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Section
1
Definitions
Section
2
Financial Institutions; Excise Rate
Section
2a
Financial Institutions; Determination of Net Income
Section
2b
S Corporations; Excise Rate; Determining Factors of Amount
Section
3
4 - Repealed, 1976, 415, Sec. 102
Section
5
6 - Repealed, 1934, 323, Sec. 1
Section
7
Effect of Assessment on Other Levies
Section
8
To 10b - Repealed, 1925, 343, Sec. 1
Section
11
Repealed, 1984, 485, Sec. 3
Section
12
Repealed, 1966, 14, Sec. 12
Section
13
Repealed, 1976, 415, Sec. 102
Section
14
Repealed, 1931, 426, Sec. 6
Section
15
Repealed, 1984, 485, Sec. 4
Section
16
Repealed, 1984, 485, Sec. 5
Section
17
Repealed, 1984, 485, Sec. 6
Section
18
Repealed, 1990, 499, Sec. 11
Section
18a
Repealed, 1976, 415, Sec. 102
Section
19
Repealed, 1966, 14, Sec. 15
Section
20
Premiums Subject to Taxation; Rate
Section
21
Additional Tax on Foreign Companies
Section
22
Domestic Companies Other Than Life; Premiums Subject to Taxation; Rate
Section
22a
Domestic Companies; Annual Total Gross Investment Income Earned Tax
Section
22b
Investment Privilege Excise; Net Investment Income
Section
22c
Credit Against Investment Privilege Excise
Section
22d
Gains, Determination for Investment Privilege Excise Purposes; Definitions
Section
23
Foreign Companies; Premiums Subject to Taxation; Rate
Section
24
Deductions
Section
24a
Retaliatory Taxes; Applicability and Reciprocal Exemption; Definition
Section
25
Repealed, 1976, 415, Sec. 102
Section
26
Examination of Records
Section
27
Repealed, 1976, 415, Sec. 102
Section
28
Payment; Time; Basis for Liability
Section
29
Liability for Taxes
Section
29a
Fire and Marine Companies; Tax on Underwriting Profit; Computation
Section
29b
Taxation of Reciprocal or Inter-Insurance Exchange Agents
Section
29c
Life Insurance Companies; Credits Against Taxes Imposed by Secs. 20 and 22
Section
29d
Property and Casualty Insurance Companies; Taxes on Premiums; Credits Against Taxes Imposed by Secs. 22 and 23
Section
29e
Definitions; Property and Casualty Insurance Companies; Retaliatory Taxes; Credits Against Taxes Imposed by Sec. 22
Section
30
Definitions; Value of Tangible Property; Net Worth
Section
30a
Repealed, 1966, 698, Sec. 52
Section
31
Repealed, 1962, 756, Sec. 4
Section
31a
Investment Credit for Certain Corporations; Limitations
Section
31b
Repealed, 2008, 173, Sec. 44
Section
31c
Credit for Certain Corporations; Increase in Number of Full-Time Employees
Section
31d
Definitions Applicable to Secs. 31d to 31f
Section
31e
Credit for Company Shuttle Van Purchase or Lease Expenses
Section
31f
Vanpool Vehicle Registration; Fee
Section
31g
Expired. See 1988, 236, Sec. 43
Section
31h
Definitions; State Low-Income Housing Tax Credit; Eligibility; Allocation; Recapture
Section
31i
Transactions With Related Members; Adding Back of Certain Deductions
Section
31j
Deductible Interest; Interest Paid to Related Member; Taxpayer's Burden to Show Disallowance of Deduction Unreasonable
Section
31k
Deductible Interest; Adjustments; Applicability
Section
31l
Medical Device Company Tax Credit; Credit Transfer Program
Section
31m
Life Sciences Tax Credit
Section
31n
Determination of Gross Income; Adjustment to Federal Gross Income
Section
32
Repealed, 2008, 173, Sec. 47
Section
32a
Repealed, 1960, 548, Sec. 5
Section
32b
Combined Reporting; Corporations Subject to Combination; Apportionment of Income; Joint and Several Liability; Regulations; Affiliated Group Election
Section
32c
Maximum Amount of Credits; Carryover
Section
32d
S Corporations; Net Income Measure
Section
32e
Application and Refund of Credits Earned Under Sec. 38x; Substantiation of Claims; Regulations
Section
33
Repealed, 2008, 173, Sec. 55
Section
34
Repealed, 1960, 548, Sec. 6
Section
34a
Repealed, 1924, 26, Sec. 1
Section
35
36 - Repealed, 1976, 415, Sec. 102
Section
37
Repealed, 1966, 698, Sec. 57
Section
38
Determination of Net Income Derived From Business Carried on Within Commonwealth
Section
38a
Taxable Net Income
Section
38aa
Credit Against Taxes Imposed for Qualified Donation of Certified Land to Public or Private Conservation Agency
Section
38b
Financial Institutions and Business Corporations Engaged Exclusively in Buying, Selling, Dealing in or Holding Securities; Excise Rate
Section
38bb
Credit Against Taxes Imposed for a Certified Housing Development Project
Section
38c
Repealed, 2008, 173, Sec. 66
Section
38cc
Life Sciences Refundable Jobs Credit
Section
38d
Deduction of Expenditures for Industrial Waste Treatment or Air Pollution Control Facilities
Section
38dd
Credit Against Excise Tax Imposed Under Secs. 2(b), 2b(b) or 39(b)
Section
38e
Eligible Business Facility; Excise Credit
Section
38ee
Community Investment Tax Credit
Section
38f
Deduction From Net Income for Compensation Paid to Individuals Employed by Eligible Business Facility Domiciled in Present or Former Eligible Section of Substantial Poverty
Section
38ff
Repealed, 2012, 224, Sec. 56a
Section
38g
Reporting Wholly-Owned Disc Income
Section
38gg
Hiring of Qualified Veterans; Excise Tax Credit
Section
38h
Alternative Energy Sources; Deduction
Section
38hh
Credit for Wages Paid to Qualified Apprentice
Section
38i
Wages Deemed Compensation Paid in Commonwealth; Deduction; Election
Section
38j
Qualified Research Contribution Deduction
Section
38k
Repealed, 1985, 188, Sec. 10a
Section
38l
Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Fund; Contributions
Section
38m
Credit Against Amount of Excise Due; Research Expenses
Section
38n
Economic Development Incentive Program; Tax Credit for Certified Projects
Section
38o
Economic Target Areas; Tax Deduction for Renovation of Abandoned Buildings
Section
38p
Harbor Maintenance Taxes; Credit
Section
38q
Environmental Response Actions; Credit
Section
38r
Massachusetts Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit
Section
38s
Automatic Sprinkler System; Depreciation Deduction
Section
38t
Repealed, 2008, 173, Secs. 82 and 83
Section
38u
Credit for Cost of Qualifying Property; Life Sciences
Section
38v
Deductions for Qualifying Clinical Testing Expenses; Certified Life Sciences Company
Section
38w
Credit for Qualified Research Expenses; Life Sciences
Section
38x
Credit Against Taxes Imposed on Persons Filming Motion Picture for Employment of Persons Within Commonwealth in Connection With Filming or Production
Section
38y
Unrelated Business Taxable Income for Certain Exempt Corporations
Section
38z
Dairy Farm Tax Credit Program
Section
39
Tax Rate
Section
39a
Tax on Business Subsidiary Corporation
Section
39b
Repealed, 1924, 26, Sec. 1
Section
39c
Repealed, 1960, 548, Sec. 8
Section
40
Repealed, 1976, 415, Sec. 102
Section
41
Repealed, 1966, 698, Sec. 63
Section
42
Alternative Method of Determining Net Income
Section
42a
Taxable Net Income
Section
42b
Manufacturing and Research and Development Corporations
Section
42c
Repealed, 1966, 698, Sec. 66
Section
43
Repealed, 1945, 735, Sec. 3
Section
44
To 46 - Repealed, 1976, 415, Sec. 102
Section
47
Repealed, 1953, 654, Sec. 60
Section
48
To 51 - Repealed, 1976, 415, Sec. 102
Section
52
Unconstitutionality of Excise Tax Law; Effect; Revival of Former Act
Section
52a
Repealed, 2013, 46, Sec. 39
Section
53
Repealed, 1976, 415, Sec. 102
Section
54
Repealed, 1951, 641, Sec. 2
Section
55
Valuation
Section
56
Repealed, 1925, 343, Sec. 4
Section
56a
Repealed, 1966, 698, Sec. 69
Section
57
Repealed, 1928, 13, Sec. 2
Section
58
Tax Rate
Section
58a
Repealed, 1925, 343, Sec. 6
Section
59
Assessment of Additional Taxes
Section
60
Repealed, 1976, 415, Sec. 102
Section
61
To 66 - Repealed, 1928, 138
Section
67
Assessment; Rate; Return; Deductions
Section
68
Effect on Other Taxes
Section
68a
Conflict Between Local and State Valuations; Remedy
Section
68b
Repealed, 1976, 415, Sec. 102
Section
68c
Exemption From Excise Under Sec. 39 for Certain Business Corporations
Section
69
Inspection of Records; Examination of Officers
Section
70
To 76a - Repealed, 1976, 415, Sec. 102
Section
77
78 - Repealed, 1930, 416, Sec. 2
Section
79
Penalty for Failure to Make Return for Corporate Franchise Tax
Section
80
Collection of Penalties
Section
81
Local Taxation, Defined