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Treasury Regulations · 26 CFR

§ 1.501(c)(9)-1. Voluntary employees' beneficiary associations, in general.

In effect eCFR current as of October 15, 2026

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Regulation under 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(9)

Cite as 26 CFR § 1.501(c)(9)-1

At a glance

Read from the text and its source citation. Not part of the regulation.

Status
In the current eCFR
Issued
January 7, 1981 by T.D. 7750
Length
110 words · about 1 min to read

To be described in section 501(c)(9) an organization must meet all of the following requirements:

(a) The organization is an employees' association,
(b) Membership in the association is voluntary,
(c) The organization provides for the payment of life, sick, accident, or other benefits to its members or their dependents or designated beneficiaries, and substantially all of its operations are in furtherance of providing such benefits, and
(d) No part of the net earnings of the organization inures, other than by payment of the benefits referred to in paragraph (c) of this section, to the benefit of any private shareholder or individual.

[T.D. 7750, 45 FR 1721, Jan. 7, 1981]

Cross-references

Computed from the citations in the text of 26 CFR.

Code sections it cites

Cited by 1 other regulation

Amendment history

From the source citation at the end of the section, newest first. T.D. is a Treasury decision; FR is the Federal Register.

  1. Issued by T.D. 7750 (45 FR 1721)

Where it sits in 26 CFR

  1. Subchapter A Income tax
  2. Part 1 Income taxes
  3. Exempt Organizations

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