Exemptions from tax on corporations.
Section 27
SEC. 27. Exemptions from tax on corporations. — The following organizations shall not be taxed under this Title in respect to income received by them as such — (a) Labor, agricultural, or horticultural organization; (b) Mutual savings bank not having a capital stock represented by shares, and cooperative bank without capital stock organized and operated for mutual purposes and without profit; (c) Fraternal beneficiary society, order, or association, operating under the lodge system or for the exclusive benefit of the members of a fraternity itself operating under the lodge system and providing for the payment of life, sick, accident, or other benefits to the members of such society, order, or association, or their dependents; (d) Loan and building associations operating as such in accordance with sections 171 to 190 of the Corporation Law, as amended; (e) Cemetery company owned and operated exclusively for the benefit of its members: (f) Corporation or association organized and operated exclusively for religious, charitable, scientific, athletic, cultural, or educational purposes, no part of the net income of which is distributed to any private stockholder or individual: Provided, however, That the income of whatever kind and character from any of its properties, real or personal, except income expressly exempted by this title, shall be liable to the tax imposed under this Code; (g) Business league, chamber of commerce, or board of trade, not organized for profit and no part of the net income of which inures to the benefit of any private stockholder or individual; (h) Civic league or organization not organized for profit but operated exclusively for the promotion of social welfare; (i) Club organized and operated exclusively for pleasure, recreation, and other non-profitable purposes, no part of the net income of which inures to the benefit of any private stockholder or member; (j) Farmers' or other mutual typhoon or fire insurance company, mutual ditch or irrigation company, mutual or cooperative telephone company, or like organizations of a purely local character, the income of which consists solely of assessments, dues, and fees collected from members for the sole purpose of meeting its expenses; (k) Farmers; fruit growers, or like association organized and operated as a sales agent for the purpose of marketing the products of its members and turning back to them the proceeds of sales, less the necessary selling expenses, on the basis of the quantity of produce furnished by them; (l) Corporation or association organized for the exclusive purpose of holding title to property, collecting income therefrom, and turning over the entire amount thereof, less expenses to an organization which itself is exempt from the tax imposed by this Title.