form 4720 or mail it separately, as 
                                           applicable taxes on Part II. Such 
Payment by a private foundation of any     persons pay the applicable tax on Part     described in the instructions for that 
taxes owed by the foundation managers      III, each filing a separate Form 4720.     form. If you file Form 4720 electronically, 
or self-dealers will result in additional                                             mail Form 843, as described in the 
taxes under the self-dealing and taxable   Tax payments can be made by check          instructions for that form, after receiving 
expenditure provisions (sections 4941      or through the Electronic Federal Tax      confirmation your electronically filed 
and 4945, respectively). In addition,      Payment System (EFTPS). For more           Form 4720 has been accepted.
these payments could impact the            information about EFTPS or to enroll in 
foundation's calculation of undistributed  EFTPS, visit the EFTPS website at 
                                                                                      Initial Tax Liability and 
income on Form 990-PF which could          EFTPS.gov, or call 800-555-4477. You 
subject the foundation to additional       can also get Pub. 966, Electronic          Correction
taxes under section 4942. Managers         Federal Tax Payment System: A Guide        If you pay an initial tax under sections 
and self-dealers should pay taxes          to Getting Started. See below for an       4941 through 4945, 4955, and 4958, for 
imposed on them from their own funds.      exception to this rule for small           tax year 2024, the payment may not 
                                           foundations.                               satisfy the entire tax liability for a taxable 
An organization that engages in an                                                    event. The taxable event is the act, 
excess benefit transaction must report                                                failure to act, or transaction that resulted 
the transaction on Schedule I but must                                                in the liability for initial taxes under these 
not pay the tax liability of any                                                      provisions.

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  Paying the tax and filing a Form 4720    you are a manager, self-dealer,               year form as the form you are correcting. 
are required for each year or part of a    disqualified person, donor, donor             Check the “Amended Return” box in the 
year in the taxable period that applies to advisor, or related person.                   heading area.
the taxable event. Generally, the taxable 
period begins with the date of the act or  The organization will complete all            Complete the entire return (not just 
investment and ends with the date          parts of each applicable schedule,            the part that changed) following the form 
corrective action is completed, a notice   including computation of the initial tax      and instructions for the amended year.
of deficiency is mailed, or the tax is     on other persons (for example, 
assessed, whichever comes first. Thus,     self-dealers and managers), even              Include a statement that identifies the 
the initial tax liability for those taxes  though the organization is not liable for     lines and amounts being changed and 
continues to accrue until the date a       those tax amounts. Entities other than        the reason for each change.
notice of deficiency is mailed, the        the organization and individuals filing 
violation is corrected, or the tax is      Form 4720 should complete the parts of        If the amended return shows tax due 
assessed, whichever comes first.           a schedule that apply to the                  and you wish to request abatement of 
                                           transaction(s) that give rise to their        the tax reported on Form 4720, see 
  To avoid additional taxes and            liability. Where liability is being allocated Abatement, earlier. If the amended 
penalties, and in some cases, further      among more than one person (for               return results in an overpayment of tax 
initial taxes, a foundation, organization, example, two or more managers                 previously paid, show the amount of the 
disqualified person, or manager must       allocating the initial tax on managers),      overpayment in Part III, line 4. Do not file 
correct the taxable event within the       the person filing the return should show      Form 843, Claim for Refund and 
correction period.                         the full amount of tax and show how the       Request for Abatement, to request a 
                                           liability allocated.                          refund of an overpayment computed on 
  Generally, the correction period                                                       Part III, line 4.
begins on the date the event occurs and    Note. See Liability for Tax (later in Part 
ends 90 days after the mailing date of a   II) regarding allocation of liability among 
notice of deficiency, under section 6212,  twoor more persons liable for an excise       Specific Instructions for
in connection with the second-tier tax     tax under Chapter 42.                         Page 1
imposed on that taxable event. That                                                      An organization filing Form 4720 should 
time is extended by:                       The instructions for Schedules A              check the appropriate box for the type of 
Any period in which a deficiency can't   through O describe acts or transactions       annual return it files. If filing as an 
be assessed under section 6213(a)          subject to tax under Chapter 42. Don't        individual or taxable entity and the 
because a petition to the Tax Court for    complete Schedules A and E if                 annual return you file isn't shown, 
redetermination of the deficiency is       exceptions apply to all the acts or           subject to a Chapter 42 tax, check 
pending, not extended by any               transactions. In general, question A on       “Other.”
supplemental proceeding by the Tax         page 1 and Schedules A, B, C, D, and E 
Court under section 4961(b), regarding     don't apply to public charities. However,     Question A.      If filing as a person 
whether any correction was made, and       Schedule C does apply to some public          subject to a Chapter 42 tax, answer with 
Any other period the IRS determines      charities including certain sponsoring        respect to the related organization.
is reasonable and necessary to correct     organizations of donor advised funds          Question B.      Answer “Yes” to question 
the taxable event.                         and certain supporting organizations          B if you are a self-dealer, donor, donor 
                                           that are treated as private foundations       advisor, related person, disqualified 
  The taxable event will be treated as     for purposes of section 4943. See the         person, or manager and you will be filing 
occurring:                                 instructions for Schedule C for a             Form 4720 to report and pay excise 
For the tax on failure to distribute     description of the public charities to        taxes with respect to more than one 
income (section 4942), on the first day    which section 4943 applies.                   organization. For example, if you are a 
of the tax year for which there was a 
failure to distribute income,              Before completing Schedule C,                 manager of two private foundations, 
For the tax on excess business           determine whether the organization or         both of which made taxable 
holdings (section 4943), on the first day  donor advised fund has excess holdings        expenditures for which the initial tax on 
on which there were excess business        in any business enterprise. If the            managers is imposed under section 
holdings, or                               organization or donor advised fund has        4945(a)(2), answer “Yes” to question B. 
In any other case (sections 4941,        holdings subject to the tax on excess         Attach a list showing the name and EIN 
4945, 4955, and 4958), on the date the     business holdings, complete a separate        of each organization.
event occurred.                            Schedule C for each enterprise.               You should also answer "Yes" to 
                                                                                         question B if you are a related 
  Refer to the instructions for the        Before completing Schedule D,                 organization that is reporting your 
applicable schedule for information        determine whether the investment was          ratable share of the section 4960 excise 
relating to corrections made (or not       program related. If not, complete             tax on excess executive compensation 
made) for the applicable excise tax.       Schedule D for each investment for            (reported on Part I) in the same year that 
                                           which you answered “Yes,” to Form             you are a disqualified person or 
Completing the Schedules                   990-PF, Part VI-B, question 4a or b, or       organization manager who must report 
Before completing any of the schedules     Form 5227, Part VIII, question 4a or b.       and pay an excise tax on Part II with 
in this return, read the applicable                                                      respect to the same organization. You 
instructions. If any completed schedule    Amended Return                                cannot combine amounts from Part I 
shows taxes you owe, enter them on         To correct a previously filed Form 4720       and Part II in Part III. Therefore, you will 
Part I if you are the organization (or     (including the reporting of additional        need to file separate returns - one to 
related organization subject to tax under  excise taxes discovered after the             report your ratable share of excess 
section 4960) or Part II of this return if original Form 4720 filing), use the same      executive compensation on Part I, and a 

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second return to report any excise taxes    Line 11                                   2. Tax for acts of self-dealing in 
reported on Part II.                                                                  which you participated as a manager, 
                                            Section 664(c)(2) imposes an excise tax   from Schedule A, Part III, column (d).
Note. A complete list of organizations      on the unrelated business taxable 
with respect to which you will file Form    income of a charitable remainder trust.   Line 2. Enter the tax on investments 
4720 is necessary to ensure that all        The excise tax is equal to the trust's    that jeopardize charitable purpose from 
Form 4720 returns you must file can be      unrelated business taxable income.        Schedule D, Part II, column (d), that you 
accepted for processing.                    Enter the charitable remainder trust's    took part in as a foundation manager.
Part I                                      unrelated business taxable income on      Line 3. Enter the tax on taxable 
                                            line 11.
Part I is completed by the organization                                               expenditures from Schedule E, Part II, 
or a related organization liable for tax    Computation of unrelated business         column (d), that you took part in as a 
under section 4960.                         taxable income.     Charitable remainder  foundation manager.
                                            trusts should use Form 990-T to           Line 4. Enter the tax on political 
An organization filing Form 4720            compute their unrelated business          expenditures from Schedule F, Part II, 
solely to report activity or transactions   taxable income. Complete Form 990-T       column (d), that you took part in as an 
on Schedule A, Schedule I, or               as follows.                               organization or foundation manager.
Schedule L, should leave lines 1            1. Enter the trust's name under           Line 5. Enter the tax on disqualifying 
through 14 of Part I blank and enter a      “Name of organization” and complete       lobbying expenditures from Schedule H, 
zero on line 15.                            item D (EIN) at the top of page 1.        Part II, column (d), that you took part in 
An organization filing form 4720 to         2. Complete as many Schedules A           as an organization manager.
report activity or transactions on          (Form 990-T) as needed to calculate the 
Schedule A, Schedule I, or Schedule L       trust’s unrelated business taxable        Line 6. Enter the sum of:
and that also owes excise tax for any       income. Leave any line that does not      1. Taxes you owe as a disqualified 
transactions reported on other              apply blank. Complete the applicable      person, from Schedule I, Part II, column 
schedules should complete all               parts of each Schedule A, including the   (d), and
applicable schedules, but report in Part I  business activity code for each           2. Tax on excess benefit 
only the tax imposed on the                 Schedule A. Attach forms or other         transactions in which you as 
organization.                               attachments required for a complete       organization manager participated 
                                            Schedule A. However, if Schedule D        knowing that the transaction was an 
Note.  The organization should not          (Form 1041) is required, don't complete   excess benefit transaction, from 
make any entries in Part II.                Part V of Schedule D (Form 1041).         Schedule I, Part III, column (d).
                                            3. After all Schedules A have been 
Line 8                                      prepared, complete Form 990-T, Part I     Line 7. Enter the tax on you as the 
                                            only. Don't complete Parts II through V   entity manager who approved or 
       If the organization has an entry     or the signature area of Form 990-T.      otherwise caused the entity to be a 
TIP    on this line, it must also file                                                party to a prohibited tax shelter 
       Form 8870.                           4. Enter the amount from Part I, 
                                                                                      transaction from Schedule J, Part II, 
                                            line 11 of Form 990-T on Part I, line 11 
                                                                                      column (d).
                                            of Form 4720.
Enter the total of all premiums paid                                                  Line 8. Enter the tax on taxable 
by the organization on any personal         Part II                                   distributions from sponsoring 
benefit contract if the payment of          Part II is completed by a manager, self-  organizations maintaining donor 
premiums is in connection with a            dealer, disqualified person, donor, donor advised funds from Schedule K, Part II, 
transfer for which a deduction isn't        advisor, or related person subject to tax column (d), that you took part in as a 
allowed under section 170(f)(10)(A).        under sections 4912(b), 4941(a),          manager.
Also, if there is an understanding or       4944(a)(2), 4945(a)(2), 4955(a)(2),       Line 9. Enter the sum of:
expectation that any person will directly   4958(a), 4965(a)(2), 4966(a)(2), and 
or indirectly pay any premium on a          4967(a). Enter the name, address, and     1. Tax imposed on you as a donor, 
personal benefit contract for the           employer identification number of the     donor advisor, or related person, from 
transferor, include those premium           foundation or organization with respect   Schedule L, Part II, column (d), and
payments in the amount entered on this      to which tax is owed as a manager,        2. Tax imposed on you as a fund 
line.                                       self-dealer, disqualified person, donor,  manager who agreed to making of a 
                                            donor advisor, or related person, as      prohibited benefit distribution from 
A personal benefit contract is (to the      computed in Schedules A, D, E, F, H, I,   Schedule L, Part III, column (d).
transferor) any life insurance, annuity, or J, K, and L.
                                                                                      Liability for tax. A person's liability 
endowment contract that benefits 
directly or indirectly the transferor, a    Note. A related organization that owes    for tax as a manager, self-dealer, 
member of the transferor's family, or any   section 4960 excise tax on excess         disqualified person, donor, donor 
other person designated by the              executive compensation should report      advisor, or related person, under 
transferor (other than an organization      the tax in Part I and should not make     sections 4912, 4941, 4944, 4945, 4955, 
described in section 170(c)).               entries in Part II.                       4958, 4966, and 4967 is joint and 
                                                                                      several. Therefore, if more than one 
                                            Line 1. Enter the sum of:                 person owes tax on an act as a 
For more information, see Notice            1. Taxes you owe as a self-dealer,        manager, self-dealer, disqualified 
2000-24, 2000-17 I.R.B. 952, at             from Schedule A, Part II, column (d),     person, donor, donor advisor, or related 
IRS.gov/pub/irs-irbs/irb00-17.pdf.          and                                       person, they may apportion the tax 

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among themselves. However, when all         connection with the initial tax imposed     participation was not willful and was due 
managers, self-dealers, donors, donor       on the self-dealer;                         to reasonable cause.
advisors, related persons, or               The date the initial tax on the 
disqualified persons who are liable for     self-dealer is assessed; or                 Specific Instructions
tax on a particular transaction under       The date any correction of the act of     Part I. List each act of self-dealing in 
sections 4912, 4941, 4944, 4945, 4955,      self-dealing is completed.                  Part I. In column (c), for each act of 
4958, 4966, or 4967 pay less than the                                                   self-dealing in Part I, indicate whether 
                                            Self-dealing. Self-dealing includes any 
total tax due on that transaction, then                                                 the act has been corrected. For the 
                                            direct or indirect:
the IRS may charge the amount owed to                                                   purposes of a self-dealing transaction 
one or more of them regardless of the       Sale, exchange, or leasing of property 
                                            between a private foundation and a          described in section 4941, the term 
tax apportionment shown on this return.                                                 “correction” generally means undoing 
                                            disqualified person (see definitions in 
Part III                                    the Form 990-PF instructions),              the transaction to the extent possible, 
                                            Lending of money or other extension       but in any case, placing the private 
Line 1. Organizations and related           of credit between a private foundation      foundation in a financial position not 
organizations owing tax under section       and a disqualified person,                  worse than that in which it would be if 
4960 enter the total tax amount from        Furnishing of goods, services, or         the disqualified person were dealing 
Part I, line 15. Managers, self-dealers,    facilities between a private foundation     under the highest fiduciary standards.
disqualified persons, donors, donor         and a disqualified person,                    Answer “Yes,” in column (c) if 
advisors, or related persons enter the      Payment of compensation (or               correction has been made in whole or in 
total tax amount from Part II, line 10.     payment or reimbursement of                 part. Answer “No,” only if the transaction 
Line 2. List total payments here,           expenses) by a private foundation to a      has not been corrected in any way.
including amounts paid on extension         disqualified person,                        If correction has been made, provide 
with Form 8868. See the discussion on       Transfer to, or use by or for the benefit a detailed description of any correction 
Extensions, earlier, for details on         of, a disqualified person of the income     made, and the date of each correction. If 
amounts paid with extensions.               or assets of a private foundation, and      correction is partial, explain why 
                                            Agreement by a private foundation to      complete correction has not been made. 
Line 3. Enter the tax due on this line.     make any payment of money or other          If correction is made in more than one 
Make check(s) or money order(s)             property to a government official other     transaction, describe each transaction 
payable to the United States Treasury.      than an agreement to employ or make a       separately.
Line 4. This is your refund. Only           grant to that individual for any period     If correction has not been made, 
persons with a legal right to a refund      after the end of government service if      provide a detailed explanation of why 
should file a refund request here.          that individual will be ending              correction hasn't been made and what 
                                            government service within a 90-day          steps are being taken to make the 
        Amounts from Parts I and Part II                                                correction.
                                            period.
  !     cannot be combined in Part III.                                                   Enter in column (e) the number 
CAUTION                                       Exceptions to self-dealing.     Go to 
                                            IRS.gov Technical Guide 58 Excise           designation from Form 990-PF, Part 
                                            Taxes on Self-Dealing under IRC 4941        VI-B, question 1a, or Form 5227, Part 
Schedule A—Initial Taxes                    for a description of acts that aren't       VIII, question 1a that applies to the act. 
on Self-Dealing (Section                    considered self-dealing.                    For example, “1a(1)” or “1a(4).”
4941)                                       Initial taxes on self-dealer.  An initial   Part II. Enter in column (a) the names 
                                            tax of 10% of the amount involved is        of all disqualified persons who took part 
General Instructions                        charged for each act of self-dealing        in the acts of self-dealing listed in Part I. 
Requirement. All organizations that         between a disqualified person and a         If more than one disqualified person 
answered “Yes,” to question 1b or 1d in     private foundation for each year or part    took part in an act of self-dealing, each 
Part VI-B of Form 990-PF, or “Yes,” to      of a year in the taxable period. Any        is individually liable for the entire tax in 
question 1b or 1c in Part VIII of Form      disqualified person (other than a           connection with the act. But the 
5227, must complete Schedule A. In          foundation manager acting only as           disqualified persons who are liable for 
addition, a self-dealer or a manager that   such) who takes part in the act of          the tax may prorate the payment among 
participated in an act of self-dealing      self-dealing must pay the tax.              themselves. Enter in column (c) the tax 
                                                                                        to be paid by each disqualified person.
knowing that it was such an act must        Initial taxes on foundation manag-
                                                                                          A self-dealer filing Form 4720 should 
also complete Schedule A. Complete          ers. When a tax is imposed on a 
                                                                                        carry the appropriate amount in column 
Parts I, II, and III of Schedule A only in  foundation manager for an act of 
                                                                                        (d) to Part II, line 1.
connection with acts that are subject to    self-dealing, the tax will be 5% of the 
the tax on self-dealing.                    amount involved in the act of                        The organization should not 
  Paying the tax and filing a Form 4720     self-dealing for each year or part of a       !      carry any amount from column 
is required for each year or part of a year year in the taxable period. However, the    CAUTION  (d) to Part II, line 1.
in the taxable period that applies to the   total tax imposed for all years in the 
act of self-dealing. Generally, the         taxable period is limited to $20,000 for    Part III. Enter in column (a) the names 
taxable period begins with the date on      each act of self-dealing. The tax is        of all foundation managers who took 
which the self-dealing occurs and ends      imposed on any foundation manager           part in the acts of self-dealing listed in 
on the earliest of:                         who took part in the act knowing that it    Part I, and who knew that the acts were 
The date a notice of deficiency is        was self-dealing except those               self-dealing (except for foundation 
mailed under section 6212, in               foundation managers whose                   managers whose participation was not 
                                                                                        willful and was due to reasonable 
                                                                                        cause).

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  If more than one foundation manager       applicable, indicate whether the election  conducted to produce income from 
took part in the act of self-dealing,       under 4942(h) has been made. See the       selling goods or performing services, 
knowing that it was such an act, and        Instructions for Form 990-PF, Part XII,    that is an unrelated trade or business 
participation was willful and not due to    lines 4b and 4c.                           described in section 513.
reasonable cause, each is individually                                                 The term “business enterprise” 
liable for the entire tax in connection                                                doesn't include a functionally related 
with the act. But the foundation            Schedule C—Initial Tax on 
                                                                                       business, as defined in section 4942(j)
managers liable for the tax may prorate     Excess Business Holdings                   (4). In addition, business holdings don't 
the payment among themselves. Enter         (Section 4943)                             include program-related investments 
in column (c) the tax to be paid by each                                               (such as investments in small 
foundation manager.                         General Instructions                       businesses in economically depressed 
  Carry the total amount in column (d)      Private foundations may be subject to      areas or in corporations to assist in 
for each foundation manager to Part II,     an excise tax on the amount of any         neighborhood renovations) as defined in 
line 1.                                     excess holdings, as described later. For   section 4944(c) and related regulations. 
                                            purposes of section 4943, donor            Also, business enterprise doesn't 
        The organization should not 
                                            advised funds and certain supporting       include a trade or business at least 95% 
  !     carry any amount from column        organizations are considered private       of the gross income of which comes 
CAUTION (d) to Part II, line 1.
                                            foundations. For more information on       from passive sources. For more 
                                            the applicability of Schedule C to such    information, go to IRS.gov TG 61 Taxes 
                                            organizations, see General rules on the    on Investments which Jeopardize 
Schedule B—Initial Tax on                   permitted holdings of donor advised        Charitable Purposes IRC 4944.
Undistributed Income                        funds and certain supporting 
                                                                                       Excess business holdings.         Excess 
(Section 4942)                              organizations in a business enterprise, 
                                                                                       business holdings is the amount of 
Complete Schedule B if you answered         later.
                                                                                       stock or other interest in a business 
“Yes,” to Form 990-PF, Part VI-B,           Requirement. If you answered “Yes,” to     enterprise that the foundation would 
question 2b.                                Form 990-PF, Part VI-B, question 3b;       have to dispose of to a person other 
  An initial excise tax of 30% is           Form 990, Part V, question 8; or Form      than a disqualified person in order for 
imposed on a private foundation's           5227, Part VIII, question 3b, or           the foundation's remaining holdings in 
undistributed income on the first day of    otherwise had excess business              the enterprise to be permitted holdings 
the second or any succeeding tax year       holdings, complete a Schedule C for        (section 4943(c)(1)). Go to IRS.gov TG 
after the tax year in connection with       each business enterprise in which the      60 Taxes on Excess Business Holdings 
which income remains undistributed.         foundation had excess business             IRC 4943 for more information.
                                            holdings for its tax year beginning in 
                                                                                       Sole proprietorships.   In general, a 
  Use the 2024 Form 4720 to report          2024.
the initial tax on undistributed income for                                            private foundation can't have any 
tax years beginning in 2023 or earlier      Taxes. A private foundation that has       permitted holdings in a business 
that remains undistributed at the end of    excess holdings in a business              enterprise that is a sole proprietorship. 
the foundation's current tax year           enterprise may become liable for an        For exceptions, go to IRS.gov TG 60 
beginning in 2024. The initial tax won't    excise tax based on the amount of          Taxes on Excess Business Holdings 
apply to a private foundation's             holdings. The initial tax is 10% of the    IRC 4943. For a definition of sole 
undistributed income:                       value of the excess holdings and is        proprietorship, see Regulations section 
For any tax year it is an operating       imposed on the last day of each tax year   53.4943-10(e).
foundation (as defined in section 4942(j)   that ends during the taxable period. The 
                                                                                       Corporate voting stock.     This stock 
(3) and related regulations or in section   excess holdings are determined on the 
                                                                                       entitles a person to vote for the election 
4942(j)(5)); or                             day during the tax year when they were 
                                                                                       of directors. Treasury stock and stock 
To the extent it didn't distribute an     the largest.
                                                                                       that is authorized but unissued isn't 
amount solely because of an incorrect       If the foundation keeps the excess         voting stock for these purposes. See 
valuation of assets, provided the           business holdings after the initial tax    Regulations sections 53.4943-3(b)(1)(ii) 
foundation satisfies the requirements of    has been imposed, the foundation           and 53.4943-3(b)(2)(ii).
section 4942(a)(2); or                      becomes liable for an additional tax of 
                                                                                       For a partnership (including a limited 
For any year for which the initial tax    200% of the remaining excess business 
                                                                                       partnership) or joint venture, the term 
was previously assessed or a notice of      holdings unless it disposes of them 
                                                                                       “profits interest” should be substituted 
deficiency was issued.                      within the taxable period. However, if the 
                                                                                       for “voting stock.” For any 
Line 3. Undistributed income is             foundation disposes of its excess 
                                                                                       unincorporated business enterprise that 
corrected by making sufficient qualifying   business holdings during the correction 
                                                                                       isn't a partnership, joint venture, or sole 
distributions to compensate for deficient   period, the additional tax won't be 
                                                                                       proprietorship, the term “beneficial 
qualifying distributions for a prior tax    assessed or, if assessed, will be abated 
                                                                                       interest” should be substituted for 
year. You must attach a statement that      and if collected, will be credited or 
                                                                                       “voting stock.” See Regulations section 
describes any qualifying distributions      refunded. For information on the 
                                                                                       53.4943-3(c).
made to correct the undistributed           correction period, go to IRS.gov TG 60 
income and the date(s) those                Taxes on Excess Business Holdings          Nonvoting stock.   Corporate equity 
distributions were made. If no qualifying   IRC 4943.                                  interests that don't have voting power 
                                                                                       should be classified as nonvoting stock. 
distributions have been made to correct     Business enterprise. In general, this 
                                                                                       Evidences of indebtedness (including 
the undistributed income, explain why       means the active conduct of a trade or 
                                                                                       convertible indebtedness), warrants, 
and describe steps you will take to make    business, including any activity regularly 
the necessary qualifying distributions. If                                             and other options or rights to acquire 

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stock shouldn't be considered equity        Disposition of excess business hold-        other than donor advised funds and 
interests. See Regulations section          ings within 90 days. Generally, when        supporting organizations considered to 
53.4943-3(b)(2).                            a private foundation acquires excess        be private foundations for purposes of 
  For a partnership (including a limited    business holdings other than as a result    section 4943, that had business 
partnership) or joint venture, the term     of purchase by the foundation (such as      holdings on May 26, 1969 (or holdings 
“capital interest” should be substituted    an acquisition by a disqualified person),   acquired by trust or will as described 
for “nonvoting stock.” For any              the foundation won't be taxed on those      below), that were more than the current 
unincorporated business that isn't a        excess holdings if it disposes of enough    limits permit, there are transitional rules 
partnership, joint venture, or sole         of them so that it no longer has an         that permit the foundation to dispose of 
proprietorship, references to nonvoting     excess. To avoid the tax, the disposition   the excess over time without being 
stock don't apply for computation of        must take place within 90 days from the     subject to the tax on excess business 
permitted holdings. See Regulations         date the foundation knew, or had reason     holdings.
section 53.4943-3(c)(4).                    to know, of the event that caused it to       During the first phase, no excess 
                                            have excess business holdings. That         business holdings tax was imposed on a 
Attribution of business holdings.      In 
                                            90-day period will be extended to           private foundation for interests held 
determining the holdings in a business 
enterprise of either a private foundation   include the period during which federal     since May 26, 1969, if the foundation 
or a disqualified person, any stock or      or state securities laws prevent the        had excess holdings on that date. The 
other interest owned directly or indirectly foundation from disposing of those          first phase is:
                                            excess business holdings. See 
by or for a corporation, partnership,                                                   A 20-year period beginning on May 
                                            Regulations section 53.4943-2(a).
estate, or trust is considered owned                                                    26, 1969, if on that date the foundation 
proportionately by or for its               General rules on the permitted hold-        and all disqualified persons held more 
shareholders, partners, or beneficiaries.   ings of a private foundation in a           than a 95% voting interest in the 
In general, this rule doesn't apply to      business enterprise. No excess              enterprise (the 20-year first phase 
certain income interests or remainder       business holdings tax is imposed (a) if a   expired on May 25, 1989);
interests of a private foundation in a      private foundation and all disqualified     A 15-year period beginning on May 
split-interest trust described in section   persons together hold no more than          26, 1969, if on that date the foundation 
4947(a)(2). See Regulations section         20% of the voting stock of a business       and all disqualified persons together 
53.4943-8.                                  enterprise, or (b) on nonvoting stock, if   had more than a 75% voting stock 
                                            all disqualified persons together don't     interest (or more than a 75% profits or 
Taxable period.  The taxable period                                                     beneficial interest of any unincorporated 
                                            own more than 20% of the voting stock 
begins on the first day the foundation                                                  enterprise), or more than a 75% interest 
                                            of the business enterprise.
has excess business holdings and ends                                                   in the value of all outstanding shares of 
on the earliest of:                         If the private foundation and all 
                                                                                        all classes of stock (or more than a 75% 
The mailing date of a notice of           disqualified persons together don't own 
                                                                                        capital interest of a partnership or joint 
deficiency, under section 6212, in          more than 35% of the enterprise's voting 
                                                                                        venture) in the enterprise (the 15-year 
connection with the initial tax on excess   stock, and effective control is in one or 
                                                                                        first phase expired on May 25, 1984); 
business holdings related to those          more persons who aren't disqualified 
                                                                                        and
holdings;                                   persons in connection with the 
The date the excess is eliminated; or     foundation, then 35% may be                 A 10-year period beginning on May 
                                                                                        26, 1969, in all other cases in which the 
The date the initial tax on excess        substituted for 20% wherever it appears 
                                                                                        foundation had excess business 
business holdings related to those          in the preceding paragraph. See 
                                                                                        holdings on May 26, 1969. The 10-year 
holdings is assessed.                       sections 4943(c)(2) and 4943(c)(3).
                                                                                        first phase expired on May 25, 1979.
  When a notice of deficiency isn't         If a private foundation and all 
                                                                                          During the second phase (the 
mailed because the restrictions on          disqualified persons together had 
                                                                                        15-year period after the first phase), if 
assessment and collection are waived        holdings in a business enterprise of 
                                                                                        the foundation's disqualified persons 
or because the deficiency is paid, the      more than 20% of the voting stock on 
                                                                                        hold more than 2% of the enterprise's 
date of filing the waiver or the date of    May 26, 1969, substitute that 
                                                                                        voting stock, the foundation will be liable 
paying the tax, respectively, will be       percentage for 20% and for 35% (if the 
                                                                                        for tax if the foundation holds more than 
treated as the end of the taxable period.   holding is greater than 35%), using the 
See Regulations section 53.4943-9.          principles of section 4943(c)(4) that       25% of the voting stock or if the 
                                                                                        foundation and its disqualified persons 
                                            apply. However, the percentage 
Exceptions to Tax on Excess                 substituted can't be more than 50%.         together hold more than 50% of the 
                                                                                        voting stock.
Business Holdings                           The percentage substituted under 
                                            the preceding paragraph is (1) subject        However, during the second phase, if 
                                                                                        a foundation's disqualified persons 
2% de minimis rule.   A private             to reductions and limitations (see 
foundation won't be treated as having       sections 4943(c)(4)(A)(ii) and 4943(c)      purchase voting stock in a business 
                                                                                        enterprise after July 18, 1984, causing 
excess business holdings in any             (4)(D)), and (2) applicable, both in 
enterprise in which it, together with       connection with the voting stock and,       the combined holdings of the 
                                                                                        disqualified persons to exceed 2% of 
related foundations, as described in the    separately, in connection with the value 
instructions for Form 990-PF (under the     of all outstanding shares of all classes of the enterprise's voting stock, the 
                                                                                        foundation has 5 years to reduce its 
definition for “disqualified person” in the stock (see section 4943(c)(4)(A)(iii)).
                                                                                        holdings in the enterprise to below its 
General Instructions), owns not more        Interests held by a private founda-         second phase limit before the increase 
than 2% of the voting stock and not         tion (other than donor advised funds        will be treated as held by the foundation. 
more than 2% in value of all outstanding    and supporting organizations) on            See sections 4943(c)(4)(D) and 4943(c)
shares of all classes of stock.             May 26, 1969. For private foundations,      (6).

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The first-phase periods must be             holdings. However, the date of August      holdings to disqualified persons, as long 
suspended pending the outcome of any        17, 2006, will be substituted for May 26,  as the sales price equals or is more than 
judicial proceeding the private             1969.                                      fair market value.
foundation brings and which is                                                           The excess business holdings 
                                            Donor advised fund. In general, a 
necessary to reform, or to excuse it from                                              involved are interests that are subject to 
                                            donor advised fund is a fund or account 
compliance with its governing                                                          the section 4941 transitional rules for 
                                            separately identified by reference to 
instrument or similar instrument in effect                                             May 26, 1969, holdings. These interests 
                                            contributions of a donor or donors that is 
on May 26, 1969. See section 4943(c)                                                   would also be subject to the excess 
                                            owned and controlled by a sponsoring 
(4)(C) and Regulations section                                                         business holdings tax if they were not 
                                            organization and for which the donor 
53.4943-4.                                                                             reduced by the required amount.
                                            has or expects to have advisory 
Holdings acquired by trust or will.         privileges concerning the distribution or  Specific Instructions
Holdings acquired under the terms of a      investment of the funds. See 
trust that was irrevocable on May 26,       Schedule K for further details.            Complete columns (a) and (b) of 
1969, or under the terms of a will                                                     Schedule C if sections 4943(c)(4), 
                                            Sponsoring organization.     A 
executed by that date, are treated as                                                  4943(c)(3) (using the principles of 
                                            sponsoring organization is any section 
held by the foundation on May 26, 1969,                                                4943(c)(4)), or 4943(c)(5) apply.
                                            170(c) organization other than 
except that the 15- and 10-year periods                                                  Complete column (a) and column (c) 
                                            governmental entities (described in 
of the first phase for the holdings start                                              (if applicable) if sections 4943(c)(2) or 
                                            section 170(c)(1) and (2)(A)) that isn't a 
on the date of distribution under the trust                                            4943(c)(3) (using the principles of 
                                            private foundation, as defined in section 
or will instead of on May 26, 1969. See                                                4943(c)(2)) apply.
                                            509(a)(3), that maintains one or more 
section 4943(c)(5) and Regulations 
                                            donor advised funds. See section 
section 53.4943-5. See section 4943(d)                                                   Complete Schedule C for that day 
                                            4966(d)(1).
(1) and Regulations section 53.4943-8                                                  during the tax year when the 
for rules relating to constructive holdings Supporting organizations.    Only          foundation's excess holdings in the 
held in a corporation, partnership,         certain supporting organizations are       enterprise were largest.
estate, or trust for the benefit of the     subject to the excess business holdings    Line 1. Enter in column (a) the 
foundation.                                 tax under section 4943. These include      percentage of voting stock the 
                                            (1) Type III supporting organizations that 
Gifts or bequests of business hold-                                                    foundation holds in the business 
                                            aren't functionally integrated, and (2) 
ings. Except as provided in the                                                        enterprise.
                                            Type II supporting organizations that 
exception regarding Holdings acquired                                                    If the foundation is using the rules or 
                                            accept any gift or contribution from a 
by trust or will (discussed above), there                                              principles for determining present 
                                            person who by himself or in connection 
is a special rule for private foundations                                              holdings under section 4943(c)(4)(A) or 
                                            with a related party controls the 
that have excess business holdings as a                                                (D) (or rules similar to that for donor 
                                            supported organization that the Type II    advised funds and certain supporting 
result of a change in holdings after May    supporting organization supports. (See     organizations), enter in column (b) the 
26,1969. This rule applies if the change 
                                            the 2024 Instructions for Schedule A 
is other than by purchase by the                                                       percentage of value the foundation 
                                            (Form 990), Part I, question 11, for help 
foundation or by disqualified persons                                                  holds in all outstanding shares of all 
                                            in determining the type of your 
(such as through gift or bequest) and                                                  classes of stock.
                                            supporting organization.)
the additional holdings result in the                                                    Don't include in either column (a) or 
foundation having excess business           Readjustments, distributions, or           (b) stock treated as held by disqualified 
holdings. In that case, the foundation      changes in relative value of different     persons:
has 5 years to reduce these holdings or     classes of stock. See Regulations          Under section 4943(c)(6) or 
those of its disqualified persons to        section 53.4943-4(d)(10) for special       Regulations sections 53.4943-6 and 
permissible levels to avoid the tax. See    rules whereby increases in the             53.4943-10(d), or
section 4943(c)(6) and Regulations          percentage of value of holdings in a       During the first phase if the first phase 
section 53.4943-6.                          corporation that result solely from        is still in effect (see Regulations sections 
A private foundation that received an       changes in the relative values of          53.4943-4(a), (b), and (c)).
unusually large gift or bequest of          different classes of stock won't result in 
business holdings after 1969, and that      excess business holdings.                  Line 2. If the foundation is using the 
                                                                                       rules or principles for determining 
has made a diligent effort to dispose of    See Regulations section                    present holdings under section 4943(c)
excess business holdings, may apply for     53.4943-6(d) for rules on treatment of     (4) (or rules similar to that for donor 
an additional 5-year period to reduce its   increases in holdings due to               advised funds and certain supporting 
holdings to permissible levels if certain   readjustments, distributions, or           organizations), refer to that section and 
conditions are met. See section 4943(c)     redemptions.                               Regulations section 53.4943-4(d) to 
(7).                                        See Regulations section 53.4943-7          determine which entries to record in 
General rules on the permitted hold-        for special rules for readjustments        columns (a) and (b). Enter in column (a) 
ings of donor advised funds and cer-        involving grandfathered holdings.          the excess of the substituted combined 
tain supporting organizations in a          Exceptions from self-dealing taxes         voting level over the disqualified person 
business enterprise. Rules similar to       on certain dispositions of excess          voting level. Enter in column (b) the 
those described above for interests held    business holdings. Section 101(I)(2)       excess of the substituted combined 
by private foundations on May 26, 1969,     (B) of the Tax Reform Act of 1969          value level over the disqualified person 
will be applied to determine if donor       provides for a limited exception from      value level.
advised funds or certain supporting         self-dealing taxes for private foundations   If the foundation is using the rules or 
organizations with interests as of August   that dispose of certain excess business    principles for determining permitted 
17, 2006, have any excess business                                                     holdings under section 4943(c)(2), refer 

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to that section to determine which           transaction, describe each transaction      See section 4944(c) and Regulations 
entries to record in column (a). Enter in    separately.                                 section 53.4944-3.
column (a) the percentage, using the         If correction has not been made, 
                                                                                         Initial taxes on foundation.     The initial 
general rule (section 4943(c)(2)(A)) or      provide a detailed explanation of why 
                                                                                         tax is 10% of the amount invested for 
the 35% rule (see section 4943(c)(2)         correction hasn't been made and what 
                                                                                         each year or part of a year in the taxable 
(B)), if applicable, of permitted holdings   steps are being taken to make the 
                                                                                         period.
the foundation may have in the               correction.
enterprise's voting stock. If the                                                        Initial taxes on foundation manag-
foundation determines the permitted                                                      ers. When a tax is imposed on an 
holdings under section 4943(c)(2)(B),        Schedule D—Initial Taxes                    investment that jeopardizes the 
attach a statement showing effective         on Investments That                         charitable purpose of the foundation, 
                                                                                         the tax will be 10% of the investment for 
control by a third party.                    Jeopardize Charitable 
                                                                                         each year or part of a year in the taxable 
Line 3. Enter the value of any stock,        Purpose (Section 4944)                      period, up to $10,000 for any one 
interest, etc., in the business enterprise 
that the foundation is required to           General Instructions                        investment. It is imposed on all 
                                                                                         foundation managers who took part in 
dispose of so the foundation's holdings      Requirement. Complete Schedule D if         the act, knowing that it was such an act, 
in the enterprise are permitted. See         you answered “Yes,” to Form 990-PF,         except for foundation managers whose 
section 4943 and related regulations.        Part VI-B, question 4a or b; or Form        participation was not willful and was due 
  A private foundation using the             5227, Part VIII, question 4a or b. Each     to reasonable cause. Any foundation 
section 4943(c)(4) rules, or a donor         manager of the organization or trust that   manager who took part in making the 
advised fund or supporting organization      answered "Yes," to Form 990-PF, Part        investment must pay the tax.
using rules similar to that, has excess      VI-B, question 4a or b; or Form 5227, 
holdings if line 1 is more than line 2 in    Part VIII, question 4a or b and who took    Specific Instructions
either column (a) or column (b). Don't       part in making the investment should        Part I. Complete this part for all taxable 
include in column (b) the value of any       also complete Schedule D. Report each       investments. Investments that 
voting stock included in column (a).         investment separately. Paying tax and       jeopardize the carrying out of the 
  A private foundation using the             filing a Form 4720 are required for each    foundation’s exempt purpose are 
section 4943(c)(2) rules has excess          year or part of a year in the taxable       corrected by selling or otherwise 
holdings if line 1 is more than line 2 in    period that applies to the investments      disposing of the investment, and holding 
column (a) or if the private foundation      that jeopardize the foundation's            the proceeds of such sale or other 
holds nonvoting stock and all                charitable purpose. Generally, the          disposition in investments that do not 
disqualified persons together own more       taxable period begins with the date of      jeopardize the carrying out of the 
than 20% (or 35%, if applicable) of the      the investment and ends with the date       foundation's exempt purpose. In column 
enterprise's voting stock, interest, etc. In corrective action is completed, a notice    (c), for each act of investment listed in 
the latter case, enter in column (c) the     of deficiency is mailed, or the initial tax Part I, indicate whether the investment 
value of all nonvoting stock the             is assessed, whichever comes first.         has been corrected. Answer “Yes,” if 
foundation holds.                            Therefore, in addition to investments       correction has been made in whole or in 
                                             made in 2024, include all investments       part. Answer “No,” only if the investment 
Line 4. Enter the value of excess            subject to tax that were made before        has not been corrected in any way.
holdings disposed of under the 90-day        2024 if those investments were not          If correction has been made, provide 
rule in Regulations section 53.4943-2(a)     removed from jeopardy before 2024 and       a detailed description of any correction 
(1)(ii). If other conditions preclude        the initial tax was not assessed before     made, and the date of each correction. If 
imposition of tax on excess business         2024.                                       correction is partial, explain why 
holdings, include the value of the 
nontaxable amount on this line and           Taxable investments. An investment          complete correction has not been made. 
check the appropriate boxes on the           to be taxed on this schedule is an          If correction is made in more than one 
statement page attached to the               investment by a private foundation that     transaction, describe each transaction 
electronic version of Form 4720.             jeopardizes the carrying out of its         separately.
Organizations not required to file           exempt purposes (for example, if it is      If correction has not been made, 
electronically may attach an                 determined that the foundation              provide a detailed explanation of why 
explanation.                                 managers, in making the investment,         correction hasn't been made and what 
                                             didn't exercise ordinary business care      steps are being taken to make the 
Line 5. Compute the excess holdings in       and prudence, under prevailing facts        correction.
a business enterprise subject to tax.        and circumstances, in providing for the     Part II. Enter in column (a) the names 
Line 8. Excess business holdings are         long- and short-term financial needs of     of all foundation managers who took 
corrected by taking action as needed         the foundation to carry out its exempt      part in making the investments listed in 
such that the foundation no longer has       purposes). See Regulations section          Part I. See Initial taxes on foundation 
excess business holdings in a business       53.4944-1(a)(2). An investment isn't        managers, earlier.
enterprise. Answer “Yes,” if the excess      taxed on this schedule if it is a 
                                                                                           If more than one foundation manager 
business holdings have been corrected        program-related investment; that is, one 
                                                                                         is listed in column (a), each is 
in whole or in part.                         whose primary purpose is one or more 
                                                                                         individually liable for the entire amount 
If correction has been made, provide       of those described in section 170(c)(2)
                                                                                         of tax in connection with the investment. 
a detailed description of any correction     (B) (religious, charitable, educational, 
                                                                                         However, the foundation managers who 
made, and the date of each correction. If    etc.). A significant purpose of such an 
                                                                                         are liable for the tax may prorate 
correction is made in more than one          investment can't be the production of 
                                                                                         payment among themselves. Enter in 
                                             income or the appreciation of property. 

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column (c) the tax each foundation           Exceptions. Section 4945(d)(4)(B)              If correction is made in more than one 
manager will pay.                            provides an exception to taxable               transaction, describe each transaction 
A foundation manager filing this Form        expenditures that applies to certain           separately.
4720 should carry the appropriate            grants to organizations when the               If correction has not been made, 
amount in column (d) to Part II, line 2.     granting foundation exercises                  provide a detailed explanation of why 
                                             expenditure responsibility described in        correction hasn't been made and what 
                                             section 4945(h). Additional information        steps are being taken to make the 
Schedule E—Initial Taxes                     on special rules and exceptions to the         correction.
on Taxable Expenditures                      definition of taxable expenditures given       Part II. Enter in column (a) the names 
(Section 4945)                               above can be found at IRS.gov TG 62            of all foundation managers who agreed 
                                             Excise Taxes on Taxable Expenditures           to make the taxable expenditure. See 
General Instructions                         under IRC 4945.                                Initial tax on foundation managers, 
Requirement. Complete Schedule E if          Initial tax on foundation. An initial tax      earlier. If more than one foundation 
you answered “Yes,” to Form 990-PF,          of 20% is imposed on each taxable              manager is listed in column (a), each is 
Part VI-B, question 5b, or Form 5227,        expenditure of the foundation.                 individually liable for the entire tax in 
                                                                                            connection with the expenditure. 
Part VIII, question 5b. Complete Parts I     Initial tax on foundation managers.            However, the foundation managers who 
and II of Schedule E only for                When a tax is imposed on a taxable             are liable for the tax may prorate the 
expenditures that are subject to tax.        expenditure of the foundation, a tax of        payment among themselves. Enter in 
Note. Also, see Schedule F, Initial          5% of the expenditure will be imposed          column (c) the tax each foundation 
Taxes on Political Expenditures.             on any foundation manager who agreed           manager will pay.
                                             to the expenditure and who knew that it 
                                                                                              A foundation manager filing this Form 
Taxable expenditures.    With certain        was a taxable expenditure. Foundation 
                                                                                            4720 should carry the appropriate 
exceptions, this means any amount a          managers whose participation was not 
                                                                                            amount in column (d) to Part II, line 3.
private foundation pays or incurs:           willful and was due to reasonable cause 
1. To carry on propaganda or                 aren't liable for the tax. Any foundation 
otherwise influence any legislation          manager who took part in the                   Schedule F—Initial Taxes 
through:                                     expenditure and is liable for the tax must 
                                             pay the tax. The maximum total amount          on Political Expenditures 
a. An attempt to influence general 
                                             of tax on all foundation managers for          (Section 4955)
public opinion or any segment of it, and
                                             any one taxable expenditure is $10,000. 
b. Communication with any member             If more than one foundation manager is         General Instructions
or employee of a legislative body, or with   liable for tax on a taxable expenditure,       Requirement. Complete Schedule F if 
any other government official or             all those foundation managers are jointly      you answered “Yes,” to question 5a(2) 
employee who may take part in                and severally liable for the tax.              and 5b of Form 990-PF, Part VI-B. 
formulating legislation;                                                                    Complete Schedule F if you entered an 
2. To influence the outcome of any           Specific Instructions                          amount on line 2 of Schedule C (Form 
specific public election, or to conduct,     Part I. Complete this part for all taxable     990), Part I-A. Complete Schedule F if 
directly or indirectly, any voter            expenditures. Enter in column (f) the          you are otherwise a section 501(c)(3) 
registration drive;                          number designation from Form 990-PF,           organization that made a political 
3. As a grant to an individual for           Part VI-B, question 5a, or Form 5227,          expenditure.
travel, study, or other purposes;            Part VIII, line 5 that applies to the act; for Political expenditures. These include 
                                             example, “5a(1).”
4. As a grant to an organization not                                                        any amount paid or incurred by a 
described in section 509(a)(1), (2), or        A taxable expenditure is corrected by        section 501(c)(3) organization that 
(3) or that isn't an exempt operating        (a) recovering part or all of the              participates or intervenes in (including 
foundation (as defined in section            expenditure to the extent recovery is          the publication or distribution of 
4940(d)(2)). This includes grants to:        possible, and where full recovery isn't        statements) any political campaign on 
                                             possible, such additional corrective 
a. Type I, Type II, and Type III                                                            behalf of, or in opposition to, any 
                                             action as is prescribed by regulations; or 
functionally integrated supporting                                                          candidate for public office. The tax is 
                                             (b) if the taxable expenditure is due to 
organizations (as described in section                                                      imposed even if the political expenditure 
                                             failure to comply with requirements 
4942(g)(4)(B) and (C)) if a disqualified                                                    gives rise to a revocation of the 
                                             described in section 4945(h)(2) or (3) 
person of the foundation controls such                                                      organization's section 501(c)(3) status.
                                             (expenditure responsibility), obtaining or 
supporting organization or the                                                                These taxes apply in the case of both 
                                             making the report in question. In column 
supported organizations of such                                                             public charities and private foundations. 
                                             (d), for each act of taxable expenditure 
supporting organizations, and                                                               When tax is imposed under this 
                                             listed in Part I, indicate whether the         provision in the case of a private 
b. Type III supporting organizations         investment has been corrected. Answer          foundation, however, the expenditure in 
(as described in section 4943(f)(5)(A))      “Yes,” if correction has been made in          question won't be treated as a taxable 
that aren't functionally integrated with     whole or in part. Answer only “No,” if the     expenditure under section 4945.
their supported organizations; or            taxable expenditure has not been 
5. For any purpose other than                corrected in any way.                            For an organization formed primarily 
religious, charitable, scientific, literary, If correction has been made, provide         to promote the candidacy or prospective 
educational, or public purposes, or the      a detailed description of any correction       candidacy of an individual for public 
prevention of cruelty to children or         made, and the date of each correction. If      office (or that is effectively controlled by 
animals.                                     correction is partial, explain why             a candidate or prospective candidate 
                                             complete correction has not been made.         and is used primarily for such 

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purposes), amounts paid or incurred for      Part II. Enter in column (a) the names       An electing member of an affiliated 
any of the following purposes are            of all managers who took part in making      group that is included in a group return, 
deemed political expenditures:               the political expenditures listed in Part I. should enter on line 1 its share of the 
Remuneration to the candidate or           See Initial tax on organization managers     excess grass root lobbying expenditures 
prospective candidate for speeches or        or foundation managers, earlier.             of the affiliated group, and on line 2 its 
other services;                                                                           share of the excess lobbying 
Travel expenses of the individual;          If more than one manager is listed in       expenditures of the affiliated group. Take 
Expenses of conducting polls,              column (a), each is individually liable for  these amounts from the schedule of 
surveys, or other studies, or preparing      the entire amount of tax on the              excess lobbying expenditures that must 
papers or other material for use by the      expenditure. However, the managers           be attached to Schedule C (Form 990). 
individual;                                  who are liable for the tax may prorate       See the Instructions for Schedule C 
Expenses of advertising, publicity,        payment among themselves. Enter in           (Form 990), Part II-A, for a discussion of 
and fundraising for such individual; and     column (c) the tax each manager will         the lobbying provisions, including how to 
Any other expense which has the            pay.                                         figure the taxable amount.
primary effect of promoting public            An organization manager filing this 
recognition or otherwise primarily           Form 4720 should carry the appropriate 
accruing to the benefit of the individual.   amount in column (d) to Part II, line 4.     Schedule H—Taxes on 
Initial tax on organization or founda-                                                    Disqualifying Lobbying 
tion. The initial tax on the organization    Schedule G—Tax on                            Expenditures (Section 
or foundation is 10% of the amount                                                        4912)
                                             Excess Lobbying 
involved.
                                             Expenditures (Section                        General Instructions
Initial tax on organization managers 
or foundation managers. An initial tax       4911)                                        Requirement. Schedule H must be 
of 2.5% of the amount involved (up to        Requirement. Schedule G must be              completed by certain organizations 
$5,000 of tax on any one expenditure) is     completed by eligible section 501(c)(3)      whose section 501(c)(3) status is 
imposed on any manager who agrees to         organizations that elected to be subject     revoked because of excess lobbying 
an expenditure, knowing that it is a         to the limitations on lobbying               activities.
political expenditure, unless the            expenditures, under section 501(h) and       Exceptions. These taxes aren't 
agreement isn't willful and is due to        that made excess lobbying expenditures       imposed on a private foundation (whose 
reasonable cause.                            as defined in section 4911(b).               lobbying expenditures may be subject to 
  Any manager who agreed to the               Except as noted below, follow the line      the tax on taxable expenditures). These 
expenditure must pay the tax.                instructions on Schedule G.                  taxes also aren't imposed on any 
Specific Instructions                        Affiliated groups. Two or more               organization for which a section 501(h) 
                                             organizations are members of an              election was in effect at the time of the 
Part I. Complete this part for all political affiliated group of organizations for the    lobbying expenditures or that was not 
expenditures. A political expenditure        purposes of section 4911 only if:            eligible to make a section 501(h) 
described in section 4955 is corrected        The governing instrument of one             election.
                                             
by recovering part or all of the             organization requires it to be bound by      Tax on organization. A tax of 5% of 
expenditure to the extent recovery is        decisions of the other organization on       the lobbying expenditures is imposed on 
possible, establishment of safeguards to     legislative issues; or                       the organization whose section 501(c)
prevent future political expenditures,        The governing board of one                  (3) status is revoked because of excess 
                                             
and where full recovery isn't possible,      organization includes persons who are        lobbying activities.
such additional corrective action as is      specifically designated representatives 
                                                                                          Tax on organization managers.      A tax 
prescribed by the regulations. In column     of another such organization or are 
                                                                                          of 5% of the lobbying expenditures is 
(d), for each act of political expenditure   members of the governing board, 
                                                                                          also imposed on any manager who 
listed in Part I, indicate whether the       officers or paid executive staff members 
                                                                                          willfully and without reasonable cause 
investment has been corrected. Answer        of such other organization, and who, by 
                                                                                          consented to the lobbying expenditures, 
“Yes,” if correction has been made in        aggregating their votes, hold sufficient 
                                                                                          knowing that they would likely result in 
whole or in part. Answer “No,” only if the   voting power to cause or prevent action 
                                                                                          the organization no longer qualifying 
political expenditure has not been           on legislative activities by the first 
                                                                                          under section 501(c)(3).
corrected in any way.                        organization. See section 4911(f) and 
If correction has been made, provide       Regulations section 56.4911-7.               There is no limit on the amount of this 
a detailed description of any correction                                                  tax that may be imposed against either 
made, and the date of each correction. If     A nonelecting member of an affiliated 
                                                                                          the organization or its managers. Any 
correction is partial, explain why           group doesn’t file Form 4720.
                                                                                          organization manager who agreed to the 
complete correction has not been made.        Electing members of an affiliated           expenditure must pay the tax.
If correction is made in more than one       group may file a group return or may file 
transaction, describe each transaction       separately. An electing member of an         Specific Instructions
separately.                                  affiliated group that files a separate       Part I. Complete this part for all 
If correction has not been made,           return, should enter on line 1 the amount    disqualifying lobbying expenditures.
provide a detailed explanation of why        from Schedule C (Form 990), Part II-A, 
correction hasn't been made and what         column (a), line 1h. Enter on line 2 the     Part II. Enter in column (a) the names 
steps are being taken to make the            amount from Schedule C (Form 990),           of all organization managers who took 
correction.                                  Part II-A, column (a), line 1i.              part in making disqualifying lobbying 

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expenditures listed in Part I. See Tax on Tax on disqualified persons.       The     loan, compensation, or other similar 
organization managers, earlier.           tax is 25% of the excess benefit and is    payment. Also, any loan provided to a 
If more than one organization             paid by any disqualified person who        disqualified person that isn't an 
manager is listed in column (a), each is  improperly benefited from the excess       organization described in section 509(a)
individually liable for the entire amount benefit transaction.                       (1), (2), or (4) or a supported 
                                                                                     organization of the supporting 
of tax in connection with the             Tax on organization managers.              organization exempt under section 
expenditure. However, the managers        When tax is imposed on a disqualified      501(c)(4), (5), (6) and described in the 
who are liable for the tax may prorate    person for any excess benefit              last sentence of section 509(a) is 
payment among themselves. Enter in        transaction, then tax is also imposed on   considered an excess benefit 
column (c) the tax each manager will      any manager who knowingly                  transaction.
pay.                                      participated in the excess benefit 
A manager filing this Form 4720           transaction. The tax is 10% of the         Donor advised fund transactions 
should carry the appropriate amount in    excess benefit, not to exceed $20,000      occurring after August 17, 2006.     Any 
column (d) to Part II, line 5.            for each transaction.                      grant, loan, compensation, or other 
                                                                                     similar payment from any donor advised 
                                          Taxable period.      Taxable period        fund to a donor, donor advisor, family 
Schedule I—Initial Taxes                  means the period beginning with the        member, or 35% controlled entity is an 
                                          date on which the excess benefit           excess benefit transaction. The amount 
on Excess Benefit                         transaction occurs and ending on the       of the excess benefit is the amount of 
Transactions (Section                     earlier of:                                such grant, loan, compensation, or other 
4958)                                     1. The date a notice of deficiency         similar payment.
                                          was mailed to the disqualified person for 
General Instructions                                                                 Excess benefit.     Excess benefit 
                                          the initial tax on the excess benefit 
Requirement.     Schedule I must be       transaction, or                            means the excess of the economic 
                                                                                     benefit received from the applicable 
completed by any Applicable               2. The date on which the initial tax       organization over the consideration 
organization or Disqualified person       on the excess benefit transaction for the  given (including services) by a 
that engaged in an Excess benefit         disqualified person is assessed.           disqualified person, except in the 
transaction, and by any fund manager 
who knowingly participated in the         Excess benefit transaction.   An           immediately preceding special rules 
excess benefit transaction. These terms   excess benefit transaction is any          where the entire amount of the grant, 
are discussed below. Each person must     transaction in which:                      loan, compensation, or other similar 
                                                                                     payment is considered the excess 
file separately.                          1. An economic benefit is provided         benefit.
Applicable organization.         In       by the organization directly or indirectly 
general, an applicable organization is    to or for the use of, any disqualified     However, an economic benefit won't 
any section 501(c)(3) (except a private   person, if the value of the economic       be treated as compensation for services 
foundation), 501(c)(4), or 501(c)(29)     benefit provided exceeds the value of      unless the applicable organization 
organization.                             the consideration (including the           clearly indicates its intent to treat the 
Also, an applicable organization          performance of services) received for      economic benefit (when paid) as 
includes any organization that was a      providing such benefit, or                 compensation for a disqualified person's 
                                                                                     services. See Regulations section 
section 501(c)(3) (except a private       2. The amount of any economic              53.4958-4(c) for more information.
foundation), 501(c)(4), or 501(c)(29)     benefit provided to, or for the use of, a 
organization at any time during a 5-year  disqualified person is determined in       Exception.    Generally, section 4958 
period ending on the date of an excess    whole or in part by the revenues of the    doesn't apply to any fixed payment 
benefit transaction (the lookback         organization and violates the private      made to a person under an initial 
period).                                  inurement prohibition rules (to the extent contract. See Regulations section 
                                          provided in regulations).                  53.4958-4(a)(3) for details.
Initial taxes. Excise taxes are imposed 
under section 4958 on each excess                 Until final regulations are issued Special rule. The initial and additional 
                                                                                     taxes of this section don't apply if the 
receives an excess benefit from an        CAUTION revenue sharing transactions 
benefit transaction. If a manager         !       regarding the special rules for    transaction described in 1 under Excess 
excess benefit transaction, the manager   described in 2 above, these transactions   benefit transaction was pursuant to a 
may be liable for the tax on disqualified will only be subject to section 4958       written contract in effect on September 
persons and the tax on the organization   liability under the general rule described 13, 1995, and at all times after that date 
manager. The applicable organization      in 1 above.                                until the time that the transaction occurs.
must complete Schedule I. However, the                                               However, if a written contract is 
excise tax under section 4958 is          Supporting organization                    materially modified, it is treated as a 
imposed on the disqualified person. The   transactions occurring after July 25,      new contract entered into as of the date 
organization completing Schedule I        2006. For any supporting organization,     of the material modification. A material 
should not report the initial tax amount  as defined in section 509(a)(3), any       modification includes amending the 
on Part II and should not pay the tax     grant, loan, compensation, or other        contract to extend its term or to increase 
liability of any disqualified person or   similar payment provided to a              the compensation payable to a 
organization manager. See Abatement,      substantial contributor (defined later),   disqualified person.
earlier, for information on abatement,    family member, or 35% controlled entity 
                                                                                     Disqualified person. For purposes of 
refund, or relief from this tax.          will be considered an excess benefit 
                                                                                     this Schedule I, a disqualified person 
                                          transaction. The amount of the excess 
                                                                                     means:
                                          benefit is the amount of such grant, 

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  1. Any person (at any time during           Investment advisor. Investment            correction is partial, explain why 
the 5-year period ending on the date of     advisor means for any sponsoring            complete correction has not been made. 
the transaction) in a position to exercise  organization, any person compensated        If correction is made in more than one 
substantial influence over the affairs of   by such organization (but not an            transaction, describe each transaction 
the organization,                           employee of such organization) for          separately.
  2. A family member of an individual       managing the investment of, or              If correction has not been made, 
described in 1 above, and                   providing investment advice for assets      provide a detailed explanation of why 
                                            maintained in donor advised funds           correction hasn't been made and what 
  3. A 35% controlled entity of a           maintained by such sponsoring               steps are being taken to make the 
person described in 1 or 2 above.           organization.                               correction.
  Family members.    Family members           Sponsoring organization.      See the       For organization managers, the tax is 
of a disqualified person described in 1     Schedule K instructions for a definition    the lesser of 10% of the excess benefit 
above include a disqualified person's       of sponsoring organization.                 or $20,000. This tax is computed on 
spouse, ancestors, children,                                                            each transaction.
grandchildren, great grandchildren, and       Substantial contributor.    In 
brothers and sisters (whether by whole-     general, a substantial contributor means    Part II. Enter in column (a) the names 
or half-blood). It also includes the        any person who contributed or               of all disqualified persons who took part 
spouse of the children, grandchildren,      bequeathed an aggregate of more than        in the excess benefit transactions. If 
great grandchildren, brothers, or sisters   $5,000 to the organization, if that         more than one disqualified person took 
(whether by whole- or half-blood).          amount is more than 2% of the total         part in an excess benefit transaction, 
                                            contributions and bequests received by      each is individually liable for the entire 
  35% controlled entity.  The term          the organization before the end of the      tax on the transaction. But the 
35% controlled entity means:                tax year of the organization in which the   disqualified persons who are liable for 
A corporation in which a disqualified     contribution or bequest is received by      the tax may prorate the payment among 
person described in 1 or 2 above owns       the organization from such person. A        themselves. Enter in column (c) the tax 
more than 35% of the total combined         substantial contributor includes the        to be paid by each disqualified person.
voting power,                               grantor of a trust.                           Carry the total amount in column (d) 
A partnership in which such persons                                                   for each disqualified person to Part II, 
own more than 35% of the profits            Specific Instructions                       line 6.
interest, or
A trust or estate in which such           Part I. List each excess benefit            Part III. Enter in column (a) the names 
persons own more than 35% of the            transaction in Part I, column (d). Enter    of all managers who knowingly took part 
beneficial interest.                        the date of the transaction in column (b)   in the excess benefit transactions listed 
                                            and the amount of the excess benefit in 
In determining the holdings of a                                                        in Part I. If more than one manager 
                                            column (e). Compute the tax on the 
business enterprise, any stock or other                                                 knowingly took part in an excess benefit 
                                            excess benefit for disqualified persons 
interest owned directly or indirectly shall                                             transaction, each is individually liable for 
                                            and enter it in column (f). Compute any 
apply.                                                                                  the entire tax in connection with the 
                                            tax on the excess benefit for               transaction. But the managers liable for 
For donor advised funds, sponsor-           organization managers and enter the         the tax may prorate the payment among 
ing organizations, and certain sup-         amount in column (g). The organization      themselves. Enter in column (c) the tax 
porting organization transactions           reporting one or more excess benefit        to be paid by each organization 
occurring after August 17, 2006.     The    transactions should not carry totals from   manager.
following persons will be considered        column (f) or column (g) to Part II, line 6.
                                                                                          A manager filing this Form 4720 
disqualified persons along with certain       An excess benefit transaction is          should carry the appropriate amount in 
family members and 35% controlled           corrected by undoing the excess benefit     column (d) to Part II, line 6.
entities associated with them:              to the extent possible and taking any 
                                            additional measures necessary to place 
Donors of donor advised funds,            the organization in a financial position    Schedule J—Taxes on 
Donor advisors of donor advised           not worse than that in which it would be    Being a Party to Prohibited 
funds,                                      if the disqualified person had been 
Investment advisors of sponsoring         dealing under the highest fiduciary         Tax Shelter Transactions 
organizations, and                          standards, except that in the case of any   (Section 4965)
Disqualified persons of a section         correction of an excess benefit 
509(a)(3) supporting organization for the   transaction involving a donor advised       General Instructions
organizations that organization             fund no amount repaid in a manner           Requirement. 
supports.                                   prescribed by the Secretary may be            1. Complete Schedule J if you are 
                                            held in any donor advised fund. In          an entity described in section 501(c), 
  For certain supporting                    column (c), for each act of excess          501(d), or 170(c) (other than the United 
organization transactions occurring         benefit transaction in Part I, indicate     States) or an Indian tribal government 
after July 25, 2006. Substantial            whether the act has been corrected.         (within the meaning of section 7701(a)
contributors to supporting organizations    Answer “Yes,” if correction has been        (40)) and you received proceeds from or 
will also be considered disqualified        made in whole or in part. Answer “No,”      have net income attributable to a 
persons along with their family members     only if the transaction has not been        prohibited tax shelter transaction 
and 35% controlled entities.                corrected in any way.                       (PTST).
  Donor advised fund.  See the              If correction has been made, provide 
Schedule K instructions for a definition    a detailed description of any correction      2. Complete Schedule J if you are 
of donor advised fund.                      made, and the date of each correction. If   an entity manager of such an entity who 

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approved the entity listed in section       Allocation of net income and pro-          Part V of Form 990, or if you are a fund 
4965(c) as (or otherwise caused the         ceeds to a tax year. The net income        manager of a sponsoring organization 
entity to be) a party to a PTST at any      and proceeds attributable to a             who agreed to the making of a taxable 
time during the tax year and who knew       prohibited tax shelter transaction must    distribution knowing that it was a taxable 
(or had reason to know) that the            be allocated to a particular tax year in a distribution. Report each taxable 
transaction is a PTST.                      manner consistent with the entity's        distribution separately. These terms are 
  See the following guidance and any        established method of accounting for       discussed below.
future guidance for details.                federal income tax purposes. If an entity  Taxable distribution. A taxable 
Notice 2006-65, 2006-31 I.R.B. 102;       hasn't established a method of             distribution is any distribution from a 
Notice 2007-18, 2007-9 I.R.B. 608;        accounting for federal income tax          donor advised fund to any natural 
T.D. 9334, 2007-34 I.R.B. 382; and        purposes, the entity must use the cash     person or to any other person if:
T.D. 9492, 2010-33 I.R.B. 242.            receipts and disbursements method to 
                                                                                       1. The distribution is for any purpose 
                                            determine the amount and timing of net 
                                                                                       other than one specified in section 
    Managers of tax favored                 income and proceeds attributable to a 
                                                                                       170(c)(2)(B), or
TIP retirement plans, individual            prohibited tax shelter transaction.
    retirement arrangements, and                                                       2. The sponsoring organization 
                                              If an entity has an established 
savings arrangements described in                                                      maintaining the donor advised fund 
                                            method of accounting other than the 
sections 401(a), 403(a), 403(b), 529,                                                  doesn't exercise expenditure 
                                            cash method, the entity may use the 
457(b), 408(a), 220(d), 408(b), 530, or                                                responsibility with respect to such 
                                            cash method to determine the amount 
223(d) must report and pay tax due                                                     distribution in accordance with section 
                                            of the net income and proceeds 
under section 4965(a)(2) on Form 5330.                                                 4945(h).
                                            attributable to a prohibited tax shelter 
Prohibited tax shelter transaction.     In  transaction.                               However, a taxable distribution 
                                                                                       doesn't include a distribution from a 
general, a prohibited tax shelter           Specific Instructions                      donor advised fund to:
transaction means any listed transaction 
(including a subsequently listed            Part I. Complete this part for each        1. Any organization described in 
transaction) and any prohibited             transaction if during the tax year the     section 170(b)(1)(A) (other than a 
reportable transaction.                     entity received proceeds from or has net   disqualified supporting organization),
                                            income attributable to a PTST.
Listed transaction. A listed                                                           2. The sponsoring organization of 
transaction includes any transaction that     Figure the tax for each transaction as   such donor advised fund, or
is the same as or substantially similar to  follows.                                   3. Any other donor advised fund.
one of the types of transactions that the   If column (e) was answered “Yes,” 
IRS has determined to be a tax              then enter the larger of the column (f) or Sponsoring organization.   A 
avoidance transaction. These                column (g) amount in column (h).           sponsoring organization is a section 
transactions are identified by notice,      If column (e) was answered “No,” then    170(c) organization that isn't a 
regulation, or other form of published      multiply the larger of the amount in       government organization (as referred to 
guidance as a listed transaction. For       column (f) or column (g) by 21% (0.21)     in section 170(c)(1) and (2)(A)) or a 
existing guidance, see Notice 2009-59,      and enter the result in column (h).        private foundation and maintains one or 
2009-31 I.R.B. 170.                           After the tax has been figured for all   more donor advised funds.
  For updates to this list, go to the IRS   PTSTs entered on Schedule J, then total 
                                                                                       Donor advised fund.   A donor advised 
website at IRS.gov/businesses/              column (h) and enter the amount on the 
                                                                                       fund is a fund or account:
corporations/abusive-tax-shelters-and-      Total line and on line 9 of Part I.
                                                                                       1. Which is separately identified by 
transactions. The listed transactions in    Part II. Enter in column (a) the names     reference to contributions of a donor or 
the above notices and rulings will also     of all entity managers who approved the    donors,
be periodically updated in future issues    entity as (or otherwise caused the entity 
of the Internal Revenue Bulletin.           to be) a party to a PTST at any time       2. Which is owned and controlled by 
                                            during the tax year and who knew or        a sponsoring organization, and
  Subsequently listed transaction.                                                     3. For which the donor (or any 
                                            had reason to know that the transaction 
A subsequently listed transaction is a                                                 person appointed or designated by the 
                                            is a PTST.
transaction that is identified in published                                            donor) has or expects to have advisory 
guidance as a listed transaction after        A manager filing this Form 4720 
the entity has entered into the             should carry the appropriate amount in     privileges concerning the distribution or 
transaction and that was not a              column (d) to Part II, line 7.             investment of the funds held in the 
                                                                                       donor advised funds or accounts 
confidential transaction or transaction                                                because of the donor's status as a 
with contractual protection at the time                                                donor.
the entity entered into the transaction.    Schedule K—Taxes on 
                                            Taxable Distributions of                   Exception. A donor advised fund 
Prohibited reportable transaction.      A                                              doesn't include: 
prohibited reportable transaction is any    Sponsoring Organizations 
confidential transaction or any             Maintaining Donor                          1. A fund or account that makes 
                                                                                       distributions only to a single identified 
transaction with contractual protection     Advised Funds (Section                     organization or governmental entity, or
that is a reportable transaction. See 
Regulations sections 1.6011-4(b)(3)         4966)                                      2. Any fund or account with respect 
and (4), and the Instructions for Form      General Instructions                       to which a donor or donor advisor (as 
8886-T, Disclosure by Tax-Exempt Entity                                                defined in the Schedule L instructions) 
Regarding Prohibited Tax Shelter            Requirement. Complete Schedule K if        gives advice about which individuals 
Transaction, for more information.          you answered “Yes,” to question 9a in 

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receive grants for travel, study, or similar                                             party who received the benefit are jointly 
purposes, if:                                Schedule L—Taxes on                         and severally liable for the tax.
a. Such person's advisory privileges         Prohibited Benefits                         Tax on fund managers. If a tax is 
are performed exclusively by such            Distributed From Donor                      imposed on a prohibited benefit 
person in their capacity as a committee                                                  received by a donor, donor advisor, or 
member of which all the committee            Advised Funds (Section 
                                                                                         related person, a tax of 10% of the 
members are appointed by the                 4967)                                       amount of the prohibited benefit is 
sponsoring organization,                                                                 imposed on any fund manager who 
                                             General Instructions
b. No combination of donors, donor                                                       agreed to the distribution knowing that it 
advisors, or persons related (as defined     Requirement.     A sponsoring               would confer a prohibited benefit. Any 
in the Schedule L instructions) to donors    organization of donor advised funds that    fund manager who took part in the 
or donor advisors, directly or indirectly    answered “Yes,” to Form 990, Part V,        distribution and is liable for the tax must 
control the committee, and                   line 9b, or that otherwise distributed      pay the tax. The maximum amount of 
                                             prohibited benefits under section 4967, 
c. All grants from the fund or                                                           tax on all fund managers for any one 
                                             must complete Schedule L. In addition, 
account are awarded on an objective                                                      taxable distribution is $10,000. If more 
                                             a donor, donor advisor, or related party 
and nondiscriminatory basis according                                                    than one fund manager is liable for tax 
                                             that (1) advised a distribution that 
to a procedure approved in advance by                                                    on a taxable distribution, all such 
                                             provided a prohibited benefit under 
the board of directors of the sponsoring                                                 managers are jointly and severally liable 
                                             section 4967, or (2) that received such a 
organization. The procedure must be                                                      for the tax.
                                             benefit, and any fund manager who 
designed to ensure that all grants meet                                                  Exception.  If a tax is imposed under 
                                             agreed to the distribution knowing that it 
the requirements of section 4945(g)(1),                                                  section 4958 for the same transaction, 
                                             would confer a prohibited benefit, must 
(2), or (3).                                                                             then no additional tax is imposed under 
                                             complete Schedule L. Report each 
Tax on sponsoring organization.    A         distribution separately. Complete Parts I,  section 4967 on that transaction.
tax of 20% of the amount of each             II, and III of Schedule L only in           Specific Instructions
taxable distribution is imposed on the       connection with distributions made by a 
sponsoring organization.                     sponsoring organization from a donor        Part I. Complete this part for all 
                                             advised fund which results in a             prohibited benefits.
Tax on fund manager. If a tax is             prohibited benefit. (See the instructions   Part II. Enter in column (a) the names 
imposed on a taxable distribution of the     for Schedule K for definitions of the       of all donors, donor advisors, and 
sponsoring organization, a tax of 5% of      terms sponsoring organization and           related persons who received a 
the distribution will be imposed on any      donor advised fund). An organization        prohibited benefit or advised as to the 
fund manager who agreed to the               reporting a prohibited benefit on           distribution of such benefit. If more than 
distribution knowing that it was a taxable   Schedule L is not liable for the tax and    one donor, donor advisor, or related 
distribution. Any fund manager who took      should not report any tax amount on         person is listed in column (a) for one 
part in the distribution and is liable for   Part II, line 9.                            distribution, each is individually liable for 
the tax must pay the tax. The maximum                                                    the entire tax for that distribution. 
amount of tax on all fund managers for       Prohibited benefit. If any donor, donor 
any one taxable distribution is $10,000.     advisor, or related party advises the       However, the donors, donor advisors, or 
If more than one fund manager is liable      sponsoring organization about making a      related persons who are liable for the 
for tax on a taxable distribution, all such  distribution which results in a donor,      tax may prorate the payment among 
managers are jointly and severally liable    donor advisor, or related party receiving   themselves. Enter in column (c) the tax 
for the tax.                                 (either directly or indirectly) a more than each donor, donor advisor, or related 
                                             incidental benefit, then such benefit is a  person will pay for each distribution for 
Specific Instructions                        prohibited benefit.                         which such donor, donor advisor, or 
                                                                                         related person owes a tax.
Part I. Complete this part for all taxable   Donor advisor.   A donor advisor is any 
distributions.                               person appointed or designated by a         A donor, donor advisor, or related 
                                             donor to advise a sponsoring                person filing this Form 4720 should 
Part II. Enter in column (a) the names                                                   carry the apportioned amount in 
                                             organization on the distribution or 
of all fund managers who agreed to                                                       Schedule L, Part II, column (d) to Part II, 
                                             investment of amounts held in the 
make the taxable distribution. If more                                                   line 9.
                                             donor's fund or account.
than one fund manager is listed in 
column (a) for one distribution, each is     Related party.   A related party includes   Part III. Enter in column (a) the names 
individually liable for the entire tax in    any family member or 35% controlled         of all fund managers who agreed to 
connection with that distribution.           entity. See the General Instructions for    make the distribution conferring the 
However, the fund managers who are           Schedule I for a definition of those        prohibited benefit. If more than one fund 
liable for the tax may prorate the           terms.                                      manager is listed in column (a) for one 
                                                                                         distribution, each is individually liable for 
payment among themselves. Enter in           Tax on donor, donor advisor, or rela-       the entire tax for that distribution. 
column (c) the tax each manager will         ted person. A tax of 125% of the            However, the fund managers who are 
pay for each distribution for which such     benefit resulting from the distribution is  liable for the tax may prorate the 
manager owes a tax.                          imposed on both the party who advised       payment among themselves. Enter in 
A fund manager filing this Form 4720         as to the distribution (which might be a    column (c) the tax each donor advisor, 
should carry the apportioned amount in       donor, donor advisor, or related party)     or related person will pay for each 
column (d) to Part II, line 8.               and the party who received such benefit     distribution for which such donor, donor 
                                             (which might be a donor, donor advisor,     advisor, or related person owes a tax.
                                             or related party). The advisor and the 

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A fund manager filing this Form 4720         line 1 on line 2 and on Part I, line 12.      Remuneration exceptions.       For 
should carry the total amount in             This is the CHNA excise tax under           purposes of this provision, remuneration 
Schedule L, Part III, column (d) to Part II, section 4959.                               does not include:
line 9.                                                                                  Designated Roth contributions (as 
                                                                                         defined in section 402A(c)),
                                             Schedule N—Tax on                           The portion of any remuneration paid 
Schedule M—Tax on                            Excess Executive                            to a licensed medical professional 
Hospital Organization for                    Compensation (Section                       (including a veterinarian) which is for the 
                                                                                         performance of medical or veterinary 
Failure to Meet the                          4960)                                       services by such professional, or
Community Health Needs                                                                   Remuneration the deduction for 
                                             General Instructions
Assessment Requirements                                                                  which is not allowed by reason of 
                                             Requirement.     Complete Schedule N if 
(Sections 4959 and 501(r)                                                                section 162(m).
                                             you answered “Yes” to question 15 in 
(3))                                         Part V of Form 990, question 8 of Part        Remuneration from related 
General Instructions                         VI-B of Form 990-PF, or if you are an       organizations.  Remuneration of a 
                                             ATEO (as defined earlier) or a related      covered employee by an ATEO includes 
Requirements.   Section 4959 imposes         organization but only if you are liable for any remuneration paid with respect to 
an excise tax on hospital organizations      the tax under section 4960(a). Section      employment of such employee by any 
that fail to meet the section 501(r)(3)      4960(a) imposes an excise tax of 21%        related person or governmental entity, 
requirements in any tax year.                on the amount of remuneration paid by       whether taxable or tax-exempt.
Section 501(r)(3) requirements               an ATEO with respect to employment of         For this purpose, a person or 
pertain to a hospital organization           any covered employee in excess of $1        governmental entity is related to an 
conducting a community health needs          million and on any excess parachute         ATEO if it:
assessment (CHNA). The requirements,         payment paid by such organization to        Controls, or is controlled by, the 
which apply separately to each hospital      any covered employee.                       ATEO;
facility the hospital organization                                                       Is controlled by one or more persons 
operates, are as follows.                    Note. You may be required to file 2         who control the ATEO;
                                             Form 4720 returns if you are a related      Is a supported organization (as 
1. To conduct a CHNA this tax year,          organization liable for the tax under       defined in section 509(f)(3)) or 
or in either of the 2 prior tax years. The   section 4960(a), which is reported on       supporting organization (as defined in 
CHNA must take into account input from       Part I, line 13, and you are a disqualified section 509(a)(3)) with respect to the 
persons who represent the broad              person or organization manager of the       ATEO during the taxable year; or
interests of the community served by         organization with respect to which you      In the case of an ATEO that is a 
the hospital facility, including people      are a related organization and you are      section 501(c)(9) voluntary employees’ 
with special knowledge of or expertise in    liable for a Chapter 41 or 42 excise tax    beneficiary association (VEBA), 
public health. The CHNA must be made         as a disqualified person or organization    establishes, maintains, or makes 
widely available to the public.              manager, which is reported on Part II.      contributions to the ATEO.
2. To adopt an implementation                See the instructions for Page 1, 
strategy to meet the community health        Question B, earlier.                          Liability for tax in case of 
needs identified through the CHNA.                                                       remuneration from more than one 
                                                   Form 4720, Schedule N, is used        employer.  In any case in which 
See Notice 2011-52, 2011-30 I.R.B.           TIP   to report and pay any section         remuneration from more than one 
60; Final Regulations, T.D. 9708, 79               4960 tax owed. Because there          employer is taken into account under 
Fed. Reg. 78954 (Dec. 31, 2014),             is no requirement to make estimated tax     the rule above, each related employer is 
2012-32 I.R.B. 126; Notice 2014-2,           payments for the section 4960 tax, Form     liable for the tax in an amount which 
2014-3 I.R.B. 407; Notice 2014-3,            990-W does not apply to the section         bears the same ratio to the total tax as 
2014-3 I.R.B. 408; as well as any future     4960 tax.                                   the ratio of (1) the amount of 
related guidance for details. For                                                        remuneration that employer paid with 
additional information on the CHNA           Covered employee.    A covered              respect to such employee, to (2) the 
requirements, see Schedule H (Form           employee means any employee of an           amount of remuneration paid by all 
990), Hospitals, Part V, Section B.          ATEO (including any former employee)        related employers to the employee. 
                                             that is one of the ATEO’s five highest      Each related employer must file their 
Specific Instructions                        compensated employees for the tax           own Form 4720, complete Schedule N 
Part I. For each hospital facility, list the year or was the ATEO’s (or a                and report their ratable share of tax on 
following information in the relevant        predecessor’s) covered employee for         Part I, line 13.
column: (b) name of facility, (c)            any preceding tax year beginning after 
description of the failure to meet section   2016.                                       Excess parachute payment.        For 
                                                                                         purposes of this provision, an excess 
501(r)(3), (d) tax year hospital facility    Remuneration.    Remuneration means         parachute payment equals the excess of 
last conducted a CHNA, and (e) tax           wages (as defined in section 3401(a)).      any parachute payment over the portion 
year hospital facility last adopted an       Remuneration also includes amounts          of the base amount allocated to such 
implementation strategy.                     required to be included in gross income     payment.
Part II. On line 1 enter the number of       under section 457(f). Remuneration 
hospital facilities operated by the          shall be treated as paid when there is no     Parachute payment.      A parachute 
hospital organization that failed to meet    substantial risk of forfeiture (within the  payment is any payment in the nature of 
the CHNA requirements of section             meaning of section 457(f)(3)(B)) of the     compensation to (or for the benefit of) a 
501(r)(3). Enter $50,000 multiplied by       rights to such remuneration.                covered employee if the payment:

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Is contingent on such employee’s         amount of any excess parachute              4968 defines “related organization” to 
separation from the employment with        payment you paid.                           include only the following organizations.
the employer, and                                                                      Organizations that control or are 
Has an aggregate present value of          For each covered employee reported        controlled by the educational institution.
the payments in the nature of              in column (b), enter in column (e) the        Organizations that are controlled by 
                                                                                       
compensation to (or for the benefit of)    sum of columns (c) and (d).                 one or more of the same persons who 
such individual which are contingent on                                                control the educational institution.
such separation that equals or exceeds     Schedule O—Excise Tax                       A supported organization (as defined 
three times the base amount.                                                           in section 509(f)(3)) during the tax year 
                                           on Net Investment Income                    with respect to the educational 
  Base amount.    Rules similar to the     of Private Colleges and                     institution.
rules of section 280G(b)(3) shall apply                                                  Supporting organizations described 
for purposes of determining the base       Universities (Section 4968)                 
                                                                                       in section 509(a)(3) during the tax year 
amount.                                    General Instructions                        with respect to the educational 
  Property transfers.     Rules similar to Requirement.   An applicable                institution.
the rules of section 280G(d)(3) and (4)    educational institution that answered         When calculating the net investment 
shall apply to property transfers.         “Yes” to Form 990, Part V, line 16, or that income of a related organization, 
  Exception from excess parachute          is otherwise subject to the section 4968    exclude (1) net investment income of 
payments.  An excess parachute             tax on net investment income, must          any related organization to the extent 
payment does not include any               complete Schedule O.                        that such net investment income is 
                                                                                       taken into account with respect to 
payments:                                  Organizations subject to the section        another educational institution; and (2) 
Described in section 280G(b)(6)          4968 excise tax.  A private college or      net investment income from assets that 
(relating to exemption for payments        university is subject to a 1.4% excise tax  are not intended, or are not available for 
under qualified plans),                    on net investment income under section      the use or benefit of the educational 
Made under or to an annuity contract     4968 if all four of the following threshold institution, unless the related 
described in section 403(b) or a plan      tests are met.                              organization is controlled by the 
described in section 457(b),               The organization must be an eligible      educational institution, or unless the 
To a licensed medical professional       educational institution (as defined in      related organization is a supporting 
(including a veterinarian) to the extent   section 25A(f)(2)). Section 25A(f)(2)       organization with respect to the 
that such payment is for the               defines “eligible educational institution”  educational institution.
performance of medical or veterinary       as an institution that is described in 
services by such professional, or          section 481 of the Higher Education Act     Net investment income.  Net 
To an individual who is not a highly     of 1965 (20 U.S.C. section 1088), as in     investment income is the amount by 
compensated employee as defined in         effect on August 5, 1997; and is eligible   which the sum of the gross investment 
section 414(q).                            to participate in a program under Title IV  income and the capital gain net income 
Specific Instructions                      of such Act (20 U.S.C. sections 1070 et     exceeds the administrative expenses 
                                           seq.).                                      allocable to gross investment income 
Enter in column (b) the name of each       The organization must have had at         and capital gain net income.
covered employee who was paid more         least 500 tuition-paying students, based      To determine net investment income, 
than $1 million in renumeration or was     upon a daily average student count,         including certain exceptions to gross 
paid an excess parachute payment           during the preceding tax year.              investment income and modifications to 
during the year. If more than five         More than 50% of those students           allowable deductions, see Regulations 
covered employees, attach a statement      must have been located in the United        section 53.4968-2.
with the information required by the       States.
schedule and show the total amounts        The aggregate fair market value, at       Basis. As described in Regulations 
for column (e) on line 6.                  the end of the preceding tax year, of the   section 53.4968-2(d)(2), in the case of 
  For each covered employee reported       assets not used directly in carrying out    property held by an applicable 
in column (b), enter in column (c) the     the organization’s exempt purpose, held     educational institution on December 31, 
amount of remuneration you paid that       by the organization and related             2017, and continuously thereafter to the 
exceeded $1 million. Do not include any    organizations, must be at least             date of its disposition, the basis for 
excess parachute payment reported in       $500,000 per student.                       determining gain shall be deemed not to 
                                                                                       be less than the fair market value of 
column (d). If remuneration from related          Form 4720, Schedule O, is used       such property on December 31, 2017, 
employer(s) was taken into account in      TIP    by applicable educational            plus or minus all adjustments after 
determining that remuneration                     institutions to report and pay       December 31, 2017, and before the 
exceeded $1 million, enter your            any section 4968 tax owed. Because          date of disposition consistent with the 
proportional share of the amount of        there is no requirement to make             regulations under section 4940(c). 
remuneration that exceeded $1 million,     estimated tax payments for the section      However, for purposes of determining 
based on your proportional share of        4968 tax, Form 990-W does not apply to      loss, basis rules that are consistent with 
total remuneration paid to the covered     the section 4968 tax.                       the regulations under section 4940(c) 
employee. Also, attach a statement to                                                  will apply.
Form 4720 with the name and EIN of the     Related organizations. The net 
related employer(s).                       investment income of related                Modified capital gain net income. 
  For each covered employee reported       organizations is taken into account         Column (d) can reflect capital losses 
in column (b), enter in column (d) the     under certain circumstances. Section        from sales or other dispositions of 
                                                                                       property in one organization only to the 

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extent of capital gains from such sales     Sign the return in the space provided     service is available Monday through 
or other dispositions in all the other      for the preparer's signature,               Friday.
organizations (modified capital gain net    Enter the preparer information,
income). See Regulations section            Enter the preparer tax identification     Photographs of Missing 
53.4968–2. Amounts listed in column         number (PTIN), and                          Children
(d), for the filing organization and any    Give a copy of the return to the 
related organization, may indicate a net    organization, in addition to the copy to    The Internal Revenue Service is a proud 
loss. However, the amount carried to        be filed with the IRS.                      partner with the National Center for 
line 6, column (d) must be the greater of                                               Missing & Exploited Children® 
                                                     Any paid preparer whose 
the modified capital gain net income or                                                 (NCMEC). Photographs of missing 
                                                     identifying number must be 
zero. Do not take into account capital      CAUTION!                                    children selected by the Center may 
                                                     listed on Form 990-PF can 
loss carrybacks. Capital loss carryovers                                                appear in instructions on pages that 
                                            apply for and obtain a PTIN. You can 
are allowed.                                                                            would otherwise be blank. You can help 
                                            apply for a PTIN online or by filing Form   bring these children home by looking at 
Specific Instructions                       W-12, IRS Paid Preparer Tax                 the photographs and calling 
                                            Identification Number (PTIN)                1-800-THE-LOST (1-800-843-5678) if 
Line 1. Use Line 1 to report the gross      Application and Renewal. For more           you recognize a child.
investment income , capital gain net        information about applying for a PTIN 
income (or loss), and associated            online, visit the IRS website at IRS.gov/   How To Get Forms and 
allocable administrative expenses of the    PTIN.
filing organization.                                                                    Publications
Lines 2–5. Use Lines 2–5 to report the      Paid Preparer Authorization                 Internet. You can access the IRS 
gross investment income, capital gain       On the “Sign Here” line, check “Yes,” if    website 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 
net income (or loss), and associated        the IRS can contact the paid preparer       at IRS.gov to:
allocable administrative expenses from      who signed the return to discuss the        Download forms, including talking tax 
related organizations during the related    return. This authorization applies only to  forms, instructions, and publications.
organizations’ tax years that end with or   the individual whose signature appears      Order IRS products online.
within the tax year of the organization. If in the Paid Preparer Use Only section of    Research your tax questions online.
a related organization is a partner in a    Form 4720. It doesn't apply to the firm, if Search publications online by topic or 
partnership or a shareholder of an S        any, shown in that section.                 keyword.
corporation, include the pertinent items                                                Sign up to receive local and national 
of income, gain, loss, or deduction from      By checking the “Yes” box, the            tax news by email.
the entity's Schedule K-1 (Form 1065 or     organization is authorizing the IRS to      You can order forms and publications 
1120-S) for the tax year of the entity      contact the paid preparer to answer any     by downloading from the IRS website at 
ending with or within the tax year of the   questions that arise during the             IRS.gov/OrderForms.
filing organization.                        processing of the return. The 
                                            organization is also authorizing the paid   IRS e-Services Makes 
Report income from related                  preparer to:
organizations in descending order from      Give the IRS any information missing      Taxes Easier
most income to least income. If there       from the return;                            Now more than ever before, businesses 
are more than three related                 Call the IRS for information about        can enjoy the benefits of filing and 
organizations, attach a schedule to your    processing the return; and                  paying their federal taxes electronically. 
Form 4720 showing the information for       Respond to certain IRS notices about      Whether you rely on a tax professional 
columns (a) through (e) for each related    math errors, offsets, and return            or handle your own taxes, the IRS offers 
organization and enter the total amounts    preparation.                                you convenient programs to make taxes 
from the schedule in line 5, columns (c)                                                easier. Use these electronic options to 
through (e).                                  The organization isn't authorizing the    make filing and paying easier.
                                            paid preparer to bind the organization to   You can efile your Form 990 or Form 
Line 6. Total the amounts in columns        anything or otherwise represent the         990-PF; Form 940 and 941 employment 
(c), (d), and (e). See Notice 2018-55,      organization before the IRS.                tax returns; Forms 1099; and other 
2018-26 I.R.B. 773.
                                              The authorization will automatically      information returns. Visit IRS.gov/E-File 
Add 6(c) and 6(d), subtract 6(e), and                                                   for details. For tax years beginning on or 
                                            end no later than the due date 
enter the total in 6(f).                                                                after July 2, 2019, section 3101 of P.L. 
                                            (excluding extensions) for filing of the 
Line 7. Multiply line 6(f) by 0.014         organization's 2025 Form 4720. If the       116-25 requires that returns by exempt 
(1.4%) and enter the amount in box 7f       organization wants to expand the paid       organizations be filed electronically. 
and on Part I, line 14.                     preparer's authorization or revoke it       Organizations filing Form 990 or Form 
                                            before it ends, see Pub. 947, Practice      990-PF for a tax year beginning on or 
                                            Before the IRS and Power of Attorney.       after July 2, 2019 must file the return 
Paid Preparer                                                                           electronically. For tax years ending on or 
Generally, anyone who is paid to              Check “No,” if the IRS should contact     after July 31, 2021, Form 990-EZ must 
prepare the return must sign the return     the organization listed on the first page   also be filed electronically. Limited 
and fill in the other blanks in the Paid    of the Form 4720, rather than the paid      exceptions apply. See When, Where, 
Preparer Use Only area. An employee         preparer.                                   and How To File, in the Instructions for 
of the filing organization isn't a paid                                                 Form 990, Form 990-PF or 990–EZ for 
preparer.                                   Phone Help                                  more information.
                                            If you have questions and/or need help      You can pay taxes online or by phone 
The paid preparer must:                     completing this form, please call           using the free Electronic Federal Tax 
                                            877-829-5500. This toll-free telephone 

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Payment System (EFTPS). Visit               require you to provide the requested        subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act 
EFTPS.gov or call 1-800-555-4477 for        information if the tax applies to you.      unless the form displays a valid OMB 
details. Electronic Funds Withdrawal        Section 6109 requires you to provide        control number. Books or records 
(EFW) from a checking or savings            your identifying number. Routine uses of    relating to a form or its instructions must 
account is also available to those who      this information include disclosing it to   be retained as long as their contents 
file electronically.                        the Department of Justice for civil and     may become material in the 
                                            criminal litigation and to other federal    administration of any Internal Revenue 
Privacy Act and Paperwork Reduc-            agencies, as provided by law. We may        law. Generally, tax returns and return 
tion Act Notice.     We ask for the         disclose the information to cities, states, information are confidential, as required 
information on this form to carry out the   the District of Columbia, and U.S.          by section 6103. However, certain 
Internal Revenue laws of the United         Commonwealths and territories to            returns and return information of tax 
States. You are required to give us the     administer their laws. We may also          exempt organizations and trusts are 
information. We need it to ensure that      disclose this information to other          subject to public disclosure and 
you are complying with these laws and       countries under a tax treaty, to federal    inspection, as provided by section 6104.
to allow us to figure and collect the right and state agencies to enforce federal 
amount of tax. Certain individuals who      nontax criminal laws, or to federal law     The time needed to complete and file 
owe tax under Chapter 41 or 42 of the       enforcement and intelligence agencies       this form will vary depending on 
Internal Revenue Code, and who don't        to combat terrorism. If you don't file this individual circumstances. The estimated 
sign the Form 4720 of the foundation or     information, you may be subject to          burden for tax exempt organizations 
organization, must file a separate Form     interest, penalties, and/or criminal        filing this form is approved under OMB 
4720 showing the tax owed and the           prosecution.                                control number 1545-0047 and is 
name of the foundation or organization                                                  included in the estimates shown in the 
for which they owe tax. Sections 6001       You aren’t required to provide the          instructions for their information return.
and 6011 of the Internal Revenue Code       information requested on a form that is 

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Index
 
                           Initial taxes on             Schedule E; Initial Taxes     Schedule O; Excess Tax 
A                            investments that           on Taxable                    on Net Investment 
Amended return   6           jeopardize charitable      Expenditures        13        Income of Private 
                             purpose:
Attorney 21                                             Schedule F; Initial Taxes     Colleges and 
                             section 4944   12          on Political                  Universities (Section 
                           Initial taxes on political   Expenditures        13        4968) 20
D                            expenditures:              Schedule G; Tax on           Signature and 
Disqualified person   15     section 4955   13          Excess Lobbying               Verification 4
Donor advised funds   17,  Initial taxes on taxable     Expenditures        14       Summary of Taxes                    8
  18                         expenditures:              Schedule H; Taxes on 
                             section 4945   13          Disqualifying Lobbying       T
E                                                       Expenditures        14       Tax on excess lobbying 
Excess business holdings:  P                            Schedule I; Initial Taxes on  expenditures:
                                                        Excess Benefit                section 4911 14
  Exceptions to tax 10     Paid Preparer 21             Transactions     15
                                                                                     Tax Payments  5
  Schedule C   9           Paid Preparer                Schedule J; Taxes on 
Extension 4                  Authorization  21          Being a Party to             Taxes on being a party to 
                           Preparer Tax identification  Prohibited Tax Shelter        Prohibited Tax Shelter 
F                            Number (PTIN)     21       Transactions (Section         Transactions:
Filing requirements:       Publications:                4965)         16              listed transaction                 17
  When to file 4             Pub. 947, Practice Before  Schedule K; Taxes on          section 4965 16
  Where and How to file  3   the IRS and Power of       Taxable Distributions of     Taxes on disqualifying 
                             Attorney    21             Sponsoring                    lobbying expenditures:
  Who must file 2                                       Organizations                 section 4912 14
Foreign Organizations or   S                            Maintaining Donor            Taxes on Managers, 
  U.S. Territory 4                                      Advised Funds       17        Self-Dealers, etc.                 7
                           Schedule:                    Schedule L; Taxes on         Taxes on Prohibited 
I                            Schedule A; Initial Taxes  Prohibited Benefits           Benefits Distributed 
                             on Self-Dealing   8
Initial Taxes on Excess                                 Distributed From Donor        From Donor Advised 
  Benefit Transactions:      Schedule B; Initial Tax on Advised Funds       18        Funds:
                             Undistributed Income      9
  disqualified person 15                                Schedule M; Tax on            section 4967 18
                             Schedule C; Initial Tax on Failure to Meet the          Taxes on Taxable 
  donor advised funds  16    Excess Business            Community Health              Distributions of 
  excess benefit             Holdings    9              Needs Assessment              Sponsoring 
  transaction    15          Schedule D; Initial Taxes  Requirements (Section         Organizations 
  section 4958 15            on Investments That        501(r)(3))       19           Maintaining Donor 
  sponsoring                 Jeopardize Charitable      Schedule N; Tax on            Advised Funds:
  organizations   16         Purpose     12             Excess Executive              section 4966 17
  supporting                                            Compensation (Section 
  organizations   16                                    4960)         19

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