Small-Business Concern Law and Legal Definition
According to 15 USCS § 662 (5), [Title 15. Commerce and Trade; Chapter 14B. Small Business Investment Program; General Provisions] “the term small-business concern shall have the same meaning as in the Small Business Act, except that, for purposes of this Act--
(A) an investment by a venture capital firm, investment company (including a small business investment company) employee welfare benefit plan or pension plan, or trust, foundation, or endowment that is exempt from Federal income taxation--
(i) shall not cause a business concern to be deemed not independently owned and operated regardless of the allocation of control during the investment period under any investment agreement between the business concern and the entity making the investment;
(ii) shall be disregarded in determining whether a business concern satisfies size standards established pursuant to section 3(a)(2) of the Small Business Act [15 USCS § 632(a)(2)]; and
(iii) shall be disregarded in determining whether a small business concern is a smaller enterprise; and
(B) in determining whether a business concern satisfies net income standards established pursuant to section 3(a)(2) of the Small Business Act [15 USCS § 632(a)(2)], if the business concern is not required by law to pay Federal income taxes at the enterprise level, but is required to pass income through to the shareholders, partners, beneficiaries, or other equitable owners of the business concern, the net income of the business concern shall be determined by allowing a deduction in an amount equal to the sum of--
(i) if the business concern is not required by law to pay State (and local, if any) income taxes at the enterprise level, the net income (determined without regard to this subparagraph), multiplied by the marginal State income tax rate (or by the combined State and local income tax rates, as applicable) that would have applied if the business concern were a corporation; and
(ii) the net income (so determined) less any deduction for State (and local) income taxes calculated under clause (i), multiplied by the marginal Federal income tax rate that would have applied if the business concern were a corporation.”
Legal Definition list
- Small Tobacco Product Manufacturer
- Small State Plan
- Small Scale Biomass Energy Project
- Small Recipient
- Small Public Housing Authorities Paperwork Reduction Act
- Small-Business Concern
- Small-Business Corporation
- Small-Business Investment Company
- Smaller Enterprise
- Smallpox Emergency Personnel Protection Act
- SMART
Related Legal Terms
- Declaration Concerning Pedigree
- Disadvantaged Businesses Concerns
- Effects of National Concern
- Going Concern
- Going Concern Value
- HUBZone Small Business Concern
- Labor Surplus Area Concern
- Permanent Caregiver [Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Concern Program]
- Privacy Concern Case
- Proscription Against Communications Concerning a Proceeding
