Md. Code, Corporations and Associations § 12-102
This is the official text of Md. Code, Corporations and Associations § 12-102, part of Maryland’s Code, Corporations and Associations — governs the formation and operation of corporations, LLCs, and partnerships.
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§12–102.
Official statutory text
(a) Except as provided in the governing instrument of a statutory trust or in this title, the laws of this State pertaining to trusts are hereby made applicable to statutory trusts.
(b) For purposes of any tax imposed by the Tax – General Article, a statutory trust shall be classified as a corporation, an association, a partnership, a trust, or otherwise, as shall be determined under the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or under any successor provision.
(c) Any statutory trust qualifying as a real estate mortgage investment conduit under § 860D of the Internal Revenue Code or any successor provision shall be exempt from income tax except with respect to that portion of its income that is subject to federal income tax.
(b) For purposes of any tax imposed by the Tax – General Article, a statutory trust shall be classified as a corporation, an association, a partnership, a trust, or otherwise, as shall be determined under the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or under any successor provision.
(c) Any statutory trust qualifying as a real estate mortgage investment conduit under § 860D of the Internal Revenue Code or any successor provision shall be exempt from income tax except with respect to that portion of its income that is subject to federal income tax.
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