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Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
Sec. 21. Subject to the provisions of this section and of section 23 of this chapter, every trust for a benevolent public purpose that is subject to the provisions of Subchapter A of Chapter 42 of Subtitle D of the Internal Revenue Code 1 shall:
(1) distribute each taxable year amounts sufficient for such trust to avoid liability for the tax imposed by Section 4942 of the Internal Revenue Code, 2 except that this subdivision shall not apply to split-interest trusts;
(2) not engage in any act of self-dealing (as defined in Section 4941(d) of the Internal Revenue Code) 3 which would subject such trust to liability for the taxes imposed by Section 4941 of the Internal Revenue Code;
(3) not retain any excess business holding (as defined in Section 4943(c) of the Internal Revenue Code) 4 which would subject such trust to liability for the taxes imposed by Section 4943 of the Internal Revenue Code;
(4) not make any investment which would jeopardize the carrying out of any of such trust's exempt purposes (within the meaning of Section 4944 of the Internal Revenue Code) 5 and which would subject such trust to liability for the taxes imposed by Section 4944 of the Internal Revenue Code; and
(5) not make any taxable expenditure (as defined in Section 4945(d) of the Internal Revenue Code) 6 which would subject such trust to liability for the taxes imposed by Section 4945 of the Internal Revenue Code.
The provisions of this section shall not apply to split-interest trusts or amounts thereof to the extent that such split-interest trusts and amounts are not, under Section 4947 of the Internal Revenue Code, subject to the prohibitions applicable to private foundations.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Indiana Code Title 30. Trusts and Fiduciaries § 30-4-5-21 - last updated January 02, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/in/title-30-trusts-and-fiduciaries/in-code-sect-30-4-5-21/
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