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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".04" citation="COMAR 03.04.12.04" title_num="03" subtitle_num="04" chapter_num="12" heading="Certificate of Full or Partial Exemption.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>The transferor may file an Application for Certificate of Full or Partial Exemption (Form MW506AE) with the Comptroller.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>The transferor shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>File the Application for Certificate of Full or Partial Exemption with the Comptroller at least 21 days before the settlement date;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Indicate on the Application for Certificate of Full or Partial Exemption the reason or reasons the transfer qualifies for a full or partial exemption from the withholding tax; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Include with the Application for Certificate of Full or Partial Exemption sufficient documentation to support the request.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>The Comptroller may issue a Certificate of Full or Partial Exemption for any of the following reasons:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The tax due has been paid in full to the Comptroller;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The transfer is to a corporation controlled by the transferor under §351 of the Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. §351);</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The transfer is pursuant to a tax-free reorganization as described in §361 of the Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. §361);</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>The transfer is being made on an installment sale basis under §453 of the Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. §453);</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>The transfer is by a tax-exempt entity in accordance with §501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. §501(a)) involving no unrelated business taxable income under §12 of the Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. §12);</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>The transfer is to a partnership in exchange for an interest in the partnership such that no gain or loss is recognized under §721 of the Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. §721);</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>The transfer is by a partnership to a partner of the partnership in accordance with §731 of the Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. §731);</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>The transfer is by a real estate investment trust under §857 of the Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. §857);</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(9)">
      <text>The transfer is a like-kind exchange under §1031 of the Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. §1031);</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(10)">
      <text>The transfer is occurring because of a condemnation and conversion into a similar property under §1033 of the Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. §1033);</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(11)">
      <text>The transfer is between spouses, or incident to a divorce in accordance with §1041 of the Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. §1041);</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(12)">
      <text>The transfer is by an S-corporation in accordance with §1368 of the Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. §1368);</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(13)">
      <text>The transfer is to a disregarded entity, classified as such under 26 CFR §301.7701-3, that is solely owned by the transferor;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(14)">
      <text>All or a portion of the gain from the transfer qualifies for the principal residence exclusion from gross income in accordance with §121 of the Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. §121); or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(15)">
      <text>The transfer is otherwise exempt as documented by the transferor.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>The Comptroller's decision to issue or deny a Certificate of Full or Partial Exemption and the determination of the amount of tax to be withheld if a partial exemption is granted are final and not subject to appeal.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>Like-Kind Exchange.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Except as provided in §E(2) of this regulation, a like-kind exchange that qualifies under the provisions of §1031 of the Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. §1031) and for which a Certificate of Full or Partial Exemption has been issued is not subject to the withholding requirements.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>If at the time of settlement it is known that the property does not qualify as a like-kind exchange under the provisions of §1031 of the Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. §1031) or the transferor will receive taxable boot, then notwithstanding the issuance of the Certificate of Full or Partial Exemption, Regulation .03B(1) of this chapter applies to:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>The total payment; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The taxable boot.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>Installment Sale.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Except as provided in §F(2) of this regulation, an installment sale for which a Certificate of Full or Partial Exemption has been issued is not subject to the withholding requirements.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Regulation .03B(1) of this chapter applies to that portion of the total payment that the transferor receives before, at, or within 60 days of settlement.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>