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 100 STAT. 2346

PUBLIC LAW 99-514—OCT. 22, 1986 "(1) IN GENERAL.—A corporation or partnership meets the $5,000,000 gross receipts test of this subsection for any prior taxable year if the average annual gross receipts of such entity for the 3-taxable-year period ending with such prior taxable year does not exceed $5,000,000. "(2) AGGREGATION RULES.—All persons treated as a single employer under subsection (a) or (b) of section 52 or subsection (m) or (o) of section 414 shall be treated as one person for purposes of paragraph (1). "(3) SPECIAL RULES.—For purposes of this subsection— "(A) NOT IN EXISTENCE FOR ENTIRE 3-YEAR PERIOD.—If the

entity was not in existence for the entire 3-year period referred to in paragraph (1), such paragraph shall be applied on the basis of the period during which such entity (or trade or business) was in existence. "(B) SHORT TAXABLE YEARS.—Gross receipts for any taxable year of less than 12 months shall be annualized by multiplying the gross receipts for the short period by 12 and dividing the result by the number of months in the short period. "(C) GROSS RECEIPTS.—Gross receipts for any taxable year shall be reduced by returns and allowances made during such year. "(d) DEFINITIONS AND SPECIAL RULES.—For purposes of this section— "(1) FARMING BUSINESS.—

"(A) IN GENERAL.—The term 'farming business' means the trade or business of farming (within the meaning of section 263A(e)(4)). "(B) TIMBER AND ORNAMENTAL TREES.—The term 'farming business' includes the raising, harvesting, or growing of trees to which section 263A(c)(5) applies. "(2) QUALIFIED PERSONAL SERVICE CORPORATION.—The term 'qualified personal service corporation' means any corporation— "(A) substantially all of the activities of which involve the performance of services in the fields of health, law, engineering, architecture, accounting, actuarial science, performing arts, or consulting, and "(B) substantially all of the stock of which Qyy value) is held directly or indirectly by— "(i) employees performing services for such corporation in connection with the activities involving a field referred to in subparagraph (A), "(ii) retired employees who had performed such services for such corporation, "(iii) the estate of any individual described in clause (i) or (ii), or "(iv) any other person who acquired such stock by reason of the death of an individual described in clause (i) or (ii) (but only for the 2-year period beginning on the date of the death of such individual). "(3) TAX SHELTER DEFINED.—The term 'tax shelter' has the meaning given such term by section 461(i)(3) (determined after application of paragraph (4) thereof). "(4) SPECIAL RULES FOR APPLICATION OF PARAGRAPH (2).—For purposes of paragraph (2)—

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