Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 32 Sec. 3001

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.

§ 3001. Taxation

(a) “Person” as used in Parts 2, 4, and 5 of this subtitle shall include a partnership, association, corporation, or limited liability company.

(b) “Party to a civil union” is defined for purposes of this title as under 15 V.S.A. § 1201(5).

(c) “Laws of the United States,” “federal tax laws,” and other references to U.S. tax law shall mean U.S. tax law applied as if federal law recognized a civil union in the same manner as Vermont law. (Amended 1997, No. 50, § 8, eff. June 26, 1997; 1999, No. 91 (Adj. Sess.), § 20; 2001, No. 140 (Adj. Sess.), § 18, eff. June 21, 2002.)