The unrelated business income tax is imposed on the following:
- Organizations exempt from tax under section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code
 - Employees' trusts forming part of pension, profit-sharing, and stock bonus plans described in section 401(a)
 - Individual retirement arrangements
 - State and municipal colleges and universities
 - Qualified state tuition programs
 - Medical savings accounts
 - Coverdell savings accounts
 
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