2015 US Code
Title 26 - Internal Revenue Code (Sections 1 - 9834)
Subtitle A - Income Taxes (Sections 1 - 1564)
Chapter 6 - Consolidated Returns (Sections 1501 - 1564)
Subchapter B - Related Rules (Sections 1551 - 1564)
Part I - In General (Sections 1551 - 1552)
Sec. 1551 - Disallowance of the benefits of the graduated corporate rates and accumulated earnings credit
Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 3, Title 26 - INTERNAL REVENUE CODE |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 26 - INTERNAL REVENUE CODE Subtitle A - Income Taxes CHAPTER 6 - CONSOLIDATED RETURNS Subchapter B - Related Rules PART I - IN GENERAL Sec. 1551 - Disallowance of the benefits of the graduated corporate rates and accumulated earnings credit |
Contains | section 1551 |
Date | 2015 |
Laws In Effect As Of Date | January 3, 2016 |
Positive Law | No |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 371; Pub. L. 85-866, title II, §205(a), Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1680; Pub. L. 88-272, title II, §235(b), Feb. 26, 1964, 78 Stat. 125; Pub. L. 94-12, title III, §304(b), Mar. 29, 1975, 89 Stat. 45; Pub. L. 94-455, title XIX, §§1901(a)(158), 1906(b)(13)(A), Oct. 4, 1976, 90 Stat. 1790, 1834; Pub. L. 95-600, title III, §301(b)(18)(A), (B), Nov. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 2823; Pub. L. 97-34, title II, §232(b)(2), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 250; Pub. L. 99-514, title XVIII, §1899A(36), Oct. 22, 1986, 100 Stat. 2960; Pub. L. 113-295, div. A, title II, §221(a)(94), Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 4051. |
Statutes at Large References | 72 Stat. 1680 78 Stat. 125, 127 89 Stat. 45 90 Stat. 1790 92 Stat. 2823 95 Stat. 250 100 Stat. 2960 128 Stat. 4051 |
Public and Private Laws | Public Law 85-866, Public Law 88-272, Public Law 94-12, Public Law 94-455, Public Law 95-600, Public Law 97-34, Public Law 99-514, Public Law 113-295 |
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If—
(1) any corporation transfers, directly or indirectly, all or part of its property (other than money) to a transferee corporation, or
(2) five or fewer individuals who are in control of a corporation transfer, directly or indirectly, property (other than money) to a transferee corporation,
and the transferee corporation was created for the purpose of acquiring such property or was not actively engaged in business at the time of such acquisition, and if after such transfer the transferor or transferors are in control of such transferee corporation during any part of the taxable year of such transferee corporation, then for such taxable year of such transferee corporation the Secretary may (except as may be otherwise determined under subsection (c)) disallow the benefits of the rates contained in section 11(b) which are lower than the highest rate specified in such section, or the accumulated earnings credit provided in paragraph (2) or (3) of section 535(c), unless such transferee corporation shall establish by the clear preponderance of the evidence that the securing of such benefits or credit was not a major purpose of such transfer.
(b) ControlFor purposes of subsection (a), the term "control" means—
(1) With respect to a transferee corporation described in subsection (a)(1), the ownership by the transferor corporation, its shareholders, or both, of stock possessing at least 80 percent of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock entitled to vote or at least 80 percent of the total value of shares of all classes of the stock; or
(2) With respect to each corporation described in subsection (a)(2), the ownership by the five or fewer individuals described in such subsection of stock possessing—
(A) at least 80 percent of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock entitled to vote or at least 80 percent of the total value of shares of all classes of the stock of each corporation, and
(B) more than 50 percent of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock entitled to vote or more than 50 percent of the total value of shares of all classes of stock of each corporation, taking into account the stock ownership of each such individual only to the extent such stock ownership is identical with respect to each such corporation.
For purposes of this subsection, section 1563(e) shall apply in determining the ownership of stock.
(c) Authority of the Secretary under this sectionThe provisions of section 269(c) and the authority of the Secretary under such section, shall, to the extent not inconsistent with the provisions of this section, be applicable to this section.
(Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 371; Pub. L. 85–866, title II, §205(a), Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1680; Pub. L. 88–272, title II, §235(b), Feb. 26, 1964, 78 Stat. 125; Pub. L. 94–12, title III, §304(b), Mar. 29, 1975, 89 Stat. 45; Pub. L. 94–455, title XIX, §§1901(a)(158), 1906(b)(13)(A), Oct. 4, 1976, 90 Stat. 1790, 1834; Pub. L. 95–600, title III, §301(b)(18)(A), (B), Nov. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 2823; Pub. L. 97–34, title II, §232(b)(2), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 250; Pub. L. 99–514, title XVIII, §1899A(36), Oct. 22, 1986, 100 Stat. 2960; Pub. L. 113–295, div. A, title II, §221(a)(94), Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 4051.)
AMENDMENTS2014—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 113–295, §221(a)(94)(A), redesignated pars. (2) and (3) as (1) and (2), respectively, struck out "after June 12, 1963," after "indirectly," in pars. (1) and (2), as so redesignated, and struck out former par. (1) which read as follows: "any corporation transfers, on or after January 1, 1951, and on or before June 12, 1963, all or part of its property (other than money) to a transferee corporation,".
Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 113–295, §221(a)(94)(B)(i), struck out "or (2)" after "(a)(1)".
Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 113–295, §221(a)(94)(B)(ii), substituted "(a)(2)" for "(a)(3)" in introductory provisions.
1986—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 99–514 substituted "section 269(c)" for "section 269(b)".
1981—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 97–34 struck out "$150,000" before "accumulated earnings credit".
1978—Pub. L. 95–600, §301(b)(18)(B), substituted "the benefits of the graduated corporate rates" for "surtax exemption" in section catchline.
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 95–600, §301(b)(18)(A), in provisions following par. (3) substituted "disallow the benefits of the rates contained in section 11(b) which are lower than the highest rate specified in such section" for "disallow the surtax exemption (as defined in section 11(d))" and "such benefits or" for "such exemption or".
1976—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 94–455 §§1901(a)(158), 1906(b)(13)(A), substituted "subsection (c)" for "subsection (d)" after "determined under" and struck out "or his delegate" after "Secretary".
1975—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 94–12 substituted "$150,000" for "$100,000".
1964—Pub. L. 88–272 amended section generally, and among other changes, designated provisions as subsecs. (a) to (c), included among corporations who are disallowed surtax exemption and accumulated earnings credit, corporations, and five or fewer individuals in charge of a corporation who, directly or indirectly, transfer property in contravention of subsec. (a) after June 12, 1963, substituted provisions permitting the Secretary or his delegate to disallow the exemption or the earnings credit, for provisions which disallowed the exemption and the credit except as otherwise determined by the Secretary of his delegate, provisions that for purposes of determining ownership of stock, section 1563(e) shall apply, for provisions which determined ownership in accordance with section 544, and defined control, with respect to corporations described in subsec. (a)(3), to include the additional test as stated in subsec. (b)(2)(B).
1958—Pub. L. 85–866 substituted "$100,000" for "$60,000".
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2014 AMENDMENTAmendment by Pub. L. 113–295 effective Dec. 19, 2014, subject to a savings provision, see section 221(b) of Pub. L. 113–295, set out as a note under section 1 of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1981 AMENDMENTAmendment by Pub. L. 97–34 applicable to taxable years beginning after Dec. 31, 1981, see section 232(c) of Pub. L. 97–34, set out as a note under section 535 of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1978 AMENDMENTAmendment by Pub. L. 95–600 applicable to taxable years beginning after Dec. 31, 1978, see section 301(c) of Pub. L. 95–600, set out as a note under section 11 of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1976 AMENDMENTAmendment by section 1901(a)(158) of Pub. L. 94–455 applicable with respect to taxable years beginning after Dec. 31, 1976, see section 1901(d) of Pub. L. 94–455, set out as a note under section 2 of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1975 AMENDMENTAmendment by Pub. L. 94–12 applicable to taxable years beginning after Dec. 31, 1974, see section 305(c) of Pub. L. 94–12, set out as a note under section 535 of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1964 AMENDMENTPub. L. 88–272, title II, §235(d), Feb. 26, 1964, 78 Stat. 127, provided that: "The amendments made by subsections (a) and (c) [enacting sections 1561 to 1563 of this title and amending sections 269, 441, and 802 of this title] shall apply with respect to taxable years ending after December 31, 1963. The amendment made by subsection (b) [amending this section] shall apply with respect to transfers made after June 12, 1963."
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1958 AMENDMENTAmendment by Pub. L. 85–866 applicable with respect to taxable years beginning after Dec. 31, 1957, see section 205(b) of Pub. L. 85–866, set out as a note under section 535 of this title.
PLAN AMENDMENTS NOT REQUIRED UNTIL JANUARY 1, 1989For provisions directing that if any amendments made by subtitle A or subtitle C of title XI [§§1101–1147 and 1171–1177] or title XVIII [§§1800–1899A] of Pub. L. 99–514 require an amendment to any plan, such plan amendment shall not be required to be made before the first plan year beginning on or after Jan. 1, 1989, see section 1140 of Pub. L. 99–514, as amended, set out as a note under section 401 of this title.
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