[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 26, Volume 7]
[Revised as of April 1, 2004]
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[CITE: 26CFR1.512(b)-1]

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                       TITLE 26--INTERNAL REVENUE
 
    CHAPTER I--INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 
                               (CONTINUED)
 
PART 1_INCOME TAXES--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 1.512(b)-1  Modifications.

    Whether a particular item of income falls within any of the 
modifications provided in section 512(b) shall be determined by all the 
facts and circumstances of each case. For example, if a payment termed 
rent by the parties is in fact a return of profits by a person operating 
the property for the benefit of the tax-exempt organization or is a 
share of the profits retained by such organization as a partner or joint 
venturer, such payment is not within the modification for rents. The 
modifications provided in section 512(b) are as follows:
    (a) Certain Investment Income--(1) In general. Dividends, interest, 
payments with respect to securities loans (as defined in section 
512(a)(5)), annuities, income from notional principal contracts (as 
defined in Treasury Regulations 26 CFR 1.863-7 or regulations issued 
under section 446), other substantially similar income from ordinary and 
routine investments to the extent determined by the Commissioner, and 
all deductions directly connected with any of the foregoing items of 
income shall be excluded in computing unrelated business taxable income.
    (2) Limitations. The exclusions under paragraph (a)(1) of this 
section do not apply to income derived from and deductions in connection 
with debt-financed property (as defined in section 514(b)). Moreover, 
the exclusions under paragraph (a)(1) of this section do not apply to 
gains or losses from the sale, exchange, or other disposition of any 
property, or to gains or losses from the lapse or termination of options 
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the treatment of these gains and losses, see section 512(b)(5) and Sec. 
1.512(b)-1(d). Furthermore, the exclusions under paragraph (a)(1) of 
this section do not apply to interest and annuities derived from and 
deductions in connection with controlled organizations. For rules 
regarding the treatment of such amounts, see section 512(b)(13) and 
Sec. 1.512(b)-1(l). Finally, the exclusions under paragraph (a)(1) of 
this section of income from notional principal contracts and income that 
the Commissioner determines to be substantially similar income from 
ordinary and routine investments do not apply to income earned by 
brokers or dealers (including organizations that make a market in 
derivative financial products, as described in Treasury Regulations 26 
CFR 1.954-2T(a)(4)(iii)(B)).
    (3) Effective dates. The effective dates of the rules of paragraphs 
(a)(1) and (a)(2) of this section that were in effect prior to August 
30, 1991, remain the same. The exclusion under paragraph (a)(1) of this 
section of income from notional principal contracts is effective for 
amounts received after August 30, 1991. However, an organization may 
apply the exclusion under paragraph (a)(1) of this section of income 
from notional principal contracts prior to that date, provided that such 
amounts are treated consistently for all open taxable years. Unless 
otherwise provided by the Commissioner, the exclusion under paragraph 
(a)(1) of this section of income that the Commissioner determines to be 
substantially similar income from ordinary and routine investments is 
effective for amounts received after the date of the Commissioner's 
determination.
    (b) Royalties. Royalties, including overriding royalties, and all 
deductions directly connected with such income shall be excluded in 
computing unrelated business taxable income. However, for taxable years 
beginning after December 31, 1969, certain royalties from and certain 
deductions in connection with either, debt-financed property (as defined 
in section 514(b)) or controlled organizations (as defined in paragraph 
(l) of this section) shall be included in computing unrelated business 
taxable income. Mineral royalties shall be excluded whether measured by 
production or by gross or taxable income from the mineral property. 
However, where an organization owns a working interest in a mineral 
property, and is not relieved of its share of the development costs by 
the terms of any agreement with an operator, income received from such 
an interest shall not be excluded. To the extent not treated as a loan 
under section 636, payments in discharge of mineral production payments 
shall be treated in the same manner as royalty payments for the purpose 
of computing unrelated business taxable income. To the extent treated as 
a loan under section 636, the amount of any payment in discharge of a 
production payment which is the equivalent of interest shall be treated 
as interest for purposes of section 512(b)(1) and paragraph (a) of this 
section.
    (c) Rents--(1) Taxable years beginning before January 1, 1970. For 
taxable years beginning before January 1, 1970, rents from real property 
(including personal property leased with the real property) and the 
deductions directly connected therewith shall be excluded in computing 
unrelated business taxable income, except that certain rents from, and 
certain deductions in connection with, a business lease (as defined in 
section 514(f)) shall be included in computing unrelated business 
taxable income. See subparagraph (5) of this paragraph for rules 
governing amounts received for the rendering of services.
    (2) Taxable years beginning after December 31, 1969--(i) In general. 
For taxable years beginning after December 31, 1969, except as provided 
in subdivision (iii) of this subparagraph, rents from property described 
in subdivision (ii) of this subparagraph, and the deductions directly 
connected therewith, shall be excluded in computing unrelated business 
taxable income. However, notwithstanding subdivision (ii) of this 
subparagraph, certain rents from and certain deductions in connection 
with either debt-financed property (as defined in section 514(b)) or 
property rented to controlled organizations (as defined in paragraph (l) 
of this section) shall be included in computing unrelated business 
taxable income.
    (ii) Excluded rents. The rents which are excluded from unrelated 
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income under section 512(b)(3)(A) and this paragraph are:
    (a) Real property. All rents from real property; and
    (b) Personal property. All rents from personal property leased with 
real property if the rents attributable to such personal property are an 
incidental amount of the total rents received or accrued under the 
lease, determined at the time sonal property are an incidental amount 
service by the lessee.

For purposes of the preceding sentence, rents attributable to personal 
property generally are not an incidental amount of the total rents if 
such rents exceed 10 percent of the total rents from all the property 
leased. For example, if the rents attributable to the personal property 
leased are determined to be $3,000 per year, and the total rents from 
all property leased are $10,000 per year, then such $3,000 amount is not 
to be excluded from the computation of unrelated business taxable income 
by operation of section 512(b)(3)(A)(ii) and this paragraph, since such 
amount is not an incidental portion of the total rents.
    (iii) Exception. Subdivision (ii) of this subparagraph shall not 
apply, if either:
    (a) Excess personal property rents. More than 50 percent of the 
total rents are attributable to personal property, determined at the 
time such personal property is first placed in service by the lessee; or
    (b) Net profits. The determination of the amount of such rents 
depends in whole or in part on the income or profits derived by any 
person from the property leased, other than an amount based on a fixed 
percentage or percentages of the gross receipts or sales. For purposes 
of the preceding sentence, the rules contained in paragraph (b) (3) and 
(6) (other than paragraph (b)(6)(ii)) of Sec. 1.856-4 shall apply.
    (iv) Illustration. This subparagraph may be illustrated by the 
following example:

    Example. A, an exempt organization, owns a printing factory which 
consists of a building housing two printing presses and other equipment 
necessary for printing. On January 1, 1971, A rents the building and the 
printing equipment to B for $10,000 a year. The lease states that $9,000 
of such rent is for the building and $1,000 for the printing equipment. 
However, it is determined that notwithstanding the terms of the lease 
$4,000, or 40 percent ($4,000/$10,000), of the rent is actually 
attributable to the printing equipment. During 1971, A has $3,000 of 
deductions, all of which are properly allocable to the land and 
building. Under these circumstances, A shall not take into account in 
computing its unrelated business taxable income the $6,000 of rent 
attributable to the building and the $3,000 of deductions directly 
connected with such rent. However, the $4,000 of rent attributable to 
the printing equipment is not excluded from the computation of A's 
unrelated business taxable income by operation of section 
512(b)(3)(A)(ii) or this paragraph since such rent represents more than 
an incidental portion of the total rents.

    (3) Definitions and special rules. For purposes of subparagraph (2) 
of this paragraph:
    (i) Real property defined. The term real property means all real 
property, including any property described in sections 1245(a)(3)(C) and 
1250(c) and the regulations thereunder.
    (ii) Personal property defined. The term personal property means all 
personal property, including any property described in section 
1245(a)(3)(B) and the regulations thereunder.
    (iii) Multiple leases. If separate leases are entered into with 
respect to real and personal property, and such properties have an 
integrated use (e.g., one or more leases for real property and another 
lease or leases for personal property to be used upon such real 
property), all such leases shall be considered as one lease.
    (iv) Placed in service. Property is placed in service by the lessee 
when it is first subject to his use in accordance with the terms of the 
lease. For example, property subject to a lease entered into on November 
1, 1971, for a term commencing on January 1, 1972, shall be considered 
as placed in service on January 1, 1972, regardless of when the property 
is first actually used by the lessee.
    (v) Changes in rent charged or personal property rented. If:
    (a) By reason of the placing of additional or substitute personal 
property in service, there is an increase of 100 percent or more in the 
rent attributable to all the personal property leased, or
    (b) There is a modification of the lease by which there is a change 
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rent charged (whether or not there is a change in the amount of personal 
property rented), the rent attributable to personal property shall be 
recomputed to determine whether the exclusion under subparagraph 
(2)(ii)(b) of this paragraph or the exception under subparagraph 
(2)(iii)(a) of this paragraph applies. Any change in the treatment of 
rents, attributable to a recomputation under this subdivision, shall be 
effective only with respect to rents for the period beginning with the 
event which occasioned the recomputation.
    (4) Examples. Subparagraphs (2) and (3) of this paragraph may be 
illustrated by the following examples:

    Example 1. On January 1, 1971, A, an exempt organization, executes 
two leases with B. One is for the rental of a computer, with a stated 
annual rent of $750. The other is for the rental of office space in 
which to use the computer, at a stated annual rent of $7,250. The total 
annual rent under both leases for 1971 is $8,000. At the time the 
computer is first placed in service, however, taking both leases into 
consideration, it is determined that notwithstanding the terms of the 
leases $3,000, or 37.5 percent ($3,000/$8,000), of the rent is actually 
attributable to the computer. Therefore, for 1971, only the $5,000 
($8,000-$3,000) attributable to the rental of the office space is 
excluded from the computation of A's unrelated business taxable income 
by operation of section 512(b)(3).
    Example 2. Assume the facts as stated in example 1. Assume further 
that the leases to which the computer and office space are subject in 
example 1 provide that the rent may be increased or decreased, depending 
upon the prevailing rental value for similar computers and office space. 
On January 1, 1972, the total annual rent is increased in the computer 
lease to $2,000, and in the office space lease to $9,000. For 1972, it 
is determined that notwithstanding the terms of the leases $6,000, or 
54.5 percent ($6,000/$11,000), of the total rent is actually 
attributable to the computer as of that time. Even though the rent 
attributable to personal property now exceeds 50 percent of the total 
rent, the rent attributable to real property will continue to be 
excluded, since there was no modification of the terms of the leases and 
since the increase in the rent was not attributable to the placing of 
new personal property in service. See subparagraph (3)(v) of this 
paragraph. Thus, for 1972 the $5,000 of rent attributable to the office 
space continues to be excluded from the computation of A's unrelated 
business taxable income by operation of section 512(b)(3).
    Example 3. Assume the facts as stated in example 1, except that on 
January 1, 1973, B rents a second computer from A, which is placed in 
service on that date. The total rent is increased to $2,000 for the 
computer lease and to $10,000 for the office space lease. It is 
determined at the time the second computer is first placed in service 
that notwithstanding the terms of the leases $7,000 of the rent is 
actually attributable to the computers. Since the rent attributable to 
personal property has increased by more than 100 percent ($4,000/
$3,000=133 percent), a redetermination must be made pursuant to 
subparagraph (3)(v) (a) of this paragraph. As a result, 58.3 percent 
($7,000/$12,000) of the total rent is determined to be attributable to 
personal property. Accordingly, since more than 50 percent of the total 
rent A receives is attributable to the personal property leased, none of 
the rents are excluded from the computation of A's unrelated business 
taxable income by operation of section 512(b)(3).
    Example 4. Assume the facts as stated in example 3, except that on 
June 30, 1975, the lease between B and A is modified. The total rent for 
the computer lease is reduced to $1,500 and the total rent for the 
office space lease is reduced to $7,500. Pursuant to subdivision 
(3)(v)(b) of this paragraph, a redetermination is made as of June 30, 
1975. As of the modification date, it is determined that notwithstanding 
the terms of the leases, the rent actually attributable to the computers 
is $4,000, or 44.4 percent ($4,000/$9,000), of the total rent. Since 
less than 50 percent of the total rent is now attributable to personal 
property, the rent attributable to real property ($5,000), for periods 
after June 30, 1975, is excluded from the computation of A's unrelated 
business taxable income by operation of section 512(b)(3). However, the 
rent attributable to personal property ($4,000) is not excluded from 
unrelated business taxable income for such periods by operation of 
section 512(b)(3), since it represents more than an incidental portion 
of the total rent.

    (5) Rendering of services. For purposes of this paragraph, payments 
for the use or occupancy of rooms and other space where services are 
also rendered to the occupant, such as for the use or occupancy of rooms 
or other quarters in hotels, boarding houses, or apartment houses 
furnishing hotel services, or in tourist camps or tourist homes, motor 
courts, or motels, or for the use of occupancy of space in parking lots, 
warehouses, or storage garages, does not constitute rent from real 
property. Generally, services are considered rendered to the occupant if 
they are primarily for his convenience and are other than those usually 
or customarily rendered in connection with the

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rental of rooms or other space for occupancy only. The supplying of maid 
service, for example, constitutes such service; whereas the furnishing 
of heat and light, the cleaning of public entrances, exists, stairways, 
and lobbies, the collection of trash, etc., are not considered as 
services rendered to the occupant. Payments for the use or occupancy of 
entire private residences or living quarters in duplex or multiple 
housing units, of offices in any office building, etc., are generally 
treated as rent from real property.
    (d)(1) Gains and losses from the sale, etc. of property. There shall 
also be excluded from the computation of unrelated business taxable 
income gains or losses from the sale, exchange, or other disposition of 
property other than (i) stock in trade or other property of a kind which 
would properly be included in the inventory of the organization if on 
hand at the close of the taxable year, or (ii) property held primarily 
for sale to customers in the ordinary course of the trade or business. 
This exclusion does not apply with respect to the cutting of timber 
which is considered, upon the application of section 631(a), as a sale 
or exchange of such timber. In addition, for taxable years beginning 
after December 31, 1969, this exclusion does not apply to the gain 
derived from the sale or other disposition of debt-financed property (as 
defined in section 514(b)). Otherwise, the exclusion under section 
512(b)(5) applies with respect to gains and losses from involuntary 
conversions, casualties, etc.
    (2) There shall be excluded from the computation of unrelated 
business taxable income any gain from the lapse or termination after 
December 31, 1975, of options to buy or sell securities (as that term is 
defined in section 1236(c)). An option is considered terminated when the 
organization's obligation under the option ceases by any means other 
than by reason of the exercise or lapse of such option. If the exclusion 
is otherwise available it will apply whether or not the organization 
owns the securities upon which the option is written, that is, whether 
or not the option is covered. However, income from the lapse or 
termination of an option is excludable only if the option is written in 
connection with the organization's investment activities. Thus, for 
example, if the securities upon which the options are written are held 
by the organization as inventory or for sale to customers in the 
ordinary course of a trade or business, the income from the lapse or 
termination will not be excludable under the provisions of this 
paragraph. Similarly, if an organization is engaged in the trade or 
business of writing options (whether or not such options are covered) 
the exclusion will not be available.
    (e) Net operating losses. (1) The net operating loss deduction 
provided in section 172 shall be allowed in computing unrelated business 
taxable income. However, the net operating loss carryback or carryover 
(from a taxable year for which the taxpayer is subject to the provisions 
of section 511) shall be determined under section 172 without taking 
into account any amount of income or deduction which is not included 
under section 511 in computing unrelated business taxable income. For 
example, a loss attributable to an unrelated trade or business shall not 
be diminished by reason of the receipt of dividend income.
    (2) For the purpose of computing the net operating loss deduction 
provided by section 172, any prior taxable year for which an 
organization was not subject to the provisions of section 511, or a 
corresponding provision of prior law, shall not be taken into account. 
Thus, if the organization was not subject to the provisions of section 
511 or Supplement U of the Internal Revenue Code of 1939 for a preceding 
taxable year, the net operating loss is not a carryback to such 
preceding taxable year, and the net operating loss carryover to 
succeeding taxable years is not reduced by the taxable income for such 
preceding taxable year.
    (3) A net operating loss carryback or carryover shall be allowed 
only from a taxable year for which the taxpayer is subject to the 
provisions of section 511, or a corresponding provision of prior law.
    (4) In determining the span of years for which a net operating loss 
may be carried for purposes of section 172, taxable years in which an 
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section 511 or a corresponding provision of prior law shall be taken 
into account. Thus, for example, if an organization is subject to the 
provisions of section 511 for the taxable year 1955 and has a net 
operating loss for that year, the last taxable year to which any part 
thereof may be carried over is the year 1960 regardless of whether the 
organization is subject to the provisions of section 511 in any of the 
intervening taxable years.
    (f) Research. (1) Income derived from research for the United States 
or any of its agencies or instrumentalities or a State or political 
subdivision thereof, and all deductions directly connected with such 
income, shall be excluded in computing unrelated business taxable 
income.
    (2) In the case of a college, university, or hospital, all income 
derived from research performed for any person and all deductions 
directly connected with such income, shall be excluded in computing 
unrelated business taxable income.
    (3) In the case of an organization operated primarily for the 
purpose of carrying on fundamental research (as distinguished from 
applied research) the results of which are freely available to the 
general public, all income derived from research performed for any 
person and all deductions directly connected with such income shall be 
excluded in computing unrelated business taxable income.
    (4) For the purpose of Sec. Sec. 1.512(a)-1, 1.512(a)-2, and this 
section, the term research does not include activities of a type 
ordinarily carried on as an incident to commercial or industrial 
operations, for example, the ordinary testing or inspection of materials 
or products or the designing or construction of equipment, buildings, 
etc. The term fundamental research does not include research carried on 
for the primary purpose of commercial or industrial application.
    (g) Charitable, etc., contributions. (1) In computing the unrelated 
business taxable income of an organization described in section 
511(a)(2) the deduction from gross income allowed by section 170 
(relating to charitable contributions and gifts) shall be allowed, 
whether or not the contribution is directly connected with the carrying 
on of the trade or business. Section 512(b)(10) provides that this 
deduction shall not exceed 5 percent of the organization's unrelated 
business taxable income computed without regard to that deduction. The 
provisions of section 170(b)(2) are not applicable to contributions by 
the organizations described in section 511(a)(2).
    (2) In computing the unrelated business taxable income of a trust 
described in section 511(b)(2), the deduction allowed by section 170 
(relating to charitable contributions and gifts) shall be allowed 
whether or not the contribution is directly connected with the carrying 
on of the trade or business. The deduction is limited as provided in 
section 170(b)(1) (A) and (B), except that the amounts so allowed are 
determined on the basis of unrelated business taxable income computed 
without regard to this deduction (rather than on the basis of adjusted 
gross income). For purposes of this deduction, a distribution by a trust 
described in section 511(b)(2) made pursuant to the trust instrument to 
a beneficiary described in section 170 shall be treated in the same 
manner as gifts or contributions.
    (3) The contribution, whether made by a trust or other exempt 
organization, must be paid to another organization to be allowable. For 
example, a university described in section 501(c)(3) which is exempt 
from tax and which operates an unrelated business, shall be allowed a 
deduction, not in excess of 5 percent of its unrelated business taxable 
income, for gifts or contributions to another university described in 
section 501(c)(3) for educational work but shall not be allowed any 
deduction for amounts expended in administering its own educational 
program.
    (h) Specific deduction--(1) In general. In computing unrelated 
business taxable income a specific deduction from gross income of $1,000 
is allowed. However, for taxable years beginning after December 31, 
1969, such specific deduction is not allowed in computing the net 
operating loss under section 172 and paragraph (6) of section 512(b).
    (2) Special rule for a diocese, province of a religious order, or a 
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diocese, province of a religious order, or a convention or association 
of churches, there shall be allowed with respect to each parish, 
individual church, district, or other local unit a specific deduction 
equal to the lower of $1,000 or the gross income derived from an 
unrelated trade or business regularly conducted by such local unit. 
However, a diocese, province of a religious order, or a convention or 
association of churches shall not be entitled to a specific deduction 
for a local unit which, for a taxable year, files a separate return. In 
the case of a local unit which, for a taxable year, files a separate 
return, such local unit may claim a specific deduction equal to the 
lower of $1,000 or the gross income derived from any unrelated trade or 
business which it regularly conducts.
    (ii) The provisions of this subparagraph may be illustrated by the 
following example:

    Example. X is an association of churches on the calendar year basis. 
X is divided into local units A, B, C, and D. During 1973, A, B, C, and 
D derive gross income of, respectively, $1,200, $800, $1,500, and $700 
from unrelated businesses which they regularly conduct. Furthermore, for 
such taxable year, D files a separate return. X may claim a specific 
deduction of $1,000 with respect to A, $800 with respect to B, and 
$1,000 with respect to C. X may not claim a specific deduction with 
respect to D. D, however, may claim a specific deduction of $700 on its 
return.

    (i) Transitional period for churches. (1)(i) In the case of an 
unrelated trade or business (as defined in section 513) carried on 
before May 27, 1969, by a church or convention or association of 
churches (as defined in Sec. 1.511-2(a)(3)(ii)), or by the predecessor 
of a church or convention or association of churches which predecessor 
was itself a church or convention or association of churches, all gross 
income derived from such unrelated trade or business and all deductions 
directly connected with the carrying on of such unrelated trade or 
business shall be excluded from the determination of unrelated business 
taxable income under section 512(a) for all taxable years beginning 
before January 1, 1976. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, in the 
case of income from debt-financed property (and the deductions 
attributable thereto), as defined in section 514, of a church or 
convention or association of churches or by the predecessor of a church 
or convention or association of churches, the provisions of paragraphs 
(a) through (e) of section 514 and paragraph (4) of section 512(b) shall 
apply for taxable years beginning after December 31, 1969.
    (ii) The provisions of subdivision (i) may be illustrated by the 
following example:

    Example. X, a church as defined in Sec. 1.511-2(a)(3)(ii), realizes 
gross income from an unrelated business (as defined in section 513) of 
$100,000 for calendar year 1972. X's predecessor church, Y, began 
conducting such unrelated business in January 1, 1968. Of the $100,000 
realized for calendar year 1972, $40,000 is attributable to debt-
financed property (as defined in section 514). Since the unrelated 
business was conducted by Y prior to May 27, 1969, and since X's taxable 
year begins before January 1, 1976, that amount of the income realized 
from such business (and all deductions directly connected therewith) 
which is not attributable to debt-financed property shall be excluded 
from the determination of unrelated business taxable income under 
section 512(a). Therefore, of the $100,000 realized, $60,000 ($100,000 
less $40,000 attributable to debt-financed property), and all deductions 
directly connected therewith shall be excluded from the determination of 
such unrelated business taxable income for purposes of imposition of the 
tax under section 511(a). The remaining $40,000 and the deductions 
attributable thereto shall be subject to the provisions of paragraphs 
(a) through (e) of section 514 and paragraph (4) of section 512(b).

    (2) This paragraph shall not apply in the case of income from 
property, or deductions directly connected with such income, if title to 
the property is held by a corporation described in section 501(c)(2) for 
a church or convention or association of churches. Thus, if such income 
is derived from an unrelated trade or business, the corporation shall be 
liable for tax imposed by section 511(a) on such income.
    (j) Special rule for certain unrelated trades or businesses carried 
on by a religious order or by an educational institution maintained by 
such order. (1) Except as provided in subparagraph (2) of this 
paragraph, gross income realized by a religious order (or an educational 
organization described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(ii) maintained by such

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order) from an unrelated trade or business, together with all deductions 
directly connected therewith, shall be excluded from the determination 
of unrelated business taxable income under section 512(a), if:
    (i) The trade or business has been operated by such order or by such 
institution since before May 27, 1959,
    (ii) The trade or business consists of providing services under a 
license issued by a Federal regulatory agency,
    (iii) More than 90 percent of the net income from the business is, 
for each taxable year for which gross income from such business is so 
excluded by reason of section 512(b)(15) and this paragraph, devoted to 
religious, charitable, or educational purposes, and
    (iv) It is established to the satisfaction of an officer no lower 
than the Regional Commissioner that the rates or other charges for such 
services are fully competitive with rates or other charges charged for 
such services by persons not exempt from taxation. Rates or other 
charges for such services shall be considered as fully competitive with 
rates or other charges charged for such services by persons not exempt 
from taxation if the rates charged by such unrelated trade or business 
are neither materially higher nor materially lower than the rates 
charged by similar businesses operating in the same general area.
    (2) The provisions of this paragraph shall not apply with respect to 
income from debt-financed property (as defined in section 514) and the 
deductions attributable thereto. For taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 1969, such income and deductions are subject to the 
provisions of paragraphs (a) through (e) of section 514 and paragraph 
(4) of section 512(b).
    (k) Income and deductions from debt-financed property. For taxable 
years beginning after December 31, 1969, in the case of debt-financed 
property (as defined in section 514(b)), there shall be included in the 
unrelated business taxable income of an exempt organization, as an item 
of gross income derived from an unrelated trade or business, the amount 
of unrelated debt-financed income determined under section 514(a)(1) and 
Sec. 1.514(a)-1(a), and there shall be allowed, as a deduction with 
respect to such income, the amount determined under section 514(a)(2) 
and Sec. 1.514(a)-1(b).
    (l) Interest, annuities, royalties, and rents from controlled 
organizations--(1) In general. For taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 1969, if an exempt organization (hereinafter referred to as 
the controlling organization) has control (as defined in subparagraph 
(4) of this paragraph) of another organization (hereinafter referred to 
as the controlled organization), the controlling organization shall 
include as an item of gross income in computing its unrelated business 
taxable income, the amount of interest, annuities, royalties, and rents 
derived from the controlled organization determined under subparagraph 
(2) or (3) of this paragraph. The preceding sentence shall apply whether 
or not the activity conducted by the controlling organization to derive 
such amounts represents a trade or business or is regularly carried on. 
Thus, amounts received by a controlling organization from the rental of 
its real property to a controlled organization may be included in the 
unrelated business taxable income of the controlling organization, even 
though the rental of such property is not an activity regularly carried 
on by the controlling organization.
    (2) Exempt controlled organization--(i) In general. If the 
controlled organization is exempt from taxation under section 501(a), 
the amount referred to in subparagraph (1) of this paragraph is an 
amount which bears the same ratio to the interest, annuities, royalties, 
and rents received by the controlling organization from the controlled 
organization as the unrelated business taxable income of the controlled 
organization bears to whichever of the following amounts is the greater:
    (a) The taxable income of the controlled organization, computed as 
though the controlled organization were not exempt from taxation under 
section 501(a), or
    (b) The unrelated business taxable income of the controlled 
organization,

both determined without regard to any amounts paid directly or 
indirectly to the controlling organization. The controlling organization 
shall be allowed all deductions directly connected with

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amounts included in gross income under the preceding sentence.
    (ii) Examples. This subparagraph may be illustrated by the following 
examples:

    Example 1. A, an exempt scientific organization described in section 
501(c)(3), owns all the stock of B, another exempt scientific 
organization described in section 501(c)(3). During 1971, A rents space 
for a laboratory to B for $15,000 a year. A's total deductions for 1971 
with respect to the leased property are $3,000: $1,000 for maintenance 
and $2,000 for depreciation. If B were not an exempt organization, its 
total taxable income would be $300,000, disregarding rent paid to A. B's 
unrelated business taxable income, disregarding rent paid to A, is 
$100,000. Under these circumstances, $4,000 of the rent paid by B will 
be included by A as net rental income in determining its unrelated 
business taxable income, computed as follows:

B's unrelated business taxable income (disregarding rent        $100,000
 paid to A)................................................
B's taxable income (computed as though B were not exempt         300,000
 and disregarding rent paid to A)..........................
Ratio ($100,000/$300,000)..................................        \1/3\
Total rent.................................................       15,000
Total deductions...........................................        3,000
Rental income treated as gross income from an unrelated            5,000
 trade or business (\1/3\ of $15,000)......................
Less deductions directly connected with such income (\1/3\         1,000
 of $3,000)................................................
                                                            ------------
Net rental income included by A in computing its unrelated        $4,000
 business taxable income...................................


    Example 2. Assume the facts as stated in example 1, except that B's 
taxable income is $90,000 (computed as though B were not an exempt 
organization, and disregarding rents paid to A). B's unrelated business 
taxable income ($100,000) is therefore greater than its taxable income 
($90,000). Thus, the ratio used to determine the portion of rent 
received by A which is to be taken into account is one since both the 
numerator and denominator of such ratio is B's unrelated business 
taxable income. Consequently, all the rent received by A from B 
($15,000), and all the deductions directly connected therewith ($3,000), 
are included by A in computing its unrelated business taxable income.

    (3) Nonexempt controlled organization--(i) In general. If the 
controlled organization is not exempt from taxation under section 
501(a), the amount referred to in subparagraph (1) of this paragraph is 
an amount which bears the same ratio to the interest, annuities, 
royalties, and rents received by the controlling organization from the 
controlled organization as the excess taxable income (as defined in 
subdivision (ii) of this subparagraph) of the controlled organization 
bears to whichever of the following amounts is the greater:
    (a) The taxable income of the controlled organization, or
    (b) The excess taxable income of the controlled organization,

both determined without regard to any amount paid directly or indirectly 
to the controlling organization. The controlling organization shall be 
allowed all deductions which are directly connected with amounts 
included in gross income under the preceding sentence.
    (ii) Excess taxable income. For purposes of this paragraph, the term 
excess taxable income means the excess of the controlled organization's 
taxable income over the amount of such taxable income which, if derived 
directly by the controlling organization, would not be unrelated 
business taxable income.
    (iii) Examples. This subparagraph may be illustrated by the 
following examples:

    Example 1. A, an exempt university described in section 501(c)(3), 
owns all the stock of M, a nonexempt organization. During 1971, M leases 
a factory and a dormitory from A for a total annual rent of $100,000. 
During the taxable year, M has $500,000 of taxable income, disregarding 
the rent paid to A: $150,000 from a dormitory for students of A 
university, and $350,000 from the operation of a factory which is a 
business unrelated to A's exempt purpose. A's deductions for 1971 with 
respect to the leased property are $4,000 for the dormitory and $16,000 
for the factory. Under these circumstances, $56,000 of the rent paid by 
M will be included by A as net rental income in determining its 
unrelated business taxable income, computed as follows:

M's taxable income (disregarding rent paid to A)...........     $500,000
Less taxable income from dormitory.........................      150,000
                                                            ------------
Excess taxable income......................................     $350,000
                                                            ============
Ratio ($350,000/$500,000)..................................       \7/10\
Total rent paid to A.......................................     $100,000
Total deductions ($4,000+$16,000)..........................       20,000
Rental income treated as gross income from an unrelated           70,000
 trade or business (\7/10\ of $100,000)....................
Less deductions directly connected with such income (\7/10\       14,000
 of $20,000)...............................................
                                                            ------------
Net rental income included by A in computing its unrelated       $56,000
 business taxable income...................................


    Example 2. Assume the facts as stated in example 1, except that M's 
taxable income

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(disregarding rent paid to A) is $300,000, consisting of $350,000 from 
the operation of the factory and a $50,000 loss from the operation of 
the dormitory. Thus, M's excess taxable income is also $300,000, since 
none of M's taxable income would be excluded from the computation of A's 
unrelated business taxable income if received directly by A. The ratio 
of M's excess taxable income to its taxable income is therefore one 
($300,000/$300,000). Thus, all the rent received by A from M ($100,000), 
and all the deductions directly connected therewith ($20,000), are 
included in the computation of A's unrelated business taxable income.

    (4) Control--(i) In general. For purposes of this paragraph--
    (a) Stock corporation. In the case of an organization which is a 
stock corporation, the term control means ownership by an exempt 
organization of stock possessing at least 80 percent of the total 
combined voting power of all classes of stock entitled to vote and at 
least 80 percent of the total number of shares of all other classes of 
stock of such corporation.
    (b) Nonstock organization. In the case of a nonstock organization, 
the term control means that at least 80 percent of the directors or 
trustees of such organization are either representatives of or directly 
or indirectly controlled by an exempt organization. A trustee or 
director is a representative of an exempt organization if he is a 
trustee, director, agent, or employee of such exempt organization. A 
trustee or director is controlled by an exempt organization if such 
organization has the power to remove such trustee or director and 
designate a new trustee or director.
    (ii) Gain or loss of control. If control of an organization (as 
defined in subdivision (i) of this subparagraph) is acquired or 
relinquished during the taxable year, only the interest, annuities, 
royalties, and rents paid or accrued to the controlling organization in 
accordance with its method of accounting for that portion of the taxable 
year it has control shall be subject to the tax on unrelated business 
income.
    (5) Amounts taxable under other provisions of the Code--(i) In 
general. Except as provided in subdivision (ii) of this subparagraph, 
section 512(b)(13) and this paragraph do not apply to amounts which are 
included in the computation of unrelated business taxable income by 
operation of any other provision of the Code. However, amounts which are 
not included in unrelated business taxable income by operation of 
section 512(a)(1), or which are excluded by operation of section 512(b) 
(1), (2), or (3), may be included in unrelated business taxable income 
by operation of section 512(b)(13) and this paragraph.
    (ii) Debt-financed property. Rents deprived from the lease of debt-
financed property by a controlling organization to a controlled 
organization are subject to the rules contained in section 512(b)(13) 
and this paragraph. Thus, if a controlling organization leases debt-
financed property to a controlled organization, the amount of rents 
includible in the controlling organization's unrelated business taxable 
income shall first be determined under section 512(b)(13) and this 
paragraph, and only the portion of such rents not taken into account by 
operation of section 512(b)(13) are taken into account by operation of 
section 514. See example 3 of Sec. 1.514(b)-1(b)(3).

[T.D. 6500, 25 FR 11737, Nov. 26, 1960, as amended by T.D. 6939, 32 FR 
17661, Dec. 12, 1967; T.D. 7177, 37 FR 7089, Apr. 8, 1972; T.D. 7183, 37 
FR 7885, Apr. 21, 1972; T.D. 7261, 38 FR 5466, Mar. 1, 1973; 38 FR 6387, 
Mar. 9, 1973; T.D. 7632, 44 FR 42681, July 20, 1979; T.D. 7767, 46 FR 
11265, Feb. 6, 1981; T.D. 8423, 57 FR 33443, July 29, 1992; 57 FR 42490, 
Sept. 15, 1992]