Ukungacaci kwemithetho yerhafu kunye nemozulu kaMongameli uJoe Biden kunokuthintela ezinye iiyunivesithi zikarhulumente ekubeni zenze imali yezigidi zeerandi kwiikhredithi zerhafu yamandla acocekileyo.
Iikholeji neeyunivesithi ngokubanzi azinaxanduva lwerhafu, ngoko ke ukhetho lokuhlawula ngokuthe ngqo - okanye apho imali mboleko inokuthathwa njengeentlawulo ezibuyiselwayo - inika amaziko e-501(c)(3) ithuba lokusebenzisa izibonelelo.
Nangona kunjalo, ayizizo zonke iiyunivesithi zikarhulumente ezinesimo se-501(c)(3), kwaye xa umthetho udwelisa amaqela afanelekileyo, awuchazi amaziko athathwa njengamaziko karhulumente.
Iikholeji ezininzi ziyalibazisa iinkqubo de kube ulwalathiso lweSebe lezeMali kunye ne-IRS lucacile, ngaphandle kokuba iikholeji zigqiba kwelokuba ziyafaneleka.
UBen Davidson, umlawuli wohlalutyo lomgaqo-nkqubo werhafu kunye nomcebisi weyunivesithi encinci kwiYunivesithi yaseNorth Carolina eChapel Hill, uthe kukho "umngcipheko omkhulu" ekutolikeni izixhobo zikarhulumente njengemithetho ngaphandle kwesikhokelo.
ISebe lezeMali alizange livume ukuphawula ukuba ii-arhente zikarhulumente ziyafaneleka na ukufumana iintlawulo ezithe ngqo ngelixa kusalindwe isikhokelo.
Iikholeji okanye iiyunivesithi ezingenayo ingeniso yeshishini engadibaniyo okanye i-UBIT zinokubonelela ngeendlela zokufumana imbuyekezo ethe ngqo phantsi kwecandelo 6417. Amaziko ane-UBIT aya kukwazi ukufaka ibango lokukhululwa kwirhafu kwingeniso yawo erhafiswayo, kodwa ukuba i-UBIT idlula ikhredithi, aya kugqibela ehlawula umahluko.
Ngokuxhomekeke kwindlela esekwe ngayo iyunivesithi karhulumente kwilizwe layo, inokuhlelwa njengecandelo eliphantsi kwelo lizwe, isebe lezopolitiko, okanye iziko lelo lizwe. Amaziko ayinxalenye ebalulekileyo yamandla karhulumente okanye ezopolitiko anelungelo lokufumana umvuzo othe ngqo.
“Ilizwe ngalinye linemiba yalo yerhafu eyahlukileyo, nto leyo eyenza imeko ibonakale yahlukile kunokuba ndicinga ukuba ababukeli berhafu ngamanye amaxesha bayakhumbula,” utshilo uLindsey Tepe, usekela-mongameli wemicimbi karhulumente kwi-Institute of State and Land resources, kwiYunivesithi yaseGrant.
Amanye amaziko athathwa njengamaziko afumana imeko ye-501(c)(3) ngokwahlukeneyo ngokusebenzisa iziseko zawo okanye amanye amashishini anxulumene nawo ukuze kube lula ukunika ingxelo yerhafu, utshilo uTepe.
Nangona kunjalo, uDavidson uthe uninzi lwezikolo akufuneki zazi ukuba zihlelwe njani, kwaye uninzi alwazi ukuba azikafumani sigqibo se-IRS. Ngokutsho kwakhe, i-UNC ayinakuchatshazelwa kukungacaci komthetho.
Unyulo lwentlawulo ethe ngqo lususa umda kwiCandelo 50(b)(3) elithintela ukufaneleka kwekhredithi yerhafu kwimibutho ekhululekileyo kwirhafu. Eli candelo libandakanya izixhobo. Nangona kunjalo, le miqathango ayisuswanga kubahlawuli berhafu abafuna ukuthengisa iikhredithi zabo zerhafu besebenzisa ukhetho lokudlulisela olusemthethweni, oluthintela amaziko ekwenzeni iintlawulo ezithe ngqo okanye ukudluliselwa kwaye alunakudlulisela naziphi na iikhredithi, utshilo uDavidson. Ukwenza imali ngesixa.
Ngokwembali, amaziko afana namagunya karhulumente, iiyunivesithi zikarhulumente, kunye noorhulumente baseMelika boMthonyama kunye noorhulumente bemimandla aye akhutshelwa ngaphandle kwiikhredithi zerhafu kwiiprojekthi zamandla avuselelekayo.
Kodwa emva kokuba imithetho yerhafu kunye nemozulu ipasisiwe, imibutho engahlawuli rhafu yafaneleka ukufumana iikhredithi ezahlukeneyo kwiiprojekthi zamandla acocekileyo ezifana neepaki zombane, umbane wezakhiwo eziluhlaza, kunye nokugcinwa kwamandla.
“Yingxaki yenkukhu namaqanda – kufuneka sibone ukuba imithetho ivumela ntoni,” utshilo uTepe malunga neeprojekthi ezinomdla kwi-arhente.
Isigqibo sokuba uza kuyifumana nini imali yerhafu siza kuxhomekeka kwiprojekthi. Kwabanye, iprojekthi isenokungafumaneki ngaphandle kwentlawulo ethe ngqo, ngelixa abanye baza kubekwa esweni emva kokugqitywa kweprojekthi.
UTepe uthe iikholeji neeyunivesithi zithetha ngendlela imali mboleko ehambelana ngayo nezicwangciso zophuhliso zikarhulumente nezengingqi. Uninzi lweekholeji lunonyaka-mali oqala nge-1 kaJulayi ukuya kwi-30 kaJuni, ngoko ke azinakubamba unyulo okwangoku.
Iingcali zoshishino zithi ukususwa kwezixhobo kuluhlu lokwamkelwa kwakuyimpazamo yokubhala kwaye iSebe lezeMali linelungelo lokuyilungisa.
IColorado, iConnecticut, iMaine, kunye nePennsylvania nazo zicele ingcaciso kwileta yezimvo malunga nokuba amaziko afana neeyunivesithi zikarhulumente kunye nezibhedlele zikarhulumente angafanelekela na ukuhlawulwa ngokuthe ngqo.
“Kucacile ukuba iCongress ifuna iiyunivesithi zikarhulumente zithathe inxaxheba kwezi zibonelelo kwaye zicinge ngokwenene ngendlela yokucwangcisa iindawo zazo zasekhampasini ngendlela eyonga umbane,” utshilo uTepe.
Ngaphandle kwembuyekezo ethe ngqo, ii-arhente kuya kufuneka zicinge ngobulungisa berhafu, utshilo uMichael Kelcher, igqwetha eliphezulu kunye nomlawuli weprojekthi yerhafu yemozulu kwiZiko loMthetho weRhafu le-NYU Law School.
Nangona kunjalo, nangona ulungelelwaniso lwerhafu “lusebenza kakuhle kwiinkqubo ezinkulu,” iintlobo zeenkqubo eziza kusetyenziswa ziiyunivesithi zikarhulumente kunye nezinye iiarhente zikarhulumente zisenokuba zincinci kakhulu ukuba zingafezekisa ulungelelwaniso lwerhafu—kungenjalo iarhente kuya kufuneka inciphise imali mboleko, utshilo uKercher. kuba uninzi lwentando luya kubatyali-mali ngendlela yerhafu.
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Ixesha lokuthumela: Matshi-14-2023
