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26 U.S.C. § 246A — Dividends received deduction reduced where portfolio stock is debt financed

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26 U.S.C. § 246A — Dividends received deduction reduced where portfolio stock is debt financed

**(a) General rule** In the case of any dividend on debt-financed portfolio stock, there shall be substituted for the percentage which (but for this subsection) would be used in determining the amount of the deduction allowable under section 243 or 245(a) a percentage equal to the product of— (1) 50 percent (65 percent in the case of any dividend from a 20-percent owned corporation as defined in section 243(c)(2)), and (2) 100 percent minus the average indebtedness percentage. **(b) Section not to apply to dividends for which 100 percent dividends received deduction allowable** Subsection (a) shall not apply to— (1) qualifying dividends (as defined in section 243(b)), and (2) dividends received by a small business investment company operating under the Small Business Investment Act of 1958. **(c) Debt financed portfolio stock** For purposes of this section— (1) **In general** — The term “debt financed portfolio stock” means any portfolio stock if at some time during the base period there is portfolio indebtedness with respect to such stock. (2) **Portfolio stock** — The term “portfolio stock” means any stock of a corporation unless— (A) as of the beginning of the ex-dividend date, the taxpayer owns stock of such corporation— (i) possessing at least 50 percent of the total voting power of the stock of such corporation, and (ii) having a value equal to at least 50 percent of the total value of the stock of such corporation, or (B) as of the beginning of the ex-dividend date— (i) the taxpayer owns stock of such corporation which would meet the requirements of subparagraph (A) if “20 percent” were substituted for “50 percent” each place it appears in such subparagraph, and (ii) stock meeting the requirements of subparagraph (A) is owned by

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**(a) General rule** In the case of any dividend on debt-financed portfolio stock, there shall be substituted for the percentage which (but for this subsection) would be used in determining the amount of the deduction allowable under section 243 or 245(a) a percentage equal to the product of— (1) 50 percent (65 percent in the case of any dividend from a 20-percent owned corporation as defined in section 243(c)(2)), and (2) 100 percent minus the average indebtedness percentage. **(b) Section not to apply to dividends for which 100 percent dividends received deduction allowable** Subsection (a) shall not apply to— (1) qualifying dividends (as defined in section 243(b)), and (2) dividends received by a small business investment company operating under the Small Business Investment Act of 1958. **(c) Debt financed portfolio stock** For purposes of this section— (1) **In general** — The term “debt financed portfolio stock” means any portfolio stock if at some time during the base period there is portfolio indebtedness with respect to such stock. (2) **Portfolio stock** — The term “portfolio stock” means any stock of a corporation unless— (A) as of the beginning of the ex-dividend date, the taxpayer owns stock of such corporation— (i) possessing at least 50 percent of the total voting power of the stock of such corporation, and (ii) having a value equal to at least 50 percent of the total value of the stock of such corporation, or (B) as of the beginning of the ex-dividend date— (i) the taxpayer owns stock of such corporation which would meet the requirements of subparagraph (A) if “20 percent” were substituted for “50 percent” each place it appears in such subparagraph, and (ii) stock meeting the requirements of subparagraph (A) is owned by 5 or fewer corporate shareholders. (3) **Special rule for stock in a bank or bank holding company** (A) *In general* — If, as of the beginning of the ex-dividend date, the taxpayer owns stock of any bank or bank holding company having a value equal to at least 80 percent of the total value of the stock of such bank or bank holding company, for purposes of paragraph (2)(A)(i), the taxpayer shall be treated as owning any stock of such bank or bank holding company which the taxpayer has an option to acquire. (B) *Definitions* — For purposes of subparagraph (A)— (i) *Bank* — The term “bank” has the meaning given such term by section 581. (ii) *Bank holding company* — The term “bank holding company” means a bank holding company (within the meaning of section 2(a) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956). (4) **Treatment of certain preferred stock** — For purposes of determining whether the requirements of subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (2) or of subparagraph (A) of paragraph (3) are met, stock described in section 1504(a)(4) shall not be taken into account. **(d) Average indebtedness percentage** For purposes of this section— (1) **In general** — Except as provided in paragraph (2), the term “average indebtedness percentage” means the percentage obtained by dividing— (A) the average amount (determined under regulations prescribed by the Secretary) of the portfolio indebtedness with respect to the stock during the base period, by (B) the average amount (determined under regulations prescribed by the Secretary) of the adjusted basis of the stock during the base period. (2) **Special rule where stock not held throughout base period** — In the case of any stock which was not held by the taxpayer throughout the base period, paragraph (1) shall be applied as if the base period consisted only of that portion of the base period during which the stock was held by the taxpayer. (3) **Portfolio indebtedness** (A) *In general* — The term “portfolio indebtedness” means any indebtedness directly attributable to investment in the portfolio stock. (B) *Certain amounts received from short sale treated as indebtedness* — For purposes of subparagraph (A), any amount received from a short sale shall be treated as indebtedness for the period beginning on the day on which such amount is received and ending on the day the short sale is closed. (4) **Base period** — The term “base period” means, with respect to any dividend, the shorter of— (A) the period beginning on the ex-dividend date for the most recent previous dividend on the stock and ending on the day before the ex-dividend date for the dividend involved, or (B) the 1-year period ending on the day before the ex-dividend date for the dividend involved. **(e) Reduction in dividends received deduction not to exceed allocable interest** Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary, any reduction under this section in the amount allowable as a deduction under section 243 or 245 with respect to any dividend shall not exceed the amount of any interest deduction (including any deductible short sale expense) allocable to such dividend. **(f) Regulations** The regulations prescribed for purposes of this section under section 7701(f) shall include regulations providing for the disallowance of interest deductions or other appropriate treatment (in lieu of reducing the dividend received deduction) where the obligor of the indebtedness is a person other than the person receiving the dividend.

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26 U.S.C. § 172 — Net operating loss deduction

**(a) Deduction allowed** There shall be allowed as a deduction for the taxable year an amount equal to— (1) in the case of a taxable year beginning before January 1, 2021, the aggregate of the net operating loss carryovers to such year, plus the net operating loss carrybacks to such year, and (2) in the case of a taxable year beginning after December 31, 2020, the sum of— (A) the aggregate amount of net operating losses arising in taxable years beginning before January 1, 2018, carried to such taxable year, plus (B) the lesser of— (i) the aggregate amount of net operating losses arising in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017, carried to such taxable year, or (ii) 80 percent of the excess (if any) of— (I) taxable income computed without regard to the deductions under this section and sections 199A and 250, over (II) the amount determined under subparagraph (A). For purposes of this subtitle, the term “net operating loss deduction” means the deduction allowed by this subsection. **(b) Net operating loss carrybacks and carryovers** (1) **Years to which loss may be carried** (A) *General rule* — A net operating loss for any taxable year— (i) shall be a net operating loss carryback to the extent provided in subparagraphs (B), (C)(i), and (D), and (ii) except as provided in subparagraph (C)(ii), shall be a net operating loss carryover— (I) in the case of a net operating loss arising in a taxable year beginning before January 1, 2018, to each of the 20 taxable years following the taxable year of the loss, and (II) in the case of a net operating loss arising in a taxable year beginning after December 31, 2017, to each taxable year following the taxable year of the loss. (B) *Farming losses* (i) *I

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26 U.S.C. § 243 — Dividends received by corporations

**(a) General rule** In the case of a corporation, there shall be allowed as a deduction an amount equal to the following percentages of the amount received as dividends from a domestic corporation which is subject to taxation under this chapter: (1) 50 percent, in the case of dividends other than dividends described in paragraph (2) or (3); (2) 100 percent, in the case of dividends received by a small business investment company operating under the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 ([15 U.S.C. 661](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section661&num=0&edition=prelim) and following); and (3) 100 percent, in the case of qualifying dividends (as defined in subsection (b)(1)). **(b) Qualifying dividends** (1) **In general** — For purposes of this section, the term “qualifying dividend” means any dividend received by a corporation— (A) if at the close of the day on which such dividend is received, such corporation is a member of the same affiliated group as the corporation distributing such dividend, and (B) if such dividend is distributed out of the earnings and profits of a taxable year of the distributing corporation which ends after December 31, 1963, and on each day of which the distributing corporation and the corporation receiving the dividend were members of such affiliated group. (2) **Affiliated group** — For purposes of this subsection: (A) *In general* — The term “affiliated group” has the meaning given such term by section 1504(a), except that for such purposes sections 1504(b)(2) and 1504(c) shall not apply. (B) *Group must be consistent in foreign tax treatment* — The requirements of paragraph (1)(A) shall not be treated as being met with respect to any dividend received by a corporation if, for any taxabl

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26 U.S.C. § 23 — Adoption expenses

**(a) Allowance of credit** (1) **In general** — In the case of an individual, there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this chapter the amount of the qualified adoption expenses paid or incurred by the taxpayer. (2) **Year credit allowed** — The credit under paragraph (1) with respect to any expense shall be allowed— (A) in the case of any expense paid or incurred before the taxable year in which such adoption becomes final, for the taxable year following the taxable year during which such expense is paid or incurred, and (B) in the case of an expense paid or incurred during or after the taxable year in which such adoption becomes final, for the taxable year in which such expense is paid or incurred. (3) **$10,000 credit for adoption of child with special needs regardless of expenses** — In the case of an adoption of a child with special needs which becomes final during a taxable year, the taxpayer shall be treated as having paid during such year qualified adoption expenses with respect to such adoption in an amount equal to the excess (if any) of $10,000 over the aggregate qualified adoption expenses actually paid or incurred by the taxpayer with respect to such adoption during such taxable year and all prior taxable years. (4) **Portion of credit refundable** — So much of the credit allowed under paragraph (1) as does not exceed $5,000 shall be treated as a credit allowed under subpart C and not as a credit allowed under this subpart. **(b) Limitations** (1) **Dollar limitation** — The aggregate amount of qualified adoption expenses which may be taken into account under subsection (a) for all taxable years with respect to the adoption of a child by the taxpayer shall not exceed $10,000. (2) **Income limitation** (A) *In general* —

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26 U.S.C. § 1 — Tax imposed

**(a) Married individuals filing joint returns and surviving spouses** There is hereby imposed on the taxable income of— (1) every married individual (as defined in section 7703) who makes a single return jointly with his spouse under section 6013, and (2) every surviving spouse (as defined in section 2(a)), a tax determined in accordance with the following table: If taxable income is:The tax is: Not over $36,90015% of taxable income. Over $36,900 but not over $89,150$5,535, plus 28% of the excess over $36,900. Over $89,150 but not over $140,000$20,165, plus 31% of the excess over $89,150. Over $140,000 but not over $250,000$35,928.50, plus 36% of the excess over $140,000. Over $250,000$75,528.50, plus 39.6% of the excess over $250,000. **(b) Heads of households** There is hereby imposed on the taxable income of every head of a household (as defined in section 2(b)) a tax determined in accordance with the following table: If taxable income is:The tax is: Not over $29,60015% of taxable income. Over $29,600 but not over $76,400$4,440, plus 28% of the excess over $29,600. Over $76,400 but not over $127,500$17,544, plus 31% of the excess over $76,400. Over $127,500 but not over $250,000$33,385, plus 36% of the excess over $127,500. Over $250,000$77,485, plus 39.6% of the excess over $250,000. **(c) Unmarried individuals (other than surviving spouses and heads of households)** There is hereby imposed on the taxable income of every individual (other than a surviving spouse as defined in section 2(a) or the head of a household as defined in section 2(b)) who is not a married individual (as defined in section 7703) a tax determined in accordance with the following table: If taxable income is:The tax is: Not over $22,10015% of taxable income. Over $22,100 but not over $53,50

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26 U.S.C. § 48 — Energy credit

**(a) Energy credit** (1) **In general** — For purposes of section 46, except as provided in paragraphs (1)(B), (2)(B), and (3)(B) of subsection (c), the energy credit for any taxable year is the energy percentage of the basis of each energy property placed in service during such taxable year. (2) **Energy percentage** (A) *In general* — Except as provided in paragraphs (6) and (7), the energy percentage is— (i) 6 percent in the case of— (I) qualified fuel cell property, (II) energy property described in clause (i) or (iii) of paragraph (3)(A) but only with respect to property the construction of which begins before January 1, 2025, (III) energy property described in paragraph (3)(A)(ii), (IV) qualified small wind energy property, (V) waste energy recovery property, (VI) energy storage technology, (VII) qualified biogas property, (VIII) microgrid controllers, and (IX) energy property described in clauses (v) and (vii) of paragraph (3)(A), and (ii) in the case of any energy property to which clause (i) does not apply, 0 percent. (B) *Coordination with rehabilitation credit* — The energy percentage shall not apply to that portion of the basis of any property which is attributable to qualified rehabilitation expenditures. (C) *Nonapplication of increases to energy percentage* — For purposes of energy property described in subparagraph (A)(ii), the energy percentage applicable to such property pursuant to such subparagraph shall not be increased or otherwise adjusted by any provision of this section. (3) **Energy property** — For purposes of this subpart, the term “energy property” means any property— (A) which is— (i) equipment which uses solar energy to generate electricity, to he

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26 U.S.C. § 247 — Contributions to Alaska Native Settlement Trusts

**(a) In general** In the case of a Native Corporation, there shall be allowed a deduction for any contributions made by such Native Corporation to a Settlement Trust (regardless of whether an election under section 646 is in effect for such Settlement Trust) for which the Native Corporation has made an annual election under subsection (e). **(b) Amount of deduction** The amount of the deduction under subsection (a) shall be equal to— (1) in the case of a cash contribution (regardless of the method of payment, including currency, coins, money order, or check), the amount of such contribution, or (2) in the case of a contribution not described in paragraph (1), the lesser of— (A) the Native Corporation’s adjusted basis in the property contributed, or (B) the fair market value of the property contributed. **(c) Limitation and carryover** (1) **In general** — Subject to paragraph (2), the deduction allowed under subsection (a) for any taxable year shall not exceed the taxable income (as determined without regard to such deduction) of the Native Corporation for the taxable year in which the contribution was made. (2) **Carryover** — If the aggregate amount of contributions described in subsection (a) for any taxable year exceeds the limitation under paragraph (1), such excess shall be treated as a contribution described in subsection (a) in each of the 15 succeeding years in order of time. **(d) Definitions** For purposes of this section, the terms “Native Corporation” and “Settlement Trust” have the same meaning given such terms under section 646(h). **(e) Manner of making election** (1) **In general** — For each taxable year, a Native Corporation may elect to have this section apply for such taxable year on the income tax return or an amendment or supplemen

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15 U.S.C. § 661 — Congressional declaration of policy

It is declared to be the policy of the Congress and the purpose of this chapter to improve and stimulate the national economy in general and the small-business segment thereof in particular by establishing a program to stimulate and supplement the flow of private equity capital and long-term loan funds which small-business concerns need for the sound financing of their business operations and for their growth, expansion, and modernization, and which are not available in adequate supply: Provided, however, That this policy shall be carried out in such manner as to insure the maximum participation of private financing sources.

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26 U.S.C. § 401 — Qualified pension, profit-sharing, and stock bonus plans

**(a) Requirements for qualification** A trust created or organized in the United States and forming part of a stock bonus, pension, or profit-sharing plan of an employer for the exclusive benefit of his employees or their beneficiaries shall constitute a qualified trust under this section— (1) if contributions are made to the trust by such employer, or employees, or both, or by another employer who is entitled to deduct his contributions under section 404(a)(3)(B) (relating to deduction for contributions to profit-sharing and stock bonus plans), or by a charitable remainder trust pursuant to a qualified gratuitous transfer (as defined in section 664(g)(1)), for the purpose of distributing to such employees or their beneficiaries the corpus and income of the fund accumulated by the trust in accordance with such plan; (2) if under the trust instrument it is impossible, at any time prior to the satisfaction of all liabilities with respect to employees and their beneficiaries under the trust, for any part of the corpus or income to be (within the taxable year or thereafter) used for, or diverted to, purposes other than for the exclusive benefit of his employees or their beneficiaries (but this paragraph shall not be construed, in the case of a multiemployer plan, to prohibit the return of a contribution within 6 months after the plan administrator determines that the contribution was made by a mistake of fact or law (other than a mistake relating to whether the plan is described in section 401(a) or the trust which is part of such plan is exempt from taxation under section 501(a), or the return of any withdrawal liability payment determined to be an overpayment within 6 months of such determination)); (3) if the plan of which such trust is a part satisfies the requireme

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26 U.S.C. § 246 — Rules applying to deductions for dividends received

**(a) Deduction not allowed for dividends from certain corporations** (1) **In general** — The deductions allowed by sections 243 11 So in original. Probably should be followed by a comma. 245, and 245A shall not apply to any dividend from a corporation which, for the taxable year of the corporation in which the distribution is made, or for the next preceding taxable year of the corporation, is a corporation exempt from tax under section 501 (relating to certain charitable, etc., organizations) or section 521 (relating to farmers’ cooperative associations). (2) **Subsection not to apply to certain dividends of Federal Home Loan Banks** (A) *Dividends out of current earnings and profits* — In the case of any dividend paid by any FHLB out of earnings and profits of the FHLB for the taxable year in which such dividend was paid, paragraph (1) shall not apply to that portion of such dividend which bears the same ratio to the total dividend as— (i) the dividends received by the FHLB from the FHLMC during such taxable year, bears to (ii) the total earnings and profits of the FHLB for such taxable year. (B) *Dividends out of accumulated earnings and profits* — In the case of any dividend which is paid out of any accumulated earnings and profits of any FHLB, paragraph (1) shall not apply to that portion of the dividend which bears the same ratio to the total dividend as— (i) the amount of dividends received by such FHLB from the FHLMC which are out of earnings and profits of the FHLMC— (I) for taxable years ending after December 31, 1984, and (II) which were not previously treated as distributed under subparagraph (A) or this subparagraph, bears to (ii) the total accumulated earnings and profits of the FHLB as of the time such dividend i

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26 U.S.C. § 246A — Dividends received deduction reduced

Page 990 TITLE 26—INTERNAL REVENUE CODE § 246A this section] shall apply to taxable years beginning after July 11, 1969.’’ EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1964 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 88–272 applicable to dividends received in taxable years ending after Dec. 31, 1963, see section 214(c) of Pub. L. 88–272, set out as a note under section 243 of this title. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1958 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 85–866, title I, § 18(b), Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1615, provided that: ‘‘The amendment made by sub- section (a) [amending this section] shall apply with re- spect to taxable years ending after December 31, 1957, but only with respect to shares of stock acquired or short sales made after December 31, 1957.’’ Amendment by section 57(c)(2) of Pub. L. 85–866 appli- cable with respect to taxable years beginning after Sept. 2, 1958, see section 57(d) of Pub. L. 85–866, set out as a note under section 243 of this title. SAVINGS PROVISION For provisions that nothing in amendment by Pub. L. 115–141 be construed to affect treatment of certain transactions occurring, property acquired, or items of income, loss, deduction, or credit taken into account prior to Mar. 23, 2018, for purposes of determining li- ability for tax for periods ending after Mar. 23, 2018, see section 401(e) of Pub. L. 115–141, set out as a note under section 23 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

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