STEP 3: Answer the Following Questions About the Applicant Organization
STEP 4: Answer these Questions About the Applicant Organization Bylaws or Charter
Attach a copy of the charter, bylaws or other documents adopted by the organization which govern its affairs and answer the following questions.
1. Do these documents pledge the organization’s assets for use in performing the organization’s charitable functions?...........
Yes
No
If yes, provide the page and paragraph numbers. Page
_________ Paragraph _________
2. Do these documents direct that on the discontinuance of the organization, the organization’s assets are to be transferred to the
State of Texas or to an educational, religious, charitable or other similar organization that is qualied for exemption under
Section 501(c)(3), Internal Revenue Code, as amended? .........................................................
Yes
No
If yes, provide the page and paragraph numbers. Page
_________ Paragraph _________
3. If no, do these documents direct that on discontinuance of the organization, the organization’s assets are to be transferred to
its members who have promised in their membership application to immediately transfer them to the State of Texas or to an
educational, religious, charitable or other similar organization that is qualied for exemption under Section 501(c)(3), Internal
Revenue Code, as amended? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..................
Yes
No
If yes, provide the page and paragraph numbers. Page
_________ Paragraph _________
If yes, was this two-step transfer required for the organization to qualify for exemption under Section 501(c)(12), Internal
Revenue Code, as amended? ..............................................................................
Yes
No
STEP 5: Describe the Property for Which Exemption is Sought
Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
Form
50-263
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1. Is the organization organized as a community housing development organization (42 U.S.C. Section 12704)? ...............
Yes
No
2. Is the organization engaged primarily in public charitable functions? ................................................
Yes
No
If yes, using an attachment, describe the organization’s activities in a narrative. The narrative description of activities should be
thorough, accurate and include date-specic references to the tax year for which the exemption is sought. You may also attach
representative copies of newsletters, brochures or similar documents for supporting details to this narrative.
3. Is the organization organized exclusively to perform religious, charitable, scientic, literary or educational purposes? ..........
Yes
No
If yes, attach copies of organizational documents supporting your answer.
4. Does the organization own the property for the purpose of building or repairing housing on it to sell or rent without prot to an
individual or family satisfying the organization’s low-income or moderate-income eligibility requirements? ...................
Yes
No
5. Does the organization engage exclusively in the building, repair and sale or rental of housing as described above and related
activities? ..............................................................................................
Yes
No
6. Does the organization perform, or does its charter permit it to perform, any functions other than those checked in question 3? ....
Yes
No
If yes, attach a statement describing the other functions in detail.
7. In the past year has the organization loaned funds to, borrowed funds from, sold property to or bought property from a shareholder,
director or member of the organization, or had a shareholder or member sell an interest in the organization for a prot? .......
Yes
No
If yes, attach a description of each transaction. For sales, give buyer, seller, price paid, value of the property sold and date
of sale. For loans, give lender, borrower, amount borrowed, interest rate and term of loan. Attach a copy of note, if any.
8. Does the organization operate in such a manner that does not result in the accrual of distributable prots, the distribution of
prots or the realization of any other form of private gain? ........................................................
Yes
No
9. Does the organization operate, or its charter permit to operate, in a manner which permits the accrual of prots or distribution
of any form of private gain? ................................................................................
Yes
No
If yes, explain on a separate attached page.
10. Does the organization have an annual audit, including a detailed report on the organization’s sources and uses of funds,
prepared by an independent auditor? ........................................................................
Yes
No
Please deliver a copy of the annual audit to the chief appraiser of this appraisal district and to the Texas Department of
Housing and Community Affairs, as required by Tax Code Section 11.182(g).
PROPERTY TO BE EXEMPT:
• Attach one Schedule A (REAL PROPERTY) form for EACH parcel of real improved and unimproved property to be exempt.
• Attach one Schedule B (BUILDINGS) form for EACH building to be exempt.
• Attach one Schedule C (PERSONAL PROPERTY) form listing ALL personal property to be exempt