South Carolina § 33-31-150 - Private foundations.

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§ 33-31-150. Private foundations.

Except where otherwise determined by a court of competent jurisdiction, a corporation that is a private foundation as defined in Section 509(a) of the Internal Revenue Code:

(a) shall distribute such amounts for each taxable year at such time and in such manner as not to subject the corporation to tax under Section 4942 of the Internal Revenue Code;

(b) may not engage in any act of self-dealing as defined in Section 4941(d) of the Internal Revenue Code;

(c) may not retain any excess business holdings as defined in Section 4943(c) of the Internal Revenue Code;

(d) may not make any taxable expenditures as defined in Section 4944 of the Internal Revenue Code;

(e) may not make any taxable expenditures as defined in Section 4945(d) of the Internal Revenue Code.

HISTORY: 1994 Act No. 384, SECTION 1, eff May 10, 1994; Former SECTION 33-31-150 [1962 Code SECTION 12-763; 1952 Code SECTION 12-763; 1942 Code SECTION 8163; 1932 Code SECTION 8163; Civ. C. '22 SECTION 4349; Civ. C. '12 SECTION 2867; Civ. C. '02 SECTION 1907; 1900 (23) 390] Repealed by 1994 Act No. 384, SECTION 1.

Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 33-31-150 ("Private foundations.") is part of the South Carolina Code of Laws, the codified statutory law of South Carolina. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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