### Question
What does subsidiary mean?


### Answer
**Subsidiary** has the following meaning in *26 U.S.C. § 871*:

> any corporation in which the corporation referred to in subparagraph (A) owns (directly or indirectly) stock meeting the requirements of section 1504(a)(2) (determined by substituting "50 percent" for "80 percent" each place it appears and without regard to section 1504(b)(3))

#### Citation:
  - *26 U.S.C. § 871*
  - Heading: **Subtitle A-Income Taxes > CHAPTER 1-NORMAL TAXES AND SURTAXES > Subchapter N-Tax Based on Income From Sources Within or Without the United States > PART II-NONRESIDENT ALIENS AND FOREIGN CORPORATIONS > Subpart A-Nonresident Alien Individuals**

