Pub. L. 89-97, tit. III, sec. 316
employees of nonprofit organizations
employees of nonprofit organizations Sec. 316. (a) (1) Section 3121(k)(1)(B)(iii) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (relating to effective date of exemption of religious, charitable, and certain other organizations) is amended to read as follows: “(iii) the first day of any calendar quarter preceding the calendar quarter in which the certificate is filed, except that such date may not be earlier than the first day of the twentieth calendar quarter preceding the quarter in which such certificate is filed.” (2) The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall apply in the case of any certificate filed under section 3121 (k)(1)(A) of such Code after the date of the enactment of this Act. (b) Section 3121 (k)(1) of such Code (relating to waiver of exemption by religious, charitable, and certain other organizations) is further amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subparagraph: “(H) An organization which files a certificate under subparagraph (A) before 1966 may amend such certificate during 1965 or 1966 to make the certificate effective with the first day of any calendar quarter preceding the quarter for which such certificate originally became effective, except that such date may not be earlier than the first day of the twentieth calendar quarter preceding the quarter in which such certificate is so amended. If an organization amends its certificate pursuant to the preceding sentence, such amendment shall b effective with respect to the service of individuals who concurred in the filing of such certificate (initially or through the filing of a supplemental list) and who concur in the filing of such amendment. An amendment to a certificate filed pursuant to this subparagraph shall be filed with such official and in such form and manner as may be prescribed by regulations made under this chapter. If an amendment is filed pursuant to this subparagraph— “(i) for purposes of computing interest and for purposes of section 6651 (relating to addition to tax for failure to file tax return), the due date for the return and payment of the tax for any calendar quarter resulting from the filing of such an amendment shall be the last day of the calendar month following the calendar quarter in which the amendment is filed; and “(ii) the statutory period for the assessment of such tax shall not expire before the expiration of three year’s from such due date.” (c) (1) Section 105(b) of the Social Security Amendments of 1960 is amended to read as follows: “(b) (1) If— “(A) an individual performed service in the employ of an organization with respect to which remuneration was paid before the first day of the calendar quarter in which the organization filed a waiver certificate pursuant to section 3121 (k)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, and such service is excepted from employment under section 210(a)(8)(B) of the Social Security Act, “(B) such service would have constituted employment as defined in section 210 of such Act if the requirements of section 3121(k)(1) of such Code were satisfied, 79 Stat. 387 “(C) such organization paid, on or before the due date of the tax return for the calendar quarter before the calendar quarter in which the organization filed a certificate pursuant to section 3121(k)(1) of such Code, any amount, as taxes imposed by sections 3101 and 3111 of such Code, with respect to such remuneration paid by the organization to the individual for such service, “(D) such individual, or a fiduciary acting for such individual or his estate, or his survivor (within the meaning of section 205(c)(1)(C) of such Act), requests that such remuneration be deemed to constitute remuneration for employment for purposes of title II of such Act, and “(E) the request is made in such form and manner, and with such official, as may be prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, then, subject to the conditions stated in paragraphs (2), (3), (4), and (5), the remuneration with respect to which the amount has been paid as taxes shall be deemed to constitute remuneration for employment for purposes of title II of such Act. “(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to an individual unless the organization referred to in paragraph (1)(A), on or before the date on which the request described in paragraph (1) is made, has filed a certificate pursuant to section 3121(k)(1) of such Code. “(3) Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to an individual who is employed by the organization referred to in paragraph (2) on the date the certificate is filed. “(4) If credit or refund of any portion of the amount referred to in paragraph (1)(C)(other than a credit or refund which would be allowed if the service constituted employment for purposes of chapter 21 of such Code) has been obtained, paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to the individual unless the amount credited or refunded (including any interest under section 6611 of such Code) is repaid before January 1, 1968, or, if later, the first day of the third year after the year in which the organization filed a certificate pursuant to section 3121 (k)(1) of such Code. “(5) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any service performed for the organization in a period for winch a certificate filed pursuant to section 3121 (k)(1) of such Code is not in effect.” (2) The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. The provisions of section 105(b) of the Social Security Amendments of 1960 which were in effect before the date of the enactment of this Act shall be applicable with respect to any request filed under section 105(b)(1) of such Amendments before such date. Nothing in the preceding sentence shall prevent the filing of a request under section 105(b)(1) of such Amendments as amended by this Act. (d) If— (1) an individual performed service with respect to which remuneration was paid before the date of enactment of this Act by an organization which, before, such date, filed a waiver certificate pursuant to section 3121 (k)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code, (2) such service is excluded from employment under title II of the Social Security Act but would not be excluded therefrom if the requirements of such section 3121 (k)(1) had been met with respect to such service, (3) such service was performed during the period such certificate was in effect, and 79 Stat. 388 (4) such individual was listed pursuant to such section 3121 (k)(1) at any time during such period and before the date of enactment of this Act as an employee who concurred in the filing of such certificate or such individual filed a request for coverage pursuant to section 105(b) of the Social Security Amendments of 1960, as in effect prior to the enactment of this Act (but such listing or request was not effective with respect to the service described above), then, subject to the conditions stated in subparagraphs (B), (C), (D), and (E) of paragraph (1), and paragraph (4), of section 105(b) of the Social Security Amendments of 1960, as amended by this section, the remuneration of such individual which was paid with respect to such excluded service shall be deemed to constitute remuneration for employment for purposes of such title II; except that, for purposes of this subsection, in applying subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1) of such section 105(b) the date of enactment of this Act shall be considered to be the date on which the organization filed its certificate under section 3121(k)(1) and any reference, in paragraph (4) of such section, to such paragraph (1) shall be considered a reference to the preceding provisions of this subsection.