Credit unions, which are member owned financial cooperatives, are considered tax-exempt organizations for both federal and state income tax purposes and therefore are generally exempt from the income measure of the corporate excise. However, like other nonprofit entities, unrelated business income of credit unions is subject to the income measure of the corporate excise.
In 1909, the enactment of the Massachusetts Credit Union Act (Chapter 419 of the Acts of 1909) authorized the creation of Massachusetts chartered credit unions as tax exempt entities. In 1934, the enactment of the Federal Credit Union Act, 12 USC § 1751, et seq., authorized the creation of federally chartered credit unions, which are exempt from federal income tax pursuant to 26 USC § 501(c)(14)(a). The Massachusetts Credit Union Act was significantly overhauled in 1990, pursuant to Chapter 79 of the Acts of 1990. However, this overhaul had no effect on the taxability of credit unions.
Origin: IRC §501(c)(14)(A); M.G.L. c. 63, § 30
Corporate Excise Tax
Entity Exempt from Taxation
2.701
Exemption of Credit Union Income
Credit unions, which are member owned financial cooperatives, are considered tax-exempt organizations for both federal and state income tax purposes and therefore are generally exempt from the income measure of the corporate excise. However, like other nonprofit entities, unrelated business income of credit unions is subject to the income measure of the corporate excise. <BR><BR>In 1909, the enactment of the Massachusetts Credit Union Act (Chapter 419 of the Acts of 1909) authorized the creation of Massachusetts chartered credit unions as tax exempt entities. In 1934, the enactment of the Federal Credit Union Act, 12 USC § 1751, et seq., authorized the creation of federally chartered credit unions, which are exempt from federal income tax pursuant to 26 USC § 501(c)(14)(a). The Massachusetts Credit Union Act was significantly overhauled in 1990, pursuant to Chapter 79 of the Acts of 1990. However, this overhaul had no effect on the taxability of credit unions.
<a href="http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode26/usc_sec_26_00000501----000-.html" target="_blank">IRC §501(c)(14)(A)</a>; <a href="https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleIX/Chapter63/Section30" target="_blank">M.G.L. c. 63, § 30</a>
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