Helpers, Inc., a qualifying § 501(c)(3) organization, incurs lobbying expenditures of $250,000 for the taxable year and
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Helpers, Inc., a qualifying § 501(c)(3) organization, incurs lobbying expenditures of $250,000 for the taxable year and grass roots expenditures of $0. Exempt purpose expenditures for the taxable year are $1,200,000. Helpers elects to be eligible to make lobbying expenditures on a limited basis. Click here to access Exhibit 15.2.
a. What is the ceiling amount of lobbying expenditures under the terms of the election? $ _________
What is the amount of lobbying expenditures Helper is permitted to deduct? $ __________
b. What is its tax liability as a result of the election? $ __________
Calculation of Lobbying Nontaxable Amount
Exempt Purpose Expenditures | Lobbying Nontaxable Amount Is |
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Not over $500,000 | 20% of exempt purpose expenditures * |
Over $500,000 but not over $1 million | $100,000 + 15% of the excess of exempt purpose expenditures over $500,000 |
Over $1 million but not over $1.5 million | $175,000 + 10% of the excess of exempt purpose expenditures over $1 million |
Over $1.5 million | $225,000 + 5% of the excess of exempt purpose expenditures over $1.5 million |
Related Book For
South Western Federal Taxation 2016 Corporations Partnerships Estates and Trusts
ISBN: 9781305399884
39th edition
Authors: James Boyd, William Hoffman, Raabe, David Maloney, Young
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