Exempt Organizations Technical Guide
TG 3-22: Termination of Private Foundation Status - IRC Section 507
0324 Publ 5614 (PDF) · 2026-10-03 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · United States
Sections in this part
- I. Overview
- Background/History
- Relevant Terms
- Law/Authority
- II. Requirements
- Termination of Private Foundation Status
- Section 507(a) Terminations
- B.1. Voluntary Section 507(a)(1) Terminations
- B.2. Involuntary Section 507(a)(2) Terminations
- Section 507(b)(1) Termination
- C.1. Section 507(b)(1)(A) Terminations – Distributions of Net Assets to Public Charities
- C.2. Transfers Made During Section 507(b)(1)(B) Terminations
- C.3. Section 507(b)(1)(B) Terminations – Operation as a Public Charity
- Section 507(b)(2) Transfers
- D.1. Transferor and Transferee Treatment Following a Transfer to Another Private…
- D.2. Transfers to Sections 509(a)(1), (a)(2), or (a)(3) Organizations
- III. Other Considerations
- Organizations Qualifying as Distributees
- Reliance on Distributee’s Ruling Letter
- Trusts Treated as Private Foundations
- Filing Requirements During Termination Period
- Transfers to Organizations not Described in Sections 501(c)(3) or 4947(a)(1)
- Taxable Transfers
- Extension of Time to Assess Deficiencies for Section 507(b)(1)(B) Terminations
- Certain Transfer of Assets
- IV. Examination Techniques
- Imposition of Section 507(c) Tax
- Aggregate Tax Benefit Defined
- Valuation of Assets
- Tax Liability on Transferred Assets
- Transfer of All Rights Title and Interest
- Abatement of Taxes
- Filing Requirements
- V. Issue Indicators and Examination Tips
- Issue Indicators
- Examination Tips
- VI. Example Worksheets / Exhibits
- Section 507 Termination Tax Example
This document is not an official pronouncement of the law or the position of the IRS and cannot be used, cited, or relied upon as such. This guide is current through the revision date. Changes after the revision date may affect the contents of this document and users should consider any subsequent resources to ensure technical accuracy. All references to “Section” in this document refer to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, unless specifically noted otherwise. The taxpayer names and addresses shown in examples within this publication are fictitious.
Technical Guide Revision Date: 3/20/2024
Publication 5614 (Rev. 3-2024) Catalog Number 92776D Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service www.irs.gov
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