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Neighborhood Land Rule for Debt-Financed Property

IRC §514(b)(3)

Exempts real property from being treated as 'debt-financed property' (and thus avoids UBIT on income/gain) if acquired for exempt use within 10 years (15 for churches).

Eligibility

The land must be in the neighborhood of other exempt-use property and the organization must intend to use it for exempt purposes within 10 years.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is eligible for the Neighborhood Land Rule for Debt-Financed Property?

The land must be in the neighborhood of other exempt-use property and the organization must intend to use it for exempt purposes within 10 years.

How does the Neighborhood Land Rule for Debt-Financed Property work?

Exempts real property from being treated as 'debt-financed property' (and thus avoids UBIT on income/gain) if acquired for exempt use within 10 years (15 for churches).

What law authorizes the Neighborhood Land Rule for Debt-Financed Property?

The Neighborhood Land Rule for Debt-Financed Property is authorized under IRC §514(b)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (Title 26, United States Code).

Statutory Text — IRC §514

Source: Internal Revenue Code, Title 26, United States Code

§ 514. Unrelated debt-financed income(a) Unrelated debt-financed income and deductionsIn computing under section 512 the unrelated business taxable income for any taxable year—(1) Percentage of income taken into accountThere shall be included with respect to each debt-financed property as an item of gross income derived from an unrelated trade or business an amount which is the same percentage (but not in excess of 100 percent) of the total gross income derived during the taxable year from or on account of such property as (A) the average acquisition indebtedness (as defined in subsection (c)(7)) for the taxable year with respect to the property is of (B) the average amount (determined under regulations prescribed by the Secretary) of the adjusted basis of such property during the period it is held by the organization during such taxable year. (2) Percentage of deductions taken into accountThere shall be allowed as a deduction with respect to each debt-financed property an amount determined by applying (except as provided in the last sentence of this paragraph) the percentage derived under paragraph (1) to the sum determined under paragraph (3). The percentage derived under this paragraph shall not be applied with respect to the deduction of any capital loss resulting from the carryback or carryover of net capital losses under section 1212. (3) Deductions allowableThe sum referred to in paragraph (2) is the sum of the deductions under this chapter which are directly connected with the debt-financed property or the income therefrom, except that if the debt-financed property is of a character which is subject to the allowance for depreciation provided in section 167, the allowance shall be computed only by use of the straight-line method. (b) Definition of debt-financed property(1) In generalFor purposes of this section, the term “debt-financed property” means any property which is held to produce income and with respect to which there is an acquisition indebtedness (as defined in subsection (c)) at any time during the taxable year (or, if the property was disposed of during the taxable year, with respect to which there was an acquisition indebtedness at any time during the 12-month period ending with the date of such disposition), except that such term does not include—(A)(i) any property substantially all the use of which is substantially related (aside from the need of the organization for income or funds) to the exercise or performance by such organization of its charitable, educational, or other purpose or function constituting the basis for its exemption under section 501 (or, in the case of an organization described in section 511(a)(2)(B), to the exercise or performance of any purpose or function designated in section 501(c)(3)), or (ii) any property to which clause (i) does not apply, to the extent that its use is so substantially related;

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