36 USC § 20708 - Duty to maintain tax-exempt status

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title: "36 USC § 20708 - Duty to maintain tax-exempt status"
title_number: 36
title_name: "PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS"
section_number: "20708"
section_name: "Duty to maintain tax-exempt status"
chapter_number: 207
chapter_name: "AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LEARNED SOCIETIES"
part_number: "B"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1289.)"
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# § 20708. Duty to maintain tax-exempt status

26 U.S.C. 1

The corporation shall maintain its status as an organization exempt from taxation under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 ( et seq.). If the corporation does not maintain that status, the charter granted by this chapter expires.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1289.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 20708 | 36:1914. | June 1, 1982, Pub. L. 97–192, § 15, 96 Stat. 111. |