26 U.S.C. § 291: Special rules relating to corporate preference items

the amount which would be treated as ordinary income if such property was section 1245 property, over the amount treated as ordinary income under section 1250 (determined without regard to this paragraph), the amount of the deduction allowable under section 613 for the taxable year (determined without regard to this paragraph), over the adjusted basis of the property at the close of the taxable year (determined without regard to the depletion deduction for the taxable year). The amount allowable as a deduction under this chapter (determined without regard to this section) with respect to any financial institution preference item shall be reduced by 20 percent. If an election is made under section 169 with respect to any certified pollution control facility, the amortizable basis of such facility for purposes of such section shall be reduced by 20 percent. under section 263(c) in the case of an integrated oil company, or under section 616(a) or 617(a), The amount not allowable as a deduction under section 263(c), 616(a), or 617(a) (as the case may be) for any taxable year by reason of paragraph (1) shall be allowable as a deduction ratably over the 60-month period beginning with the month in which the costs are paid or incurred. For purposes of section 1254, any deduction under paragraph (2) shall be treated as a deduction allowable under section 263(c), 616(a), or 617(a) (whichever is appropriate). For purposes of this subsection, the term “integrated oil company” means, with respect to any taxable year, any producer of crude oil to whom subsection (c) of section 613A does not apply by reason of paragraph (2) or (4) of section 613A(d). The portion of the adjusted basis of any property which is attributable to amounts to which paragraph (1) applied shall not be taken into account for purposes of determining depletion under section 611. Section 168 shall apply with respect to that portion of the basis of any property not taken into account under section 169 by reason of subsection (a)(4). Subsection (a)(1) shall not apply to any section 1250 property which is part of a certified pollution control facility (within the meaning of section 169(d)(1)) with respect to which an election under section 169 was made. In the case of a real estate investment trust (as defined in section 856), the difference between the amounts described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (a)(1) shall be reduced to the extent that a capital gain dividend (as defined in section 857(b)(3)(C), 1 applied without regard to this section) is treated as paid out of such difference. Any capital gain dividend treated as having been paid out of such difference to a shareholder which is an applicable corporation retains its character in the hands of the shareholder as gain from the disposition of section 1250 property for purposes of applying subsection (a)(1) to such shareholder. 1 See References in Text note below. In the case of a financial institution which is a bank (as defined in section 585(a)(2)), the amount of interest on indebtedness incurred or continued to purchase or carry obligations acquired after December 31, 1982 , and before August 8, 1986 , the interest on which is exempt from taxes for the taxable year, to the extent that a deduction would (but for this paragraph or section 265(b)) be allowable with respect to such interest for such taxable year. the taxpayer’s average adjusted basis (within the meaning of section 1016) of obligations described in clause (i), bears to such average adjusted basis for all assets of the taxpayer. For purposes of this subparagraph, the term “interest” includes amounts (whether or not designated as interest) paid in respect of deposits, investment certificates, or withdrawable or repurchasable shares. The terms “section 1245 property” and “section 1250 property” have the meanings given such terms by sections 1245(a)(3) and 1250(c), respectively. Except as provided in this subsection, the amendments made by this section [amending this section and sections 57 and 995 of this title] shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1984 . The amendments made by this section to section 291(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 [formerly I.R.C. 1954], and the amendment made by subsection (c)(2) of this section [amending section 57 of this title ], shall apply to sales or other dispositions after December 31, 1984 , in taxable years ending after such date. The amendments made by this section to section 291(a)(5) [now 291(a)(4)] of such Code, and so much of the amendment made by subsection (c)(1) of this section [amending section 57 of this title ] as relates to pollution control facilities, shall apply to property placed in service after December 31, 1984 , in taxable years ending after such date. The amendments made by this section to section 291(b) of such Code shall apply to expenditures after December 31, 1984 , in taxable years ending after such date.” Except as provided in this subsection, the amendments made by this section [enacting this section and amending sections 57 and 263 of this title] shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1982 . Section 291(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 [formerly I.R.C. 1954] shall apply to sales or other disposition after December 31, 1982 , in taxable years ending after such date. Section 291(a)(5) [now 291(a)(4)] of such Code shall apply to property placed in service after December 31, 1982 , in taxable years ending after such date. Section 291(b) of such Code shall apply to expenditures after December 31, 1982 , in taxable years ending after such date. Section 291(a)(2) of such Code shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1983 . The amendment made by subsection (b) [amending section 57 of this title ] shall apply to taxable years ending after December 31, 1982 , with respect to items of tax preference described in section 57(b) of such Code to which section 291 of such Code applies; except that in the case of an item described in section 291(a)(2) of such Code, such amendment shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1983 .”