ARTICLE 4. Year of Deduction [24681. - 24694.]

Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC 4.
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Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC § 24685. Section 24685.

(a) In the case of any taxpayer who elected to have former Section 24685 apply for that taxpayer’s last taxable year beginning prior to January 1, 1990, and who is required to change its method of accounting by reason of the amendments made by the act adding this section, each of the following shall apply: (1) The change shall be treated as initiated by the taxpayer. (2) The change shall be treated as having been made with the consent of the Franchise Tax Board. (3) The net amount of adjustments required by Chapter 13 (commencing with Section 24631) to be taken into account by the taxpayer: (A) Shall be reduced by the balance in the suspense account, under former Section 24685 as of the close of the last taxable year beginning before January 1, 1990, and (B) Shall be taken into account over the two taxable year period beginning with the taxable year following that last taxable year, as follows: The percentage to be In the case of the: taken into account is: 1st Year 50 2nd Year 50 (b) Notwithstanding subparagraph (B) of paragraph (3) of subdivision (a), if the period during which the adjustments are required to be taken into account under Chapter 13 (commencing with Section 24631) is less than two years, those adjustments shall be taken into account ratably over the shorter period.

Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC § 24685.5. Section 24685.5.

(a) The amendment made by Section 7001(a) of the Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-206) to Section 404(a)(11) of the Internal Revenue Code, regarding determinations relating to deferred compensation, shall apply to taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2002. (b) In the case of any taxpayer required by enactment of this section to change its method of accounting, for that taxpayer’s first taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2002, each of the following shall apply for purposes of this part, Part 10 (commencing with Section 17001), and Part 10.2 (commencing with Section 18401): (1) The change shall be treated as initiated by the taxpayer. (2) The change shall be treated as made with the consent of the Franchise Tax Board. (3) The net amount of the adjustments required to be taken into account by the taxpayer under Chapter 13 (commencing with Section 24631) shall be taken into account ratably over the three taxable year period beginning with that taxpayer’s first taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2002.

Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC § 24690. Section 24690.

(a) The provisions of Section 468A of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to special rules for nuclear decommissioning costs, shall be applicable, except as otherwise provided. (b) The deduction allowed for the 1987 taxable year may include contributions to a fund that are required to bring the balance in that fund up to the balance it would have contained if allowable contributions had been made for the 1985 and 1986 taxable years. (c) The provisions of Section 468A(e)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code, which impose a tax upon the gross income of the Nuclear Decommissioning Reserve Fund, shall be modified for purposes of this part to provide that a tax shall be imposed upon the gross income of that fund for any taxable year at a rate equal to the rate in effect for that taxable year under Section 23501. The income tax imposed upon the gross income of the fund by this section is in lieu of any other tax imposed by this part or Part 10 (commencing with Section 17001) upon or measured by that income.

Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC § 24692. Section 24692.

(a) Section 469 of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to passive activity losses and credits limited, shall apply, except as otherwise provided. (b) Section 469(c)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to special rules for taxpayers in real property business, shall not apply. (c) Section 469(d)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to passive activity credits, is modified to refer to the following credits: (1) The credit for research expenses allowed by Section 23609. (2) The credit for clinical testing expenses allowed by Section 23609.5. (3) The credit for low-income housing allowed by Section 23610.5. (4) The credit for certain wages paid (targeted jobs) allowed by Section 23621. (d) Section 469(g)(1)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code is modified to provide that if all gain or loss realized on the disposition of the taxpayer’s entire interest in any passive activity (or former passive activity) is recognized, the excess of— (1) The sum of— (A) Any loss from that activity for that taxable year (determined after application of Section 469(b) of the Internal Revenue Code), plus (B) Any loss realized on that disposition, over (2) Net income or gain for the taxable year from all passive activities (determined without regard to losses described in paragraph (1)), shall be treated as a loss which is not from a passive activity. (e) (1) For purposes of applying Section 469(i) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to the twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) offset for rental real estate activities, the dollar limitation specified in Section 469(i)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to dollar limitation, for the credit allowed under Section 23610.5, relating to low-income housing, shall not apply. (2) The amendments made to this subdivision by the act adding this paragraph shall apply to each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2020. (f) Section 502 of the Tax Reform Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-514) shall apply. (g) For each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 1987, Section 10212 of Public Law 100-203, relating to treatment of publicly traded partnerships under Section 469 of the Internal Revenue Code, shall apply, except as otherwise provided. (h) The amendments to Section 469(k) of the Internal Revenue Code made by Section 2004 of Public Law 100-647, relating to separate application of section in case of publicly traded partnerships, shall apply to each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 1990, except as otherwise provided.

Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC § 24693. Section 24693.

(a) Section 468B of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to special rules for designated settlement funds, shall apply, except as otherwise provided. (b) Section 468B(b) of the Internal Revenue Code, which imposes a tax upon the designated settlement fund, shall be modified for purposes of this part to provide that a tax shall be imposed upon the gross income of the fund at a rate equal to the rate in effect for the taxable year under Section 23501. The income tax imposed upon the gross income of the fund by this section is in lieu of any other tax imposed by this part or Part 10 (commencing with Section 17001) upon or measured by that income.

Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC § 24694. Section 24694.

Section 470 of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to limitation on deductions allocable to property used by governments or other tax-exempt entities, shall apply, except as otherwise provided.
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