Washington Code 24.40.020 – Articles of incorporation deemed to contain prohibiting provisions
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The articles of incorporation of every corporation to which this chapter applies shall be deemed to contain provisions prohibiting the corporation from:
Terms Used In Washington Code 24.40.020
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
(1) Engaging in any act of “self-dealing” (as defined in section 4941(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954), which would give rise to any liability for the tax imposed by section 4941(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954;
(2) Retaining any “excess business holdings” (as defined in section 4943(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954), which would give rise to any liability for the tax imposed by section 4943(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954;
(3) Making any investment which would jeopardize the carrying out of any of its exempt purposes, within the meaning of section 4944 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, so as to give rise to any liability for the tax imposed by section 4944(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954; and
(4) Making any “taxable expenditures” (as defined in section 4945(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954) which would give rise to any liability for the tax imposed by section 4945(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954.
[ 1971 c 59 § 3.]