HR 9721
Cleared committee
Requires certain charities to report their fiscal sponsorship arrangements to the IRS and imposes taxes on improper conduit arrangements that route donations to people or groups without tax-exempt status.
Official title: Fiscal Sponsorship Transparency Act of 2026
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced
16-JUL-2026
Referred
16-JUL-2026
Approved by committee
22-JUL-2026
- Adds to the annual information return rules for charities, requiring each fiscal sponsorship arrangement to list the parties, the amounts transferred, a description of the activities, the managing officer, and the start and end dates.
- Defines a fiscal sponsorship arrangement and excludes private foundations and donor advised funds from the reporting requirement.
- Denies a charitable contribution deduction for gifts made under an improper conduit arrangement.
- Imposes a 20% tax on the organization for amounts transferred under an improper conduit arrangement, and a 5% tax on any manager who knowingly agrees to the transfer, capped at $10,000.
- Imposes a 100% additional tax on the organization if the transfer is not corrected, and a 50% tax on any manager who refuses to agree to the correction, capped at $20,000.
- Directs the Treasury to issue regulations and applies to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2027.
Current. The Congressional Research Service's summary covers the bill's latest wording (Introduced in House, 16-JUL-2026).
CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov- Ways and Means Committee (House)
Taxation
No cosponsors.