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Each person or partnership that is a covered entity for a taxation year shall pay a tax for the taxation year equal to the amount determined by the formula 0.02 × (A + B − C) where A is the total fair market value of equity (other than substantive debt) of the covered entity that is redeemed, acquired or cancelled in the taxation year by the covered entity, other than equity that is redeemed, acquired or cancelled in a reorganization transaction, or acquired from a specified affiliate, if that equity was previously deemed by subsection (5) to have been acquired by the covered entity and was previously included in the description of A; B is if equity of the covered entity (other than substantive debt) is redeemed, acquired or cancelled in the taxation year by the covered entity, pursuant to a reorganization transaction described in paragraph (a) or (b) of that definition and any portion of the consideration received by a holder for the equity is not equity consideration described in paragraph (a) or (b) of the definition reorganization transaction, the amount determined by the formula D − E where D is the total fair market value of the equity of the covered entity (other than substantive debt) that is redeemed, acquired or cancelled in a reorganization transaction described in this paragraph; and E is the total fair market value of any equity consideration described in paragraph (a) or (b) of the definition reorganization transaction that is received by a holder as consideration for the equity that is redeemed, acquired or cancelled in a reorganization transaction described in this paragraph; and in any other case, nil; and C is the total fair market value of equity (other than substantive debt) of the covered entity that is issued in a qualifying issuance in the taxation year, or disposed of in the taxation year by a specified affiliate of the covered entity (except a disposition to the covered entity or another specified affiliate of the covered entity), if that equity was previously deemed by subsection (5) to have been acquired by the covered entity and was previously included in the description of A.