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tion, by reason of such special deduction, of the taxes imposed bysection 11 (computed without regard to this section) exceed the amount of the special dividend certified under subsection (b) of this section. (b) SPECIAL DIVIDEND.—The special deduction provided in subsection (a) shall not be allowed unless the Secretary of Commerce has certified to the Secretary of the Treasury or his delegate— (1) the amount which, during the year ending on the date fixed by law for filing the return, the corporation has distributed as a special dividend to or for the benefit of such persons as on the last day of the taxable year were resident in Formosa, Hong Kong, the United States, or possessions of the United States, or were individual citizens of the United States, and owned shares of stock of the corporation; (2) that such special dividend was in addition to all other amounts, payable or to be payable to such persons or for their benefit, by reason of their interest in the corporation; and (3) that such distribution has been made to or for the benefit of such persons in proportion to the par value of the shares of stock of the corporation owned by each; except that if the corporation has more than one class of stock, the certificates shall contain a statement that the articles of incorporation provide a method for the apportionment of such special dividend among such persons, and that the amount certified has been distributed in accordance with the method so provided. (c) OWNERSHIP OF STOCK.—For purposes of this section, shares of stock of a corporation shall be considered to be owned by the person in whom the equitable right to the income from such shares is in good faith vested. SEC. 942. DISALLOWANCE OF FOREIGN TAX CREDIT.
A corporation organized under the China Trade Act, 1922, shall not be allowed the credits against the tax for taxes of foreign countries and possessions of the United States allowed by section 901. SEC. 943. EXCLUSION OF DIVIDENDS TO RESIDENTS OF FORMOSA OR HONG KONG
Amounts distributed as dividends to or for the benefit of any person by a corporation organized under the China Trade Act, 1922, shall not be included in gross income and shall be exempt from taxation under this subtitle if, at the time of such distribution, such person is a resident of Formosa or Hong Kong, and the equitable right to the income of the shares of stock of the corporation is in good faith vested in him.
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