2016 US Code
Title 26 - Internal Revenue Code
Subtitle A - Income Taxes
Chapter 1 - Normal Taxes and Surtaxes
Subchapter P - Capital Gains and Losses
Part V - Special Rules for Bonds and Other Debt Instruments
Subpart D - Miscellaneous Provisions
Sec. 1288 - Treatment of original issue discount on tax-exempt obligations
| 26 U.S.C. § 1288 (2016) |
| §1288. Treatment of original issue discount on tax-exempt obligations |
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(a) General rule
Original issue discount on any tax-exempt obligation shall be treated as accruing— (1) for purposes of section 163, in the manner provided by section 1272(a) (determined without regard to paragraph (7) thereof), and (2) for purposes of determining the adjusted basis of the holder, in the manner provided by section 1272(a) (determined with regard to paragraph (7) thereof). For purposes of this section— (1) Original issue discountThe term "original issue discount" has the meaning given to such term by section 1273(a) without regard to paragraph (3) thereof. In applying section 483 or 1274, under regulations prescribed by the Secretary, appropriate adjustments shall be made to the applicable Federal rate to take into account the tax exemption for interest on the obligation. The term "tax-exempt obligation" has the meaning given to such term by section 1275(a)(3). In applying this section to obligations with maturity of 1 year or less, rules similar to the rules of section 1283(b) shall apply. |
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(Added Pub. L. 98–369, div. A, title I, §41(a), July 18, 1984, 98 Stat. 553; amended Pub. L. 100–647, title I, §1006(u)(3), Nov. 10, 1988, 102 Stat. 3427.) |
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AMENDMENTS
1988—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 100–647 substituted "paragraph (7)" for "paragraph (6)" in pars. (1) and (2). EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1988 AMENDMENTAmendment by Pub. L. 100–647 effective, except as otherwise provided, as if included in the provision of the Tax Reform Act of 1986, Pub. L. 99–514, to which such amendment relates, see section 1019(a) of Pub. L. 100–647, set out as a note under section 1 of this title. EFFECTIVE DATESection applicable to taxable years ending after July 18, 1984, and applicable to obligations issued after Sept. 3, 1982, and acquired after Mar. 1, 1984, see section 44 of Pub. L. 98–369, set out as a note under section 1271 of this title. |
| United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 4, Title 26 - INTERNAL REVENUE CODE |
| Bills and Statutes |
| United States Code |
| Y 1.2/5: |
| Title 26 - INTERNAL REVENUE CODE Subtitle A - Income Taxes CHAPTER 1 - NORMAL TAXES AND SURTAXES Subchapter P - Capital Gains and Losses PART V - SPECIAL RULES FOR BONDS AND OTHER DEBT INSTRUMENTS Subpart D - Miscellaneous Provisions Sec. 1288 - Treatment of original issue discount on tax-exempt obligations |
| section 1288 |
| 2016 |
| January 6, 2017 |
| No |
| standard |
| 98 Stat. 553 102 Stat. 3427 |
| Public Law 98-369, Public Law 99-514, Public Law 100-647 |
