tax-exempt
adjective
tax-ex·empt
ˌtaks-ig-ˈzem(p)t 
1
: exempted from a tax
2
: bearing interest that is free from federal or state income tax
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Also, partnership returns, S corporation returns, gift, and generation-skipping transfer tax returns; annual information returns of tax-exempt organizations and employment and certain excise tax returns.
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Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2025
Education and Access: Survivors must be informed of their rights under nonprofit codes of conduct and be given access to independent legal or advocacy resources if harmed by a tax-exempt organization.
—Sughnen Yongo, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Proposals include changing the tax-exempt status of nonprofit hospitals, which could eliminate PSLF eligibility for millions of healthcare workers, and not extending federal tax relief on certain federal student loan forgiveness programs.
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—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Named after President Lyndon B. Johnson, the amendment prohibits all 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organizations—like churches, where contributions are tax-deductible—from supporting or opposing candidates in political campaigns.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
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Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2025
Education and Access: Survivors must be informed of their rights under nonprofit codes of conduct and be given access to independent legal or advocacy resources if harmed by a tax-exempt organization.
—Sughnen Yongo, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Proposals include changing the tax-exempt status of nonprofit hospitals, which could eliminate PSLF eligibility for millions of healthcare workers, and not extending federal tax relief on certain federal student loan forgiveness programs.
Follow me on Twitter or LinkedIn.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Named after President Lyndon B. Johnson, the amendment prohibits all 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organizations—like churches, where contributions are tax-deductible—from supporting or opposing candidates in political campaigns.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
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“Tax-exempt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tax-exempt. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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