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26 U.S.C. § 23 — Adoption expenses

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26 U.S.C. § 23 — Adoption expenses

**(a) Allowance of credit** (1) **In general** — In the case of an individual, there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this chapter the amount of the qualified adoption expenses paid or incurred by the taxpayer. (2) **Year credit allowed** — The credit under paragraph (1) with respect to any expense shall be allowed— (A) in the case of any expense paid or incurred before the taxable year in which such adoption becomes final, for the taxable year following the taxable year during which such expense is paid or incurred, and (B) in the case of an expense paid or incurred during or after the taxable year in which such adoption becomes final, for the taxable year in which such expense is paid or incurred. (3) **$10,000 credit for adoption of child with special needs regardless of expenses** — In the case of an adoption of a child with special needs which becomes final during a taxable year, the taxpayer shall be treated as having paid during such year qualified adoption expenses with respect to such adoption in an amount equal to the excess (if any) of $10,000 over the aggregate qualified adoption expenses actually paid or incurred by the taxpayer with respect to such adoption during such taxable year and all prior taxable years. (4) **Portion of credit refundable** — So much of the credit allowed under paragraph (1) as does not exceed $5,000 shall be treated as a credit allowed under subpart C and not as a credit allowed under this subpart. **(b) Limitations** (1) **Dollar limitation** — The aggregate amount of qualified adoption expenses which may be taken into account under subsection (a) for all taxable years with respect to the adoption of a child by the taxpayer shall not exceed $10,000. (2) **Income limitation** (A) *In general* —

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**(a) Allowance of credit** (1) **In general** — In the case of an individual, there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this chapter the amount of the qualified adoption expenses paid or incurred by the taxpayer. (2) **Year credit allowed** — The credit under paragraph (1) with respect to any expense shall be allowed— (A) in the case of any expense paid or incurred before the taxable year in which such adoption becomes final, for the taxable year following the taxable year during which such expense is paid or incurred, and (B) in the case of an expense paid or incurred during or after the taxable year in which such adoption becomes final, for the taxable year in which such expense is paid or incurred. (3) **$10,000 credit for adoption of child with special needs regardless of expenses** — In the case of an adoption of a child with special needs which becomes final during a taxable year, the taxpayer shall be treated as having paid during such year qualified adoption expenses with respect to such adoption in an amount equal to the excess (if any) of $10,000 over the aggregate qualified adoption expenses actually paid or incurred by the taxpayer with respect to such adoption during such taxable year and all prior taxable years. (4) **Portion of credit refundable** — So much of the credit allowed under paragraph (1) as does not exceed $5,000 shall be treated as a credit allowed under subpart C and not as a credit allowed under this subpart. **(b) Limitations** (1) **Dollar limitation** — The aggregate amount of qualified adoption expenses which may be taken into account under subsection (a) for all taxable years with respect to the adoption of a child by the taxpayer shall not exceed $10,000. (2) **Income limitation** (A) *In general* — The amount allowable as a credit under subsection (a) for any taxable year (determined without regard to subsection (c)) shall be reduced (but not below zero) by an amount which bears the same ratio to the amount so allowable (determined without regard to this paragraph but with regard to paragraph (1)) as— (i) the amount (if any) by which the taxpayer’s adjusted gross income exceeds $150,000, bears to (ii) $40,000. (B) *Determination of adjusted gross income* — For purposes of subparagraph (A), adjusted gross income shall be determined without regard to sections 911, 931, and 933. (3) **Denial of double benefit** (A) *In general* — No credit shall be allowed under subsection (a) for any expense for which a deduction or credit is allowed under any other provision of this chapter. (B) *Grants* — No credit shall be allowed under subsection (a) for any expense to the extent that funds for such expense are received under any Federal, State, or local program. **(c) Carryforwards of unused credit** (1) **In general** — If the portion of the credit allowable under subsection (a) which is allowed under this subpart for any taxable year exceeds the limitation imposed by section 26(a) for such taxable year reduced by the sum of the credits allowable under this subpart (other than this section and section 25D), such excess shall be carried to the succeeding taxable year and added to the portion of the credit allowable under subsection (a) which is allowed under this subpart for such taxable year. (2) **Limitation** — No credit may be carried forward under this subsection to any taxable year following the fifth taxable year after the taxable year in which the credit arose. For purposes of the preceding sentence, credits shall be treated as used on a first-in first-out basis. **(d) Definitions** For purposes of this section— (1) **Qualified adoption expenses** — The term “qualified adoption expenses” means reasonable and necessary adoption fees, court costs, attorney fees, and other expenses— (A) which are directly related to, and the principal purpose of which is for, the legal adoption of an eligible child by the taxpayer, (B) which are not incurred in violation of State or Federal law or in carrying out any surrogate parenting arrangement, (C) which are not expenses in connection with the adoption by an individual of a child who is the child of such individual’s spouse, and (D) which are not reimbursed under an employer program or otherwise. (2) **Eligible child** — The term “eligible child” means any individual who— (A) has not attained age 18, or (B) is physically or mentally incapable of caring for himself. (3) **Child with special needs** — The term “child with special needs” means any child if— (A) a State or Indian tribal government has determined that the child cannot or should not be returned to the home of his parents, (B) such State or Indian tribal government has determined that there exists with respect to the child a specific factor or condition (such as his ethnic background, age, or membership in a minority or sibling group, or the presence of factors such as medical conditions or physical, mental, or emotional handicaps) because of which it is reasonable to conclude that such child cannot be placed with adoptive parents without providing adoption assistance, and (C) such child is a citizen or resident of the United States (as defined in section 217(h)(3)). **(e) Special rules for foreign adoptions** In the case of an adoption of a child who is not a citizen or resident of the United States (as defined in section 217(h)(3))— (1) subsection (a) shall not apply to any qualified adoption expense with respect to such adoption unless such adoption becomes final, and (2) any such expense which is paid or incurred before the taxable year in which such adoption becomes final shall be taken into account under this section as if such expense were paid or incurred during such year. **(f) Filing requirements** (1) **Married couples must file joint returns** — Rules similar to the rules of paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) of section 21(e) shall apply for purposes of this section. (2) **Taxpayer must include TIN** (A) *In general* — No credit shall be allowed under this section with respect to any eligible child unless the taxpayer includes (if known) the name, age, and TIN of such child on the return of tax for the taxable year. (B) *Other methods* — The Secretary may, in lieu of the information referred to in subparagraph (A), require other information meeting the purposes of subparagraph (A), including identification of an agent assisting with the adoption. **(g) Basis adjustments** For purposes of this subtitle, if a credit is allowed under this section for any expenditure with respect to any property, the increase in the basis of such property which would (but for this subsection) result from such expenditure shall be reduced by the amount of the credit so allowed. **(h) Adjustments for inflation** (1) **In general** — In the case of a taxable year beginning after December 31, 2002, each of the dollar amounts in paragraphs (3) and (4) of subsection (a) and paragraphs (1) and (2)(A)(i) of subsection (b) shall be increased by an amount equal to— (A) such dollar amount, multiplied by (B) the cost-of-living adjustment determined under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which the taxable year begins, determined by substituting “calendar year 2001” for “calendar year 2016” in subparagraph (A)(ii) thereof. (2) **Rounding** — If any amount as increased under paragraph (1) is not a multiple of $10, such amount shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of $10. (3) **Special rule for refundable portion** — In the case of the dollar amount in subsection (a)(4), paragraph (1) shall be applied— (A) by substituting “2025” for “2002” in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), and (B) by substituting “calendar year 2024” for “calendar year 2001” in subparagraph (B) thereof. **(i) Regulations** The Secretary shall prescribe such regulations as may be appropriate to carry out this section and section 137, including regulations which treat unmarried individuals who pay or incur qualified adoption expenses with respect to the same child as 1 taxpayer for purposes of applying the dollar amounts in subsections (a)(3) and (b)(1) of this section and in section 137(b)(1).

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26 U.S.C. § 1 — Tax imposed

**(a) Married individuals filing joint returns and surviving spouses** There is hereby imposed on the taxable income of— (1) every married individual (as defined in section 7703) who makes a single return jointly with his spouse under section 6013, and (2) every surviving spouse (as defined in section 2(a)), a tax determined in accordance with the following table: If taxable income is:The tax is: Not over $36,90015% of taxable income. Over $36,900 but not over $89,150$5,535, plus 28% of the excess over $36,900. Over $89,150 but not over $140,000$20,165, plus 31% of the excess over $89,150. Over $140,000 but not over $250,000$35,928.50, plus 36% of the excess over $140,000. Over $250,000$75,528.50, plus 39.6% of the excess over $250,000. **(b) Heads of households** There is hereby imposed on the taxable income of every head of a household (as defined in section 2(b)) a tax determined in accordance with the following table: If taxable income is:The tax is: Not over $29,60015% of taxable income. Over $29,600 but not over $76,400$4,440, plus 28% of the excess over $29,600. Over $76,400 but not over $127,500$17,544, plus 31% of the excess over $76,400. Over $127,500 but not over $250,000$33,385, plus 36% of the excess over $127,500. Over $250,000$77,485, plus 39.6% of the excess over $250,000. **(c) Unmarried individuals (other than surviving spouses and heads of households)** There is hereby imposed on the taxable income of every individual (other than a surviving spouse as defined in section 2(a) or the head of a household as defined in section 2(b)) who is not a married individual (as defined in section 7703) a tax determined in accordance with the following table: If taxable income is:The tax is: Not over $22,10015% of taxable income. Over $22,100 but not over $53,50

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26 U.S.C. § 21 — Expenses for household and dependent care services necessary for gainful employment

**(a) Allowance of credit** (1) **In general** — In the case of an individual for which there are 1 or more qualifying individuals (as defined in subsection (b)(1)) with respect to such individual, there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this chapter for the taxable year an amount equal to the applicable percentage of the employment-related expenses (as defined in subsection (b)(2)) paid by such individual during the taxable year. (2) **Applicable percentage defined** — For purposes of paragraph (1), the term “applicable percentage” means 50 percent— (A) reduced (but not below 35 percent) by 1 percentage point for each $2,000 or fraction thereof by which the taxpayer’s adjusted gross income for the taxable year exceeds $15,000, and (B) further reduced (but not below 20 percent) by 1 percentage point for each $2,000 ($4,000 in the case of a joint return) or fraction thereof by which the taxpayer’s adjusted gross income for the taxable year exceeds $75,000 ($150,000 in the case of a joint return). **(b) Definitions of qualifying individual and employment-related expenses** For purposes of this section— (1) **Qualifying individual** — The term “qualifying individual” means— (A) a dependent of the taxpayer (as defined in section 152(a)(1)) who has not attained age 13, (B) a dependent of the taxpayer (as defined in section 152, determined without regard to subsections (b)(1), (b)(2), and (d)(1)(B)) who is physically or mentally incapable of caring for himself or herself and who has the same principal place of abode as the taxpayer for more than one-half of such taxable year, or (C) the spouse of the taxpayer, if the spouse is physically or mentally incapable of caring for himself or herself and who has the same principal place of abod

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26 U.S.C. § 137 — Adoption assistance programs

**(a) Exclusion** (1) **In general** — Gross income of an employee does not include amounts paid or expenses incurred by the employer for qualified adoption expenses in connection with the adoption of a child by an employee if such amounts are furnished pursuant to an adoption assistance program. (2) **$10,000 exclusion for adoption of child with special needs regardless of expenses** — In the case of an adoption of a child with special needs which becomes final during a taxable year, the qualified adoption expenses with respect to such adoption for such year shall be increased by an amount equal to the excess (if any) of $10,000 over the actual aggregate qualified adoption expenses with respect to such adoption during such taxable year and all prior taxable years. **(b) Limitations** (1) **Dollar limitation** — The aggregate of the amounts paid or expenses incurred which may be taken into account under subsection (a) for all taxable years with respect to the adoption of a child by the taxpayer shall not exceed $10,000. (2) **Income limitation** — The amount excludable from gross income under subsection (a) for any taxable year shall be reduced (but not below zero) by an amount which bears the same ratio to the amount so excludable (determined without regard to this paragraph but with regard to paragraph (1)) as— (A) the amount (if any) by which the taxpayer’s adjusted gross income exceeds $150,000, bears to (B) $40,000. (3) **Determination of adjusted gross income** — For purposes of paragraph (2), adjusted gross income shall be determined— (A) without regard to this section and sections 85(c) 11 So in original. Probably should be followed by a comma. 221, 911, 931, and 933, and (B) after the application of sections 86, 135, 219, and 469. **(c) Adopt

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26 U.S.C. § 24 — Child tax credit

**(a) Allowance of credit** There shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this chapter for the taxable year with respect to each qualifying child of the taxpayer for which the taxpayer is allowed a deduction under section 151 an amount equal to $1,000. **(b) Limitations** (1) **Limitation based on adjusted gross income** — The amount of the credit allowable under subsection (a) shall be reduced (but not below zero) by $50 for each $1,000 (or fraction thereof) by which the taxpayer’s modified adjusted gross income exceeds the threshold amount. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term “modified adjusted gross income” means adjusted gross income increased by any amount excluded from gross income under section 911, 931, or 933. (2) **Threshold amount** — For purposes of paragraph (1), the term “threshold amount” means— (A) $110,000 in the case of a joint return, (B) $75,000 in the case of an individual who is not married, and (C) $55,000 in the case of a married individual filing a separate return. For purposes of this paragraph, marital status shall be determined under section 7703. **(c) Qualifying child** For purposes of this section— (1) **In general** — The term “qualifying child” means a qualifying child of the taxpayer (as defined in section 152(c)) who has not attained age 17. (2) **Exception for certain noncitizens** — The term “qualifying child” shall not include any individual who would not be a dependent if subparagraph (A) of section 152(b)(3) were applied without regard to all that follows “resident of the United States”. **(d) Portion of credit refundable** (1) **In general** — The aggregate credits allowed to a taxpayer under subpart C shall be increased by the lesser of— (A) the credit which would be allowed und

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26 U.S.C. § 401 — Qualified pension, profit-sharing, and stock bonus plans

**(a) Requirements for qualification** A trust created or organized in the United States and forming part of a stock bonus, pension, or profit-sharing plan of an employer for the exclusive benefit of his employees or their beneficiaries shall constitute a qualified trust under this section— (1) if contributions are made to the trust by such employer, or employees, or both, or by another employer who is entitled to deduct his contributions under section 404(a)(3)(B) (relating to deduction for contributions to profit-sharing and stock bonus plans), or by a charitable remainder trust pursuant to a qualified gratuitous transfer (as defined in section 664(g)(1)), for the purpose of distributing to such employees or their beneficiaries the corpus and income of the fund accumulated by the trust in accordance with such plan; (2) if under the trust instrument it is impossible, at any time prior to the satisfaction of all liabilities with respect to employees and their beneficiaries under the trust, for any part of the corpus or income to be (within the taxable year or thereafter) used for, or diverted to, purposes other than for the exclusive benefit of his employees or their beneficiaries (but this paragraph shall not be construed, in the case of a multiemployer plan, to prohibit the return of a contribution within 6 months after the plan administrator determines that the contribution was made by a mistake of fact or law (other than a mistake relating to whether the plan is described in section 401(a) or the trust which is part of such plan is exempt from taxation under section 501(a), or the return of any withdrawal liability payment determined to be an overpayment within 6 months of such determination)); (3) if the plan of which such trust is a part satisfies the requireme

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29 U.S.C. § 1055 — Requirement of joint and survivor annuity and preretirement survivor annuity

**(a) Required contents for applicable plans** Each pension plan to which this section applies shall provide that— (1) in the case of a vested participant who does not die before the annuity starting date, the accrued benefit payable to such participant shall be provided in the form of a qualified joint and survivor annuity, and (2) in the case of a vested participant who dies before the annuity starting date and who has a surviving spouse, a qualified preretirement survivor annuity shall be provided to the surviving spouse of such participant. **(b) Applicable plans** (1) This section shall apply to— (A) any defined benefit plan, (B) any individual account plan which is subject to the funding standards of [section 1082 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section1082&num=0&edition=prelim), and (C) any participant under any other individual account plan unless— (i) such plan provides that the participant’s nonforfeitable accrued benefit (reduced by any security interest held by the plan by reason of a loan outstanding to such participant) is payable in full, on the death of the participant, to the participant’s surviving spouse (or, if there is no surviving spouse or the surviving spouse consents in the manner required under subsection (c)(2), to a designated beneficiary), (ii) such participant does not elect the payment of benefits in the form of a life annuity, and (iii) with respect to such participant, such plan is not a direct or indirect transferee (in a transfer after December 31, 1984) of a plan which is described in subparagraph (A) or (B) or to which this clause applied with respect to the participant. Clause (iii) of subparagraph (C) shall apply only with respect to the transferred a

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2 U.S.C. § 936 — Adjustment for current policies

**(a) Purpose** The purpose of this section is to provide for adjustments of estimates of budgetary effects of PAYGO legislation for legislation affecting 4 areas of the budget— (1) payments made under [section 1395w–4 of title 42](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section1395w–4&num=0&edition=prelim) (referred to in this section as “Payment for Physicians’ Services”); (2) the Estate and Gift Tax under subtitle B of title 26; (3) the AMT; and (4) provisions of EGTRRA or JGTRRA that amended title 26 (or provisions in later statutes further amending the amendments made by EGTRRA or JGTRRA), other than— (A) the provisions of those 2 Acts that were made permanent by the Pension Protection Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–280); (B) amendments to the Estate and Gift Tax referred to in paragraph (2); (C) the AMT referred to in paragraph (3); and (D) the income tax rates on ordinary income that apply to individuals with adjusted gross incomes greater than $200,000 for a single filer and $250,000 for joint filers. **(b) Duration** This section shall remain in effect through December 31, 2011. **(c) Medicare payments to physicians** (1) **Criteria** — Legislation that includes provisions amending or superseding the system for updating payments under subsections (d) and (f) of [section 1395w–4 of title 42](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section1395w–4&num=0&edition=prelim) shall trigger the current policy adjustment required by this chapter. (2) **Adjustment** — The amount of the maximum current policy adjustment shall be the difference between— (A) estimated net outlays attributable to the payment rates and related parameters in accordance with subsections (d) and (f) of [section 1395w–4 of

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26 U.S.C. § 1016 — Adjustments to basis

**(a) General rule** Proper adjustment in respect of the property shall in all cases be made— (1) for expenditures, receipts, losses, or other items, properly chargeable to capital account, but no such adjustment shall be made— (A) for— (i) taxes or other carrying charges described in section 266; or (ii) expenditures described in section 173 (relating to circulation expenditures), for which deductions have been taken by the taxpayer in determining taxable income for the taxable year or prior taxable years; or (B) for mortality, expense, or other reasonable charges incurred under an annuity or life insurance contract; (2) in respect of any period since February 28, 1913, for exhaustion, wear and tear, obsolescence, amortization, and depletion, to the extent of the amount— (A) allowed as deductions in computing taxable income under this subtitle or prior income tax laws, and (B) resulting (by reason of the deductions so allowed) in a reduction for any taxable year of the taxpayer’s taxes under this subtitle (other than chapter 2, relating to tax on self-employment income), or prior income, war-profits, or excess-profits tax laws, but not less than the amount allowable under this subtitle or prior income tax laws. Where no method has been adopted under section 167 (relating to depreciation deduction), the amount allowable shall be determined under the straight line method. Subparagraph (B) of this paragraph shall not apply in respect of any period since February 28, 1913, and before January 1, 1952, unless an election has been made under section 1020 (as in effect before the date of the enactment of the Tax Reform Act of 1976). Where for any taxable year before the taxable year 1932 the depletion allowance was based on discovery value or a pe

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26 U.S.C. § 1081 to 1083 — Repealed. Pub. L. 109–135, title IV, § 402(a)(1), Dec. 21, 2005, 119 Stat. 2610]

### Statutory Notes Section 1081, acts Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 312; Pub. L. 94–455, title XIX, §§ 1901(a)(132), 1906(b)(13)(A), Oct. 4, 1976, 90 Stat. 1786, 1834, provided for nonrecognition of gain or loss on exchanges or distributions in obedience to orders of SEC. Section 1082, acts Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 315; Pub. L. 91–172, title VII, § 704(b)(3), Dec. 30, 1969, 83 Stat. 669; Pub. L. 92–178, title III, § 303(c)(5), Dec. 10, 1971, 85 Stat. 522; Pub. L. 94–455, title XIX, §§ 1901(b)(11)(C), 1906(b)(13)(A), 1951(c)(2)(B), title XXI, § 2124(a)(3)(C), Oct. 4, 1976, 90 Stat. 1795, 1834, 1840, 1917; Pub. L. 97–34, title II, § 212(d)(2)(E), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 239; Pub. L. 99–514, title II, § 242(b)(1), Oct. 22, 1986, 100 Stat. 2181; Pub. L. 101–508, title XI, § 11801(c)(6)(D), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1388–524, related to basis for determining gain or loss. Section 1083, acts Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 317; Pub. L. 94–455, title XIX, § 1901(a)(133), Oct. 4, 1976, 90 Stat. 1786, related to definitions for this part. #### Effective Date of Repeal Repeal effective as if included in the provisions of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, Pub. L. 109–58, to which it relates, but not applicable with respect to any transaction ordered in compliance with the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 ([15 U.S.C. 79](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section79&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.) before that Act’s repeal, see section 402(m) of Pub. L. 109–135, set out as an Effective and Termination Dates of 2005 Amendments note under [section 23 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title26-section23&num=0&edition=prelim).

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26 U.S.C. § 1202 — Partial exclusion for gain from certain small business stock

**(a) Exclusion** (1) **In general** — In the case of a taxpayer other than a corporation, gross income shall not include— (A) except as provided in paragraphs (3) and (4), 50 percent of any gain from the sale or exchange of qualified small business stock acquired on or before the applicable date and held for more than 5 years, and (B) the applicable percentage of any gain from the sale or exchange of qualified small business stock acquired after the applicable date and held for at least 3 years. (2) **Empowerment zone businesses** (A) *In general* — In the case of qualified small business stock acquired after the date of the enactment of this paragraph in a corporation which is a qualified business entity (as defined in section 1397C(b)) during substantially all of the taxpayer’s holding period for such stock, paragraph (1) shall be applied by substituting “60 percent” for “50 percent”. (B) *Certain rules to apply* — Rules similar to the rules of paragraphs (5) and (7) of section 1400B(b) (as in effect before its repeal) shall apply for purposes of this paragraph. (C) *Gain after 2018 not qualified* — Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to gain attributable to periods after December 31, 2018. (D) *Treatment of DC zone* — The District of Columbia Enterprise Zone shall not be treated as an empowerment zone for purposes of this paragraph. (3) **Special rules for 2009 and certain periods in 2010** — In the case of qualified small business stock acquired after the date of the enactment of this paragraph and on or before the date of the enactment of the Creating Small Business Jobs Act of 2010— (A) paragraph (1)(A) shall be applied by substituting “75 percent” for “50 percent”, and (B) paragraph (2) shall not apply. (4) **100 percent exclusion for st

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