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For purposes of this section, the term “qualified railroad track maintenance expenditures” means gross expenditures (whether or not otherwise chargeable to capital account) for mai
The term “qualified real estate agent” means any individual who is a sales person if— (A) such individual is a licensed real estate agent, (B) substantially all of the remuneration
The term “qualified real estate loan” means any loan— (A) secured by— (i) rural or agricultural real estate, or (ii) a leasehold mortgage (with a status as a lien) on rural or agri
For purposes of this section, the term “qualified real property” means— (1) any qualified improvement property described in section 168(e)(6), and (2) any of the following improvem
The term “qualified real property business indebtedness” means indebtedness which— (A) was incurred or assumed by the taxpayer in connection with real property used in a trade or b
For purposes of this subsection, the term “qualified real property interest” means any of the following interests in real property: (A) the entire interest of the donor other than
The term “qualified recipient” means an individual who is a citizen of the United States or a resident alien thereof or any legal entity established under State or Federal law whic
The term "qualified reclamation or closing costs" means any of the following expenses: (A) Mining reclamation and closing costs Any expenses incurred for any land reclama
The term “qualified redevelopment bond” means any bond issued as part of an issue 95 percent or more of the net proceeds of which are to be used for 1 or more redevelopment purpose
For purposes of this subsection, the term “qualified refiner or processor” means a domestic corporation— (A) substantially all of the activities of which consist of the active cond
For purposes of this section, the term “qualified refinery” means any refinery located in the United States which is designed to serve the primary purpose of processing liquid fuel
The term “qualified refinery property” means any portion of a qualified refinery— (A) the original use of which commences with the taxpayer, (B) which is placed in service by the t
Qualified reformation.—For purposes of this paragraph, the term "qualified reformation" means a change of a governing instrument by reformation, amendment, construction,
The term "qualified rehabilitated building" means any building (and its structural components) if— (i) such building has been substantially rehabilitated, (ii) such build
For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term “qualified rehabilitation” means any rehabilitation of a building if— (i) there is a period of at least 20 years between the date on whic
The term “qualified rehabilitation expenditure” means any amount properly chargeable to capital account— (i) for property for which depreciation is allowable under section 168 and
The term “qualified rehabilitation loan” means any owner-financing provided in connection with— (i) a qualified rehabilitation, or (ii) the acquisition of a residence with respect
For purposes of this subsection, the term “qualified reimbursements” means the amounts paid by the United States Postal Service to employees as an equipment maintenance allowance u
The term "qualified REIT dividend" means any dividend from a real estate investment trust received during the taxable year which— (A) is not a capital gain dividend, as d
For purposes of this subsection, the term “qualified REIT subsidiary” means any corporation if 100 percent of the stock of such corporation is held by the real estate investment tr
Qualified relative.—The term “qualified relative” means each of the following: (A) The spouse of an individual described in paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (4). (B) A parent, stepparen
In this section, the term “qualified religious or charitable entity or organization” means— (A) an entity described in section 170(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; or (B
The term “qualified renewable energy” means energy derived from biomass, solar, geothermal, or wind as identified by the Administrator in consultation with the Secretary of Energy.
The term “qualified renewal property” means any property to which section 168 applies (or would apply but for section 179) if— (A) such property was acquired by the taxpayer by pur
For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term "qualified rental period" means a consecutive period of— (i) 12 or more months which begins or ends in such taxable year, or (i
For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term “qualified rents” means any amount which would be treated as rents from real property if received by the real estate investment trust.
The term “qualified rent-to-own property” means property held by a rent-to-own dealer for purposes of being subject to a rent-to-own contract.
The term “qualified replacement mortgage” means any obligation— (A) which would be a qualified mortgage if transferred on the startup day in exchange for regular or residual intere
For purposes of this subsection, the term "qualified replacement plan" means a qualified plan established or maintained by the employer in connection with a qualified pla
The term “qualified replacement property” means any security issued by a domestic operating corporation which— (i) did not, for the taxable year preceding the taxable year in which
The term “qualified representative” means any individual (whether or not an attorney) who is authorized to practice before the Internal Revenue Service or the applicable court.
The term “qualified research” means research— (A) with respect to which expenditures are treated as domestic research or experimental expenditures under section 174A, (B) which is
For purposes of this section, the term “qualified research and experimental expenditures” means amounts which are foreign research or experimental expenditures within the meaning o
The term “qualified research consortium” means any organization which— (I) is described in section 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(6) and is exempt from tax under section 501(a), (II) is organ
For purposes of this paragraph, the term “qualified research contribution” means a charitable contribution by a corporation of tangible personal property described in paragraph (1)
The term "qualified research entity" means an entity that— (A) is a nonpartisan research organization or a Federally funded research and development center; (B) has appro
The term “qualified research expenses” means the sum of the following amounts which are paid or incurred by the taxpayer during the taxable year in carrying on any trade or busines
The term “qualified reserve asset” means any intangible property which is held for investment and as part of a qualified reserve fund.
For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term "qualified reserve fund" means any reasonably required reserve to— (i) provide for full payment of expenses of the REMIC or amo
The term “qualified reserve plan” means a qualified foreign plan with respect to which an election made by the taxpayer is in effect for the taxable year. An election under the pre
For purposes of this subsection, the term "qualified reservist distribution" means any distribution to an individual of all or a portion of the balance in the employee's
The term “qualified residence” means— (I) the principal residence (within the meaning of section 121) of the taxpayer, and (II) 1 other residence of the taxpayer which is selected
The term “qualified residence interest” means any interest which is paid or accrued during the taxable year on— (i) acquisition indebtedness with respect to any qualified residence
Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, the term “qualified resident” means, with respect to any foreign country, any foreign corporation which is a resident of such foreig
The term “qualified residential rental project” means any project for residential rental property if, at all times during the qualified project period, such project meets the requi
For purposes of this part, the term “qualified residential treatment program” means a program that— (A) has a trauma-informed treatment model that is designed to address the needs,
The term "qualified resident or relative" means— (A) a former resident of the area within the Recreation Area or the spouse of a former resident of that area; or (B) a wi
As used in this section, the term “qualified retired law enforcement officer” means an individual who— (1) separated from service in good standing from service with a public agency
The term “qualified retiree” means any individual who— (A) is receiving coverage by reason of being a retiree, (B) has attained age 55, and (C) is not entitled to benefits or eligi
For purposes of paragraph (1), the term “qualified retiree moving expenses” means any moving expenses— (A) which are incurred by an individual whose former principal place of work
For purposes of this subsection, the term "qualified retiree prescription drug plan" means employment-based retiree health coverage (as defined in subsection (c)(1)) if,
For purposes of this section, the term “qualified retirement contribution” means— (1) any amount paid in cash for the taxable year by or on behalf of an individual to an individual
For purposes of this section, the term “qualified retirement plan” means— (1) a plan described in section 401(a) which includes a trust exempt from tax under section 501(a), (2) an
For purposes of this section, the term “qualified retirement planning services” means any retirement planning advice or information provided to an employee and his spouse by an emp
The term “qualified retirement savings contributions” means, with respect to any taxable year, the sum of— (A) the amount of contributions made by the eligible individual during su
For purposes of this subsection, the term “qualified retrofit plan” means a written plan prepared by a qualified professional which specifies modifications to a building which, in
The term "qualified return preparation program" means any program— (A) which provides assistance to individuals, not less than 90 percent of whom are applicable taxpayers
The term “qualified reuse and recyclable materials” means scrap plastic, scrap glass, scrap textiles, scrap rubber, scrap packaging, recovered fiber, scrap ferrous and nonferrous m
The term “qualified reuse and recycling property” means any reuse and recycling property— (i) to which this section applies, (ii) which has a useful life of at least 5 years, (iii)
The term "qualified revitalization building" means any building (and its structural components) if— (A) the building is placed in service by the taxpayer in a renewal com
The term “qualified revitalization expenditure” means any amount properly chargeable to capital account for property for which depreciation is allowable under section 168 (without
The term “qualified revocable trust” means any trust (or portion thereof) which was treated under section 676 as owned by the decedent of the estate referred to in subsection (a) b
The term “qualified risk manager” means, with respect to a policyholder of commercial insurance, a person who meets all of the following requirements: (A) The person is an employee
The term “qualified Rita distribution” means any distribution (other than a qualified Katrina distribution)— (i) described in section 401(k)(2)(B)(i)(IV), 403(b)(7)(A)(ii) (but onl
The term “qualified rollover contribution” means a rollover contribution— (A) to a Roth IRA from another such account, (B) from an eligible retirement plan, but only if— (i) in the
the term “qualified Roth contribution program” means a program described in paragraph (1) of section 402A(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 which meets the requirements of pa
For purposes of this subsection, the term “qualified salary reduction arrangement” means a written arrangement of an eligible employer under which— (i) an employee eligible to part
For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term “qualified sale” means any sale by the manufacturer, producer, or importer of any substance— (i) for use by the purchaser as a propellant
The term "qualified SANE and SAFE training program" means a program that— (A) is qualified to prepare current and future sexual assault nurse examiners to be profession-r
The term “qualified satellite provider” means any provider of direct broadcast satellite service that— (i) provides the retransmission of the State public affairs networks of at le
For purposes of this paragraph, the term “qualified savings association” means any savings association that— (i) was chartered or organized as a savings association before June 1,
The term “qualified scholarship” means any amount received by an individual as a scholarship or fellowship grant to the extent the individual establishes that, in accordance with t
The term “qualified scholarship funding bond” means a bond issued by a corporation which— (A) is a corporation not for profit established and operated exclusively for the purpose o
In this section, the term “qualified scouting organization” means the Girl Scouts of the United States of America and the Boy Scouts of America.
For purposes of this paragraph, the term “qualified second generation biofuel mixture” means a mixture of second generation biofuel and gasoline or of second generation biofuel and
The term "qualified second generation biofuel plant property" means property of a character subject to the allowance for depreciation— (A) which is used in the United Sta
For purposes of this section, the term “qualified second generation biofuel production” means any second generation biofuel which is produced by the taxpayer, and which during the
The term “qualified second-year wages” means, with respect to any individual, qualified wages attributable to service rendered during the 1-year period beginning on the day after t
The term “qualified section 179 Gulf Opportunity Zone property” means section 179 property (as defined in section 179(d)) which is qualified Gulf Opportunity Zone property (as defi
The term “qualified securities” means employer securities (as defined in section 409( l )) which— (A) are issued by a domestic C corporation that has no stock outstanding that is r
The term “qualified service area” means, with respect to the governmental unit acquiring the property, any area throughout which such unit provided (at all times during the 10-year
The term “qualified services” means services consisting of— (i) engaging in qualified research, or (ii) engaging in the direct supervision or direct support of research activities
The term “qualified severance” means the division of a single trust and the creation (by any means available under the governing instrument or under local law) of two or more trust
The term “qualified severely impaired individual” means an individual under age 65— (1) who for the month preceding the first month to which this subsection applies to such individ
The term “qualified shareholder” means a foreign person which— (i) (I) is eligible for benefits of a comprehensive income tax treaty with the United States which includes an exchan
For purposes of subparagraph (C), the term “qualified short-term gain” means the excess of the net short-term capital gain of the regulated investment company for the taxable year
The term "qualified sick leave wages" means wages paid by an employer which would be required to be paid by reason of the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act as if such Act app
The term “qualified small business” means any domestic corporation which is a C corporation if— (A) the aggregate gross assets of such corporation (or any predecessor thereof) at a
The term “qualified small business stock” has the meaning given such term by section 1202(c). / Except as otherwise provided in this section, the term “qualified small business sto
The term “qualified small employer health reimbursement arrangement” means an arrangement which— (i) is described in subparagraph (B), and (ii) is provided on the same terms to all
For purposes of this part, the term “qualified small issue bond” means any bond issued as part of an issue the aggregate authorized face amount of which is $1,000,000 or less and 9
For purposes of subparagraph (B), the term “qualified small issuer” means, with respect to obligations issued during any calendar year, any issuer if the reasonably anticipated amo
The term “qualified small wind energy property” means property which uses a qualifying small wind turbine to generate electricity.
The term “qualified small wind energy property expenditure” means an expenditure for property which uses a wind turbine to generate electricity for use in connection with a dwellin
The term “qualified smart electric grid system” means any smart grid property which— (i) is used as part of a system for electric distribution grid communications, monitoring, and
The term “qualified smart electric meter” means any smart electric meter which— (i) is placed in service by a taxpayer who is a supplier of electric energy or a provider of electri
The term “qualified solar and wind facility” means any facility— (i) which generates electricity solely from property described in section 45(d)(1) or in clause (i) or (vi) of subs
The term “qualified solar electric property expenditure” means an expenditure for property which uses solar energy to generate electricity for use in a dwelling unit located in the
The term “qualified solar water heating property expenditure” means an expenditure for property to heat water for use in a dwelling unit located in the United States and used as a
For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term “qualified solid waste disposal facility” means any facility if such facility provides solid waste disposal services for residents of par