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                                                                                           Department of the Treasury
                                                                                           Internal Revenue Service
Instructions for

Form 990-BL

(Rev. January 2020)
Information and Initial Excise Tax Return for Black Lung Benefit Trusts and Certain 
Related Persons
(Use with the December 2013 revision of Form 990-BL)

Section references are to the Internal Revenue Code unless     liable for sections 4951 and 4952 taxes reports both taxes on 
otherwise noted.                                               one return.
Future Developments                                            If no tax is due under section 4951 or 4952, do not file 
For the latest information about developments related to       Schedule A (Form 990-BL).
Form 990-BL and its instructions, such as legislation enacted  Your Area Director will tell you what procedures to follow if 
after they were published, go to IRS.gov/Form990bl.            the trust or any related persons incur any liability for 
                                                               additional taxes and penalties based on sections 4951 and 
General Instructions                                           4952.
                                                               Form 990-BL will not be automatically mailed to persons 
Purpose of Form                                                required to file it. Go to IRS.gov/forms to view, download, or 
The Black Lung Benefits Revenue Act of 1977 (the Act)          print all of the forms and publications you may need. You can 
amended the Code to impose excise tax on the sale of coal      also download and view popular tax publications and 
by the producer and established a trust fund (funded by the    instructions on mobile devices as an eBook at no charge. Or 
coal tax and certain other revenues) to be available for       you can go to IRS.gov/orderforms to place an order and have 
expenses of providing medical benefits where not paid by the   forms mailed to you within 10 business days.
appropriate mine operator.
                                                               An organization claiming an exempt status under section 
Form 990-BL generally is used by black lung benefit trusts     501(c)(21) prior to the establishment of exempt status should 
to meet the reporting requirements of section 6033. If initial file this return if its application for recognition of exemption is 
taxes are imposed on the trust or certain related parties,     pending (including appeal of a proposed adverse decision).
trusts also must file Schedule A (Form 990-BL), Initial Excise 
Taxes on Black Lung Benefit Trusts and Certain Related         Accounting Period
Persons.                                                       The return must be on the basis of the established annual 
                                                               accounting period of the organization. If the organization has 
Who Must File                                                  no established accounting period, the return should be on the 
The trustee must file Form 990-BL for a trust exempt from tax  basis of the calendar year.
under section 501(a) and described in section 501(c)(21), 
unless the trust normally has gross receipts in each tax year  Accounting Methods
of not more than $50,000.                                      Gross income, receipts, and disbursements must be figured 
                                                               by the method of accounting regularly used by the 
A trust that normally has gross receipts of $50,000 or less 
                                                               organization in maintaining its books and records, unless 
may file an annual electronic notice instead of filing Form 
                                                               otherwise specified in the instructions.
990-BL. See IRS.gov/Charities & Other Non-Profits and click 
on “Annual Reporting & Filing,” and then click on “Annual      When and Where To File
electronic notice (e-Postcard) for small exempt 
organizations” for more information.                           This return, including Schedule A (Form 990-BL) if tax is due, 
                                                               must be filed on or before the 15th day of the 5th month 
The initial excise taxes imposed on black lung benefit         following the close of the filer's tax year. If the regular due 
trusts, trustees, and disqualified persons under sections      date falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, file on the 
4951 and 4952 are reported on Schedule A (Form 990-BL).        next business day. File it at the following address:
A black lung benefit trust required to file an annual          Department of the Treasury
information return and liable for tax under section 4952       Internal Revenue Service Center
should complete Form 990-BL and attach a completed             Kansas City, MO 64999
Schedule A (Form 990-BL). A trust liable for section 4952 tax 
but not otherwise required to file Form 990-BL should          Tax-exempt organizations can use certain private delivery 
complete the identification and signature area of Form         services (PDS) designated by the IRS to meet the “timely 
990-BL and attach a completed Schedule A (Form 990-BL).        mailing as timely filing” rule for tax returns. Go to 
                                                               IRS.gov/PDS for the current list of designated services. For 
A trustee or disqualified person liable for section 4951 or    the IRS mailing address to use if you're using PDS, go to 
4952 tax should complete the heading (omitting the check       IRS.gov/PDSstreetAddresses.
boxes for application pending, address change, and fair 
market value of assets) and signature area of Form 990-BL      The PDS can tell you how to get written proof of the 
and attach a completed Schedule A (Form 990-BL). A trustee     mailing date.

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        Private delivery services can’t deliver items to P.O. 
                                                                         Public Inspection of Completed 
!       boxes. You must use the U.S. Postal Service to mail 
CAUTION any item to an IRS P.O. box address.                             990-BL Returns and Approved 
You may request an extension of time to file Form 990-BL                 Exemption Applications
by filing Form 8868, Application for Automatic Extension of              Through the IRS. Generally, the information reported on or 
Time To File an Exempt Organization Return.                              with Form 990-BL, including most attachments, is available 
Rounding off to whole dollars.     You may show the money                for public inspection (section 6104(b)). This applies both to 
items on the return and accompanying schedules as                        information required by the form and to information furnished 
whole-dollar amounts. To do so, drop amounts less than 50                voluntarily. Approved applications for exemption from federal 
cents and increase any amounts from 50 to 99 cents to the                income tax also are available for public inspection.
next dollar. For example, $1.39 becomes $1 and $2.50                     Exception.       Part IV of Form 990-BL, Statement With 
becomes $3.                                                              Respect to Contributors, etc., and Schedule A (Form 990-BL) 
                                                                         are not open to public inspection.
If you have to add two or more amounts to figure the 
amount to enter on a line, include cents when adding the                 The public inspection rules do not apply to Form 990-BL 
amounts and round off only the total.                                    and the attached Schedule A (Form 990-BL) filed by a 
                                                                         trustee or disqualified person to report initial taxes on 
Attachments.  If you need more space, attach separate                    self-dealing or taxable expenditures. The public inspection 
sheets showing the same information in the same order as                 rules also do not apply to the trustee or disqualified person's 
on the printed forms. Show the totals on the printed forms.              SSN or EIN.
Enter the trust's employer identification number (EIN) (or               Use Form 4506-A, Request for Public Inspection or Copy 
the disqualified person's social security number (SSN)) on               of Exempt or Political Organization IRS Form, to request a 
each sheet. Also, use sheets that are the same size as the               copy or to inspect an exempt organization return through 
forms and indicate clearly the line of the printed form to which         IRS. There is a fee for photocopying, but not for inspection at 
the information relates.                                                 an IRS office.
Penalties                                                                Through the organization—Annual return. An 
If an organization fails to file timely, correctly, or completely, it    organization must, during the 3-year period beginning with 
will have to pay $20 for each day ($105 a day if it is a large           the due date (including extensions) of the Form 990-BL (or, if 
organization) during which such failure continues, unless it             later, the date it is actually filed), make its return available for 
can be shown that the failure was due to reasonable cause.               public inspection. It also must provide copies of either all 
The maximum penalty with respect to any one return is the                items that are available for public inspection or specifically 
smaller of $10,500 ($53,000 for a large organization) or 5%              identified items, if so requested. All parts of the return and all 
of the gross receipts of the organization for the year. All these        required schedules and attachments must be made available 
amounts are subject to inflationary adjustments in later years.          except Part IV of Form 990-BL and Schedule A (Form 
The figures will be updated in the next release of the                   990-BL) as discussed above.
instructions.                                                            Inspection and requests for copies must be permitted 
                                                                         during regular business hours at the organization's principal 
The IRS may make written demand that the delinquent                      office and at each of its regional or district offices. This 
return be filed or the information furnished within a                    provision applies to any organization that files Form 990-BL, 
reasonable time after mailing of notice of the demand. The               regardless of the size of the organization and whether or not 
person failing to comply with the demand on or before the                it has any paid employees. Also, copies must be provided the 
date specified in the demand will have to pay $10 for each               same business day they are requested unless unusual 
day the failure continues, unless there is reasonable cause.             circumstances exist. In the case of unusual circumstances, 
The maximum penalty imposed on all persons for failures                  the copies must be provided by the next business day after 
with respect to any one return shall not exceed $5,000. If               the day the unusual circumstances cease to exist, but in no 
more than one person is liable for any failures, all such                event may the delay exceed 5 business days. See 
persons are jointly and severally liable with respect to such            Regulations section 301.6104(d)-1 for what constitutes 
failures. See section 6652(c). All these amounts are subject             unusual circumstances and the definition of regional and 
to inflationary adjustments in later years. The figures will be          district offices.
updated in the next release of the instructions.
                                                                         When a request for copies is made in writing, the copies 
To avoid having to explain an incomplete return, if a part               generally must be sent within 30 days of the date the request 
or line item does not apply, enter “N/A” (not applicable) or             was received.
“-0-” if an amount is zero.
                                                                         Note. A black lung benefit trust does not have to comply with 
There are penalties for willful failure to file and for filing           individual requests for copies if it makes this information 
fraudulent returns and statements. (See sections 7203, 7206,             widely available. This can be done by posting the application 
and 7207.)                                                               for tax exemption and/or an annual information return on a 
Large organization. A large organization is one that has                 readily accessible Web page. However, an organization that 
gross receipts greater than $1,067,000 for the tax year.                 makes its information available this way must advise 
                                                                         requesters how the material may be accessed. See 
        In the text under Penalties, the amounts under                   Regulations section 301.6104(d)-2 for specific instructions.
!       section 6652(c) are subject to an annual inflation               Fee for copies.  An organization may charge a reasonable 
CAUTION adjustment. The amounts used in this text apply for 
                                                                         fee for providing copies.
returns required to be filed in 2020. If filing a return required 
to be filed in 2021 or later, revised amounts may apply.

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Before the organization provides the documents, it may                  Include the suite, room, or other unit number after the 
require that the individual requesting copies of the                  street address. If the Post Office does not deliver mail to the 
documents pay the fee. If the organization has provided an            street address and the filer has a P.O. box, show the box 
individual making a request with notice of the fee, and the           number instead of the street address.
individual does not pay the fee within 30 days, or if the 
                                                                      Foreign address.   Enter the information in the following 
individual pays the fee by check and the check does not clear 
                                                                      order: city or town, state or province, and country. Follow the 
upon deposit, the organization may disregard the request.
                                                                      country's practice for entering the postal code, if any. Do not 
Additional information. See Regulations sections                      abbreviate the country name.
301.6104(d)-1 through 301.6104(d)-3 for additional 
information on reasonable fees for providing copies, not              “Return filed by.” Check only the box that applies to you.
filling requests for copies when material is widely available,          1. Check the “Trust” box when the return is filed by a 
and other related information.                                        black lung benefit trust as an information return, or tax return, 
Exemption application. Any section 501(c)(21)                         or both.
organization that submitted an application for recognition of           2. Check the “Trustee” box when the return is filed by a 
exemption to the IRS after July 15, 1987, must make                   trustee because of liability for taxes under section 4951 or 
available for public inspection a copy of its application             4952, or both.
(together with a copy of any papers submitted in support of             3. Check the “Disqualified person” box when the return is 
its application) and any letter or other document issued by           filed by a disqualified person who is liable for section 4951 
the IRS in response to the application. As in the case of             tax only.
annual returns, the copy of the application and related 
documents must be made available for inspection during                Taxpayer identification number.     Enter the EIN of the 
regular business hours at the organization's principal office         black lung benefit trust. If the return is being filed by a trustee 
and at each of its regional or district offices having at least       or disqualified person, also enter that person's SSN or EIN.
three employees.                                                        Each trust should have only one employer identification 
Penalties for failure to comply with public inspection re-            number. If the trust has more than one number and has not 
quirements. If a person does not comply with the                      been advised which one to use, you should notify the:
requirement to permit public inspection of annual returns, 
there is a penalty of $20 for each day during which such                  Internal Revenue Service Center
failure continues, unless there is reasonable cause. The                  Attention: Entity Control, Stop 6273
maximum penalty imposed on all persons for failures that                  Ogden, UT 84201-0027
apply to any one return is $10,500.
If a person does not comply with the public inspection of               Inform the IRS Center what numbers the trust has, the 
applications requirement, there is a penalty of $20 a day for         name and address to which each number was assigned, and 
each day during which such failure continues, unless there is         the address of its principal office. The IRS will then advise 
reasonable cause. There is no maximum penalty limitation              you which number to use.
(see section 6652(c)).                                                Application pending, address change, and FMV of as-
        In the text in the last two paragraphs, the amounts           sets. Fill in these blocks only when a return must be filed for 
                                                                      a trust. Enter the fair market value (FMV) of the trust's assets 
!       under section 6652(c) are subject to an annual                at the beginning of the operator's tax year within which the 
CAUTION inflation adjustment. The amounts used in this text 
apply for returns required to be filed in 2020. If filing a return    trust's tax year begins.
required to be filed in 2021 or later, revised amounts may            Signature.  The return must be signed by the authorized 
apply.                                                                trustee or trustees and also by any person, firm, or 
                                                                      corporation who prepared the return. If the return is prepared 
Any person who willfully does not comply with the public              by a firm or corporation, it should be signed in the name of 
inspection requirements for the annual return or application is       the firm or corporation.
subject to an additional penalty of $5,000 for each return or 
application (see section 6685).                                       Paid preparer. Generally, anyone who is paid to prepare 
                                                                      the return must sign the return and fill in the other blanks in 
If more than one person is liable for any penalty, all such 
                                                                      the Paid Preparer Use Only area. An employee of the filing 
persons shall be jointly and severally liable for each failure.
                                                                      organization is not a paid preparer.
                                                                        The paid preparer must:
Specific Instructions                                                 Sign the return in the space provided for the preparer's 
                                                                      signature,
Identification Area                                                   Enter the preparer information, and
                                                                      Give a copy of the return to the organization.
Period covered by the return.   Enter the calendar year or 
fiscal year that corresponds to the accounting period being             The paid preparer also must enter the preparer's 
reported.                                                             identifying number and the firm's EIN. The preparer's 
                                                                      identifying number is the preparer's taxpayer identification 
Name and address. Enter the name and address of the                   number (PTIN).
trust.
                                                                              Because the Form 990-BL is a publicly disclosable 
If the return and a Schedule A (Form 990-BL) are filed by a             !     document, any information entered in this block will 
trustee or disqualified person liable for tax under section           CAUTION be publicly disclosed (see Public Inspection of 
4951 or 4952, then enter that person's name and address               Completed 990-BL Returns and Approved Exemption 
below the name of the trust.                                          Applications). Any paid preparer whose identifying number 

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must be listed on Form 990-BL can apply for and obtain a            Line 9. Enter the administrative expenses (including legal, 
PTIN using Form W-12, IRS Paid Preparer Tax Identification          accounting, actuarial, and trustee expenses) for the year 
Number (PTIN) Application and Renewal. For more                     other than salaries and wages paid to trustees and other 
information about applying for a PTIN online, visit the IRS         employees.
website at IRS.gov/PTIN.
                                                                    Line 10. Attach a schedule, listing by type and amount, all 
Paid preparer authorization. On the last line of the                allowable deductions that are not deductible elsewhere on 
Signature Block, check “Yes,” if the IRS can contact the paid       Form 990-BL. Enter the total of these deductions on line 10. 
preparer who signed the return to discuss the return. This          See Regulations section 1.501(c)(21)-1 for additional 
authorization applies only to the individual whose signature        information.
appears in the Paid Preparer Use Only section of Form 
990-BL. It does not apply to the firm, if any, shown in that        Part II—Balance Sheets
section. By checking “Yes,” to this box, the organization is        Complete the balance sheets on the basis of the accounting 
authorizing the IRS to contact the paid preparer to answer          method regularly used by the trust in keeping its books and 
any questions that arise during the processing of the return.       records.
  The organization also is authorizing the paid preparer to:        Line 19. Enter only liabilities of the trust as of the first and 
Give the IRS any information missing from the return;             last days of the tax year of the trust. Include payments for 
Call the IRS for information about processing the return;         approved black lung claims that are due but not paid, 
and                                                                 accrued trustee fees, etc. Do not include amounts for black 
Respond to certain IRS notices about math errors, offsets,        lung claims being contested, the present value of payments 
and return preparation.                                             for approved claims, or the estimated liability for future 
  The organization is not authorizing the paid preparer to          claims.
bind the organization to anything or otherwise represent the        Line 21. Enter the total of lines 19 and 20. That figure must 
organization before the IRS.                                        equal the figure for total assets reported on line 18 for both 
  The authorization will automatically end no later than the        the beginning and end of year.
due date (excluding extensions) for filing next year's Form 
990-BL. If the organization wants to expand the paid                Part III—Questionnaire
preparer’s authorization or revoke it before it ends, see Pub. 
947, Practice Before the IRS and Power of Attorney.                 General Instructions
  Check “No,” if the IRS should contact the organization or         The Black Lung Benefits Revenue Act of 1977 imposes 
its trustee rather than the paid preparer.                          excise taxes and penalties on acts of self-dealing between 
                                                                    trusts and disqualified persons, and on taxable expenditures 
Part I—Analysis of Revenue and                                      made by the trusts. These taxes and penalties apply to the 
                                                                    trust (section 4952), trustees (sections 4951 and 4952), and 
Expenses                                                            self-dealers (section 4951). The purpose of the questions is 
Line 1. Enter the total contributions received under section        to determine whether there is any initial tax due under either 
192 from the coal mine operator who established the trust.          of these two sections.

  Contributions to the trust must be in cash or property of         Definitions
the type in which the trust is permitted to invest (i.e., public 
debt securities of the United States, obligations of a state or     Self-dealing (Section 4951)
local government that are not in default as to principal or 
interest, or time and demand deposits in a bank or insured          Self-dealing. For purposes of section 4951, the term 
credit union as described in section 501(c)(21)(D)(ii)).            “self-dealing” means any direct or indirect:
                                                                    Sale, exchange, or leasing of real or personal property 
Line 2. Enter the amounts received during the year from the         between a trust described in section 501(c)(21) and a 
sources listed in 2a, b, c, and d.                                  disqualified person;
Line 4. Enter the amounts contributed by the trust to the           Lending of money or other extension of credit between 
Federal Black Lung Disability Trust Fund as provided for by         such a trust and a disqualified person;
section 3(b)(3) of Public Law 95-227.                               Furnishing of goods, services, or facilities between such a 
                                                                    trust and a disqualified person;
Line 5. Enter the amounts paid for insurance exclusively            Payment of compensation (or payment or reimbursement 
covering liabilities under sections 501(c)(21)(A)(i)(I), and        of expenses) by such a trust to a disqualified person; and
501(c)(21)(A)(i)(IV). For details, see Regulations section          Transfers to, or use by or for the benefit of, a disqualified 
1.501(c)(21)-1(d).                                                  person of the income or assets of such a trust.
Line 6. Enter the amounts paid to or for the benefit of miners      Special rules. For purposes of section 4951:
or their beneficiaries other than amounts included in lines 4       The transfer of personal property by a disqualified person 
or 5. Such payments could include direct payment of medical         to such a trust is treated as a sale or exchange if the property 
bills, etc., authorized by the Act and accident and health          is subject to a mortgage or similar lien;
benefits for retired miners and their spouses and                   If a bank or an insured credit union is a trustee of the trust 
dependents.                                                         or otherwise is a “disqualified person” with respect to the 
Line 7. Enter the total amount of compensation for the year         trust, any amount invested in checking accounts, savings 
of all trustees. See Part III, line 26.                             accounts, certificates of deposit, or other time or demand 
                                                                    deposits in that bank or credit union constitutes a lending of 
Line 8. Enter the total of the salaries and wages of all            money;
employees other than those included in line 7.

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The furnishing of goods, services, or facilities by a              8. A trust or estate in which persons described in 1, 2, 3, 
disqualified person to such a trust is not an act of self-dealing    4, or 5 hold more than 35% of the beneficial interest.
if the furnishing is without charge and if the goods, services, 
or facilities so furnished are used exclusively for the              For purposes of items 3a and 6 above, indirect 
purposes specified in section 501(c)(21)(A); and                     stockholdings are taken into account if they would be taken 
The payment of compensation (and the payment or                    into account under section 267(c), except that, for purposes 
reimbursement of expenses) by such a trust to a disqualified         of this paragraph, section 267(c)(4) is treated as providing 
person for personal services that are reasonable and                 that the members of the family of an individual are only those 
necessary to carry out the exempt purpose of the trust is not        individuals described in item 5. For purposes of items 3b and 
an act of self-dealing if the compensation (or payment or            c, 7, and 8, the ownership of profits or beneficial interests is 
reimbursement) is not excessive. See Regulations section             determined by the rules for constructive ownership of stock 
53.4951-1 for additional information.                                provided in section 267(c) (other than paragraph (3)), except 
                                                                     that section 267(c)(4) is treated as providing that the 
Taxable period.     The term “taxable period” means, with            members of the family of an individual are only those 
respect to any act of self-dealing, the period beginning with        individuals described in item 5.
the date on which the act of self-dealing occurs and ending 
on the earliest of:                                                  Payment of benefits.   For purposes of section 4951, a 
                                                                     payment out of assets or income of a trust described in 
  1. The date of mailing of a notice of deficiency under             section 501(c)(21) for the purposes described in sections 
section 6212, with respect to the tax imposed by section             501(c)(21)(A)(i)(I) and 501(c)(21)(A)(i)(IV) is not considered 
4951(a)(1),                                                          an act of self-dealing.
  2. The date on which the tax imposed by section 4951(a)
(1) is assessed, or                                                  Taxable Expenditures (Section 4952)
  3. The date on which correction of the act of self-dealing 
is completed.                                                        Taxable expenditure.   For purposes of section 4952, the 
                                                                     term “taxable expenditure” means any amount paid or 
Amount involved.    The term “amount involved” means, for            incurred by a trust described in section 501(c)(21) other than 
any act of self-dealing, the greater of the amount of money          for a purpose specified in that section.
and the fair market value (FMV) of the other property given or       Correction. The terms “correction” and “correct” mean, with 
the amount of money and the FMV of the other property                respect to any taxable expenditure, placing the trust in a 
received. However, in the case of services described in              financial position not worse than that in which it would have 
section 4951(d)(2)(C), the amount involved is only the               been if the taxable expenditure had not been made:
excess compensation. For purposes of the preceding 
sentence, the FMV:                                                   1. By recovering all or part of the expenditure to the 
                                                                     extent recovery is possible, and
  1. For the initial taxes imposed by section 4951(a), is 
determined as of the date on which the act of self-dealing           2. When full recovery is not possible, by contributions by 
occurs; and                                                          the person or persons whose liabilities for black lung benefit 
                                                                     claims (as defined in section 192(e)) are to be paid out of the 
  2. For additional taxes imposed by section 4951(b), is the         trust.
highest FMV during the taxable period.
                                                                     Taxable period.   The term “taxable period” means, with 
Correction. The terms “correction” and “correct” mean, for           respect to any taxable expenditure, the period beginning with 
any act of self-dealing, undoing the transaction to the extent       the date on which the taxable expenditure occurs and ending 
possible, but in any case, placing the trust in a financial          on the earlier of:
position not worse than that in which it would be if the 
disqualified person were dealing under the highest fiduciary         1. The date of mailing a notice of deficiency under 
standards.                                                           section 6212 with respect to the tax imposed by section 
                                                                     4952(a)(1), or
Disqualified person. The term “disqualified person” means,           2. The date on which the tax imposed by section 4952(a)
for a trust described in section 501(c)(21), a person who is:        (1) is assessed.
  1. A contributor to the trust;
  2. A trustee of the trust;                                         Specific Instructions
  3. An owner of more than 10% of:                                   Line 22. A “conformed” copy is one that agrees with the 
  a. The total combined voting power of a corporation,               original document, and all amendments to it. If the copies are 
                                                                     not signed, they must be accompanied by a written 
  b. The profits interest of a partnership, or                       declaration signed by an officer authorized to sign for the 
  c. The beneficial interest of a trust or unincorporated            organization certifying that they are complete and accurate 
enterprise, which is a contributor to the trust;                     copies of the original documents.
  4. An officer, director, or employee of a person who is a          Chemically or photographically reproduced copies of 
contributor to the trust;                                            articles of incorporation showing the certification of an 
  5. The spouse, ancestor, lineal descendant, or spouse of           appropriate state official need not be accompanied by such a 
a lineal descendant of an individual described in 1, 2, 3, or 4;     declaration. See Rev. Proc. 68-14, 1968-1 C.B. 768, for 
  6. A corporation of which persons described in 1, 2, 3, 4,         additional information.
or 5 own more than 35% of the total combined voting power;           Line 23. If you answered “Yes,” to 23a(1), (2), (3), (4), or (5) 
  7. A partnership in which persons described in 1, 2, 3, 4,         and “No,” to 23b, notify each self-dealer and trustee who may 
or 5 own more than 35% of the profits interest; or                   be liable for initial taxes under section 4951 of the 
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and pay the applicable tax. The trust also must furnish the 
                                                                     Part IV—Statement With Respect to 
information required by Schedule A (Form 990-BL), Part I, 
Section A (other than columns (g) and (h)) on its own return.        Contributors, etc.
For exceptions to the self-dealing rules, see Special Rules          Note.   This part is not open for public inspection.
and Payment of Benefits, earlier.
                                                                     Statement with respect to contributors, etc.        For returns 
Line 24. If you answered “Yes,” complete Part I, Section B           filed for tax years ending on or after December 31, 2018, 
(other than column (h)) and Part II of Schedule A (Form              Form 990-BL filers are no longer required to report the 
990-BL). The trust also must notify any trustees who may be          names and addresses of persons who contributed $5,000 or 
liable for initial taxes under section 4952 of the requirement       more in the tax year. Accordingly, filers will enter “N/A” on 
to file Form 990-BL, Schedule A (Form 990-BL), and to pay            line 1 of Part IV of Form 990-BL for each such contribution.
the tax.
Line 25. If you answered “No,” or if there were multiple acts        Note.   Under regulations proposed by the Treasury 
or transactions giving rise to Chapter 42 taxes and all of them      Department and the IRS, certain organizations would not 
were not corrected, attach an explanation of each                    have to report the names and addresses of their contributors 
uncorrected act including the names of all parties to the act,       on Schedule B. These organizations must continue to:
the date of the act, the amount involved, why the act has not        Collect the names and addresses of their contributors,
been corrected, and the date you expect correction to be             Keep this information in their records and books, and
made.                                                                Make the information available to the IRS upon request.
Line 26. List each of the organization's officers, directors,        Line 2. If the trust receives contributions that are more than 
trustees, and other persons having responsibilities or powers        what the contributor can deduct under section 192, the 
similar to those of officers, directors, or trustees. List all of    person making the excess contributions may be required to 
these persons even if they did not receive any compensation          file Form 6069, Return of Excise Tax on Excess 
from the organization. Show all forms of compensation                Contributions to Black Lung Benefit Trust Under Section 
received by each listed officer, etc. Enter “-0-” in columns (c),    4953 and Computation of Section 192 Deduction, and pay 
(d), and (e) if none was paid.                                       the tax imposed by section 4953(a).
Note. If you pay any other person, such as a management 
service company, for the services provided by any of your            Instructions for Schedule A (Form 
officers, directors, trustees, or key employees, report the          990-BL)
compensation and other items on line 26 as if you had paid 
the officer, etc. directly.                                          Initial Excise Taxes on Black Lung Benefit 
Column (b).    In column (b), a numerical estimate of average        Trusts and Certain Related Persons
hours per week devoted to the position is required for a 
complete answer. Phrases such as “as needed” or “as                  General Instructions
required” are unacceptable.                                          Schedule A (Form 990-BL) is not open for public inspection. 
                                                                     If you attach any exhibits to Schedule A (Form 990-BL), be 
Column (c).    Include all forms of deferred compensation 
                                                                     sure to label them and write “Not open for public inspection” 
(whether or not funded and whether or not the deferred 
                                                                     on them.
compensation plan is a qualified plan under section 401(a)) 
and payments to welfare benefit plans on behalf of the               Purpose of form. Use Schedule A (Form 990-BL) only to 
officers, etc.                                                       report initial taxes under section 4951 or 4952. Schedule A 
                                                                     (Form 990-BL) must be attached to a completed Form 
Column (d).    Enter expense allowances or reimbursements 
                                                                     990-BL. It cannot be filed separately. If no taxes are due 
that the recipients must report as income on their separate 
                                                                     under section 4951 or 4952, do not file Schedule A (Form 
income tax returns. Examples include amounts for which the 
                                                                     990-BL).
recipient did not account to the organization or allowances 
that were more than the payee spent on serving the 
organization. Include payments made under indemnification            Specific Instructions
arrangements, the value of the personal use of housing,              See Who Must File in the “General Instructions” and the 
automobiles, or other assets owned or leased by the                  “Specific Instructions” of Form 990-BL for completing the 
organization (or provided for the organization's use without         identification area of this schedule.
charge), as well as any other taxable and nontaxable fringe 
benefits. Get Pub. 525, Taxable and Nontaxable Income, for           When filer is a trust. A trust filing this schedule for a year in 
details.                                                             which there are initial taxes due under section 4951 or 4952 
                                                                     completes Part I as follows:
Column (e).    Enter salary, fees, bonuses, and severance 
payments received by each person listed.                             Section A (Section 4951).   Enter the information required in 
                                                                     columns (b) through (f). Enter “N/A” in columns (g) and (h).
Black lung benefit trusts that pay salaries, wages, or other 
compensation to officers or other employees generally are            Section B (Section 4952).   Enter the information required in 
liable for filing Form 941, Employer's Quarterly Federal Tax         columns (b) through (g). Enter “N/A” in column (h).
Return, and Form 940, Employer's Annual Federal                      When filer is a self-dealer, Section A only. A self-dealer 
Unemployment (FUTA) Tax Return, to report social security,           liable for initial taxes under section 4951 completes this 
withholding, and federal unemployment taxes.                         schedule by entering the information required by columns (b) 
                                                                     through (g) of Section A, Part I. Enter “N/A” in column (h). 
                                                                     Enter only the “prorated” portion of column (g) on line 1 of 
                                                                     Part II.

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When filer is a trustee, Sections A and B.    A trustee liable       who knowingly agreed to the expenditure must pay a tax of 
for initial taxes under sections 4951 and 4952 completes this        2.5% of the amount of the taxable expenditure unless such 
schedule by entering the required information in columns (b)         agreement was not willful and was due to reasonable cause.
through (h) (other than (g)) of Section A and/or Section B,          Liability for tax. A person's liability for tax as a self-dealer 
Part I. For Section A, enter the “prorated” portion of column        or trustee under sections 4951 and 4952 is joint and several. 
(h) on line 2 of Part II. For Section B, enter the “prorated”        Therefore, if more than one person is liable for tax on an act 
portion of column (h) on line 4 of Part II.                          of self-dealing as a self-dealer or trustee, they may prorate 
                                                                     the tax among themselves. The IRS may assess a deficiency 
Part I—Initial Taxes on Self-dealing and Taxable                     against one or more self-dealers or trustees liable for the tax 
Expenditures                                                         under section 4951 or 4952, regardless of the apportionment 
Disqualified persons and trustees who participate in acts of         of tax shown on the return, if the amount paid by all those 
self-dealing with a section 501(c)(21) trust and who have tax        who are liable for a particular transaction, is less than the 
years different from the trust should use their own tax years        total tax due for that transaction.
to figure the initial tax and file the return.
                                                                     Part II—Summary of Taxes
Initial Section 4951 taxes on self-dealer.    An initial tax of 
                                                                     Generally, no more than three lines in Part II will be 
10% of the amount involved is imposed for each act of 
                                                                     completed on any return. However, when a trustee is liable 
self-dealing between a disqualified person and a section 
                                                                     for section 4951 initial taxes, both as a trustee and as a 
501(c)(21) trust, for each year (or part of a year) in the 
                                                                     self-dealer, and also is liable for section 4952 initial taxes 
taxable period. The tax is paid by any disqualified person 
                                                                     because of taxable expenditure involvement, enter the 
(other than a trustee acting only as such) who participated in 
                                                                     section 4951 taxes on lines 1 and 2 and enter the section 
the act of self-dealing.
                                                                     4952 tax on line 4, with a total of the tax due on line 5. Pay in 
Initial Section 4951 taxes on trustee.        When a tax is          full with the return. Make the check or money order payable 
imposed on an act of self-dealing, any trustee who knowingly         to the “United States Treasury”. In all other instances, follow 
participated in such an act must pay a tax of 2.5% of the            “Specific Instructions” given above.
amount involved in the act of self-dealing for each year (or 
part of a year) in the taxable period unless participation in the    The payment of section 4951 tax for the tax year will not 
act was not willful and was due to reasonable cause.                 necessarily satisfy the entire initial tax liability for an act of 
                                                                     self-dealing. A self-dealer who is liable for tax under section 
Initial Section 4952 taxes on trust. An initial tax of 10% of        4951 must file Form 990-BL, Schedule A (Form 990-BL), and 
the amount of the expenditure is imposed on each taxable             must pay the tax for each year (or part of a year) in the 
expenditure from the assets of a section 501(c)(21) trust. The       “taxable period.”
tax is paid by the trustee out of the assets of the trust.
Initial Section 4952 taxes on trustee.        When a tax is 
imposed on the trust for a taxable expenditure, any trustee 

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The time needed to complete and file this form and related schedules will vary depending on individual circumstances. The 
estimated average times are:

                                                                  Learning about the law or the  Preparing and sending the form 
Form                        Recordkeeping                         form                  to the IRS
990-BL                      16 hr., 30 min.                       3 hr., 22 min.        3 hr., 48 min. 
Sch. A (Form 990-BL)         7 hr., 10 min.                       18 min.               25 min.

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