Internal Revenue Code · 26 U.S.C.
§ 267. Losses, expenses, and interest with respect to transactions between related taxpayers
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Cite as 26 U.S.C. § 267
At a glance
Read from the text, the source credit and the official notes. Not part of the law.
- Status
- In force
- Enacted
- November 10, 1978 by Pub. L. 95–628
- Last amended
- December 18, 2015 by Pub. L. 114–113
- Amendments
- 10 dated changes in the source credit
- Length
- 7 subsections · 2,630 words · about 11 min to read
- Defines
- 6 terms
- Cross-references
- cites 14; cited by 80 Code sections and 295 other regulations
- Regulations
- 8 issued under this section
No deduction shall be allowed in respect of any loss from the sale or exchange of property, directly or indirectly, between persons specified in any of the paragraphs of subsection (b). The preceding sentence shall not apply to any loss of the distributing corporation (or the distributee) in the case of a distribution in complete liquidation.
The Secretary shall by regulations apply the matching principle of paragraph (2) in cases in which the person to whom the payment is to be made is not a United States person.
Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), in the case of any item payable to a controlled foreign corporation (as defined in section 957) or a passive foreign investment company (as defined in section 1297), a deduction shall be allowable to the payor with respect to such amount for any taxable year before the taxable year in which paid only to the extent that an amount attributable to such item is includible (determined without regard to properly allocable deductions and qualified deficits under section 952(c)(1)(B)) during such prior taxable year in the gross income of a United States person who owns (within the meaning of section 958(a)) stock in such corporation.
The Secretary may by regulation exempt transactions from the application of clause (i), including any transaction which is entered into by a payor in the ordinary course of a trade or business in which the payor is predominantly engaged and in which the payment of the accrued amounts occurs within 8½ months after accrual or within such other period as the Secretary may prescribe.
Paragraph (1) shall not apply if the loss sustained by the transferor is not allowable to the transferor as a deduction by reason of section 1091 (relating to wash sales).
In the case of any amount paid or incurred by a partnership, subsection (a)(2) shall not apply to the extent that section 707(c) applies to such amount.
To the extent provided in regulations, subsection (a)(1) shall not apply to any loss sustained by a member of a controlled group on the repayment of a loan made to another member of such group if such loan is payable in a foreign currency or is denominated in such a currency and such loss is attributable to a reduction in value of such foreign currency.
For purposes of any other section of this title which refers to a relationship which would result in a disallowance of losses under this section, deferral under paragraph (2) shall be treated as disallowance.
Subsection (a)(1) shall not apply to any transfer described in section 1041(a) (relating to transfers of property between spouses or incident to divorce).
(Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 78; Pub. L. 95–628, § 2(a), Nov. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 3627; Pub. L. 97–354, § 3(h), Oct. 19, 1982, 96 Stat. 1689; Pub. L. 98–369, div. A, title I, § 174(a)–(b)(4), title VII, § 721(s), July 18, 1984, 98 Stat. 704–707, 970; Pub. L. 99–514, title VIII, §§ 803(b)(5), 806(c)(2), title XVIII, §§ 1812(c)(1), (2), (3)(C), (4)(A), 1842(a), Oct. 22, 1986, 100 Stat. 2356, 2364, 2834, 2835, 2852; Pub. L. 100–647, title I, §§ 1006(e)(9), 1008(e)(6), Nov. 10, 1988, 102 Stat. 3401, 3441; Pub. L. 105–34, title XIII, § 1308(a), title XVI, § 1604(e)(1), Aug. 5, 1997, 111 Stat. 1041, 1098; Pub. L. 106–170, title V, § 532(c)(2)(C), Dec. 17, 1999, 113 Stat. 1930; Pub. L. 108–357, title VIII, § 841(b), Oct. 22, 2004, 118 Stat. 1598; Pub. L. 111–325, title III, § 306(b), Dec. 22, 2010, 124 Stat. 3549; Pub. L. 113–295, div. A, title II, § 221(a)(44), Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 4044; Pub. L. 114–113, div. Q, title III, § 345(a), Dec. 18, 2015, 129 Stat. 3115.)
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Regulations under this section
Treasury regulations (26 CFR) issued under § 267
- § 1.267(a)-1 Deductions disallowed.
- § 1.267(a)-2T Temporary regulations; questions and answers arising under the Tax Reform Act of 1984 (temporary).
- § 1.267(a)-3 Deduction of amounts owed to related foreign persons.
- § 1.267(b)-1 Relationships.
- § 1.267(c)-1 Constructive ownership of stock.
- § 1.267(d)-1 Amount of gain where loss previously disallowed.
- § 1.267(d)-2 Effective/applicability dates.
- § 1.267(f)-1 Controlled groups.
Cross-references
Computed from the citations in the text of Title 26 and 26 CFR.
This section cites 14 other sections
- § 441(i)(2) Period for computation of taxable income
- § 269A(b)(2) Personal service corporations formed or availed of to avoid or evade income tax
- § 957 Controlled foreign corporations; United States persons
- § 1297 Passive foreign investment company
- § 952(c)(1)(B) Subpart F income defined
- § 958(a) Rules for determining stock ownership
- § 501 Exemption from tax on corporations, certain trusts, etc.
- § 1091 Loss from wash sales of stock or securities
- § 1 Tax imposed
- § 707(b)(1) Transactions between partner and partnership
- § 1250(a)(1)(B) Gain from dispositions of certain depreciable realty
- § 1563(a) Definitions and special rules
- § 1221(a)(1) Capital asset defined
- § 1041 Transfers of property between spouses or incident to divorce
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- § 42(d)(2)(D)(ii) Low-income housing credit
- § 45D(f)(2)(B) New markets tax credit
- § 51(i)(1)(A) Amount of credit
- § 56(e)(3)(B)(ii) Adjustments in computing alternative minimum taxable income
- § 59A(g)(1)(B) Tax on base erosion payments of taxpayers with substantial gross receipts
- § 101(j)(2)(B)(i) Certain death benefits
- § 108(e)(4)(A) Income from discharge of indebtedness
- § 121(d)(8)(B) Exclusion of gain from sale of principal residence
- § 144(a)(3)(A) Qualified small issue bond; qualified student loan bond; qualified redevelopment bond
- § 147(a)(2)(A) Other requirements applicable to certain private activity bonds
- § 163(e)(3)(C)(ii) Interest
- § 165(l)(2)(D) Losses
- § 167(e)(5)(B) Depreciation
- § 170(a)(3) Charitable, etc., contributions and gifts
- § 179(d)(2)(A) Election to expense certain depreciable business assets
- § 197(f)(9)(C)(i)(I) Amortization of goodwill and certain other intangibles
- § 213(d)(11)(B) Medical, dental, etc., expenses
- § 221(d)(1)(C) Interest on education loans
- § 263A(h)(3)(D)(i)(I) Capitalization and inclusion in inventory costs of certain expenses
- § 274(e)(2)(B)(ii)(II) Disallowance of certain entertainment, etc., expenses
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- § 304(b)(5)(A)(i)(II) Redemption through use of related corporations
- § 336(d)(1)(A) Gain or loss recognized on property distributed in complete liquidation
- § 351(g)(3)(B) Transfer to corporation controlled by transferor
- § 355(d)(7)(A) Distribution of stock and securities of a controlled corporation
- § 382(n)(3)(B)(ii)(I) Limitation on net operating loss carryforwards and certain built-in losses following ownership change
- § 409(n)(1)(A)(ii) Qualifications for tax credit employee stock ownership plans
- § 453(f)(1)(B) Installment method
- § 461(k)(2)(E) General rule for taxable year of deduction
- § 465(b)(3)(C)(i) Deductions limited to amount at risk
- § 468B(d)(3) Special rules for designated settlement funds
- § 469(g)(1)(B) Passive activity losses and credits limited
- § 475(c)(4)(B)(iii) Mark to market accounting method for dealers in securities
- § 483(e)(2) Interest on certain deferred payments
- § 503(b)(6) Requirements for exemption
- § 512(b)(19)(J)(i) Unrelated business taxable income
- § 514(c)(9)(B)(iii) Unrelated debt-financed income
- § 613A(c)(8)(D)(ii) Limitations on percentage depletion in case of oil and gas wells
- § 631(c)(1) Gain or loss in the case of timber, coal, or domestic iron ore
- § 643(i)(2)(B)(i) Definitions applicable to subparts A, B, C, and D
- § 664(g)(5)(A)(i) Charitable remainder trusts
- § 707(b)(1)(B) Transactions between partner and partnership
- § 755(c)(1) Rules for allocation of basis
- § 831(b)(2)(C)(i)(II) Tax on insurance companies other than life insurance companies
- § 864(d)(4)(A) Definitions and special rules
- § 871(h)(4)(B) Tax on nonresident alien individuals
- § 877(g)(2)(A)(i) Expatriation to avoid tax
- § 897(h)(5)(B)(i)(II) Disposition of investment in United States real property
- § 904(h)(3)(B) Limitation on credit
- § 909(d)(4)(C) Suspension of taxes and credits until related income taken into account
- § 988(c)(1)(E)(vi)(I) Treatment of certain foreign currency transactions
- § 1031(f)(3) Exchange of real property held for productive use or investment
- § 1033(i)(3) Involuntary conversions
- § 1060(e)(3) Special allocation rules for certain asset acquisitions
- § 1202(c)(3)(A) Partial exclusion for gain from certain small business stock
- § 1235(c) Sale or exchange of patents
- § 1237(a)(2)(A) Real property subdivided for sale
- § 1239(c)(1)(C) Gain from sale of depreciable property between certain related taxpayers
- § 1259(c)(4)(A) Constructive sales treatment for appreciated financial positions
- § 1397(a)(2)(B) Other definitions and special rules
- § 1400Z–2(e)(2) Special rules for capital gains invested in opportunity zones
- § 3511(e) Certified professional employer organizations
- § 4946(a)(3) Definitions and special rules
- § 4951(e)(4)(H) Taxes on self-dealing
- § 4975(e)(4) Tax on prohibited transactions
- § 4985(a)(2) Stock compensation of insiders in expatriated corporations
- § 5881(c)(2) Greenmail
- § 6038(e)(3)(B)(ii) Information reporting with respect to certain foreign corporations and partnerships
- § 6038A(c)(2)(B) Information with respect to certain foreign-owned corporations
- § 6166(b)(2)(D) Extension of time for payment of estate tax where estate consists largely of interest in closely held business
- § 6418(a) Transfer of certain credits
- § 6664(d)(4)(B)(ii)(I) Definitions and special rules
- § 7612(d)(5) Special procedures for summonses for computer software
- § 7701(a)(51)(I)(vi) Definitions
- § 7874(a)(2)(A)(ii) Rules relating to expatriated entities and their foreign parents
- § 9701(c)(8)(B) Definitions of general applicability
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- § 1.42-10 Utility allowances.
- § 1.42-18 Qualified contracts.
- § 1.44-5 Definitions.
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- § 1.45V-5 Procedures for verification of qualified clean hydrogen production and sale or use.
- § 1.46-5 Qualified progress expenditures.
- § 1.48-12 Qualified rehabilitated building; expenditures incurred after December 31, 1981.
- § 1.48E(h)-1 Clean Electricity Low-Income Communities Bonus Credit Amount Program.
- § 1.50B-1 Definitions of WIN expenses and WIN employees.
- § 1.51-1 Amount of credit.
- § 1.56(g)-1 Adjusted current earnings.
- § 1.59A-1 Base erosion and anti-abuse tax.
- § 1.61-21 Taxation of fringe benefits.
- § 1.83-7 Taxation of nonqualified stock options.
- § 1.103-10 Exemption for certain small issues of industrial development bonds.
- § 1.108-2 Acquisition of indebtedness by a person related to the debtor.
- § 1.108-3 Intercompany losses and deductions.
- § 1.108-8 Indebtedness satisfied by partnership interest.
- § 1.121-4 Special rules.
- § 1.162-17 Reporting and substantiation of certain business expenses of employees.
- § 1.162-31 The $500,000 deduction limitation for remuneration provided by certain health insurance providers.
- § 1.163-8T Allocation of interest expense among expenditures (temporary).
- § 1.163-10T Qualified residence interest (temporary).
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- § 1.163-12 Deduction of original issue discount on instrument held by related foreign person.
- § 1.163-15 Debt proceeds distributed from any taxpayer account or from cash.
- § 1.163(j)-1 Definitions.
- § 1.163(j)-2 Deduction for business interest expense limited.
- § 1.163(j)-3 Relationship of the section 163(j) limitation to other provisions affecting interest.
- § 1.163(j)-4 General rules applicable to C corporations (including REITs, RICs, and members of consolidated groups) and tax-exempt corporations.
- § 1.163(j)-5 General rules governing disallowed business interest expense carryforwards for C corporations.
- § 1.163(j)-6 Application of the section 163(j) limitation to partnerships and subchapter S corporations.
- § 1.163(j)-7 Application of the section 163(j) limitation to foreign corporations and United States shareholders.
- § 1.163(j)-9 Elections for excepted trades or businesses; safe harbor for certain REITs.
- § 1.163(j)-10 Allocation of interest expense, interest income, and other items of expense and gross income to an excepted trade or business.
- § 1.163(j)-11 Transition rules.
- § 1.167(l)-1 Limitations on reasonable allowance in case of property of certain public utilities.
- § 1.168(h)-1 Like-kind exchanges involving tax-exempt use property.
- § 1.168(k)-1 Additional first year depreciation deduction.
- § 1.168(k)-2 Additional first year depreciation deduction for property acquired and placed in service after September 27, 2017.
- § 1.170A-5 Future interests in tangible personal property.
- § 1.170A-13 Recordkeeping and return requirements for deductions for charitable contributions.
- § 1.170A-14 Qualified conservation contributions.
- § 1.170A-17 Qualified appraisal and qualified appraiser.
- § 1.171-1 Bond premium.
- § 1.179-4 Definitions.
- § 1.197-2 Amortization of goodwill and certain other intangibles.
- § 1.199A-4 Aggregation.
- § 1.199A-5 Specified service trades or businesses and the trade or business of performing services as an employee.
- § 1.221-1 Deduction for interest paid on qualified education loans after December 31, 2001.
- § 1.221-2 Deduction for interest due and paid on qualified education loans before January 1, 2002.
- § 1.245A-5 Limitation of section 245A deduction and section 954(c)(6) exception.
- § 1.245A-8 Coordination rules for complex cases.
- § 1.245A-11 Applicability dates.
- § 1.246-5 Reduction of holding periods in certain situations.
- § 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.
- § 1.263A-3 Rules relating to property acquired for resale.
- § 1.263A-7 Changing a method of accounting under section 263A.
- § 1.263A-8 Requirement to capitalize interest.
- § 1.263A-9 The avoided cost method.
- § 1.263A-15 Effective dates, transitional rules, and anti-abuse rule.
- § 1.267A-1 Disallowance of certain interest and royalty deductions.
- § 1.267A-5 Definitions and special rules.
- § 1.267A-6 Examples.
- § 1.269-2 Purpose and scope of section 269.
- § 1.269B-1 Stapled foreign corporations.
- § 1.274-2 Disallowance of deductions for certain expenses for entertainment, amusement, recreation, or travel.
- § 1.274-4 Disallowance of certain foreign travel expenses.
- § 1.274-5T Substantiation requirements (temporary).
- § 1.274-9 Entertainment provided to specified individuals.
- § 1.274-10 Special rules for aircraft used for entertainment.
- § 1.274-12 Limitation on deductions for certain food or beverage expenses paid or incurred after December 31, 2017.
- § 1.280F-6 Special rules and definitions.
- § 1.274-5A Substantiation requirements.
- § 1.305-5 Distributions on preferred stock.
- § 1.312-7 Effect on earnings and profits of gain or loss realized after February 28, 1913.
- § 1.332-8 Recognition of gain on liquidation of certain holding companies.
- § 1.336-3 Aggregate deemed asset disposition price; various aspects of taxation of the deemed asset disposition.
- § 1.337(d)-1 Transitional loss limitation rule.
- § 1.337(d)-3 Gain recognition upon certain partnership transactions involving a partner's stock.
- § 1.337(d)-4 Taxable to tax-exempt.
- § 1.338-1 General principles; status of old target and new target.
- § 1.338-6 Allocation of ADSP and AGUB among target assets.
- § 1.338-8 Asset and stock consistency.
- § 1.355-6 Recognition of gain on certain distributions of stock or securities in controlled corporation.
- § 1.367(a)-1 Transfers to foreign corporations subject to section 367(a): In general.
- § 1.367(a)-3 Treatment of transfers of stock or securities to foreign corporations.
- § 1.367(a)-8 Gain recognition agreement requirements.
- § 1.367(b)-3 Repatriation of foreign corporate assets in certain nonrecognition transactions.
- § 1.367(b)-6 Effective/applicability dates and coordination rules.
- § 1.367(b)-10 Acquisition of parent stock or securities for property in triangular reorganizations.
- § 1.367(d)-1 Transfers of intangible property to foreign corporations.
- § 1.367(d)-1T Transfers of intangible property to foreign corporations (temporary).
- § 1.381(c)(20)-1 Carryforward of disallowed business interest.
- § 1.382-2 General rules for ownership change.
- § 1.382-2T Definition of ownership change under section 382, as amended by the Tax Reform Act of 1986 (temporary).
- § 1.382-4 Constructive ownership of stock.
- § 1.382-5 Section 382 limitation.
- § 1.382-6 Allocation of income and loss to periods before and after the change date for purposes of section 382.
- § 1.382-7 Built-in gains and losses.
- § 1.382-9 Special rules under section 382 for corporations under the jurisdiction of a court in a title 11 or similar case.
- § 1.383-1 Special limitations on certain capital losses and excess credits.
- § 1.385-3 Certain distributions of debt instruments and similar transactions.
- § 1.409A-1 Definitions and covered plans.
- § 1.409A-3 Permissible payments.
- § 1.422-1 Incentive stock options; general rules.
- § 1.446-3 Notional principal contracts.
- § 1.448-1 Limitation on the use of the cash receipts and disbursements method of accounting.
- § 1.451-3 Timing of income inclusion for taxpayers with an applicable financial statement using an accrual method of accounting.
- § 1.451-8 Advance payments for goods, services, and certain other items.
- § 1.453-11 Installment obligations received from a liquidating corporation.
- § 1.460-1 Long-term contracts.
- § 1.460-4 Methods of accounting for long-term contracts.
- § 1.461-1 General rule for taxable year of deduction.
- § 1.461-2 Contested liabilities.
- § 1.467-1 Treatment of lessors and lessees generally.
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- § 1.468B-1 Qualified settlement funds.
- § 1.468B-9 Disputed ownership funds.
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Amendment history
From the source credit and the official notes, newest first.
- Amended by Pub. L. 114–113Parts changed in 2015: (d)
- Amended by Pub. L. 113–295Parts changed in 2014: (d) (d)(1) (d)(2)
- Amended by Pub. L. 111–325Parts changed in 2010: (f)(3)(D)
- Amended by Pub. L. 108–357Parts changed in 2004: (a)(3)
- Amended by Pub. L. 106–170Parts changed in 1999: (f)(3)(B)(i)
- Amended by Pub. L. 105–34Parts changed in 1997: (b)(13) (f)(4)
- Amended by Pub. L. 100–647Parts changed in 1988: (a)(1) (a)(2)
- Amended by Pub. L. 99–514Parts changed in 1986: (a)(2) (a)(3) (b)(12) (e)(5)(D) (e)(6) (f)(3)(B) (g)
- Amended by Pub. L. 98–369Parts changed in 1984: (a) (b)(3) (b)(10) (b)(12) (e) (f)
- Amended by Pub. L. 97–354Parts changed in 1982: (b)(10) (f)
- Enacted by Pub. L. 95–628Parts changed in 1978: (e)
Where it sits in the Code
- Subtitle A Income Taxes
- Chapter 1 NORMAL TAXES AND SURTAXES
- Subchapter B Computation of Taxable Income
- Part IX ITEMS NOT DEDUCTIBLE
Nearby sections
- § 263A Capitalization and inclusion in inventory costs of certain expenses
- § 264 Certain amounts paid in connection with insurance contracts
- § 265 Expenses and interest relating to tax-exempt income
- § 266 Carrying charges
- § 267 Losses, expenses, and interest with respect to transactions between related taxpayers
- § 267A Certain related party amounts paid or accrued in hybrid transactions or with hybrid entities
- § 268 Sale of land with unharvested crop
- § 269 Acquisitions made to evade or avoid income tax
- § 269A Personal service corporations formed or availed of to avoid or evade income tax
Official notes
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Editorial Notes
Amendments
2015—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 114–113 amended subsec. (d) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “If—
“(1) in the case of a sale or exchange of property to the taxpayer a loss sustained by the transferor is not allowable to the transferor as a deduction by reason of subsection (a)(1); and
“(2) the taxpayer sells or otherwise disposes of such property (or of other property the basis of which in his hands is determined directly or indirectly by reference to such property) at a gain,
then such gain shall be recognized only to the extent that it exceeds so much of such loss as is properly allocable to the property sold or otherwise disposed of by the taxpayer. This subsection shall not apply if the loss sustained by the transferor is not allowable to the transferor as a deduction by reason of section 1091 (relating to wash sales).”
2014—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 113–295, in concluding provisions, struck out “This subsection applies with respect to taxable years ending after December 31, 1953. ” after “by the taxpayer.” and “or by reason of section 118 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1939” after “sales)”.
Subsec. (d)(1). Pub. L. 113–295 struck out “(or by reason of section 24(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1939)” after “subsection (a)(1)”.
Subsec. (d)(2). Pub. L. 113–295 struck out “after December 31, 1953,” before “the taxpayer”.
2010—Subsec. (f)(3)(D). Pub. L. 111–325 added subpar. (D).
2004—Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 108–357 designated existing provisions as subpar. (A), inserted heading, and added subpar. (B).
1999—Subsec. (f)(3)(B)(i), (iii). Pub. L. 106–170 substituted “1221(a)(1)” for “1221(1)”.
1997—Subsec. (b)(13). Pub. L. 105–34, § 1308(a), added par. (13).
Subsec. (f)(4). Pub. L. 105–34, § 1604(e)(1), added par. (4).
1988—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 100–647, § 1006(e)(9), struck out “(other than a loss in case of a distribution in corporate liquidation)” after “exchange of property” and inserted at end “The preceding sentence shall not apply to any loss of the distributing corporation (or the distributee) in the case of a distribution in complete liquidation.”
Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 100–647, § 1008(e)(6), made technical correction to directory language of Pub. L. 99–514, § 806(c)(2), see 1986 Amendment note below.
1986—Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 99–514, § 806(c)(2), as amended by Pub. L. 100–647, § 1008(e)(6), inserted at end “For purposes of this paragraph, in the case of a personal service corporation (within the meaning of section 441(i)(2)), such corporation and any employee-owner (within the meaning of section 269A(b)(2), as modified by section 441(i)(2)) shall be treated as persons specified in subsection (b).”
Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 99–514, § 1812(c)(1), added par. (3).
Subsec. (b)(12). Pub. L. 99–514, § 1812(c)(4)(A), substituted “same persons own” for “same persons owns”.
Subsec. (e)(5)(D). Pub. L. 99–514, § 803(b)(5), substituted in cl. (i) “interest in property described in clause (i), (ii), (iii), or (iv) of section 1250(a)(1)(B)” for “interest in low-income housing (as defined in paragraph (5) of section 189(e))” and in cl. (ii) “such property” for “low-income housing (as so defined)”.
Subsec. (e)(6). Pub. L. 99–514, § 1812(c)(3)(C), added par. (6).
Subsec. (f)(3)(B). Pub. L. 99–514, § 1812(c)(2), inserted “(or persons described in subsection (b)(10))”.
Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 99–514, § 1842(a), added subsec. (g).
1984—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 98–369, § 174(a), amended subsec. (a) generally, substituting “In general” for “Deduction disallowed” in heading, “Deduction for losses disallowed” for “Losses” in par. (1) heading, and provisions dealing with matching of deduction and payee income item in the case of expenses and interest for provisions dealing with unpaid expenses and interest in par. (2).
Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 98–369, § 174(b)(2)(A), substituted “Two corporations which are members of the same controlled group (as defined in subsection (f))” for “Two corporations more than 50 percent in value of the outstanding stock of each of which is owned, directly or indirectly, by or for the same individual, if either one of such corporations, with respect to the taxable year of the corporation preceding the date of the sale or exchange was, under the law applicable to such taxable year, a personal holding company or a foreign personal holding company”.
Subsec. (b)(10). Pub. L. 98–369, § 174(b)(3), substituted “A corporation” for “An S corporation” in introductory provisions and “the corporation” for “the S corporation” in subpar. (A).
Subsec. (b)(12). Pub. L. 98–369, § 174(b)(4), substituted “the same persons” for “the same individual”.
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 98–369, § 174(b)(1), added subsec. (e).
Pub. L. 98–369, § 174(a)(2), struck out subsec. (e) which provided that for purposes of subsection (a)(2) where the last day of the 2½ month period falls on Saturday, Sunday, or a legal holiday, such last day be treated as falling on the next succeeding day which is not a Saturday, Sunday, or a legal holiday, and the determination of what constitutes a legal holiday be made under section 7503 with respect to the payor’s return of tax under this chapter for the preceding taxable year.
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 98–369, § 174(b)(2)(B), added subsec. (f).
Pub. L. 98–369, § 174(b)(1), struck out subsec. (f) which related to special rules for unpaid expenses and interest of S corporations and treatment under such provisions of certain shareholders, etc., as related persons.
Pub. L. 98–369, § 721(s), in closing provision of par. (1) substituted “then any deduction allowable under such sections in respect of such amount shall be allowable as of the day as of which such payment is includible in the gross income of the person to whom the payment is made (or, if later, as of the day on which it would be so allowable but for this paragraph)” for “then no deduction shall be allowed in respect of expenses otherwise deductible under section 162 or 212, or of interest otherwise deductible under section 163, before the day as of which the amount thereof is includible in the gross income of the person to whom the payment is made”.
1982—Subsec. (b)(10) to (12). Pub. L. 97–354, § 3(h)(1), (3), added pars. (10) to (12).
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 97–354, § 3(h)(2), added subsec. (f).
1978—Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 95–628 added subsec. (e).
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2015 Amendment
Pub. L. 114–113, div. Q, title III, § 345(b), Dec. 18, 2015, 129 Stat. 3115, provided that: “The amendment made by this section [amending this section] shall apply to sales and other dispositions of property acquired after December 31, 2015, by the taxpayer in a sale or exchange to which section 267(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 applied.”
Effective Date of 2014 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 113–295 effective Dec. 19, 2014, subject to a savings provision, see section 221(b) of Pub. L. 113–295, set out as a note under section 1 of this title.
Effective Date of 2010 Amendment
Pub. L. 111–325, title III, § 306(c), Dec. 22, 2010, 124 Stat. 3550, provided that: “The amendments made by this section [amending this section and section 302 of this title] shall apply to distributions after the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 22, 2010].”
Effective Date of 2004 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 108–357 applicable to payments accrued on or after Oct. 22, 2004, see section 841(c) of Pub. L. 108–357, set out as a note under section 163 of this title.
Effective Date of 1999 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 106–170 applicable to any instrument held, acquired, or entered into, any transaction entered into, and supplies held or acquired on or after Dec. 17, 1999, see section 532(d) of Pub. L. 106–170, set out as a note under section 170 of this title.
Effective Date of 1997 Amendment
Pub. L. 105–34, title XIII, § 1308(c), Aug. 5, 1997, 111 Stat. 1042, provided that: “The amendments made by this section [amending this section and section 1239 of this title] shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act [Aug. 5, 1997].”
Pub. L. 105–34, title XVI, § 1604(e)(2), Aug. 5, 1997, 111 Stat. 1098, provided that: “The amendment made by paragraph (1) [amending this section] shall take effect as if included in section 174(b) of the Tax Reform Act of 1984 [Pub. L. 98–369].”
Effective Date of 1988 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 100–647 effective, except as otherwise provided, as if included in the provision of the Tax Reform Act of 1986, Pub. L. 99–514, to which such amendment relates, see section 1019(a) of Pub. L. 100–647, set out as a note under section 1 of this title.
Effective Date of 1986 Amendment
If any interest costs incurred after Dec. 31, 1986, are attributable to costs incurred before Jan. 1, 1987, the amendment by section 803(b)(5) of Pub. L. 99–514 is applicable to such interest costs only to the extent such interest costs are attributable to costs which were required to be capitalized under section 263 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 and which would have been taken into account in applying section 189 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (as in effect before its repeal by section 803 of Pub. L. 99–514) or, if applicable, section 266 of such Code, see section 7831(d)(2) of Pub. L. 101–239, set out as an Effective Date note under section 263A of this title.
Amendment by section 803(b)(5) of Pub. L. 99–514 applicable, except as otherwise provided, to costs incurred after Dec. 31, 1986, in taxable years ending after that date, see section 803(d) of Pub. L. 99–514, set out as a note under section 263A of this title.
Amendment by section 806(c)(2) of Pub. L. 99–514 applicable to taxable years beginning after Dec. 31, 1986, with special provisions applicable to taxpayers who are required to change their accounting periods, see section 806(e) of Pub. L. 99–514, set out as a note under section 1378 of this title.
Amendment by sections 1812(c)(1), (2), (3)(C), (4)(A) and 1842(a) of Pub. L. 99–514 effective, except as otherwise provided, as if included in the provisions of the Tax Reform Act of 1984, Pub. L. 98–369, div. A, to which such amendment relates, see section 1881 of Pub. L. 99–514, set out as a note under section 48 of this title.
Effective Date of 1984 Amendment
Pub. L. 98–369, div. A, title I, § 174(c), July 18, 1984, 98 Stat. 707, as amended by Pub. L. 99–514, § 2, Oct. 22, 1986, 100 Stat. 2095, provided that:
“(1) Subsections (a) and (b)(1).— The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b)(1) [amending this section] shall apply to amounts allowable as deductions under chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 [formerly I.R.C. 1954] for taxable years beginning after December 31, 1983. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the allowability of a deduction shall be determined without regard to any disallowance or postponement of deductions under section 267 of such Code.“(2) Subsection (b) (other than paragraph (1)).—“(A) In general.— Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the amendments made by subsection (b) (other than paragraph (1) thereof) [amending this section and sections 170, 368, 514, and 1235 of this title] shall apply to transactions after December 31, 1983, in taxable years ending after such date.“(B) Exception for transfers to foreign corporations on or before march 1, 1984.— The amendments made by subsection (b)(2) [amending this section] shall not apply to property transferred to a foreign corporation on or before March 1, 1984.“(3) Exception for existing indebtedness, etc.—“(A) In general.— The amendments made by this section [amending this section and sections 170, 368, 514, and 1235 of this title] shall not apply to any amount paid or incurred—“(i) on indebtedness incurred on or before September 29, 1983, or“(ii) pursuant to a contract which was binding on September 29, 1983, and at all times thereafter before the amount is paid or incurred.“(B) Treatment of renegotiations, extensions, etc.— If any indebtedness (or contract described in subparagraph (A)) is renegotiated, extended, renewed, or revised after September 29, 1983, subparagraph (A) shall not apply to any amount paid or incurred on such indebtedness (or pursuant to such contract) after the date of such renegotiation, extension, renewal, or revision.”
Amendment by section 721(s) of Pub. L. 98–369 effective as if included in the Subchapter S Revision Act of 1982, Pub. L. 97–354, see section 721(y)(1) of Pub. L. 98–369, set out as a note under section 1361 of this title.
Effective Date of 1982 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 97–354 applicable to taxable years beginning after Dec. 31, 1982, see section 6(a) of Pub. L. 97–354, set out as an Effective Date note under section 1361 of this title.
Effective Date of 1978 Amendment
Pub. L. 95–628, § 2(b), Nov. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 3627, provided that: “The amendment made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall apply with respect to payments made after the date of the enactment of this Act [Nov. 10, 1978].”
Construction of Section 806 of Pub. L. 99–514
Nothing in section 806 of Pub. L. 99–514 [amending this section] or in any legislative history relating thereto to be construed as requiring the Secretary of the Treasury or his delegate to permit an automatic change of a taxable year, see section 1008(e)(9) of Pub. L. 100–647, set out as a note under section 1378 of this title.
Plan Amendments Not Required Until January 1, 1989
For provisions directing that if any amendments made by subtitle A or subtitle C of title XI [§§ 1101–1147 and 1171–1177] or title XVIII [§§ 1800–1899A] of Pub. L. 99–514 require an amendment to any plan, such plan amendment shall not be required to be made before the first plan year beginning on or after Jan. 1, 1989, see section 1140 of Pub. L. 99–514, as amended, set out as a note under section 401 of this title.
Exception for Certain Indebtedness
Pub. L. 99–514, title XVIII, § 1812(c)(5), Oct. 22, 1986, 100 Stat. 2835, provided that: “Clause (i) of section 174(c)(3)(A) of the Tax Reform Act of 1984 [section 174(c)(3)(A)(i) of Pub. L. 98–369, set out as a note above] shall be applied by substituting ‘December 31, 1983’ for ‘September 29, 1983’ in the case of indebtedness which matures on January 1, 1999, the payments on which from January 1989 through November 1993 equal U/L plus $77,600, the payments on which from December 1993 to maturity equal U/L plus $50,100, and which accrued interest at 13.75 percent through December 31, 1989.”