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Section1244 Stock: Stock issued by eligible small corporations under Section 1244 of the Internal Revenue Code which allows the shareholders to treat up to $50,000 of losses ($100,000 if married and filing jointly) from the sale of the stock as ordinary losses instead of capital losses.

LA-WS5:DRU.1.4.2.130523.19986