Internal Revenue Code · 26 U.S.C.
Subchapter A. Determination of Tax Liability
Official text, no changes From the Office of the Law Revision Counsel, release point 119-121 (current through Public Law 119-121 (October 9, 2026)). The official version is at uscode.house.gov (external site).
Part I TAX ON INDIVIDUALS §§ 1–5
Part II TAX ON CORPORATIONS §§ 11–12
Part III CHANGES IN RATES DURING A TAXABLE YEAR § 15
Part IV CREDITS AGAINST TAX §§ 21–54AA
Subpart A Nonrefundable Personal Credits §§ 21–26
- § 21 Expenses for household and dependent care services necessary for gainful employment
- § 22 Credit for the elderly and the permanently and totally disabled
- § 23 Adoption expenses
- § 24 Child tax credit
- § 25 Interest on certain home mortgages
- § 25A American Opportunity and Lifetime Learning credits
- § 25B Elective deferrals and IRA contributions by certain individuals
- § 25C Energy efficient home improvement credit
- § 25D Residential clean energy credit
- § 25E Previously-owned clean vehicles
- § 25F Qualified elementary and secondary education scholarships
- § 26 Limitation based on tax liability; definition of tax liability
Subpart B Other Credits §§ 27–30D
Subpart C Refundable Credits §§ 31–37
- § 31 Tax withheld on wages
- § 32 Earned income
- § 33 Tax withheld at source on nonresident aliens and foreign corporations
- § 34 Certain uses of gasoline and special fuels
- § 35 Health insurance costs of eligible individuals
- § 36 First-time homebuyer credit
- § 36A Repealed
- § 36B Refundable credit for coverage under a qualified health plan
- § 36C Renumbered
- § 37 Overpayments of tax
Subpart D Business Related Credits §§ 38–45AA
- § 38 General business credit
- § 39 Carryback and carryforward of unused credits
- § 40 Alcohol, etc., used as fuel
- § 40A Biodiesel and renewable diesel used as fuel
- § 40B Sustainable aviation fuel credit
- § 41 Credit for increasing research activities
- § 42 Low-income housing credit
- § 43 Enhanced oil recovery credit
- § 44 Expenditures to provide access to disabled individuals
- § 44A Renumbered
- § 44B Repealed
- § 44C Renumbered
- § 44D Renumbered
- § 44E Renumbered
- § 44F Renumbered
- § 44G Renumbered
- § 44H Renumbered
- § 45 Electricity produced from certain renewable resources, etc.
- § 45A Indian employment credit
- § 45B Credit for portion of employer social security taxes paid with respect to employee cash tips
- § 45C Clinical testing expenses for certain drugs for rare diseases or conditions
- § 45D New markets tax credit
- § 45E Small employer pension plan startup costs
- § 45F Employer-provided child care credit
- § 45G Railroad track maintenance credit
- § 45H Credit for production of low sulfur diesel fuel
- § 45I Credit for producing oil and gas from marginal wells
- § 45J Credit for production from advanced nuclear power facilities
- § 45K Credit for producing fuel from a nonconventional source
- § 45L New energy efficient home credit
- § 45M Repealed
- § 45N Mine rescue team training credit
- § 45O Agricultural chemicals security credit
- § 45P Employer wage credit for employees who are active duty members of the uniformed services
- § 45Q Credit for carbon oxide sequestration
- § 45R Employee health insurance expenses of small employers
- § 45S Employer credit for paid family and medical leave
- § 45T Auto-enrollment option for retirement savings options provided by small employers
- § 45U Zero-emission nuclear power production credit
- § 45V Credit for production of clean hydrogen
- § 45W Credit for qualified commercial clean vehicles
- § 45X Advanced manufacturing production credit
- § 45Y Clean electricity production credit
- § 45Z Clean fuel production credit
- § 45AA Military spouse retirement plan eligibility credit for small employers
Subpart E Rules for Computing Investment Credit §§ 46–50A, 50B
- § 46 Amount of credit
- § 47 Rehabilitation credit
- § 48 Energy credit
- § 48A Qualifying advanced coal project credit
- § 48B Qualifying gasification project credit
- § 48C Qualifying advanced energy project credit
- § 48D Advanced manufacturing investment credit
- § 48E Clean electricity investment credit
- § 49 At-risk rules
- § 50 Other special rules
- § 50A, 50B Repealed
Subpart F Rules for Computing Work Opportunity Credit §§ 51–52
Subpart G Credit Against Regular Tax for Prior Year Minimum Tax Liability § 53
Subpart H Repealed § 54
Subpart I Repealed § 54A–54F
Subpart J Repealed § 54AA
Part V REPEALED
Part VI ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM TAX §§ 55–59
Part VII BASE EROSION AND ANTI-ABUSE TAX § 59A
Part VIII REPEALED § 59B