Origin: Internal Revenue Code (IRC) § 501 provides a general exemption from federal income tax for non-profit corporations. As provided in IRC § 512, the exemption does not apply to unrelated business income that such corporations earn from activities outside the scope of their exempt purposes. Massachusetts provides a corporate excise exemption for corporations that qualify for the federal exemption, but subjects unrelated business income to the net income measure of the excise.
Origin: IRC § 501; M.G.L. c. 63, § 30, M.G.L. c. 63, §38Y, M.G.L. c. 63, § 39.
Tax Type
Tax Expenditure
Item Number
Item Name
Description
Origin
FY2022
FY2023
FY2024
FY2025
FY2026
Corporate Excise Tax
Entity Exempt from Taxation
2.702
Tax-Exempt Organizations
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) § 501 provides a general exemption from federal income tax for non-profit corporations. As provided in IRC § 512, the exemption does not apply to unrelated business income that such corporations earn from activities outside the scope of their exempt purposes. Massachusetts provides a corporate excise exemption for corporations that qualify for the federal exemption, but subjects unrelated business income to the net income measure of the excise.
<a href="https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/26/501" target="_blank">IRC § 501</a>; M.G.L. <a href="https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleIX/Chapter63/Section30" target="_blank">c. 63, § 30</a>, M.G.L. <a href="https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleIX/Chapter63/Section38y" target="_blank">c. 63, §38Y</a>, M.G.L. <a href="https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleIX/Chapter63/Section39" target="_blank">c. 63, § 39</a>.
377.9
396.7
424.6
444.2
445.6
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