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Cal. CORP § 5260

This is the official text of Cal. CORP § 5260, part of California’s Corporations Code — governs the formation and operation of corporations, LLCs, and partnerships, and regulates securities.

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Official statutory text

Notwithstanding any other law, every corporation, during any period or periods that corporation is deemed to be a “private foundation” as defined in Section 509 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, shall distribute its income for each taxable year (and principal, if necessary) at the time and in a manner so as not to subject that corporation to tax under Section 4942 of that code, and the corporation shall not engage in any act of self-dealing as defined in subsection (d) of Section 4941 of that code, retain any excess business holdings as defined in subsection (c) of Section 4943 of that code, make any investments in a manner that subjects the corporation to tax under Section 4944 of that code, or make any taxable expenditure as defined in subsection (d) of Section 4945 of that code.

This section shall apply to any corporation, and any provision contained in its articles of incorporation or other governing instrument inconsistent with, or contrary to, this section shall be without effect.

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