Title 12 — Banks and BankingRelease 119-73
§627 State taxation
Title 12 › Chapter CHAPTER 6— - FOREIGN BANKING › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - ORGANIZATION OF CORPORATIONS TO DO FOREIGN BANKING › § 627
Summary
Corporations formed under this federal law must pay the same state taxes as similar state companies. Their stock is taxed like the owners' personal property.
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Title 12, §627
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Any corporation organized under the provisions of this subchapter shall be subject to tax by the State within which its home office is located in the same manner and to the same extent as other corporations organized under the laws of that State which are transacting a similar character of business. The shares of stock in such corporation shall also be subject to tax as the personal property of the owners or holders thereof in the same manner and to the same extent as the shares of stock in similar State corporations.
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This subchapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this section”, meaning section 25A of act Dec. 23, 1913, which is classified to this subchapter (§ 611 et seq.). Codification Section is comprised of par. 19 (undesignated) of section 25A of act Dec. 23, 1913, which comprises this subchapter. For complete classification of section 25A of this Act, see Codification note set out under section 611 of this title.
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12 U.S.C. § 627
Title 12 — Banks and Banking
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73