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26 U.S.C. § 882 — Tax on income of foreign corporations connected with United States business

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26 U.S.C. § 882 — Tax on income of foreign corporations connected with United States business

**(a) Imposition of tax** (1) **In general** — A foreign corporation engaged in trade or business within the United States during the taxable year shall be taxable as provided in section 11, 55, or 59A,11 So in original. The comma probably should not appear. on its taxable income which is effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business within the United States. (2) **Determination of taxable income** — In determining taxable income for purposes of paragraph (1), gross income includes only gross income which is effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business within the United States. (3) **[Cross reference 22 Par. (3) heading editorially supplied.]** — For special tax treatment of gain or loss from the disposition by a foreign corporation of a United States real property interest, see section 897. **(b) Gross income** In the case of a foreign corporation, except where the context clearly indicates otherwise, gross income includes only— (1) gross income which is derived from sources within the United States and which is not effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business within the United States, and (2) gross income which is effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business within the United States. **(c) Allowance of deductions and credits** (1) **Allocation of deductions** (A) *General rule* — In the case of a foreign corporation, the deductions shall be allowed only for purposes of subsection (a) and (except as provided by subparagraph (B)) only if and to the extent that they are connected with income which is effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business within the United States; and the proper apportionment and allocation of the deductions for this purpose shall be determined as provide

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**(a) Imposition of tax** (1) **In general** — A foreign corporation engaged in trade or business within the United States during the taxable year shall be taxable as provided in section 11, 55, or 59A,11 So in original. The comma probably should not appear. on its taxable income which is effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business within the United States. (2) **Determination of taxable income** — In determining taxable income for purposes of paragraph (1), gross income includes only gross income which is effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business within the United States. (3) **[Cross reference 22 Par. (3) heading editorially supplied.]** — For special tax treatment of gain or loss from the disposition by a foreign corporation of a United States real property interest, see section 897. **(b) Gross income** In the case of a foreign corporation, except where the context clearly indicates otherwise, gross income includes only— (1) gross income which is derived from sources within the United States and which is not effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business within the United States, and (2) gross income which is effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business within the United States. **(c) Allowance of deductions and credits** (1) **Allocation of deductions** (A) *General rule* — In the case of a foreign corporation, the deductions shall be allowed only for purposes of subsection (a) and (except as provided by subparagraph (B)) only if and to the extent that they are connected with income which is effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business within the United States; and the proper apportionment and allocation of the deductions for this purpose shall be determined as provided in regulations prescribed by the Secretary. (B) *Charitable contributions* — The deduction for charitable contributions and gifts provided by section 170 shall be allowed whether or not connected with income which is effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business within the United States. (2) **Deductions and credits allowed only if return filed** — A foreign corporation shall receive the benefit of the deductions and credits allowed to it in this subtitle only by filing or causing to be filed with the Secretary a true and accurate return, in the manner prescribed in subtitle F, including therein all the information which the Secretary may deem necessary for the calculation of such deductions and credits. The preceding sentence shall not apply for purposes of the tax imposed by section 541 (relating to personal holding company tax), and shall not be construed to deny the credit provided by section 33 for tax withheld at source or the credit provided by section 34 for certain uses of gasoline. (3) **Foreign tax credit** — Except as provided by section 906, foreign corporations shall not be allowed the credit against the tax for taxes of foreign countries and possessions of the United States allowed by section 901. (4) **Cross reference** — For rule that certain foreign taxes are not to be taken into account in determining deduction or credit, see section 906(b)(1). **(d) Election to treat real property income as income connected with United States business** (1) **In general** — A foreign corporation which during the taxable year derives any income— (A) from real property located in the United States, or from any interest in such real property, including (i) gains from the sale or exchange of real property or an interest therein, (ii) rents or royalties from mines, wells, or other natural deposits, and (iii) gains described in section 631(b) or (c), and (B) which, but for this subsection, would not be treated as income effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business within the United States, may elect for such taxable year to treat all such income as income which is effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business within the United States. In such case, such income shall be taxable as provided in subsection (a)(1) whether or not such corporation is engaged in trade or business within the United States during the taxable year. An election under this paragraph for any taxable year shall remain in effect for all subsequent taxable years, except that it may be revoked with the consent of the Secretary with respect to any taxable year. (2) **Election after revocation, etc.** — Paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 871(d) shall apply in respect of elections under this subsection in the same manner and to the same extent as they apply in respect of elections under section 871(d). **(e) Interest on United States obligations received by banks organized in possessions** In the case of a corporation created or organized in, or under the law of, a possession of the United States which is carrying on the banking business in a possession of the United States, interest on obligations of the United States which is not portfolio interest (as defined in section 881(c)(2)) shall— (1) for purposes of this subpart, be treated as income which is effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business within the United States, and (2) shall be taxable as provided in subsection (a)(1) whether or not such corporation is engaged in trade or business within the United States during the taxable year. **(f) Returns of tax by agent** If any foreign corporation has no office or place of business in the United States but has an agent in the United States, the return required under section 6012 shall be made by the agent.

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26 U.S.C. § 56 — Adjustments in computing alternative minimum taxable income

**(a) Adjustments applicable to all taxpayers** In determining the amount of the alternative minimum taxable income for any taxable year the following treatment shall apply (in lieu of the treatment applicable for purposes of computing the regular tax): (1) **Depreciation** (A) *In general* (i) *Property other than certain personal property* — Except as provided in clause (ii), the depreciation deduction allowable under section 167 with respect to any tangible property placed in service after December 31, 1986, shall be determined under the alternative system of section 168(g). In the case of property placed in service after December 31, 1998, the preceding sentence shall not apply but clause (ii) shall continue to apply. (ii) *150-percent declining balance method for certain property* — The method of depreciation used shall be— (I) the 150 percent declining balance method, (II) switching to the straight line method for the 1st taxable year for which using the straight line method with respect to the adjusted basis as of the beginning of the year will yield a higher allowance. The preceding sentence shall not apply to any section 1250 property (as defined in section 1250(c)) (and the straight line method shall be used for such section 1250 property) or to any other property if the depreciation deduction determined under section 168 with respect to such other property for purposes of the regular tax is determined by using the straight line method. (B) *Exception for certain property* — This paragraph shall not apply to property described in paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (4) of section 168(f), or in section 168(e)(3)(C)(iv). (C) *Coordination with transitional rules* (i) *In general* — This paragraph shall not apply to property pla

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26 U.S.C. § 861 — Income from sources within the United States

**(a) Gross income from sources within United States** The following items of gross income shall be treated as income from sources within the United States: (1) **Interest** — Interest from the United States or the District of Columbia, and interest on bonds, notes, or other interest-bearing obligations of noncorporate residents or domestic corporations not including— (A) interest— (i) on deposits with a foreign branch of a domestic corporation or a domestic partnership if such branch is engaged in the commercial banking business, and (ii) on amounts satisfying the requirements of subparagraph (B) of section 871(i)(3) which are paid by a foreign branch of a domestic corporation or a domestic partnership, and (B) in the case of a foreign partnership, which is predominantly engaged in the active conduct of a trade or business outside the United States, any interest not paid by a trade or business engaged in by the partnership in the United States and not allocable to income which is effectively connected (or treated as effectively connected) with the conduct of a trade or business in the United States. (2) **Dividends** — The amount received as dividends— (A) from a domestic corporation, or (B) from a foreign corporation unless less than 25 percent of the gross income from all sources of such foreign corporation for the 3-year period ending with the close of its taxable year preceding the declaration of such dividends (or for such part of such period as the corporation has been in existence) was effectively connected (or treated as effectively connected other than income described in section 884(d)(2)) with the conduct of a trade or business within the United States; but only in an amount which bears the same ratio to such dividends as the gross in

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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. § 11 — Tax imposed

**(a) Corporations in general** A tax is hereby imposed for each taxable year on the taxable income of every corporation. **(b) Amount of tax** The amount of the tax imposed by subsection (a) shall be 21 percent of taxable income. **(c) Exceptions** Subsection (a) shall not apply to a corporation subject to a tax imposed by— (1) section 594 (relating to mutual savings banks conducting life insurance business), (2) subchapter L (sec. 801 and following, relating to insurance companies), or (3) subchapter M (sec. 851 and following, relating to regulated investment companies and real estate investment trusts). **(d) Foreign corporations** In the case of a foreign corporation, the taxes imposed by subsection (a) and section 55 shall apply only as provided by section 882.

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26 U.S.C. § 21 — Expenses for household and dependent care services necessary for gainful employment

**(a) Allowance of credit** (1) **In general** — In the case of an individual for which there are 1 or more qualifying individuals (as defined in subsection (b)(1)) with respect to such individual, there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this chapter for the taxable year an amount equal to the applicable percentage of the employment-related expenses (as defined in subsection (b)(2)) paid by such individual during the taxable year. (2) **Applicable percentage defined** — For purposes of paragraph (1), the term “applicable percentage” means 50 percent— (A) reduced (but not below 35 percent) by 1 percentage point for each $2,000 or fraction thereof by which the taxpayer’s adjusted gross income for the taxable year exceeds $15,000, and (B) further reduced (but not below 20 percent) by 1 percentage point for each $2,000 ($4,000 in the case of a joint return) or fraction thereof by which the taxpayer’s adjusted gross income for the taxable year exceeds $75,000 ($150,000 in the case of a joint return). **(b) Definitions of qualifying individual and employment-related expenses** For purposes of this section— (1) **Qualifying individual** — The term “qualifying individual” means— (A) a dependent of the taxpayer (as defined in section 152(a)(1)) who has not attained age 13, (B) a dependent of the taxpayer (as defined in section 152, determined without regard to subsections (b)(1), (b)(2), and (d)(1)(B)) who is physically or mentally incapable of caring for himself or herself and who has the same principal place of abode as the taxpayer for more than one-half of such taxable year, or (C) the spouse of the taxpayer, if the spouse is physically or mentally incapable of caring for himself or herself and who has the same principal place of abod

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26 U.S.C. § 26 — Limitation based on tax liability; definition of tax liability

**(a) Limitation based on amount of tax** The aggregate amount of credits allowed by this subpart for the taxable year shall not exceed the sum of— (1) the taxpayer’s regular tax liability for the taxable year reduced by the foreign tax credit allowable under section 27, and (2) the tax imposed by section 55(a) for the taxable year. **(b) Regular tax liability** For purposes of this part— (1) **In general** — The term “regular tax liability” means the tax imposed by this chapter for the taxable year. (2) **Exception for certain taxes** — For purposes of paragraph (1), any tax imposed by any of the following provisions shall not be treated as tax imposed by this chapter: (A) section 55 (relating to minimum tax), (B) section 59A (relating to base erosion and anti-abuse tax), (C) subsection (m)(5)(B), (q), (t), or (v) of section 72 (relating to additional taxes on certain distributions), (D) section 143(m) (relating to recapture of proration of Federal subsidy from use of mortgage bonds and mortgage credit certificates), (E) section 530(d)(4) (relating to additional tax on certain distributions from Coverdell education savings accounts), (F) section 531 (relating to accumulated earnings tax), (G) section 541 (relating to personal holding company tax), (H) section 1351(d)(1) (relating to recoveries of foreign expropriation losses), (I) section 1374 (relating to tax on certain built-in gains of S corporations), (J) section 1375 (relating to tax imposed when passive investment income of corporation having subchapter C earnings and profits exceeds 25 percent of gross receipts), (K) subparagraph (A) of section 7518(g)(6) (relating to nonqualified withdrawals from capital construction funds taxed at highest marginal rate), (L) sections 87

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26 U.S.C. § 55 — Alternative minimum tax imposed

**(a) General rule** There is hereby imposed (in addition to any other tax imposed by this subtitle) a tax equal to the excess (if any) of— (1) the tentative minimum tax for the taxable year, over (2) the regular tax for the taxable year plus, in the case of an applicable corporation, the tax imposed by section 59A. **(b) Tentative minimum tax** For purposes of this part— (1) **Noncorporate taxpayers** — In the case of a taxpayer other than a corporation— (A) *In general* — The tentative minimum tax for the taxable year is the sum of— (i) 26 percent of so much of the taxable excess as does not exceed $175,000, plus (ii) 28 percent of so much of the taxable excess as exceeds $175,000. The amount determined under the preceding sentence shall be reduced by the alternative minimum tax foreign tax credit for the taxable year. (B) *Taxable excess* — For purposes of this subsection, the term “taxable excess” means so much of the alternative minimum taxable income for the taxable year as exceeds the exemption amount. (C) *Married individual filing separate return* — In the case of a married individual filing a separate return, subparagraph (A) shall be applied by substituting 50 percent of the dollar amount otherwise applicable under clause (i) and clause (ii) thereof. For purposes of the preceding sentence, marital status shall be determined under section 7703. (D) *Alternative minimum taxable income* — The term “alternative minimum taxable income” means the taxable income of the taxpayer for the taxable year— (i) determined with the adjustments provided in section 56 and section 58, and (ii) increased by the amount of the items of tax preference described in section 57. If a taxpayer is subject to the regular tax, such taxpayer shal

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26 U.S.C. § 897 — Disposition of investment in United States real property

**(a) General rule** (1) **Treatment as effectively connected with United States trade or business** — For purposes of this title, gain or loss of a nonresident alien individual or a foreign corporation from the disposition of a United States real property interest shall be taken into account— (A) in the case of a nonresident alien individual, under section 871(b)(1), or (B) in the case of a foreign corporation, under section 882(a)(1), as if the taxpayer were engaged in a trade or business within the United States during the taxable year and as if such gain or loss were effectively connected with such trade or business. (2) **Minimum tax on nonresident alien individuals** (A) *In general* — In the case of any nonresident alien individual, the taxable excess for purposes of section 55(b)(1) shall not be less than the lesser of— (i) the individual’s alternative minimum taxable income (as defined in section 55(b)(1)(D)) for the taxable year, or (ii) the individual’s net United States real property gain for the taxable year. (B) *Net United States real property gain* — For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term “net United States real property gain” means the excess of— (i) the aggregate of the gains for the taxable year from dispositions of United States real property interests, over (ii) the aggregate of the losses for the taxable year from dispositions of such interests. **(b) Limitation on losses of individuals** In the case of an individual, a loss shall be taken into account under subsection (a) only to the extent such loss would be taken into account under section 165(c) (determined without regard to subsection (a) of this section). **(c) United States real property interest** For purposes of this section— (1) **United States r

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26 U.S.C. § 34 — Certain uses of gasoline and special fuels

**(a) General rule** There shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this subtitle for the taxable year an amount equal to the sum of the amounts payable to the taxpayer— (1) under section 6420 (determined without regard to section 6420(g)), (2) under section 6421 (determined without regard to section 6421(i)), and (3) under section 6427 (determined without regard to section 6427(k)). **(b) Exception** Credit shall not be allowed under subsection (a) for any amount payable under section 6421 or 6427, if a claim for such amount is timely filed and, under section 6421(i) or 6427(k), is payable under such section.

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26 U.S.C. § 884 — Branch profits tax

**(a) Imposition of tax** In addition to the tax imposed by section 882 for any taxable year, there is hereby imposed on any foreign corporation a tax equal to 30 percent of the dividend equivalent amount for the taxable year. **(b) Dividend equivalent amount** For purposes of subsection (a), the term “dividend equivalent amount” means the foreign corporation’s effectively connected earnings and profits for the taxable year adjusted as provided in this subsection: (1) **Reduction for increase in U.S. net equity** — If— (A) the U.S. net equity of the foreign corporation as of the close of the taxable year, exceeds (B) the U.S. net equity of the foreign corporation as of the close of the preceding taxable year, the effectively connected earnings and profits for the taxable year shall be reduced (but not below zero) by the amount of such excess. (2) **Increase for decrease in net equity** (A) *In general* — If— (i) the U.S. net equity of the foreign corporation as of the close of the preceding taxable year, exceeds (ii) the U.S. net equity of the foreign corporation as of the close of the taxable year, the effectively connected earnings and profits for the taxable year shall be increased by the amount of such excess. (B) *Limitation* (i) *In general* — The increase under subparagraph (A) for any taxable year shall not exceed the accumulated effectively connected earnings and profits as of the close of the preceding taxable year. (ii) *Accumulated effectively connected earnings and profits* — For purposes of clause (i), the term “accumulated effectively connected earnings and profits” means the excess of— (I) the aggregate effectively connected earnings and profits for preceding taxable years beginning after December 31, 1986,

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