Treasury Regulations · 26 CFR
§ 1.263(a)-6. Election to deduct or capitalize certain expenditures.
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Regulation under 26 U.S.C. § 263(a)
Cite as 26 CFR § 1.263(a)-6
At a glance
Read from the text and its source citation. Not part of the regulation.
- Status
- In the current eCFR
- Issued
- September 19, 2013 by T.D. 9636
- Issued under
- 26 U.S.C. § 263(a)
- Length
- 378 words · about 2 min to read
- Cross-references
- cites 21 Code sections and 1 regulation; cited by 1
[T.D. 9636, 78 FR 57745, Sept. 19, 2013]
Cross-references
Computed from the citations in the text of 26 CFR.
Code sections it cites
- § 173 Circulation expenditures
- § 174 Amortization of research and experimental expenditures
- § 175 Soil and water conservation expenditures; endangered species recovery expenditures
- § 179 Election to expense certain depreciable business assets
- § 179A Repealed
- § 179B Deduction for capital costs incurred in complying with Environmental Protection Agency sulfur regulations
- § 179C Election to expense certain refineries
- § 179D Energy efficient commercial buildings deduction
- § 179E Election to expense advanced mine safety equipment
- § 180 Expenditures by farmers for fertilizer, etc.
- § 181 Treatment of certain qualified productions
- § 190 Expenditures to remove architectural and transportation barriers to the handicapped and elderly
- § 193 Tertiary injectants
- § 194 Treatment of reforestation expenditures
- § 195 Start-up expenditures
- § 198 Expensing of environmental remediation costs
- § 198A Repealed
- § 248 Organizational expenditures
- § 266 Carrying charges
- § 616 Development expenditures
- § 709 Treatment of organization and syndication fees
Regulations it cites
Cited by 1 other regulation
Amendment history
From the source citation at the end of the section, newest first. T.D. is a Treasury decision; FR is the Federal Register.
- Issued by T.D. 9636 (78 FR 57745)
Where it sits in 26 CFR
- Subchapter A Income tax
- Part 1 Income taxes
- Items Not Deductible
Nearby sections
- § 1.263(a)-2 Amounts paid to acquire or produce tangible property.
- § 1.263(a)-3 Amounts paid to improve tangible property.
- § 1.263(a)-4 Amounts paid to acquire or create intangibles.
- § 1.263(a)-5 Amounts paid or incurred to facilitate an acquisition of a trade or business, a change in the capital structure of a business entity, and certain other transactions.
- § 1.263(a)-6 Election to deduct or capitalize certain expenditures.
- § 1.263(b)-1 Expenditures for advertising or promotion of good will.
- § 1.263(c)-1 Intangible drilling and development costs in the case of oil and gas wells.
- § 1.263(e)-1 Expenditures in connection with certain railroad rolling stock.
- § 1.263(f)-1 Reasonable repair allowance.