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26 U.S.C. § 6425 — Adjustment of overpayment of estimated income tax by corporation
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**(a) Application of adjustment**
(1) **Time for filing** — A corporation may, after the close of the taxable year and on or before the 15th day of the fourth month thereafter, and before the day on which it files a return for such taxable year, file an application for an adjustment of an overpayment by it of estimated income tax for such taxable year. An application under this subsection shall not constitute a claim for credit or refund.
(2) **Form of application, etc.** — An application under this subsection shall be verified in the manner prescribed by section 6065 in the case of a return of the taxpayer, and shall be filed in the manner and form required by regulations prescribed by the Secretary. The application shall set forth—
(A) the estimated income tax paid by the corporation during the taxable year,
(B) the amount which, at the time of filing the application, the corporation estimates as its income tax liability for the taxable year,
(C) the amount of the adjustment, and
(D) such other information for purposes of carrying out the provisions of this section as may be required by such regulations.
**(b) Allowance of adjustment**
(1) **Limited examination of application** — Within a period of 45 days from the date on which an application for an adjustment is filed under subsection (a), the Secretary shall make, to the extent he deems practicable in such period, a limited examination of the application to discover omissions and errors therein, and shall determine the amount of the adjustment upon the basis of the application and the examination; except that the Secretary may disallow, without further action, any application which he finds contains material omissions or errors which he deems cannot be corrected within such 45 days.
(2) **Adjustmen
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**(a) Application of adjustment**
(1) **Time for filing** — A corporation may, after the close of the taxable year and on or before the 15th day of the fourth month thereafter, and before the day on which it files a return for such taxable year, file an application for an adjustment of an overpayment by it of estimated income tax for such taxable year. An application under this subsection shall not constitute a claim for credit or refund.
(2) **Form of application, etc.** — An application under this subsection shall be verified in the manner prescribed by section 6065 in the case of a return of the taxpayer, and shall be filed in the manner and form required by regulations prescribed by the Secretary. The application shall set forth—
(A) the estimated income tax paid by the corporation during the taxable year,
(B) the amount which, at the time of filing the application, the corporation estimates as its income tax liability for the taxable year,
(C) the amount of the adjustment, and
(D) such other information for purposes of carrying out the provisions of this section as may be required by such regulations.
**(b) Allowance of adjustment**
(1) **Limited examination of application** — Within a period of 45 days from the date on which an application for an adjustment is filed under subsection (a), the Secretary shall make, to the extent he deems practicable in such period, a limited examination of the application to discover omissions and errors therein, and shall determine the amount of the adjustment upon the basis of the application and the examination; except that the Secretary may disallow, without further action, any application which he finds contains material omissions or errors which he deems cannot be corrected within such 45 days.
(2) **Adjustment credited or refunded** — The Secretary, within the 45-day period referred to in paragraph (1), may credit the amount of the adjustment against any liability in respect of an internal revenue tax on the part of the corporation and shall refund the remainder to the corporation.
(3) **Limitation** — No application under this section shall be allowed unless the amount of the adjustment equals or exceeds (A) 10 percent of the amount estimated by the corporation on its application as its income tax liability for the taxable year, and (B) $500.
(4) **Effect of adjustment** — For purposes of this title (other than section 6655), any adjustment under this section shall be treated as a reduction, in the estimated income tax paid, made on the day the credit is allowed or the refund is paid.
**(c) Definitions** For purposes of this section and section 6655(h) (relating to excessive adjustment)—
(1) The term “income tax liability” means the excess of—
(A) the sum of—
(i) the tax imposed by section 11 or subchapter L of chapter 1, whichever is applicable, plus
(ii) the tax imposed by section 55, plus
(iii) the tax imposed by section 59A, over
(B) the credits against tax provided by part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1.
(2) The amount of an adjustment under this section is equal to the excess of—
(A) the estimated income tax paid by the corporation during the taxable year, over
(B) the amount which, at the time of filing the application, the corporation estimates as its income tax liability for the taxable year.
**(d) Consolidated returns** If the corporation seeking an adjustment under this section paid its estimated income tax on a consolidated basis or expects to make a consolidated return for the taxable year, this section shall apply only to such extent and subject to such conditions, limitations, and exceptions as the Secretary may by regulations prescribe.
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### Statutory Notes
Section, acts Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 760; Feb. 26, 1964, Pub. L. 88–272, title I, § 122(a), 78 Stat. 25; Mar. 15, 1966, Pub. L. 89–368, title I, § 104(a), 80 Stat. 64; June 28, 1968, Pub. L. 90–364, title I, § 103(b), 82 Stat. 260; Dec. 23, 1975, Pub. L. 94–164, § 5(c), 89 Stat. 975; June 30, 1976, Pub. L. 94–331, § 3(c), 90 Stat. 782; Sept. 3, 1976, Pub. L. 94–396, § 2(a)(3), 90 Stat. 1201; Sept. 17, 1976, Pub. L. 94–414, § 3(c), 90 Stat. 1273; Oct. 4, 1976, Pub. L. 94–455, title IX, § 901(c)(3), title XIX, § 1906(a)(10), (b)(13)(A), 90 Stat. 1607, 1825, 1834; Nov. 6, 1978, Pub. L. 95–600, title III, § 301(b)(20)(A), 92 Stat. 2823; Jan. 12, 1983, Pub. L. 97–448, title II, § 201(j)(2), 96 Stat. 2396; Oct. 17, 1986, Pub. L. 99–499, title V, § 516(b)(4)(A), 100 Stat. 1771; Oct. 22, 1986, Pub. L. 99–514, title VII, § 701(d)(1), title XV, § 1542(a), 100 Stat. 2341, 2751; Nov. 10, 1988, Pub. L. 100–647, title I, §§ 1007(g)(10), 1015(h), 102 Stat. 3435, 3571, related to installment payments of estimated income tax by corporations.
#### Effective Date of Repeal
Repeal applicable to taxable years beginning after Dec. 31, 1987, see section 10301(c) of Pub. L. 100–203, set out as an Effective Date of 1987 Amendment note under [section 585 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title26-section585&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a) Reserve for bad debts**
(1) **In general** — Except as provided in subsection (c), a bank shall be allowed a deduction for a reasonable addition to a reserve for bad debts. Such deduction shall be in lieu of any deduction under section 166(a).
(2) **Bank** — For purposes of this section—
(A) *In general* — The term “bank” means any bank (as defined in section 581).
(B) *Banking business of United States branch of foreign corporation* — The term “bank” also includes any corporation to which subparagraph (A) would apply except for the fact that it is a foreign corporation. In the case of any such foreign corporation, this section shall apply only with respect to loans outstanding the interest on which is effectively connected with the conduct of a banking business within the United States.
**(b) Addition to reserves for bad debts**
(1) **General rule** — For purposes of subsection (a), the reasonable addition to the reserve for bad debts of any financial institution to which this section applies shall be an amount determined by the taxpayer which shall not exceed the addition to the reserve for losses on loans determined under the experience method as provided in paragraph (2).
(2) **Experience method** — The amount determined under this paragraph for a taxable year shall be the amount necessary to increase the balance of the reserve for losses on loans (at the close of the taxable year) to the greater of—
(A) the amount which bears the same ratio to loans outstanding at the close of the taxable year as (i) the total bad debts sustained during the taxable year and the 5 preceding taxable years (or, with the approval of the Secretary, a shorter period), adjusted for recoveries of bad debts during such period, bears to (ii) the sum of the loans outstandi
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**(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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**(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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**(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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**(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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**(a) Allowance of deduction**
(1) **General rule** — There shall be allowed as a deduction any charitable contribution (as defined in subsection (c)) payment of which is made within the taxable year. A charitable contribution shall be allowable as a deduction only if verified under regulations prescribed by the Secretary.
(2) **Corporations on accrual basis** — In the case of a corporation reporting its taxable income on the accrual basis, if—
(A) the board of directors authorizes a charitable contribution during any taxable year, and
(B) payment of such contribution is made after the close of such taxable year and on or before the 15th day of the fourth month following the close of such taxable year,
then the taxpayer may elect to treat such contribution as paid during such taxable year. The election may be made only at the time of the filing of the return for such taxable year, and shall be signified in such manner as the Secretary shall by regulations prescribe.
(3) **Future interests in tangible personal property** — For purposes of this section, payment of a charitable contribution which consists of a future interest in tangible personal property shall be treated as made only when all intervening interests in, and rights to the actual possession or enjoyment of, the property have expired or are held by persons other than the taxpayer or those standing in a relationship to the taxpayer described in section 267(b) or 707(b). For purposes of the preceding sentence, a fixture which is intended to be severed from the real property shall be treated as tangible personal property.
**(b) Percentage limitations**
(1) **Individuals** — In the case of an individual, the deduction provided in subsection (a) shall be limited as provided in the succeeding subparagra
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**(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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TITLE 26—INTERNAL REVENUE CODE
[§ 6424
claimant who has on or before Apr. 30, 1958, filed a
claim for any amount to which subsec. (a) applies, may
file a superseding claim after Apr. 30, 1958, conforming
to the requirements of this section and covering the
amount claimed in such prior claim.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 94–455, § 1906(a)(29)(B), (C), redesig-
nated subsec. (d) as (c) and struck out par. (3) relating
to any amount claimed with respect to a commodity
which has been lost, where a suit or proceeding was in-
stituted before June 15, 1957. Former subsec. (c), relat-
ing to disallowance of any suit or proceeding which was
barred on Apr. 30, 1958, was struck out.
Subsecs. (d), (e). Pub. L. 94–455, § 1906(a)(29)(B),
(b)(13)(A), redesignated subsec. (e) as (d) and struck out
‘‘or his delegate’’ after ‘‘Secretary’’. Former subsec. (d)
redesignated (c).
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1976 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 94–455 effective on first day of
first month which begins more than 90 days after Oct.
4, 1976, see section 1906(d)(1) of Pub. L. 94–455, set out as
a note under section 6013 of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATE
Pub. L. 85–323, § 3, Feb. 11, 1958, 72 Stat. 10, provided
that this section shall not apply to any credit or refund
allowed or made before May 1, 1958.
[§ 6424.
Repealed.
Pub.
L.
97–424,
title
V,
§ 515(b)(5), Jan. 6, 1983, 96 Stat. 2181]
Section, added Pub. L. 89–44, title II, § 202(b), June 21,
1965, 79 Stat. 137; amended Pub. L. 91–258, title II,
§ 207(b), May 21, 1970, 84 Stat. 248; Pub. L. 94–455, title
XIX, § 1906(a)(30), (b)(13)(A), Oct. 4, 1976, 90 Stat. 1828,
1834; Pub. L. 95–618, title II, §§ 222(a)(3), 233(b)(1), (2)(A),
Nov. 9, 1978, 92 Stat. 3187, 3191; Pub. L. 97–473, titl
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