Amended 1988, 1990
- 1990 Pub. L. 101-508 Pub. L. 101–508, § 11813(a), amended section generally, substituting section catchline for one which read: “Termination of regular percentage” and in text substituting present provisions for provisions relating to the nonapplicability of the regular percentage to any property placed in service after Dec. 31, 1985, for purposes of determining the investment tax credit, exceptions to such rule, the 35 percent reduction in credit for taxable years after 1986, the full basis adjustment in determining investment tax credit, and the definition of transition property and treatment of progress expenditures.
- 1988 Pub. L. 100-647 Pub. L. 100–647, § 1002(e)(2), substituted “years” for “year” in heading and amended text generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “The amount of the reduction of the regular investment credit under paragraph (3)—
“(i) may not be carried back to any taxable year, but
“(ii) shall be added to the carryforwards from the taxable year before applying paragraph (2).”
- 1988 Pub. L. 100-647 Pub. L. 100–647, § 1002(e)(3), amended cl. (i) generally. Prior to amendment, cl. (i) read as follows: “The term ‘regular investment credit’ has the meaning given such term by section 48(o)”.
- 1988 Pub. L. 100-647 Pub. L. 100–647, § 1002(e)(8)(B), struck out subpar. (C) which related to portion of credits attributable to regular investment credit.
- 1988 Pub. L. 100-647 Pub. L. 100–647, § 1002(e)(1), amended par. (1) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (1) read as follows: “In the case of periods after December 31, 1985, section 48(q) (relating to basis adjustment to section 38 property) shall be applied with respect to transaction property—
“(A) by substituting ‘100 percent’ for ‘50 percent’ in paragraph (1), and
“(B) without regard to paragraph (4) thereof (relating to election of reduced credit in lieu of basis adjustment).”
Cases: B.F. Goodrich Co. v. United States, 94 F.3d 1545 (Fed. Cir. 1996); Airborne Freight Corp. v. United States, 153 F.3d 967 (9th Cir. 1998); Sunbury Textile Mills v. Commissioner, 585 F.2d 1190 (3rd Cir. 1978)
(a) General rule
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(1) Certain nonrecourse financing excluded from credit base
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(A) Limitation The credit base of any property to which this paragraph applies shall be reduced by the nonqualified nonrecourse financing with respect to such credit base (as of the close of the taxable year in which placed in service).
(B) Property to which paragraph applies This paragraph applies to any property which—
(i) is placed in service during the taxable year by a taxpayer described in section 465(a)(1), and
(ii) is used in connection with an activity with respect to which any loss is subject to limitation under section 465.
(C) Credit base defined For purposes of this paragraph, the term “credit base” means—
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(i) the portion of the basis of any qualified rehabilitated building attributable to qualified rehabilitation expenditures,
(ii) the basis of any energy property,
(iii) the basis of any property which is part of a qualifying advanced coal project under section 48A,
Amended 2005
- 2005 Pub. L. 109-58 Pub. L. 109–58 added cls. (iii) and (iv) and struck out former cl. (iii) which read as follows: “the amortizable basis of any qualified timber property.”
(iv) the basis of any property which is part of a qualifying gasification project under section 48B,
Amended 2005
- 2005 Pub. L. 109-58 Pub. L. 109–58 added cls. (iii) and (iv) and struck out former cl. (iii) which read as follows: “the amortizable basis of any qualified timber property.”
(v) the basis of any property which is part of a qualifying advanced energy project under section 48C,
Amended 2009
- 2009 Pub. L. 111-5 Pub. L. 111–5 added cl. (v).
(vi) the basis of any qualified property (as defined in subsection (b)(2) of section 48D) which is part of an advanced manufacturing facility (as defined in subsection (b)(3) of such section),
Amended 2010, 2018, 2022
- 2022 Pub. L. 117-167 Pub. L. 117–167 added cl. (vi).
- 2018 Pub. L. 115-141 Pub. L. 115–141, § 401(d)(3)(B)(i), struck out cl. (vi) which read as follows: “the basis of any property to which paragraph (1) of section 48D(e) applies which is part of a qualifying therapeutic discovery project under such section 48D.”
- 2010 Pub. L. 111-148 Pub. L. 111–148 added cl. (vi).
(vii) the basis of any qualified property which is part of a qualified facility under section 48E, and
Amended 2022
- 2022 Pub. L. 117-169 Pub. L. 117–169 added cls. (vii) and (viii).
(viii) the basis of any energy storage technology under section 48E.
Amended 2022
- 2022 Pub. L. 117-169 Pub. L. 117–169 added cls. (vii) and (viii).
(D) Nonqualified nonrecourse financing
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(i) In general For purposes of this paragraph and paragraph (2), the term “nonqualified nonrecourse financing” means any nonrecourse financing which is not qualified commercial financing.
(ii) Qualified commercial financing For purposes of this paragraph, the term “qualified commercial financing” means any financing with respect to any property if—
(I) such property is acquired by the taxpayer from a person who is not a related person,
(II) the amount of the nonrecourse financing with respect to such property does not exceed 80 percent of the credit base of such property, and
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(III) such financing is borrowed from a qualified person or represents a loan from any Federal, State, or local government or instrumentality thereof, or is guaranteed by any Federal, State, or local government.
Such term shall not include any convertible debt.
(iii) Nonrecourse financing For purposes of this subparagraph, the term “nonrecourse financing” includes—
Amended 2018
- 2018 Pub. L. 115-141 Pub. L. 115–141, § 401(a)(24), substituted “shareholder” for “share-holder” in concluding provisions.
(I) any amount with respect to which the taxpayer is protected against loss through guarantees, stop-loss agreements, or other similar arrangements, and
(II) except to the extent provided in regulations, any amount borrowed from a person who has an interest (other than as a creditor) in the activity in which the property is used or from a related person to a person (other than the taxpayer) having such an interest.
In the case of amounts borrowed by a corporation from a shareholder, subclause (II) shall not apply to an interest as a shareholder.
(iv) Qualified person For purposes of this paragraph, the term “qualified person” means any person which is actively and regularly engaged in the business of lending money and which is not—
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(I) a related person with respect to the taxpayer,
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(II) a person from which the taxpayer acquired the property (or a related person to such person), or
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(III) a person who receives a fee with respect to the taxpayer’s investment in the property (or a related person to such person).
(v) Related person For purposes of this subparagraph, the term “related person” has the meaning given such term by section 465(b)(3)(C). Except as otherwise provided in regulations prescribed by the Secretary, the determination of whether a person is a related person shall be made as of the close of the taxable year in which the property is placed in service.
(E) Application to partnerships and S corporations For purposes of this paragraph and paragraph (2)—
(i) In general Except as otherwise provided in this subparagraph, in the case of any partnership or S corporation, the determination of whether a partner’s or shareholder’s allocable share of any financing is nonqualified nonrecourse financing shall be made at the partner or shareholder level.
(ii) Special rule for certain recourse financing of S corporation A shareholder of an S corporation shall be treated as liable for his allocable share of any financing provided by a qualified person to such corporation if—
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(I) such financing is recourse financing (determined at the corporate level), and
(II) such financing is provided with respect to qualified business property of such corporation.
(iii) Qualified business property For purposes of clause (ii), the term “qualified business property” means any property if—
(I) such property is used by the corporation in the active conduct of a trade or business,
(II) during the entire 12-month period ending on the last day of the taxable year, such corporation had at least 3 full-time employees who were not owner-employees (as defined in section 465(c)(7)(E)(i)) and substantially all the services of whom were services directly related to such trade or business, and
(III) during the entire 12-month period ending on the last day of such taxable year, such corporation had at least 1 full-time employee substantially all of the services of whom were in the active management of the trade or business.
(iv) Determination of allocable share The determination of any partner’s or shareholder’s allocable share of any financing shall be made in the same manner as the credit allowable by section 38 with respect to such property.
(F) Special rules for energy property Rules similar to the rules of subparagraph (F) of section 46(c)(8) (as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of the Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1990) shall apply for purposes of this paragraph.
(2) Subsequent decreases in nonqualified nonrecourse financing with respect to the property
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(A) In general If, at the close of a taxable year following the taxable year in which the property was placed in service, there is a net decrease in the amount of nonqualified nonrecourse financing with respect to such property, such net decrease shall be taken into account as an increase in the credit base for such property in accordance with subparagraph (C).
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(B) Certain transactions not taken into account For purposes of this paragraph, nonqualified nonrecourse financing shall not be treated as decreased through the surrender or other use of property financed by nonqualified nonrecourse financing.
(C) Manner in which taken into account
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(i) Credit determined by reference to taxable year property placed in service For purposes of determining the amount of credit allowable under section 38 and the amount of credit subject to the early disposition or cessation rules under section 50(a), any increase in a taxpayer’s credit base for any property by reason of this paragraph shall be taken into account as if it were property placed in service by the taxpayer in the taxable year in which the property referred to in subparagraph (A) was first placed in service.
(ii) Credit allowed for year of decrease in nonqualified nonrecourse financing Any credit allowable under this subpart for any increase in qualified investment by reason of this paragraph shall be treated as earned during the taxable year of the decrease in the amount of nonqualified nonrecourse financing.
(b) Increases in nonqualified nonrecourse financing
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(1) In general If, as of the close of the taxable year, there is a net increase with respect to the taxpayer in the amount of nonqualified nonrecourse financing (within the meaning of subsection (a)(1)) with respect to any property to which subsection (a)(1) applied, then the tax under this chapter for such taxable year shall be increased by an amount equal to the aggregate decrease in credits allowed under section 38 for all prior taxable years which would have resulted from reducing the credit base (as defined in subsection (a)(1)(C)) taken into account with respect to such property by the amount of such net increase. For purposes of determining the amount of credit subject to the early disposition or cessation rules of section 50(a), the net increase in the amount of the nonqualified nonrecourse financing with respect to the property shall be treated as reducing the property’s credit base in the year in which the property was first placed in service.
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(2) Transfers of debt more than 1 year after initial borrowing not treated as increasing nonqualified nonrecourse financing For purposes of paragraph (1), the amount of nonqualified nonrecourse financing (within the meaning of subsection (a)(1)(D)) with respect to the taxpayer shall not be treated as increased by reason of a transfer of (or agreement to transfer) any evidence of any indebtedness if such transfer occurs (or such agreement is entered into) more than 1 year after the date such indebtedness was incurred.
(3) Special rules for certain energy property Rules similar to the rules of section 47(d)(3) (as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of the Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1990) shall apply for purposes of this subsection.
(4) Special rule Any increase in tax under paragraph (1) shall not be treated as tax imposed by this chapter for purposes of determining the amount of any credit allowable under this chapter.
Amended 1998
- 1998 Pub. L. 105-206 Pub. L. 105–206 substituted “this chapter” for “subpart A, B, D, or G”.