5260
CORPORATIONS CODE
SECTION 5260
5260. Any other provision of law notwithstanding, every corporation, during any period or periods such corporation is deemed to be a "private foundation" as defined in Section 509 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 as amended by Section 101 of the Tax Reform Act of 1969 (all references in this section to the Internal Revenue Code shall refer to such code as amended by such act), shall distribute its income for each taxable year (and principal, if necessary) at such time and in such manner as not to subject such corporation to tax under Section 4942 of such code, (as modified by paragraph 3 of subsection (1) of Section 101 of the Tax Reform Act of 1969), and such corporation shall not engage in any act of self-dealing as defined in subsection (d) of Section 4941 of such code (as modified by paragraph (2) of subsection (1) of Section 101 of the Tax Reform Act of 1969), retain any excess business holdings as defined in subsection (c) of Section 4943 of such code, make any investments in such manner as to subject such corporation to tax under Section 4944 of such code, or make any taxable expenditure as defined in subsection (d) of Section 4945 of such code (as modified by paragraph (5) of subsection (1) of Section 101 of the Tax Reform Act of 1969). This section shall apply to any such corporation and any provision contained in its articles of incorporation or other governing instrument inconsistent with this section or to the contrary thereof shall be without effect.