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xvi TABLE OF CONTENTS<br />

Page<br />

II. Section 501(c)(3) Elements _____________________________________ ---- ----- -- ------- 184<br />

III. Organizational <strong>and</strong> Operational Tests ________________________________________ 185<br />

Better Business Bureau v. United States-------------------------------------- 186<br />

Questions ________________________________________________________________ --------- --- -- - 189<br />

IV. The Charitable Purpose Test----------------------------------------------------- 190<br />

Monterey Public Parking Corp. v. United States ___________________________ 190<br />

Note ______________________________________________________________________ ---------------- 194<br />

Columbia Park <strong>and</strong> Recreation Ass'n v. Commissioner ------------------ 194<br />

Questions _______________________________________________________________________________ 207<br />

Notes ______________________________________________________________________ --------------- 207<br />

V. Social Welfare <strong>Organizations</strong>----------------------------------------------------- 208<br />

Regan v. Taxation With Representation--------------------------------------- 209<br />

Questions __________________________________________________________ --------------------- 213<br />

Vision Service Plan v. United States ___________________________________________ 213<br />

Notes -___________________________________________________________ ------------------------- 220<br />

Chapter 5. Obtaining <strong>and</strong> Maintaining Tax Exempt Status -------- 221<br />

I. Obtaining Tax Exempt Status ------ _____________________________________________ 222<br />

II. Maintaining Tax Exempt Status ________________________________________________ 222<br />

A. Commercial Activity ----------------------------------------------------------- 223<br />

Note -------------- --- ---------------- ------- --- --- ---------------------------- ---- --- 223<br />

Note -- ---------------- ------ ------ --- ------ ---____ -_____________ -___ -__ -____________ - 224<br />

Living Faith, Inc. v. Commissioner ------------___________________________ 225<br />

Questions---------- --------- --- --- --- ---- -- ------------ ----------------------__ -_ __ 234<br />

Note ---- -------------------------------------- --- ------------------------------------ 235<br />

B. Private Benefit --- ------ --------------- ----------- --- --- --- -- --- ------------- -__ - 235<br />

American Campaign Academy v. Commissioner---------------------- 235<br />

Question ---- --- --- -------- -------------- ------ --- ----- --- --- -- --- ----------_ -_ --_ _ 252<br />

Plumstead Theatre Society v. Commissioner --------------------------- 253<br />

Note- -- --- --- ----- --- -- ------ ----------- ------ -------- --- --- ------------------- ----- - 254<br />

C. Private Inurement ----- -------- --- -------- --- --- --- -- ---------------------- ---- 254<br />

Church of Scientology of California v. Commissioner--------------- 254<br />

Note -- -- -------- ---------------- ---- -- -------- --- -- --- ------ ------ ----- -------------- 263<br />

United Cancer Council, Inc. v. Commissioner ------------------------- 263<br />

Note--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 270<br />

D. Excess Benefit Transaction-------------------------------------------------- 271<br />

E. Action Organization ----------------------------------------------------------- 273<br />

1. Lobbying Activity --------------------------------------------______________ 273<br />

Christian Echoes National Ministry, Inc. v. United States---- 274<br />

Notes -------- ------------- -------- -------------- ------- ---------- ----------__ _ 280<br />

Notes ---- ------------------ ------------------ --- -------------------------------- 284<br />

Problem ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 286<br />

Note ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 286<br />

Problem -------------------- ----- --- --- -- --- --- ----- --------------- ------------ 287<br />

2. Political Campaigns ------------------------------------------------------- 287<br />

Notes ------------------------------------------------------------ --- ---- --- --- -- 288<br />

F. Public <strong>Policy</strong> ------ ------------- ----- ------ --- --- -------------------------- ---- --- 289<br />

Bob Jones University v. United States ----------------------------------- 289<br />

Questions-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 292<br />

G. Annual Reporting Requirements ------------------------------------------ 293

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