26.2. For the purposes of this section and sections 26.3 to 26.5,
“external charge” has the meaning assigned by section 217 of the Excise Tax Act (R.S.C. 1985, c. E-15);
“qualifying consideration” has the meaning assigned by section 217 of the Excise Tax Act;
“qualifying establishment” means a permanent establishment within the meaning of subsection 1 of section 123 of the Excise Tax Act or within the meaning of subsection 2 of section 132.1 of that Act;
“qualifying service” means any service or anything done by an employee in relation to the office or employment of the employee;
“qualifying taxpayer” has the meaning assigned by subsection 1 of section 217.1 of the Excise Tax Act;
“specified year” of a person means
(1) in the case of a person that is described in paragraph 1 or 1.1 of the definition of “taxation year” in section 1, the taxation year of the person;
(2) in the case of a person that is a registrant, other than a person described in paragraph 1, the fiscal year of the person; and
(3) in any other case, the calendar year.