Okla. Stat. tit. 60, § 60-174.2
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Articles of incorporation deemed to contain certain
Official statutory text
provisions - Amendment.
A. Notwithstanding any provisions of Oklahoma law or in the
articles of incorporation to the contrary, except as provided in
subsection B hereof, the articles of incorporation of each
corporation which is a private foundation as described in Section
509 of the Federal Internal Revenue Code of 1954 shall be deemed to
contain the following provisions: "The corporation shall make
distributions at such time and in such manner as not to subject it
to tax under Section 4942 of the Federal Internal Revenue Code; the
corporation shall not engage in any act of self-dealing which would
subject it to tax under Section 4941 of the Code; the corporation
shall not retain any excess business holdings which would subject it
to tax under Section 4943 of the Code; the corporation shall not
make any investments which would subject it to tax under Section
4944 of the Code; and the corporation shall not make any taxable
expenditures which would subject it to tax under Section 4945 of the
Code." With respect to any such corporation organized prior to
January 1, 1970, this subsection A shall apply only for its taxable
years beginning on or after January 1, 1972.
B. The articles of incorporation of any corporation described
in subsection A hereof may be amended to expressly exclude the
application of subsection A, and, in the event of such amendment,
subsection A shall not apply to such corporation.
C. All references in this section to the "Code" are to the
Federal Internal Revenue Code of 1954, and all references in this
section to specific sections of the Code include corresponding
provisions of any subsequent federal tax laws.
A. Notwithstanding any provisions of Oklahoma law or in the
articles of incorporation to the contrary, except as provided in
subsection B hereof, the articles of incorporation of each
corporation which is a private foundation as described in Section
509 of the Federal Internal Revenue Code of 1954 shall be deemed to
contain the following provisions: "The corporation shall make
distributions at such time and in such manner as not to subject it
to tax under Section 4942 of the Federal Internal Revenue Code; the
corporation shall not engage in any act of self-dealing which would
subject it to tax under Section 4941 of the Code; the corporation
shall not retain any excess business holdings which would subject it
to tax under Section 4943 of the Code; the corporation shall not
make any investments which would subject it to tax under Section
4944 of the Code; and the corporation shall not make any taxable
expenditures which would subject it to tax under Section 4945 of the
Code." With respect to any such corporation organized prior to
January 1, 1970, this subsection A shall apply only for its taxable
years beginning on or after January 1, 1972.
B. The articles of incorporation of any corporation described
in subsection A hereof may be amended to expressly exclude the
application of subsection A, and, in the event of such amendment,
subsection A shall not apply to such corporation.
C. All references in this section to the "Code" are to the
Federal Internal Revenue Code of 1954, and all references in this
section to specific sections of the Code include corresponding
provisions of any subsequent federal tax laws.
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