Medical, Inc., a § 501(c)(3) exempt organization, engages in an excess benefit transaction, such that the intermediate sanctions rules may apply. The amount of the excess benefit is $50,000. For the organization management, the participation in the excess benefit transaction was not willful and was due to reasonable cause. Calculate the amount of the excise tax (first-level tax) imposed under the intermediate sanctions provision.

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The Answer of Medical, Inc., a § 501(c)(3) exempt organization, engages in an excess benefit transaction, such that the intermediate sanctions rules may apply. The amount of the excess benefit is $50,000. For the organization management, the participation in the excess benefit transaction was not willful and was due to reasonable cause. Calculate the amount of the excise tax (first-level tax) imposed under the intermediate sanctions provision.