Learn Practice Element 2C1b: Avoiding Private Inurement and Impermissible Private Benefit
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Land Trust Standards and Practices, Practice 2C. Federal Tax Exemption, includes one element with four sub-elements. This module addresses Practice 2C1b: Do not knowingly engage in prohibited activities, such as private inurement or impermissible private benefit.
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