26 U.S.C. § 543: Personal holding company income

interest constituting rent (as defined in subsection (b)(3)), interest on amounts set aside in a reserve fund under chapter 533 or 535 of title 46, United States Code, dividends received by a United States shareholder (as defined in section 951(b)) from a controlled foreign corporation (as defined in section 957(a)), active business computer software royalties (within the meaning of subsection (d)), and any securities or money market instruments held as property described in section 1221(a)(1), margin accounts, or any financing for a customer secured by securities or money market instruments. such adjusted income constitutes 50 percent or more of the adjusted ordinary gross income, and the dividends paid during the taxable year (determined under section 562), the dividends considered as paid on the last day of the taxable year under section 563(c) (as limited by the second sentence of section 563(b)), and the consent dividends for the taxable year (determined under section 565), such adjusted income constitutes 50 percent or more of the adjusted ordinary gross income, the personal holding company income for the taxable year (computed without regard to this paragraph, and computed by including as personal holding company income copyright royalties and the adjusted income from rents) is not more than 10 percent of the ordinary gross income, and deductions for compensation for personal services rendered by the shareholders, and deductions which are specifically allowable under sections other than section 162, such royalties (exclusive of royalties received for the use of, or right to use, copyrights or interests in copyrights on works created in whole, or in part, by any shareholder) constitute 50 percent or more of the ordinary gross income, without regard to copyright royalties, other than royalties received for the use of, or right to use, copyrights or interests in copyrights in works created in whole, or in part, by any shareholder owning more than 10 percent of the total outstanding capital stock of the corporation, without regard to dividends from any corporation in which the taxpayer owns at least 50 percent of all classes of stock entitled to vote and at least 50 percent of the total value of all classes of stock and which corporation meets the requirements of this subparagraph and subparagraphs (A) and (C), and by including as personal holding company income the adjusted income from rents and the adjusted income from mineral, oil, and gas royalties, deductions for compensation for personal services rendered by the shareholders, deductions for royalties paid or accrued, and deductions which are specifically allowable under sections other than section 162, Produced film rents; except that such rents shall not be included if such rents constitute 50 percent or more of the ordinary gross income. For purposes of this section, the term “produced film rents” means payments received with respect to an interest in a film for the use of, or right to use, such film, but only to the extent that such interest was acquired before substantial completion of production of such film. In the case of a producer who actively participates in the production of the film, such term includes an interest in the proceeds or profits from the film, but only to the extent such interest is attributable to such active participation. Amounts received as compensation (however designated and from whomever received) for the use of, or the right to use, tangible property of the corporation in any case where, at any time during the taxable year, 25 percent or more in value of the outstanding stock of the corporation is owned, directly or indirectly, by or for an individual entitled to the use of the property (whether such right is obtained directly from the corporation or by means of a sublease or other arrangement). Subparagraph (A) shall apply only to a corporation which has personal holding company income in excess of 10 percent of its ordinary gross income. without regard to subparagraph (A) or paragraph (2), by excluding amounts received as compensation for the use of (or right to use) intangible property (other than mineral, oil, or gas royalties or copyright royalties) if a substantial part of the tangible property used in connection with such intangible property is owned by the corporation and all such tangible and intangible property is used in the active conduct of a trade or business by an individual or individuals described in subparagraph (A), and by including copyright royalties and adjusted income from mineral, oil, and gas royalties. Amounts received under a contract under which the corporation is to furnish personal services; if some person other than the corporation has the right to designate (by name or by description) the individual who is to perform the services, or if the individual who is to perform the services is designated (by name or by description) in the contract; and amounts received from the sale or other disposition of such a contract. Amounts includible in computing the taxable income of the corporation under part I of subchapter J (sec. 641 and following, relating to estates, trusts, and beneficiaries). all gains from the sale or other disposition of capital assets, and all gains (other than those referred to in subparagraph (A)) from the sale or other disposition of property described in section 1231(b). exhaustion, wear and tear, obsolescence, and amortization of property other than tangible personal property which is not customarily retained by any one lessee for more than three years, property taxes, interest, and rent, exhaustion, wear and tear, obsolescence, amortization, and depletion, property and severance taxes, interest, and rent, interest received on a direct obligation of the United States held for sale to customers in the ordinary course of trade or business by a regular dealer who is making a primary market in such obligations, and interest on a condemnation award, a judgment, and a tax refund. From the gross income consisting of compensation described in subparagraph (D) of paragraph (3) subtract the amount allowable as deductions for the items described in clauses (i), (ii), (iii), and (iv) of subparagraph (A) to the extent allocable, under regulations prescribed by the Secretary, to such gross income. The amount subtracted under this subparagraph shall not exceed such gross income. amounts constituting personal holding company income under subsection (a)(6), copyright royalties (as defined in subsection (a)(4)), produced film rents (as defined in subsection (a)(5)(B)), compensation, however designated, for the use of, or the right to use, any tangible personal property manufactured or produced by the taxpayer, if during the taxable year the taxpayer is engaged in substantial manufacturing or production of tangible personal property of the same type, or active business computer software royalties (as defined in subsection (d)). The term “adjusted income from mineral, oil, and gas royalties” means the gross income from mineral, oil, and gas royalties (including production payments and overriding royalties), reduced by the amount subtracted under paragraph (2)(B) of this subsection in respect of such royalties. In the case of an insurance company other than a life insurance company, the term “gross income” as used in this part means the gross income, as defined in section 832(b)(1), increased by the amount of losses incurred, as defined in section 832(b)(5), and the amount of expenses incurred, as defined in section 832(b)(6), and decreased by the amount deductible under section 832(c)(7) (relating to tax-free interest). received by any corporation during the taxable year in connection with the licensing of computer software, and with respect to which the requirements of paragraphs (2), (3), (4), and (5) are met. are received by a corporation engaged in the active conduct of the trade or business of developing, manufacturing, or producing computer software, and is developed, manufactured, or produced by such corporation (or its predecessor) in connection with the trade or business described in subparagraph (A), or is directly related to such trade or business. The requirements of this paragraph are met if the royalties described in paragraph (1) constitute at least 50 percent of the ordinary gross income of the corporation for the taxable year. the sum of the deductions allowable to the corporation under sections 162, 174, 174A, and 195 for the taxable year which are properly allocable to the trade or business described in paragraph (2) equals or exceeds 25 percent of the ordinary gross income of such corporation for such taxable year, or the average of such deductions for the 5-taxable year period ending with such taxable year equals or exceeds 25 percent of the average ordinary gross income of such corporation for such period. For purposes of subparagraph (A), a deduction shall not be treated as allowable under section 162 if it is specifically allowable under another section. individuals holding less than 5 percent (by value) of the stock of such corporation shall not be taken into account, and stock deemed to be owned by a shareholder solely by attribution from a partner under section 544(a)(2) shall be disregarded. the dividends paid during the taxable year (determined under section 562), the dividends considered as paid on the last day of the taxable year under section 563(c) (as limited by the second sentence of section 563(b)), and the consent dividends for the taxable year (determined under section 565), without regard to amounts described in subsection (a)(1)(C), which is in the 5-taxable year period beginning with the later of the 1st taxable year of the corporation or the 1st taxable year in which the corporation conducted the trade or business described in paragraph (2)(A), and during which the corporation meets the requirements of paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), and by including adjusted income from rents and adjusted income from mineral, oil, and gas royalties (within the meaning of paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (a)). the taxpayer receives royalties in connection with the licensing of computer software, and another corporation which is a member of the same affiliated group as the taxpayer meets the requirements of paragraphs (2), (3), (4), and (5) with respect to such computer software, For purposes of this paragraph, the term “affiliated group” has the meaning given such term by section 1504(a). For purposes of subtitle A of the 1986 Code, the term ‘personal holding company income’ shall not include any dividend received by a qualified bank holding company from a 25-percent owned bank during any taxable year ending in 1989 or 1990. The aggregate amount excluded from the personal holding company income of any qualified bank holding company under subsection (a) for the taxable year shall not exceed $3,000,000. For purposes of this section, the term ‘qualified bank holding company’ means any bank holding company (as defined in section 2(a) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 [ 12 U.S.C. 1841(a) ]) if 80 percent or more (by value) of the assets of such company at all times during the taxable year consist of stock in 1 or more 25-percent owned banks. For purposes of this section, the term ‘25-percent owned bank’ means any bank (as defined in section 581 of the 1986 Code) if at least 25 percent of the stock of such bank (by vote and value) is owned by the bank holding company.” any securities or money market instruments held as inventory, margin accounts, or any financing for a customer secured by securities or money market instruments. Any qualified royalty received or accrued in taxable years beginning after December 31, 1981 , by a qualified taxpayer shall be treated in the same manner as a royalty with respect to software is treated under the amendments made by this section [amending this section and section 553 of this title ]. For purposes of this subsection, a qualified taxpayer is any taxpayer incorporated on September 7, 1978 , which is engaged in the trade or business of manufacturing dolls and accessories. For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘qualified royalty’ means any royalty arising from an agreement entered into in 1982 which permits the licensee to manufacture and sell dolls and accessories. In the case of a taxpayer which was incorporated on May 3, 1977 , in California and which elected to be taxed as an S corporation for its taxable year ending on December 31, 1985 , any active business computer royalties (within the meaning of section 543(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as added by this Act) which are received by the taxpayer in taxable years beginning after December 31, 1984 , shall not be treated as passive investment income (within the meaning of section 1362(d)(3)(D) [now section 1362(d)(3)(C)]) for purposes of subchapter S of chapter 1 of such Code.”