Sections Outside Us Application For Tax Exemption Form

Sections Outside Us Application For Tax Exemption Form - Isa

APPENDIX R

SECTIONS OUTSIDE U.S.

APPLICATION FOR TAX EXEMPTION

SAMPLE LETTER

(Addressed to Taxing Commission

requesting exemption from taxes)

Dear _______________:

Re: Tax Exemption Ruling Application of International Society of Automation

Section

This letter is submitted for the purpose of requesting a tax exemption ruling from the (Name of Taxing

Commission) for the International Society of Automation (ISA)____________________ Section.

Purpose & Structure of ISA Including Its Sections

The ISA ____________________ Section was formed on ____________________.

The basic rules for the Section, including its general organizational purpose are specified in its

Constitution and Bylaws (Exhibit ____ ), as follows:

The objectives of the Section shall be to advance and to reinforce the arts and

sciences related to the theory, design, manufacture and use of instrumentation,

computers and systems for measurement and control in the various sciences and

technologies for the benefit of mankind.

The Section's operating policies and control if its affairs are accomplished through its Executive Board.

Members of a Section automatically become members of the international central organization headquartered in the

U.S.A., namely the International Society of Automation (ISA). Several classes of members, including student

members, each with different membership requirements, may join the Society.

The primary purpose of the International Society of Automation (ISA), and its worldwide Sections, is educational

and scientific. The International Society of Automation is exempt from taxes under the U.S. Internal Revenue Code

Section 50l (c)(3). Various instrumentation periodicals are available to members and the public (non-members). The

central ISA organization itself conducts a number of short courses, symposia, and meetings throughout the world

that are designed to provide information and interchange of ideas, respecting the latest scientific and technological

developments. ISA's Standards and Practices Department organizes and coordinates the development and

publication of standards and recommended practices in numerous scientific and technical fields, which are

recognized by the American National Standards Institute.

Sections Outside Us Application For Tax Exemption Form - Isa