ARTICLE 3. Items Not Deductible [24421. - 24449.]

Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC 3.
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Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC § 24422. Section 24422.

No deduction shall be allowed for both of the following: (a) Any amount paid out for new buildings or for permanent improvements or betterments made to increase the value of any property or estate. This subdivision shall not apply to: (1) Expenditures for the development of mines or deposits deductible under Section 616 of the Internal Revenue Code. (2) Soil and water conservation expenditures deductible under Section 24369. (3) Expenditures for farmers for fertilizer, etc., deductible under Section 24377. (4) Research and experimental expenditures deductible under Section 24365. (5) Expenditures for which a deduction is allowed under Section 24356.7. (6) Expenditures for removal of architectural and transportation barriers to the handicapped and elderly that the taxpayer elects to deduct under Section 24383. (b) Any amount expended in restoring property or in making good the exhaustion thereof for which an allowance is or has been made.

Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC § 24422.3. Section 24422.3.

(a) Section 263A of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to capitalization and inclusion in inventory costs of certain expenses, shall apply, except as otherwise provided. (b) (1) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, the amendments made by Section 13102(b) of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (Public Law 115-97) to Section 263A of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to capitalization and inclusion in inventory cost of certain expenses, shall apply, except as otherwise provided. (2) (A) Any change in method of accounting made pursuant to this subdivision shall be treated for purposes of applying Section 24721, as initiated by the taxpayer and made with the consent of the Franchise Tax Board. (B) Section 13102(e)(1) of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (Public Law 115-97) does not apply to this subdivision. (C) Notwithstanding subparagraph (B), a taxpayer may elect to apply the provisions of this subdivision to taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2018, and before January 1, 2019.

Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC § 24425. Section 24425.

(a) No deduction shall be allowed for any amount otherwise allowable as a deduction which is allocable to one or more classes of income not included in the measure of the tax imposed by this part, regardless of whether that income was received or accrued during the taxable year. (b) No deduction shall be allowed for any expense described in paragraphs (1) or (2) that is paid or incurred to an insurer if the insurer is a member of the taxpayer’s commonly controlled group and the amount paid or incurred would constitute income to the insurer if the insurer were subject to the California income or franchise tax. (1) An expense described in this paragraph means any of the following interest amounts payable to an insurer in the same commonly controlled group: (A) (i) Interest paid or incurred to an insurer in the taxpayer’s commonly controlled group with respect to indebtedness (other than qualified marketable debt instruments), the principal amount of which is attributable to a contribution of money by a noninsurer member of the taxpayer’s commonly controlled group to the capital of an insurer member of that group, including the principal amount of a loan arising from a direct or indirect transfer of money from that contribution to capital from one insurer to another insurer of the same commonly controlled group. (ii) Interest paid or incurred to an insurer with respect to a note or other debt instrument (other than qualified marketable debt instruments) contributed to the capital of an insurer with respect to its stock by a noninsurer member of the commonly controlled group. (iii) For purposes of this subparagraph, “qualified marketable debt instruments” means publicly available debt instruments of all noninsurer members of the commonly controlled group issued, but only to the extent that the aggregate principal amount of publicly available debt instruments held by all insurer members of the commonly controlled group constitutes less than 10 percent of the total outstanding principal amount of publicly available debt instruments issued by all noninsurer members. (iv) For purposes of this subparagraph, “publicly available debt instruments” means debt instruments available to the general public, including bonds, debentures, and negotiable instruments (as defined in Section 3104 of the California Commercial Code) that are rated by a nationally recognized statistical rating agency (as that term is used in Rule 15c3-1(c)(2)(vi)(F) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) in one of its generic rating categories that signifies investment grade. (B) Interest paid or incurred within five years after the direct or indirect acquisition of the insurer by a member of the commonly controlled group (other than interest on qualified marketable debt instruments as defined in clause (iii) of subparagraph (A)). (C) The amount of interest paid or incurred during the taxable year to any insurer in the commonly controlled group multiplied by the disqualifying percentage. The disqualifying percentage is an amount equal to 100 percent less the percentage described in paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of subdivision (c) of Section 24410 (as the case may be) for that taxable year whether or not a dividend is paid or accrued. (D) An amount of interest determined by multiplying the amount of interest paid or incurred to an insurer in the commonly controlled group by the ratio of the commonly controlled group determined under paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Section 24410 for the taxable year (whether or not a dividend was paid or accrued in that year). (2) An expense described in this paragraph means any expense other than interest described by paragraph (1), that is either of the following: (A) Attributable to property formerly held by the taxpayer or a member of the taxpayer’s commonly controlled group that was acquired by the insurer in a transaction in which gain was realized but not recognized (including for this purpose any income deferred under Section 24465) by the taxpayer or a member of its commonly controlled group. (B) Attributable to property purchased with the proceeds attributable to a contribution by a noninsurer member of the taxpayers’ commonly controlled group to the capital of an insurer member of that group, including amounts attributable to a direct or indirect transfer of money from that contribution from one insurer to another insurer in the same group. (3) For purposes of this subdivision, amounts that are described in more than one subparagraph of either paragraph (1) or (2) shall be included only in that subparagraph that will result in the highest disallowance amount. (4) For purposes of this subdivision, the phrase “commonly controlled group” shall have the same meaning as that phrase has under Section 25105. (5) For purposes of this subdivision, an insurer is an insurer within the meaning of Section 28 of Article XIII of the California Constitution, whether or not the insurer is engaged in business in California.

Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC § 24426. Section 24426.

Amounts paid or accrued for such taxes and carrying charges as, under regulations prescribed by the Franchise Tax Board, are chargeable to capital account with respect to property, if the taxpayer elects, in accordance with such regulations, to treat such taxes or charges as so chargeable.

Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC § 24427. Section 24427.

Section 267 of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to losses, expenses, and interest with respect to transactions between related taxpayers, shall apply, except as otherwise provided.

Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC § 24430. Section 24430.

The amendments made by Section 13304 of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, 2017 (Public Law 115-97) to Section 274 of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to limitation on deduction by employers of expenses for fringe benefits, shall not apply.

Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC § 24431. Section 24431.

(a) If— (1) Any person or persons acquire, or acquired on or after October 8, 1940, directly or indirectly, control of a corporation; or (2) Any corporation acquires, or acquired on or after October 8, 1940, directly or indirectly, property of another corporation, not controlled, directly or indirectly, immediately before such acquisition, by such acquiring corporation or its stockholders, the basis of which property, in the hands of the acquiring corporation, is determined by reference to the basis in the hands of the transferor corporation; and the principal purpose for which such acquisition was made is evasion or avoidance of tax under this part by securing the benefit of a deduction, credit, or other allowance which such person or corporation would not otherwise enjoy, then such deduction, credit, or other allowance shall not be allowed. For purposes of this subdivision, control means the ownership of stock possessing at least 50 percent of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock entitled to vote or at least 50 percent of the total value of shares of all classes of stock of the corporation. (b) (1) If— (A) There is a qualified stock purchase by a corporation of another corporation, (B) An election is not made under Section 24519 with respect to that purchase, (C) The acquired corporation is liquidated pursuant to a plan of liquidation adopted not more than two years after the acquisition date, and (D) The principal purpose for that liquidation is the evasion or avoidance of tax under this part by securing the benefit of a deduction, credit, or other allowance which the acquiring corporation would not otherwise enjoy, then the Franchise Tax Board may disallow that deduction, credit, or other allowance. (2) For purposes of paragraph (1), the terms “qualified stock purchase” and “acquisition date” have the same respective meanings as when used in Section 24519. (c) In any case to which subdivision (a) applies, the Franchise Tax Board may do any of the following: (1) Allow as a deduction, credit, or allowance any part of any amount disallowed by that section, if it determines that such allowance will not result in the evasion or avoidance of tax under this part for which the acquisition was made. (2) Distribute, apportion, or allocate gross income, and distribute, apportion, or allocate the deductions, credits, or allowances the benefit of which was sought to be secured, between or among the corporations, or properties, or parts thereof, involved, and to allow those deductions, credits, or allowances so distributed, apportioned, or allocated, but to give effect to that allowance only to the extent which it determines shall not result in the evasion or avoidance of tax under this part for which the acquisition was made. (3) Exercise its powers, in part, under paragraph (1) and, in part, under paragraph (2).

Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC § 24434. Section 24434.

(a) In the case of a taxpayer (other than a bank as defined in Section 23039) no deduction shall be allowed under Section 24347 or 24348 by reason of the worthlessness of any debt owed by a political party. (b) (1) For purposes of subdivision (a), the term “political party” means any of the following: (A) A political party. (B) A national, state, or local committee of a political party. (C) A committee, association, or organization which accepts contributions or makes expenditures for the purpose of influencing or attempting to influence the election of presidential or vice presidential electors or of any individual whose name is presented for election to any federal, state, or local elective public office, whether or not such individual is elected. (2) For purposes of paragraph (1)(C), the term “contributions” includes a gift, subscription, loan, advance, or deposit, of money, or anything of value, and includes a contract, promise, or agreement to make a contribution, whether or not legally enforceable. (3) For purposes of paragraph (1)(C), the term “expenditures” includes a payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit, or gift, of money, or anything of value, and includes a contract, promise, or agreement to make an expenditure, whether or not legally enforceable. (c) In the case of a taxpayer who uses an accrual method of accounting, subdivision (a) shall not apply to a debt which accrued as a receivable on a bona fide sale of goods or services in the ordinary course of a taxpayer’s trade or business if both of the following apply: (1) For the taxable year in which the receivable accrued, more than 30 percent of all receivables which accrued in the ordinary course of the trades or businesses of the taxpayer were due from political parties. (2) The taxpayer made substantial continuing efforts to collect on the debt.

Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC § 24436.1. Section 24436.1.

(a) In computing net income, deductions, including deductions for cost of goods sold, shall not be allowed to any taxpayer from any of its gross income directly derived from any act or omission of criminal profiteering activity, as defined in Section 186.2 of the Penal Code, or as defined in Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 11350) of Division 10 of the Health and Safety Code, or Article 5 (commencing with Section 750) of Chapter 1 of Part 2 of Division 1 of the Insurance Code; and deductions shall not be allowed to any taxpayer on any of its gross income derived from any other activities which directly tend to promote or to further, or are directly connected or associated with, those acts or omissions. (b) A prior, final determination by a court of competent jurisdiction of this state in any criminal proceedings or any proceeding in which the state, county, city and county, city, or other political subdivision was a party thereto on the merits of the legality of the activities of a taxpayer, or predecessor in interest of a taxpayer, shall be required in order for subdivision (a) to apply and shall be binding upon the Franchise Tax Board and the State Board of Equalization. (c) (1) Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), this section shall be applied with respect to taxable years that have not been closed by a statute of limitations, res judicata, or otherwise as of September 14, 1982. (2) The amendments made to this section by Chapter 962 of the Statutes of 1984 shall be applied with respect to taxable years that have not been closed by a statute of limitations, res judicata, or otherwise as of January 1, 1985. (3) The amendments made to this section by Chapter 454 of the Statutes of 2011 shall be applied with respect to taxable years that have not been closed by a statute of limitations, res judicata, or otherwise as of the effective date of that act.

Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC § 24436.5. Section 24436.5.

(a) No deduction shall be allowed for interest, depreciation, taxes, or amortization paid or incurred in the taxable year under Section 24343, 24344, 24345, or 24349, with respect to substandard housing located in this state, except as provided in subdivision (e). (b) “Substandard housing” means occupied dwellings from which the taxpayer derives rental income or unoccupied or abandoned dwellings for which both of the following apply: (1) Either of the following occurs: (A) For occupied dwellings from which the taxpayer derives rental income, a state or local government regulatory agency has determined that the housing violates state law or local codes dealing with health, safety, or building. (B) For dwellings that are unoccupied or abandoned for at least 90 days, a state or local government regulatory agency has cited the housing for conditions that constitute a serious violation of state law or local codes dealing with health, safety, or building, and that constitute a threat to public health and safety. (2) Either of the following occurs: (A) After written notice of violation by the regulatory agency, specifying the applicability of this section, the housing has not been repaired or brought to a condition of compliance within six months after the date of the notice or the time prescribed in the notice, whichever period is later. (B) Good faith efforts for compliance have not been commenced, as determined by the regulatory agency. “Substandard housing” also means employee housing that has not, within 30 days of the date of the written notice of violation or the date for compliance prescribed in the written notice of violation, been brought into compliance with the conditions stated in the written notice of violation of the Employee Housing Act (Part 1 (commencing with Section 17000) of Division 13 of the Health and Safety Code) issued by the enforcement agency that specifies the application of this section. The regulatory agency may, for good cause shown, extend the compliance date prescribed in a violation notice. (c) (1) When the period specified in paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) has expired without compliance, the government regulatory agency shall mail to the taxpayer a notice of noncompliance. The notice of noncompliance shall be in a form and shall include information prescribed by the Franchise Tax Board, shall be mailed by certified mail to the taxpayer at his or her last known address, and shall advise the taxpayer of (A) an intent to notify the Franchise Tax Board of the noncompliance within 10 days unless an appeal is filed, (B) where an appeal may be filed, and (C) a general description of the tax consequences of that filing with the Franchise Tax Board. Appeals shall be made to the same body and in the same manner as appeals from other actions of the regulatory agency. If no appeal is made within 10 days or if after disposition of the appeal the regulatory agency is sustained, the regulatory agency shall notify, in writing, the Franchise Tax Board of the noncompliance. (2) The notice of noncompliance shall contain the legal description or the lot and block numbers of the real property, the assessor’s parcel number, and the name of the owner of record as shown on the latest equalized assessment roll. In addition, the regulatory agency shall, at the same time as notification of the notice of noncompliance is sent to the Franchise Tax Board, record a copy of the notice of noncompliance in the office of the recorder for the county in which the substandard housing is located that includes a statement of tax consequences that may be determined by the Franchise Tax Board. However, the failure to record a notice with the county recorder does not relieve the liability of any taxpayer nor does it create any liability on the part of the regulatory agency. (3) The regulatory agency may charge the taxpayer a fee in an amount not to exceed the regulatory agency’s costs incurred in recording any notice of noncompliance or issuing any release of that notice. The notice of compliance shall be recorded and shall serve to expunge the notice of noncompliance. The notice of compliance shall contain the same recording information required for the notice of noncompliance. No deduction by the taxpayer, or any other taxpayer who obtains title to the property subsequent to the recordation of the notice of noncompliance, shall be allowed for the items provided in subdivision (a) from the date of the notice of noncompliance until the date the regulatory agency determines that the substandard housing has been brought to a condition of compliance. The regulatory agency shall mail to the Franchise Tax Board and the taxpayer a notice of compliance, which notice shall be in the form and include the information prescribed by the Franchise Tax Board. In the event the period of noncompliance does not cover an entire taxable year, the deductions shall be denied at the rate of 1 12 for each full month during the period of noncompliance. (4) If the property is owned by more than one owner or the recorded title is in the name of a fictitious owner, the notice requirements provided in subdivision (b) and this subdivision shall be satisfied for each owner if the notices are mailed to one owner or to the fictitious name owner at the address appearing on the latest available property tax bill. However, notices made pursuant to this subdivision shall not relieve the regulatory agency from furnishing taxpayer identification information required to implement this section to the Franchise Tax Board. (d) For the purposes of this section, a notice of noncompliance shall not be mailed by the regulatory agency to the Franchise Tax Board if any of the following occur: (1) The housing was rendered substandard solely by reason of earthquake, flood or other natural disaster except where the condition remains for more than three years after the disaster. (2) The owner of the substandard housing has secured financing to bring the housing into compliance with those laws or codes that have been violated, causing the housing to be classified as substandard, and has commenced repairs or other work necessary to bring the housing into compliance. (3) The owner of substandard housing that is not within the meaning of housing accommodation, as defined in subdivision (d) of Section 35805 of the Health and Safety Code, has done both of the following: (A) Attempted to secure financing to bring the housing into compliance with those laws or codes that have been violated, causing the housing to be classified as substandard. (B) Been denied that financing solely because the housing is located in a neighborhood or geographical area in which financial institutions do not provide financing for rehabilitation of any of that type of housing. (e) The provisions of this section do not apply to deductions from income derived from property rendered substandard solely by reason of a change in applicable state or local housing standards unless those violations cause substantial danger to the occupants of the property, as determined by the regulatory agency which has served notice of violation pursuant to subdivision (b). (f) The owner of substandard housing found to be in noncompliance shall, upon total or partial divestiture of interest in the property, immediately notify the regulatory agency of the name and address of the person or persons to whom the property has been sold or otherwise transferred and the date of the sale or transference. (g) By July 1 of each year, the regulatory agency shall report to the appropriate legislative body of its jurisdiction all of the following information, for the preceding calendar year, regarding its activities to secure code enforcement, which shall be public information: (1) The number of written notices of violation issued for substandard housing under subdivision (b). (2) The number of violations complied with within the period prescribed in subdivision (b). (3) The number of notices of noncompliance issued pursuant to subdivision (c). (4) The number of appeals from those notices pursuant to subdivision (c). (5) The number of successful appeals by owners. (6) The number of notices of noncompliance mailed to the Franchise Tax Board pursuant to subdivision (c). (7) The number of cases in which a notice of noncompliance was not sent pursuant to the provisions of subdivision (d). (8) The number of extensions for compliance granted pursuant to subdivision (b) and the mean average length of the extensions. (9) The mean average length of time from the issuance of a notice of violation to the mailing of a notice of noncompliance to the Franchise Tax Board where the notice is actually sent to the Franchise Tax Board. (10) The number of cases where compliance is achieved after a notice of noncompliance has been mailed to the Franchise Tax Board. (11) The number of instances of disallowance of tax deductions by the Franchise Tax Board resulting from referrals made by the regulatory agency. This information may be filed in a supplemental report in succeeding years as it becomes available. (h) The provisions of this section relating to substandard housing consisting of abandoned or unoccupied dwellings do not apply to any lender engaging in a “federally related transaction,” as defined in Section 11302 of the Business and Professions Code, who acquires title through judicial or nonjudicial foreclosure, or accepts a deed in lieu of foreclosure. The exception provided in this subdivision covers only substandard housing consisting of abandoned or unoccupied dwellings involved in the federally related transaction.

Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC § 24437. Section 24437.

Section 277 of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to deductions incurred by certain membership organizations in transactions with members, shall apply, except as otherwise provided.

Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC § 24438. Section 24438.

(a) No deduction shall be allowed for any interest paid or incurred by a taxpayer during the taxable year with respect to its corporate acquisition indebtedness to the extent that such interest exceeds— (1) Five million dollars ($5,000,000), reduced by (2) The amount of interest paid or incurred by such corporation during such year on obligations (A) issued after December 31, 1967, to provide consideration for an acquisition described in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b), but (B) which are not corporate acquisition indebtedness. (b) For purposes of this section, the term “corporate acquisition indebtedness” means any obligation evidenced by a bond, debenture, note, or certificate or other evidence of indebtedness issued after October 9, 1969, by a corporation (hereinafter in this section referred to as “issuing corporation”) if— (1) Such obligation is issued to provide consideration for the acquisition of— (A) Stock in another corporation (hereinafter in this section referred to as “acquired corporation”), or (B) Assets of another corporation (hereinafter in this section referred to as “acquired corporation”) pursuant to a plan under which at least two-thirds (in value) of all the assets (excluding money) used in trades and businesses carried on by such corporation are acquired, (2) Such obligation is either— (A) Subordinated to the claims of trade creditors of the issuing corporation generally, or (B) Expressly subordinated in right of payment to the payment of any substantial amount of unsecured indebtedness, whether outstanding or subsequently issued, of the issuing corporation, (3) The bond or other evidence of indebtedness is either— (A) Convertible directly or indirectly into stock of the issuing corporation, or (B) Part of an investment unit or other arrangement which includes, in addition to such bond or other evidence of indebtedness, an option to acquire, directly or indirectly, stock in the issuing corporation, and (4) As of a day determined under paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) either— (A) The ratio of debt to equity (as defined in paragraph (2) of subdivision (c)) of the issuing corporation exceeds 2 to 1, or (B) The projected earnings (as defined in paragraph (3) of subdivision (c)), do not exceed three times the annual interest to be paid or incurred (determined under paragraph (4) of subdivision (c)). (c) For purposes of paragraph (4) of subdivision (b)— (1) Determinations are to be made as of the last day of any taxable year of the issuing corporation in which it issues any obligation to provide consideration for an acquisition described in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of stock in, or assets of, the acquired corporation. (2) The term “ratio of debt to equity” means the ratio which the total indebtedness of the issuing corporation bears to the sum of its money and all its other assets (in an amount equal to their adjusted basis for determining gain) less such total indebtedness. (3) (A) The term “projected earnings” means the “average annual earnings” (as defined in subparagraph (B)) of— (i) The issuing corporation only, if cause (ii) does not apply, or (ii) Both the issuing corporation and the acquired corporation, in any case where the issuing corporation has acquired control (as defined in Section 24564), or has acquired substantially all of the properties of the acquired corporation. (B) The average annual earnings referred to in subparagraph (A) is, for any corporation, the amount of its earnings and profits for any three-year period ending with the last day of a taxable year of the issuing corporation described in paragraph (1), computed without reduction for— (i) Interest paid or incurred, (ii) Depreciation or amortization allowed under this part, (iii) Liability for tax under this part, and (iv) Distributions to which Section 301(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to property distributions, applies (other than such distributions from the acquired to the issuing corporation), and reduced to an annual average for such three-year period pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Franchise Tax Board. Such regulations shall include rules for cases where any corporation was not in existence for all of such three-year period or such period includes only a portion of a taxable year of any corporation. (4) The term “annual interest to be paid or incurred” means— (A) If subparagraph (B) does not apply, the annual interest to be paid or incurred by the issuing corporation only, determined by reference to its total indebtedness outstanding, or (B) If projected earnings are determined under clause (ii) of subparagraph (A) of paragraph (3), the annual interest to be paid or incurred by both the issuing corporation and the acquired corporation, determined by reference to their combined total indebtedness outstanding. (5) With respect to any corporation which is a bank or is primarily engaged in a lending or finance business— (A) In determining under paragraph (2) the ratio of debt to equity of such corporation (or of the affiliated group of which such corporation is a member), the total indebtedness of such corporation (and the assets of such corporation) shall be reduced by an amount equal to the total indebtedness owed to such corporation which arises out of the banking business of such corporation, or out of the lending or finance business of such corporation, as the case may be; (B) In determining under paragraph (4) the annual interest to be paid or incurred by such corporation (or by the issuing and acquired corporations referred to in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (4) or by the affiliated group of which such corporation is a member) the amount of such interest (determined without regard to this paragraph) shall be reduced by an amount which bears the same ratio to the amount of such interest as the amount of the reduction for the taxable year under subparagraph (A) bears to the total indebtedness of such corporation; and (C) In determining under subparagraph (B) of paragraph (3), the average annual earnings, the amount of the earnings and profits for the three-year period shall be reduced by the sum of the reductions under subparagraph (B) for such period. For purposes of this paragraph, the term “lending or finance business” means a business of making loans or purchasing or discounting accounts receivable, notes, or installment obligations. (d) In applying this section— (1) The deduction of interest on any obligation shall not be disallowed under subdivision (a) before the first taxable year of the issuing corporation as of the last day of which the application of either subparagraph (A) or subparagraph (B) of paragraph (4) of subdivision (b) results in such obligation being corporate acquisition indebtedness. (2) Except as provided in paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), if an obligation is determined to be corporate acquisition indebtedness as of the last day of any taxable year of the issuing corporation, it shall be corporate acquisition indebtedness for such taxable year and all subsequent taxable years. (3) If an obligation is determined to be corporate acquisition indebtedness as of the close of a taxable year of the issuing corporation in which clause (i) of subparagraph (A) of paragraph (3) of subdivision (c) applied, but would not be corporate acquisition indebtedness if the determination were made as of the close of the first taxable year of such corporation thereafter in which clause (ii) of subparagraph (A) of paragraph (3) of subdivision (c) could apply, such obligation shall be considered not to be corporate acquisition indebtedness for such later taxable year and all taxable years thereafter. (4) If an obligation which has been determined to be corporate acquisition indebtedness for any taxable year would not be such indebtedness for each of any three consecutive taxable years thereafter if paragraph (4) of subdivision (b) were applied as of the close of each of such three years, then such obligation shall not be corporate acquisition indebtedness for all taxable years after such three consecutive taxable years. (5) In the case of obligations issued to provide consideration for the acquisition of stock in another corporation, such obligations shall be corporate acquisition indebtedness for a taxable year only if the issuing corporation owns 5 percent or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock entitled to vote of such other corporation. (e) An acquisition of stock of a corporation of which the issuing corporation is in control (as defined in Section 24564) in a transaction in which gain or loss is not recognized shall be deemed an acquisition described in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) only if immediately before such transaction (1) the acquired corporation was in existence, and (2) the issuing corporation was not in control (as defined in Section 24564) of such corporation. (f) For purposes of this section, the term “corporate acquisition indebtedness” does not include any indebtedness issued to any person to provide consideration for the acquisition of stock in, or assets of, any foreign corporation substantially all of the income of which, for the three-year period ending with the date of such acquisition or for such part of such period as the foreign corporation was in existence, is from sources without the United States. (g) In any case in which the issuing corporation is a member of an affiliated group, the application of this section shall be determined, pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Franchise Tax Board, by treating all of the members of the affiliated group in the aggregate as the issuing corporation, except that the ratio of debt to equity of, projected earnings of, and annual interest to be paid or incurred by any corporation (other than the issuing corporation determined without regard to this subdivision) shall be included in the determinations required under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (4) of subdivision (b) as of any day only if such corporation is a member of the affiliated group on such day, and, in determining projected earnings of such corporation under paragraph (3) of subdivision (c), there shall be taken into account only the earnings and profits of such corporation for the period during which it was a member of the affiliated group. For purposes of this section, the term “affiliated group” has the meaning assigned to such term by Section 1504 of the Internal Revenue Code except that all corporations other than the acquired corporation shall be treated as includable corporations and the acquired corporation shall not be treated as an includable corporation. (h) For purposes of this section— (1) Any extension, renewal, or refinancing of an obligation evidencing a preexisting indebtedness shall not be deemed to be the issuance of a new obligation. (2) Any obligation which is corporate acquisition indebtedness of the issuing corporation is also corporate acquisition indebtedness of any corporation which becomes liable for such obligation as guarantor, endorser, or indemnitor or which assumes liability for such obligation in any transaction. (i) No inference shall be drawn from any provision in this section that any instrument designated as a bond, debenture, note, or certificate or other evidence of indebtedness by its issuer represents an obligation or indebtedness of such issuer in applying any other provision of this part. (j) This section shall apply to the determination of the allowability of the deduction of interest paid or incurred with respect to indebtedness incurred after December 31, 1970.

Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC § 24439. Section 24439.

(a) No deduction shall be allowed to the issuing corporation for any premium paid or incurred upon the repurchase of a bond, debenture, note, or certificate or other evidence of indebtedness which is convertible into the stock of the issuing corporation, or a corporation in the same parent-subsidiary controlled group, within the meaning of Section 1563(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to parent-subsidiary controlled group, as the issuing corporation, to the extent the repurchase price exceeds an amount equal to the adjusted issue price plus a normal call premium on bonds or other evidences of indebtedness which are not convertible. The preceding sentence shall not apply to the extent that the corporation can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Franchise Tax Board that such excess is attributable to the cost of borrowing and is not attributable to the conversion feature. (b) For purposes of subdivision (a), the adjusted issue price is the issue price, as defined in Sections 1273(b) and 1274 of the Internal Revenue Code, increased by any amount of discount deducted before repurchase, or, in the case of bonds or other evidences of indebtedness issued after February 28, 1913, decreased by any amount of premium included in gross income before repurchase by the issuing corporation. (c) The provisions of this section shall not apply to a convertible bond or other convertible evidence of indebtedness repurchased pursuant to a binding obligation incurred on or before April 22, 1969, to repurchase such bond or other evidence of indebtedness at a specified call premium, but no inference shall be drawn from the fact that this section does not apply to the repurchase of such convertible bond or other convertible evidence of indebtedness. (d) The amendments made to this section by the act adding this subdivision shall apply to repurchases on or after January 1, 2015.

Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC § 24440. Section 24440.

(a) Section 280C(b) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to credit for qualified clinical testing expenses for certain drugs, shall apply, except as otherwise provided. (b) (1) Section 280C(c) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to credit for increasing research activities, shall apply, except as otherwise provided. (2) The amendments made by Section 13206(d)(2)(A) of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, 2017 (Public Law 115-97) to Section 280C(c) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to credit for increasing research activities, shall not apply, except as otherwise provided. (3) Section 280C(c)(2)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code, as enacted pursuant to Section 13206(d)(2)(A) of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, 2017 (Public Law 115-97), is modified to refer to Section 23151, 23186, or 23802 in lieu of Section 11(b) of the Internal Revenue Code.

Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC § 24441. Section 24441.

In computing net income no deduction shall be allowed for (a) abandonment fees paid in respect of property on which the open-space easement is terminated under Section 51061 or 51093 of the Government Code or (b) tax recoupment fees paid under Section 51142 of the Government Code.

Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC § 24442. Section 24442.

In the case of the demolition of any structure— (1) No deduction otherwise allowable under this part shall be allowed to the owner or lessee of such structure for— (A) Any amount expended for such demolition, or (B) Any loss sustained on account of such demolition; and (2) Amounts described in paragraph (1) shall be treated as property chargeable to capital account with respect to the land on which the demolished structure was located.

Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC § 24442.5. Section 24442.5.

Section 280H of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to limitation on certain amounts paid to employee-owners by personal service corporations electing alternative taxable years, shall apply to taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 1989, except as otherwise provided.

Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC § 24443. Section 24443.

Section 274 of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to the disallowance of certain entertainment, gift, travel, etc., expenses, shall apply, except as otherwise provided.

Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC § 24447. Section 24447.

The Franchise Tax Board may disallow a deduction under this part to an individual or entity for amounts paid as remuneration for personal services if that individual or entity fails to report the payments required under Section 13050 of the Unemployment Insurance Code or Section 18631 on the date prescribed therefor (determined with regard to any extension of time for filing).

Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC § 24448. Section 24448.

(a) Notwithstanding any other provisions in this part, in the case of a taxpayer who owns real property and has either failed to provide the information required pursuant to Section 18642 or has provided information which is either false, misleading, or incomplete in the information return required pursuant to Section 18642, no deduction for interest, taxes, depreciation, or amortization under Section 24343, 24344, 24345, 24349, or 24354.2 shall be allowed which relate to that real property, as provided in subdivision (b). (b) No deduction shall be allowed for the items provided in subdivision (a) from 60 days after the due date for filing the information return required pursuant to Section 18642 until the date the Franchise Tax Board determines that all provisions of Section 18642 have been complied with. (c) In the event the period of noncompliance does not cover an entire taxable year, the deductions shall be denied at the rate of one-twelfth for each full month during the period of noncompliance.

Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC § 24449. Section 24449.

(a) Section 291 of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to special rules relating to corporate preference items, shall apply, except as otherwise provided. (b) The reference in Section 291(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code to “Section 263(c)” shall be modified to mean the deduction under Section 24423 of this part.
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