### Question
Can you define what qualified sponsorship payment means?


### Answer
**Qualified sponsorship payment** is defined as the following in *26 U.S.C. § 513*:

> any payment made by any person engaged in a trade or business with respect to which there is no arrangement or expectation that such person will receive any substantial return benefit other than the use or acknowledgement of the name or logo (or product lines) of such person's trade or business in connection with the activities of the organization that receives such payment

#### Citation:
  - *26 U.S.C. § 513*
  - Heading: **Subtitle A-Income Taxes > CHAPTER 1-NORMAL TAXES AND SURTAXES > Subchapter F-Exempt Organizations > PART III-TAXATION OF BUSINESS INCOME OF CERTAIN EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS**

