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CH. 1—NORMAL TAXES AND SURTAXES

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of its outstanding stock is owned directly or indirectly (including, in the case of an individual, stock owned by the members of his family as defined in section 544(a)(2)) outstanding at any time during such year do not exceed $5,000 in principal amount; (9) a finance company, actively and regularly engaged in the business of purchasing or discounting accounts or notes receivable or installment obligations, or making loans secured by any of the foregoing or by tangible personal property, at least 80 percent of the gross income of which is derived from such business in accordance with the provisions of applicable State law or does not constitute personal holding company income as defined in section 543, if 60 percent of the gross income is derived from one or more of the following classes of transactions— (A) purchasing or discounting accounts or notes receivable, or installment obligations evidenced or secured by contracts of conditional sale, chattel mortgages, or chattel lease agreements, arising out of the sale of goods or services in th6 course of the transferor's trade or business; (B) making loans, maturing in not more than 36 months, to, and for the business purposes of, persons engaged in trade or business, secured by— (i) accounts or notes receivable, or installment obligations, described in s u b p a r a ^ a p h (A); (ii) warehouse receipts, bills of lading, trust receipts, chattel mortgages, bailments, or factor's liens, covering or evidencing the borrower's inventories; (iii) a chattel mortgage on property used in the borrower's trade or business; except loans to any single borrower which for more than 90 days in the taxable year of the company exceed 15 percent of the average funds employed by the company during such taxable year; (C) making loans, in accordance with the provisions of applicable State law, secured by chattel mortgages on tangible personal property, the original amount of each of which is not less than the limit referred to in, or prescribed by, paragraph (6)(A), and the aggregate principal amount of which owing by any one borrower to the company at any time during the taxable year of the company does not exceed $5,000; and (D) if 30 percent or more of the gross income of the company is derived from one or more of the classes of transactions described in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), purchasing, discounting, or lending upon the security of, installment obligations of individuals where the transferor or borrower acquired such obligations either in transactions of the classes described in subparagraphs (A) and (C) or as a result of loans made by such transferor or borrower iu accordance with the provisions of subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (6) or of subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (7) of this subsection, if the funds so supplied at all times bear an agreed ratio to the unpaid balance of the assigned installment obligations, and documents evidencing such obligations are held by the company; § 542(c)(9)(D) 49012°—54

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