U.S. Income Tax Return OMB No. 1545-0129

for Certain Political Organizations Form 1120-POL

For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see instructions on page 6.

Department of the Treasury

Internal Revenue Service

For calendar year 2000 or other tax year beginning , 2000, and ending , 20 .

Check the box if this is a section 501(c) organization or a separate segregated fund described in section 527(f)(3) 

Name of organization Employer identification number

Number, street, and room or suite no. (If a P.O. box, see page 4 of instructions.) Candidates for U.S. Congress Only

If this is a principal campaign committee, and it is the

ONLY political committee, check here

City or town, state, and ZIP code If this is a principal campaign committee, but is NOT

the only political committee, check here and attach a

Please print or type

copy of designation (See instructions on page 2.)

The books are in care of  Enter name of candidate 

The books are located at  Telephone No. 

Check if:

1 Dividends (attach schedule) 1

2 Interest 2

3 Gross rents 3

4 Gross royalties 4

5 Capital gain net income (attach Schedule D (Form 1120)) 5

Income

6 Net gain or (loss) from Form 4797, Part II, line 18 (attach Form 4797) 6

7 Other income and nonexempt function expenditures (see instructions) 7

8 Total income. Add lines 1 through 7 8

9 Salaries and wages 9

10 Repairs and maintenance 10

11 Rents 11

12 Taxes and licenses 12

13 Interest 13

14 Depreciation (attach Form 4562) 14

15 Other deductions (attach schedule) 15

16 Total deductions. Add lines 9 through 15 16

Deductions

17 Taxable income before specific deduction of $100 (see instructions.) Section 501(c) organizations show:

a Amount of net investment income 

b Aggregate amount expended for an exempt function (attach schedule)  17c

18 Specific deduction of $100 (not allowed for newsletter funds defined under section 527(g)) 18

19 Taxable income. Subtract line 18 from line 17c (If line 19 is zero or less, see instructions.) 19

20 Income tax (see instructions) 20

21 Tax credits (Attach the applicable credit forms.) (see instructions) 21

22 Total tax. Subtract line 21 from line 20 22

23 Payments: a Tax deposited with Form 7004 23a

Tax

b Credit for tax paid on undistributed capital gains (attach Form 2439) 23b

c Credit for Federal tax on fuels (attach Form 4136) 23c

d Total. Add lines 23a through 23c 23d

24 Tax due. Subtract line 23d from line 22. See instructions on page 3 for depository method of payment 24

25 Overpayment. Subtract line 22 from line 23d 25

1 At any time during the 2000 calendar year, did the organization have an interest in or a signature or other authority over a

financial account (such as a bank account, securities account, or other financial account) in a foreign country? (See instructions.)

If “Yes,” enter the name of the foreign country 

During the tax year, did the organization receive a distribution from, or was it the grantor of, or transferor

to, a foreign trust?

2

Additional

Information

If “Yes,” the organization may have to file Form 3520.

3 Enter the amount of tax-exempt interest received or accrued during the tax year  $

Under penalties of perjury, I declare that I have examined this return, including accompanying schedules and statements, and to the best of my knowledge

and belief, it is true, correct, and complete. Declaration of preparer (other than taxpayer) is based on all information of which preparer has any knowledge. Sign

Here

Signature of officer Date Title

Date Preparer’s SSN or PTIN Preparer’s

signature

Check if

self-employed

Firm’s name (or

yours if self-employed),

address, and ZIP code

EIN

Phone no. ( )

Cat. No. 11523K

 





Paid

Preparer’s

Use Only

4 Date organization formed 

Form 1120-POL (2000)

5a

c d

b

(1) Final return (2) Change of address (3) Amended return

Yes No

Yes No

2000
Form 1120-POL (2000) Page 2

Section references are to the Internal

Revenue Code unless otherwise noted.

A political organization is a party,

committee, association, fund (including a

separate segregated fund described in

section 527(f)(3) set up by a section

501(c) organization), or other

organization, organized and operated

primarily for the purpose of accepting

contributions or making expenditures, or

both, to influence the selection,

nomination, election, or appointment of

any individual to any public office or

office in a political organization, or the

election of Presidential or Vice

Presidential electors. Political

organizations include principal campaign

committees, newsletter funds, and

certain separate segregated funds

maintained by tax-exempt organizations.

Principal campaign committee. A

principal campaign committee is the

political committee designated by a

candidate for U.S. Congress as his or

her principal campaign committee for

purposes of section 302(e) of the

Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971

and section 527(h).

If a candidate for U.S. Congress elects

to make a designation under section

527(h), he or she must designate the

principal campaign committee by

attaching a copy of the Statement of

Candidacy to Form 1120-POL. This can

be either the Federal Election

Commission’s Form 2 or an equivalent

statement filed with the Federal Election

Commission. The designation may also

be made by attaching a signed

statement with the following information:

● The candidate’s name and address.

● The candidate’s party affiliation and

office sought.

● The district and state in which the

office is sought.

● The name and address of the principal

campaign committee.

Note: If the candidate for U.S. Congress

has a designation in effect from an

earlier year, attach a copy of the earlier

year’s designation to this year’s Form

1120-POL and check the appropriate

box on the form. See Regulations

section 1.527-9. If a candidate for U.S.

Congress has only one political

campaign committee, no designation is

required. However, be sure to check the

appropriate box on Form 1120-POL.

Newsletter fund. A newsletter fund is a

fund established and maintained by an

individual who holds, has been elected

to, or is a candidate (as defined in

section 527(g)(3)) for nomination or

election to any Federal, state, or local

elective public office. The fund is

Separate segregated fund. A separate

segregated fund maintained by a section

501(c) organization (exempt from tax

under section 501(a)) is treated as a

political organization. For more

information, see section 527(f)(3) and

Regulations section 1.527-6(f).

Newsletter fund taxable income.

Taxable income of a newsletter fund is

figured in the same manner as taxable

income of a political organization except

that the specific deduction of $100 is

not allowed.

Political Organizations

● The candidate’s identifying number.

Purpose of Form

Taxable Income

Political organization taxable income

(line 19) is the excess of (a) gross

income for the tax year (excluding

exempt function income) over

(b) deductions directly connected with

the earning of gross income (excluding

exempt function income). Taxable

income is figured with the following

adjustments:

1. A specific deduction of $100 is

allowed (but not for newsletter funds).

2. The net operating loss deduction is

not allowed.

3. The dividends-received deduction

and other special deductions for

corporations are not allowed. See

section 527(c)(2)(C).

Exempt organizations that are not

political organizations. Taxable income

for an exempt organization described in

section 501(c) that is not a political

organization is the smaller of:

General Instructions

1. The net investment income of the

organization for the tax year, or

1. The gross amount of interest,

dividends, rents, and royalties, plus the

excess, if any, of gains from the sale or

2. The amount spent for an exempt

function during the tax year either

directly or indirectly through another

organization.

Changes To Note

Who Must File

Net investment income, for this

purpose, is the excess of:

A political organization must file Form

1120-POL:

● For tax years beginning before July 1,

2000, if it has any political organization

taxable income. See Taxable Income

below.

● For tax years beginning after June 30,

2000, if it has any political organization

taxable income or gross receipts of

$25,000 or more.

An exempt organization that is not a

political organization must file Form

1120-POL if it is treated as having

Political organizations and certain

exempt organizations file Form

1120-POL to report their political

organization taxable income and income

tax liability under section 527.

Effect of failure to file Form 8871. An

organization that is required to file Form

8871, but fails to file it when due, must

include in taxable income for the period

after June 30, 2000, and before Form

8871 is filed, its exempt function income

(including contributions received,

membership dues, and political

fundraising receipts), minus any

deductions directly connected with the

production of that income. The

organization may not deduct its exempt

function expenditures because section

162(e) denies a deduction for political

campaign expenditures.

Public Law 106-230 made the following

changes to the reporting and disclosure

requirements for political organizations:

● For tax years beginning after June

30, 2000, a political organization that

has gross receipts of $25,000 or more

for the tax year must file Form

1120-POL, even if it has no taxable

income.

● For tax years beginning after June

30, 2000, a political organization whose

annual gross receipts are normally more

than $25,000 must file Form 990,

Return of Organization Exempt From

Income Tax, or Form 990-EZ, Short

Form Return of Organization Exempt

From Income Tax, in addition to Form

1120-POL.

● A political organization may be

required to file new Form 8871, Political

Organization Notice of Section 527

Status, and new Form 8872, Political

Organization Report of Contributions and

Expenditures. See Other Reports and

Returns That May Be Required on

page 3.

● For tax years beginning after June

30, 2000, both the IRS and the political

organization must make Form 1120-POL

available for public inspection. Prior tax

years of Form 1120-POL are not open to

public inspection. See Public Inspection

of Form 1120-POL on page 5.

● For tax years beginning after June

30, 2000, additional penalties for late

filing of Form 1120-POL may apply. See

Penalty for late filing of return on

page 4.

political organization taxable income

under section 527(f)(1).

maintained exclusively for the

preparation and circulation of the

individual’s newsletter.
Form 1120-POL (2000) Page 3

Accounting Methods

Figure taxable income using the method

of accounting regularly used in keeping

the organization’s books and records.

Permissible methods include:

Generally, an accrual basis taxpayer

can deduct accrued expenses in the tax

year when:

Under the accrual method, an amount

is includible in income when:

In all cases, the method used must

clearly show taxable income.

● Cash,

● Accrual, or

● Any other method authorized by the

Internal Revenue Code.

● All events that determine the liability

have occurred,

● The amount of the liability can be

figured with reasonable accuracy, and

There are exceptions to the economic

performance rule for certain items,

including recurring expenses. See

● Economic performance takes place

with respect to the expense.

When and Where To File

In general, an organization must file

Form 1120-POL by the 15th day of the

3rd month after the end of the tax year.

Extension. File Form 7004, Application

for Automatic Extension of Time To File

Corporation Income Tax Return, to

request a 6-month extension of time to

file.

If the due date falls on a Saturday,

Sunday, or legal holiday, the organization

may file on the next business day.

1. Contributions of money and

property.

2. Membership dues, fees, or

assessments paid by a member of a

political party.

3. Proceeds from a political fundraising

or entertainment event, or from the sale

of political campaign materials, if those

amounts are not received in the active

conduct of a trade or business.

4. Proceeds from the conduct of a

bingo game, as described in section

513(f)(2).

File Form 1120-POL with the Internal

Revenue Service Center, Ogden, UT

84201.

Private delivery services. The most

recent list of designated private delivery

services was published by the IRS in

August 1999. The list includes only the

following:

● Airborne Express (Airborne): Overnight

Air Express Service, Next Afternoon

Service, Second Day Service.

● DHL Worldwide Express (DHL): DHL

“Same Day” Service, DHL USA

Overnight.

● Federal Express (FedEx): FedEx

Priority Overnight, FedEx Standard

Overnight, FedEx 2 Day.

● United Parcel Service (UPS): UPS

Next Day Air, UPS Next Day Air Saver,

UPS 2nd Day Air, UPS 2nd Day Air A.M.

The private delivery service can tell

you how to get written proof of the

mailing date.

Who Must Sign

If an officer completed Form

1120-POL, the Paid Preparer’s space

should remain blank. Anyone who

prepares Form 1120-POL but does not

charge the organization should not sign

the return. Generally, anyone who is paid

to prepare the return must sign it and fill

in the Paid Preparer’s Use Only area.

The paid preparer must complete the

required preparer information and:

● Sign the return, by hand, in the space

provided for the preparer’s signature

(signature stamps and labels are not

acceptable).

The return must be signed and dated

by:

● The president, vice president,

treasurer, assistant treasurer, chief

accounting officer, or

● Any other officer (such as tax officer)

authorized to sign.

Receivers, trustees, and assignees

must also sign and date any return filed

on behalf of an organization.

● Give a copy of the return to the

taxpayer.

Other Reports and Returns

That May Be Required

An organization that files Form

1120-POL may also be required to file

the following forms:

● Form 8871, Political Organization

Notice of Section 527 Status.

● Form 8872, Political Organization

Report of Contributions and

Expenditures (periodic reports are

required during the calendar year).

● Form 990, Return of Organization

Exempt From Income Tax, or Form

990-EZ, Short Form Return of

Organization Exempt From Income Tax.

Exempt Function Income

Exempt function income is the total of

all amounts received from the following

sources (to the extent that they are

separately segregated only for use for an

exempt function):

● All the events have occurred that fix

the right to receive the income, which is

the earliest of the date: (a) the required

performance takes place, (b) payment is

due, or (c) payment is received and

● The amount can be determined with

reasonable accuracy.

See Regulations section 1.451-1(a) for

details.

Exempt Function

The exempt function of a political

organization is the function of influencing

or attempting to influence the selection,

the nomination, election, or appointment

of any individual to any Federal, state,

local public office, or office of a political

organization, or the election of

Presidential or Vice Presidential electors,

whether or not the individuals or electors

are selected, nominated, elected, or

appointed. The term “exempt function”

also means the making of expenditures

relating to the individual’s office, once

selected, nominated, elected, or

appointed, but only if the expenditures

would be deductible by an individual

under section 162(a).

Taxable income is figured with the

adjustments shown in 1, 2, and 3 on

page 2.

2. The deductions directly connected

with the production of this income.

exchange of assets, over the losses

from the sale or exchange of assets,

over

Generally, a political organization must

file this form within 24 hours of the date

it was established, or by July 31, 2000,

whichever is later. However, do not file

this form if the organization is:

1. An organization that reasonably

expects its annual gross receipts to

always be less than $25,000,

2. A political committee required to

report under the Federal Election

Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431 et

seq.), or

3. A tax-exempt organization

described in section 501(c) that is

treated as having political organization

taxable income under section 527(f)(1).

Generally, a political organization that

accepts a contribution or makes an

expenditure for an exempt function

during the calendar year must file this

form. However, this form is not required

to be filed by an organization not

required to file Form 8871 (see above), a

state or local committee of a political

party, or a political committee of a state

or local candidate.

For tax years beginning after June 30,

2000, a political organization that is

required to file Form 1120-POL must

also file one of these forms if its annual

gross receipts are normally more than

$25,000. See the Instructions for Form

990 and Form 990-EZ.
Form 1120-POL (2000) Page 4

Interest and Penalties

Penalty for late payment of tax. An

organization that does not pay the tax

when due generally may have to pay a

penalty of 1⁄2 of 1% of the unpaid tax for

each month or part of a month the tax is

not paid, up to a maximum of 25% of

the unpaid tax. The penalty will not be

imposed if the organization can show

that the failure to pay on time was due

to reasonable cause.

Other penalties. Other penalties can be

imposed for negligence, substantial

understatement of tax, and fraud. See

sections 6662 and 6663.

Deposits With Form 8109

Interest. Interest is charged on taxes

paid late even if an extension of time to

file is granted. Interest is also charged

on penalties imposed for failure to file,

negligence, fraud, gross valuation

overstatements, and substantial

understatement of tax from the due date

(including extensions) to the date of

payment. The interest charge is figured

at a rate determined under section 6621.

Penalties. Penalties may be imposed if

the organization is required to file Form

1120-POL and it:

● Fails to file the form by the due date

or

● Files the form but fails to report all the

information required or it reports

incorrect information.

Depositing on time. For deposits made

by EFTPS to be on time, the

organization must initiate the transaction

at least 1 business day before the date

the deposit is due.

If the organization does not use EFTPS,

deposit organization income tax

payments with Form 8109, Federal Tax

Deposit Coupon. If you do not have a

preprinted Form 8109, use Form 8109-B

to make deposits. You can get this form

only by calling 1-800-829-1040. Be sure

to have your employer identification

number (EIN) ready when you call.

Do not send deposits directly to an

IRS office; otherwise, the organization

may have to pay a penalty. Mail or

deliver the completed Form 8109 with

the payment to an authorized depositary,

i.e., a commercial bank or other financial

institution authorized to accept Federal

tax deposits.

Make checks or money orders payable

to the depositary. To help ensure proper

crediting, write the organization’s EIN,

the tax period to which the deposit

applies, and “Form 1120-POL” on the

check or money order. Be sure to darken

the “1120” box on the coupon. Records

of these deposits will be sent to the IRS.

For more information on deposits, see

the instructions in the coupon booklet

(Form 8109) and Pub. 583, Starting a

Business and Keeping Records.

Caution: If the organization owes tax

when it files Form 1120-POL, do not

include the payment with the tax return.

Instead, mail or deliver the payment with

Form 8109 to an authorized depositary

or use EFTPS, if applicable.

Generally, the organization may only

change the method of accounting used

to report taxable income (for income as

a whole or for any material item) by

getting consent on Form 3115,

Application for Change in Accounting

Method. For more information, get Pub.

538, Accounting Periods and Methods.

Rounding Off to Whole

Dollars

The organization may show amounts on

the return and accompanying schedules

as whole dollars. To do so, drop

amounts less than 50 cents and

increase amounts from 50 cents through

99 cents to the next higher dollar.

Depository Method of Tax

Payment

The organization must pay the tax due in

full no later than the 15th day of the 3rd

month after the end of the tax year. The

two methods of depositing organization

income taxes are discussed below.

Electronic Deposit Requirement

The organization must make electronic

deposits of all depository taxes (such as

employment tax, excise tax, and

corporate income tax) using the

Electronic Federal Tax Payment System

(EFTPS) in 2001 if:

● The total deposits of such taxes in

1999 were more than $200,000 or

● The organization was required to use

EFTPS in 2000.

If the organization is required to use

EFTPS and fails to do so, it may be

subject to a 10% penalty. If the

organization is not required to use

Accounting Periods

The organization must figure its taxable

income on the basis of a tax year. The

tax year is the annual accounting period

the organization uses to keep its records

and report its income and expenses if

that period is a calendar year or a fiscal

year. However, an organization that does

not keep books or does not have an

annual accounting period must use the

calendar year as its tax year. A new

organization must adopt its tax year by

the due date (not including extensions)

of its first income tax return. After the

organization has adopted a tax year, it

must get the consent of the IRS to

change its tax year by filing Form 1128,

Application To Adopt, Change, or Retain

a Tax Year. See Regulations section

1.442-1 and Pub. 538.

section 461(h) and the related

regulations for the rules for determining

when economic performance takes

place.

Penalty for late filing of return. An

organization that does not file its tax

return by the due date, including

extensions, may be charged a penalty of

5% of the unpaid tax for each month or

part of a month the return is late, up to

a maximum of 25% of the unpaid tax.

The minimum penalty for a return that is

more than 60 days late is the smaller of

the tax due or $100. The penalty will not

be imposed if the organization can show

that the failure to file on time was due to

reasonable cause. Organizations that file

late must attach a statement explaining

the reasonable cause.

Additional late filing penalties for

tax years beginning after June 30,

2000. The following penalties apply for

tax years beginning after June 30, 2000.

These penalties are in addition to the

penalty explained above.

● Penalty against the organization.

For each day the return is late, the

organization may be charged a penalty

of $20 a day, not to exceed the smaller

of $10,000 or 5% of the gross receipts

of the organization for the year for any

one return. Organizations with annual

gross receipts exceeding $1 million may

be charged a penalty of $100 a day, not

to exceed $50,000 for any one return.

The penalty may also be charged if the

organization files an incomplete return or

furnishes incorrect information. The

penalty will not be imposed if the

organization can show that the failure to

file on time was due to reasonable

cause.

● Penalty against responsible

persons. If the organization does not file

a complete return or does not furnish

correct information, the IRS will send the

organization a letter that includes a fixed

time to fulfill these requirements. After

that period expires, the person failing to

comply may be charged a penalty of

$10 per day, not to exceed $5,000 for

any one return. The penalty will not be

imposed if he or she can show that not

complying was due to reasonable cause.

If more than one person is responsible,

they are jointly and individually liable for

the penalty.

EFTPS, it may participate voluntarily. To

enroll in or get more information about

EFTPS, call 1-800-555-4477 or

1-800-945-8400.
Form 1120-POL (2000) Page 5

Line 7—Other income and nonexempt

function expenditures. Enter the total

income from other sources, such as

exempt function income that was not

properly segregated for exempt

functions and income received in the

ordinary course of a trade or business.

Also include ordinary income from the

trade or business activities of a

partnership (from Schedule K-1 (Form

1065), line 1).

Line 17—Taxable income before

specific deduction of $100. Political

organizations, newsletter funds, and

separate segregated funds: Subtract line

16 from line 8 and enter the result on

line 17(c).

Income and deductions. Campaign

contributions and other exempt function

income are not includible in income;

likewise, campaign expenditures and

other exempt function expenditures are

not deductible. Generally, to be

deductible in computing political

organization taxable income, expenses

must be directly connected with the

Exempt organizations (section

501(c)) that are not political

organizations: Complete lines 17a and

17b if the organization made exempt

function expenditures that were not from

a separate segregated fund. Enter on

line 17c the smaller of line 17a or 17b.

See Exempt organizations that are not

political organizations on page 2 for an

explanation of the amounts to enter on

these lines.

Include on this line the total

expenditures that were made from

exempt function income that were not

for an exempt function and resulted in a

direct or indirect financial benefit to the

political organization. Also include on

line 7 illegal expenditures. See

Regulations section 1.527-5 for

examples of nonexempt function

expenditures.

Assembling the Return Specific Instructions

Complete every applicable entry space

on Form 1120-POL. Do not write “See

attached” instead of completing the

entry spaces. If you need more space on

the forms or schedules, attach separate

sheets using the same size and format

as on the printed forms. Show the totals

on the printed forms. Attach these

separate sheets after all the schedules

and forms. Be sure to put the

organization’s name and EIN on each

sheet.

Attach Form 4136, Credit for Federal

Tax Paid on Fuels, after page 1 of Form

1120-POL. Attach schedules in

alphabetical order and other forms in

numerical order after Form 4136.

Period covered. File the 2000 return for

calendar year 2000 and fiscal years that

begin in 2000 and end in 2001. For a

fiscal year, fill in the tax year space at

the top of the form.

Note: The 2000 Form 1120-POL may

also be used if:

Address. Include the suite, room, or

other unit number after the street

address. If the Post Office does not

deliver mail to the street address and

the organization has a P.O. box, show

the box number instead of the street

address.

Final return, change of address,

amended return. If the organization

ceases to exist, check the “Final return”

box.

Note: If a change in address occurs after

the return is filed, the organization

should use Form 8822, Change of

Address, to notify the IRS of the new

address.

If the organization has changed its

address since it last filed a return, check

the “Change of address” box.

To amend a previously filed Form

1120-POL, file a corrected Form

1120-POL and check the “Amended

return” box.

● The organization has a tax year of less

than 12 months that begins and ends in

2001, and

● The 2001 Form 1120-POL is not

available at the time the organization is

required to file its return. The

organization must show its 2001 tax year

on the 2000 Form 1120-POL and take

into account any tax law changes that

are effective for tax years beginning after

December 31, 2000.

Employer identification number (EIN).

Show the correct EIN in the space

provided. If the organization does not

have an EIN, it should apply for one on

Form SS-4, Application for Employer

Identification Number. If the organization

has not received its EIN by the time the

return is due, write “Applied for” in the

space provided for the EIN. See Pub.

583 for details.

Public Inspection of Form

1120-POL

If the organization fails to comply with

the public inspection requirement by the

date and in the manner prescribed under

section 6104(d), a penalty of $20 a day

may be imposed on any person with a

duty to comply for each day a failure to

comply continues. The maximum penalty

on all persons for any one return is

$10,000.

For tax years beginning after June 30,

2000, the IRS will make Forms

1120-POL available for public

inspection. In addition, the organization

must make Form 1120-POL available for

public inspection for such tax years

without charge at its principal office (and

at each of its regional and district offices

having at least three paid employees).

The public inspection requirements for

Form 1120-POL are the same as those

required for Forms 990 and 990-EZ. The

organization must provide a copy of

Form 1120-POL without charge (other

than a reasonable fee for reproduction

and actual postage costs) to any

individual who makes a request for a

copy in person or in writing. If an

organization’s returns are widely

available on the Internet under

Regulations section 301.6014(d)-3, the

organization need not respond to

requests for copies as long as it

provides the web site address where the

returns are available to the person

making the request. Form 1120-POL

must be made available for public

inspection only for a period of 3 years,

beginning on the date the return is filed

or the date the return is required to be

filed (including extensions), whichever is

later. See the Instructions for Form 990

and Form 990-EZ for more details. Line 19—Taxable income. For tax years

beginning before July 1, 2000, do not

file Form 1120-POL if the taxable

income on line 19 is zero or less. For tax

years beginning after June 30, 2000, do

not file Form 1120-POL if the

organization has gross receipts of less

than $25,000 and the taxable income on

line 19 is zero or less. In all other cases,

the organization must file Form

1120-POL.

production of political organization

taxable income. In those cases where

expenses are attributable to the

production of both exempt function

income and political organization taxable

income, the expenses should be

allocated on a reasonable and

consistent basis. Only the portion

allocable to the production of political

organization taxable income may be

deducted. No deduction is allowed for

general administrative or indirect

expenses.

Attach a schedule listing all income

and expenditures included on line 7.
Form 1120-POL (2000) Page 6

The time needed to complete and file

this form will vary depending on

individual circumstances. The estimated

average time is:

Recordkeeping 16 hr., 58 min.

Learning about the

law or the form 5 hr., 3 min.

Preparing the form 12 hr., 4 min.

If you have comments concerning the

accuracy of these time estimates or

suggestions for making this form

simpler, we would be happy to hear from

you. You can write to the Tax Forms

Committee, Western Area Distribution

Center, Rancho Cordova, CA

95743-0001. Do not send the tax form

to this address. Instead, see When and

Where To File on page 3.

Paperwork Reduction Act Notice. We

ask for the information on this form to

carry out the Internal Revenue laws of

the United States. You are required to

give us the information. We need it to

ensure that you are complying with

these laws and to allow us to figure and

collect the right amount of tax.

Copying, assembling,

and sending the

form to the IRS 1 hr., 52 min.

You are not required to provide the

information requested on a form that is

subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act

unless the form displays a valid OMB

control number. Books or records

relating to a form or its instructions must

be retained as long as their contents

may become material in the

administration of any Internal Revenue

law. Generally, tax returns and return

information are confidential, as required

by section 6103.

If “Yes” is checked for this question,

file Form TD F 90-22.1 by June 30,

2001, with the Department of the

Treasury at the address shown on the

form. Do not attach it to Form

1120-POL.

You can get Form TD F 90-22.1 by

calling 1-800-TAX-FORM

(1-800-829-3676) or you can download it

from the IRS Web Site at www.irs.gov.

Also, if “Yes” is checked for this

question, enter the name of the foreign

Question 3

In the space provided, show any

tax-exempt interest received or accrued.

Include any exempt-interest dividends

received as a shareholder in a mutual

fund or other regulated investment

company.

Question 2

If you checked “Yes,” to Question 2, the

organization may be required to file

Form 3520, Annual Return To Report

Transactions With Foreign Trusts and

Receipt of Certain Foreign Gifts. For

details, see Form 3520.

1.

2.

3. Subtract line 2 from line 1

4. Enter line 3 or $25,000,

whichever is less

5. Subtract line 4 from line 3

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

Note: Estimated tax and alternative

minimum tax do not apply to political

organizations.

Line 21—Tax credits. The organization

may qualify for the following credits:

Foreign tax credit. See Form 1118,

Foreign Tax Credit—Corporations.

Line 20—Income tax. The rate of tax

imposed depends on whether the

political organization is a principal

campaign committee as defined in

section 527(h). The tax rate is lower for

a principal campaign committee.

Credit for fuel produced from a

nonconventional source. See section

29 for a definition of qualified fuels,

provisions for figuring the credit, and

other special rules.

Political organization not a principal

campaign committee. An organization

that is not a principal campaign

committee computes its tax as follows:

Multiply line 19 by 35% and enter the

result on line 20.

Enter the total amount of qualified

credits on line 21 and attach the

applicable credit forms.

Principal campaign committee

(section 527(h)). A political organization

that is a principal campaign committee

of a candidate for U.S. Congress

computes its tax in the same manner as

provided in section 11(b) for

corporations. Compute the tax as

follows:

Enter line 1 or $50,000,

whichever is less

Enter taxable income (line 19,

Form 1120-POL)

Additional Information

Question 1

Foreign financial accounts. Check the

“Yes” box if either 1 or 2 below applies

to the organization. Otherwise, check

the “No” box:

1. At any time during the 2000

calendar year the organization had an

interest in or signature or other authority

over a bank, securities, or other financial

account in a foreign country; and

● The combined value of the accounts

was more than $10,000 at any time

during the calendar year; and

● The account was not with a U.S.

military banking facility operated by a

U.S. financial institution.

2. The organization owns more than

50% of the stock in any corporation that

would answer “Yes” to item 1 above.

See Form TD F 90-22.1, Report of

Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts, to

find out if the organization is considered

to have an interest in or signature or

other authority over a financial account

in a foreign country.

Qualified electric vehicle credit. See

Form 8834, Qualified Electric Vehicle

Credit, and section 30.

Enter line 5 or $9,925,000,

whichever is less

Subtract line 6 from line 5

Multiply line 2 by 15%

Multiply line 4 by 25%

Multiply line 6 by 34%

11. Multiply line 7 by 35%

12. If line 1 is greater than

$100,000, enter the smaller of:

5% of taxable income in

excess of $100,000, or

$11,750

13. If line 1 is greater than $15

million, enter the smaller of:

3% of taxable income in

excess of $15 million or

$100,000

14. Add lines 8 through 13. Enter

here and on line 20, Form

1120-POL

Line 22—Total tax. If the political

organization must recapture any of the

qualified electric vehicle credit, include

the amount of the recapture in the total

for line 22. On the dotted line next to the

entry space, write “QEV recapture” and

the amount. See Regulations section

1.30-1 for details on how to figure the

recapture.

The general business credit

(excluding the Indian employment

credit, the work opportunity credit,

the welfare-to-work credit, and the

empowerment zone employment

credit). See Form 3800, General

Business Credit.

country or countries. Attach a separate

sheet if more space is needed.