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INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1954

PART II—MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES (OTHER THAN LIFE OR MARINE OR FIRE INSURANCE COMPANIES ISSUING PERPETUAL POLICIES) Sec. 821. Tax on mutual insurance companies (other than life or marine or fire insurance companies issuing perpetual policies). Sec. 822. Determination of mutual insurance company taxable income. Sec. 823. Other definitions. SEC. 821. TAX ON MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES (OTHER THAN LIFE OR MARINE OR FIRE INSURANCE COMPANIES ISSUING PERPETUAL POLICIES). (a) IMPOSITION OF T A X ON MUTUAL COMPANIES OTHER T H A N

INTERINSURERS.—There shall be imposed for each taxable year on the income of every mutual insurance company (other than a life or a marine insurance company or a fire insurance company subject to the tax imposed by section 831 and other than an interinsurer or reciprocal underwriter) a tax computed under paragraph (1) or paragraph (2), whichever is the greater: (1) If the mutual insurance company taxable income (computed without regard to the deduction provided in section 242 for partially tax-exempt interest) is over $3,000, a tax computed as follows: (A) NORMAL TAX.— (i) TAXABLE YEARS BEGINNING BEFORE APRIL i, 1955.—In

the case of taxable years beginning before April 1, 1955, a normal tax of 30 percent of the mutual insurance company taxable income, or 60 percent of the amount by which such taxable income exceeds $3,000, whichever is the lesser; (ii) TAXABLE YEARS BEGINNING AFTER MARCH SI, 1955.—In

the case of taxable years beginning after March 31, 1955, a normal tax of 25 percent of the mutual insurance company taxable income, or 50 percent of the amount by which such taxable income exceeds $3,000, whichever is the lesser; plus (B) SURTAX.—A surtax of 22 percent of the mutual insurance company taxable income (computed without regard to the deduction provided in section 242 for partially tax-exempt interest) in excess of $25,000. (2) If for the taxable year the gross amount of income from interest, dividends, rents, and net premiums, minus dividends to policyholders, minus the interest which under section 103 is excluded from gross income, exceeds $75,000, a tax equal to 1 percent of the amount so computed, or 2 percent of the excess of the amount so computed over $75,000, whichever is the lesser. (b) IMPOSITION OF T A X ON INTERINSURERS.—In the case of every mutual insurance company which is an interinsurer or reciprocal underwriter (other than a life or a marine insurance company or a fire insurance company subject to the tax imposed by section 831), if the mutual insurance company taxable income (computed as provided in subsection (a)(1)) is over $50,000, there shall be imposed for each taxable year on the mutual insurance company taxable income a tax computed as follows: §821

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