24911-24919
REVENUE AND TAXATION CODE
SECTION 24911-24919
24911. (a) The adjusted basis for determining the gain or loss from the sale or other disposition of property, whenever acquired, shall be the basis (determined under Section 24912) or other applicable sections of Chapter 15 (relating to gain or loss on disposition of property) and Chapter 8 (relating to corporate distributions and adjustments), adjusted as provided in Sections 24916 and 24917. (b) If a deduction is allowable under Section 24357 (relating to charitable contributions) by reason of a sale, then the adjusted basis for determining the gain from such sale shall be that portion of the adjusted basis which bears the same ratio to the adjusted basis as the amount realized bears to the fair market value of the property. 24912. The basis of property shall be the cost of the property, except as otherwise provided in Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 24451), relating to corporate distributions and adjustments, and this chapter. The cost of real property shall not include any amount in respect of real property taxes which are treated under Section 24346 as imposed on a corporation. 24913. If the property should have been included in the last inventory, the basis shall be the last inventory value thereof. 24914. (a) If the property was acquired by gift after December 31, 1920, the basis shall be the same as it would be in the hands of the donor or the last preceding owner by whom it was not acquired by gift, except that if such basis (adjusted for the period before the date of the gift as provided in Sections 24916 and 24917) is greater than the fair market value of the property at the time of the gift, then for the purpose of determining loss the basis shall be such fair market value. If the facts necessary to determine the basis in the hands of the donor or the last preceding owner are unknown to the donee, the Franchise Tax Board shall, if possible, obtain such facts from such donor or last preceding owner, or any other person cognizant thereof. If the Franchise Tax Board finds it impossible to obtain such facts, the basis in the hands of such donor or last preceding owner shall be the fair market value of such property as found by the Franchise Tax Board as of the date or approximate date at which, according to the best information that the Franchise Tax Board is able to obtain, such property was acquired by such donor or last preceding owner. (b) If the property was acquired after December 31, 1920, by a transfer in trust (other than by a transfer in trust by a gift, bequest, or devise), the basis shall be the same as it would be in the hands of the grantor increased in the amount of gain or decreased in the amount of loss recognized to the grantor on such transfer under the law applicable to the year in which the transfer was made. 24915. (a) If-- (1) The property is acquired by gift on or after the date of the enactment of this section, the basis shall be the basis determined under Section 24914, increased (but not above the fair market value of the property at the time of the gift) by the amount of federal gift tax paid with respect to such gift, or (2) The property was acquired by gift before the date of the enactment of this section and has not been sold, exchanged, or otherwise disposed of before such date, the basis of the property shall be increased on such date by the amount of federal gift tax paid with respect to such gift, but such increase shall not exceed an amount equal to the amount by which the fair market value of the property at the time of the gift exceeded the basis of the property in the hands of the donor at the time of the gift. (b) For purposes of subsection (a), the amount of federal gift tax paid with respect to any gift is an amount which bears the same ratio to the amount of gift tax paid under Chapter 12 of Subtitle B of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 with respect to all gifts made by the donor for the calendar year in which such gift is made as the amount of such gift bears to the taxable gifts (as defined in Section 2503(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 but computed without the deduction allowed by Section 2521 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954) made by the donor during such calendar year. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the amount of any gift shall be the amount included with respect to such gift in determining (for the purposes of Section 2503(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954) the total amount of gifts made during the calendar year, reduced by the amount of any deduction allowed with respect to such gift under Section 2522 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (relating to charitable deduction) or under Section 2523 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (relating to marital deduction). (c) For purposes of subsection (a), where the donor and his spouse elected, under Section 2513 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to have the gift considered as made one-half by each, the amount of gift tax paid with respect to such gift under Chapter 12 of Subtitle B of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 shall be the sum of the amounts of tax paid with respect to each half of such gift (computed in the manner provided in subsection (b)). (d) For purposes of Section 24917, an increase in basis under subsection (a) shall be treated as an adjustment under Section 24916. (e) With respect to any property acquired by gift before 1955, references in this section to any provision of this part shall be deemed to refer to the corresponding provision of the Federal Internal Revenue Code of 1939 or prior revenue laws which was effective for the year in which such gift was made. 24916. Proper adjustment with regard to the property shall in all cases be made as follows: (a) For expenditures, receipts, losses, or other items properly chargeable to capital account. However, no adjustment shall be made for any of the following: (1) Sales or use tax paid or incurred in connection with the acquisition of property for which a tax credit is claimed pursuant to Section 23612.2. (2) Taxes or other carrying charges described in Section 24426, or for expenditures described in Sections 24364 and 24369 for which deductions have been taken in determining net income for the taxable year or any prior taxable year. (b) For exhaustion, wear and tear, obsolescence, amortization, and depletion: (1) In the case of corporations subject to the tax imposed by Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 23101), to the extent sustained prior to January 1, 1928, and to the extent allowed (but not less than the amount allowable) under this part, except that no deduction shall be made for amounts in excess of the amount which would have been allowable had depreciation not been computed on the basis of January 1, 1928, value and amounts in excess of the adjustments required by Section 113(b)(1)(B) of the Federal Revenue Act of 1938 for depletion prior to January 1, 1932. (2) In the case of a taxpayer subject to the tax imposed by Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 23501), to the extent sustained prior to January 1, 1937, and for periods thereafter to the extent allowed (but not less than the amount allowable) under the provisions of this part. (3) If a taxpayer has not claimed an amortization deduction for an emergency facility, the adjustment under paragraph (1) shall be made only to the extent ordinarily provided under Sections 24349 and 24372. (c) In the case of stock (to the extent not provided for in the foregoing subdivisions) for the amount of distributions previously made which, under the law applicable to the year in which the distribution was made, either were tax free or were applicable in reduction of basis (not including distributions made by a corporation, which was classified as a personal service corporation under the provisions of the Federal Revenue Act of 1918 or 1921, out of its earnings or profits which were taxable in accordance with the provisions of Section 218 of the Federal Revenue Act of 1918 or 1921). (d) (1) In the case of corporations subject to the tax imposed by Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 23101), in the case of any bond, as defined in Section 24363, to the extent of the deductions allowable pursuant to Section 24360 with respect thereto. (2) In the case of taxpayers subject to the tax imposed by Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 23501), in the case of any bond, as defined in Section 24363, the interest on which is wholly exempt from the tax imposed by this part, to the extent of the amortizable bond premium disallowable as a deduction pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 24360, and in the case of any other bond, as defined in Section 24363, to the extent of the deductions allowable pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 24360 (or the amount applied to reduce interest payments under paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 24363.5) with respect thereto. (3) In the case of property pledged to the Commodity Credit Corporation, to the extent of the amount received as a loan from the Commodity Credit Corporation and treated by the taxpayer as income for the year in which received pursuant to Section 24273, and to the extent of any deficiency on that loan with respect to which the taxpayer has been relieved from liability. (e) For amounts allowed as deductions as deferred expenses under Section 616(b) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to certain expenditures in the development of mines, and resulting in a reduction of the taxpayer's tax, but not less than the amounts allowable under that section for the taxable year and prior years. (f) For amounts allowable as deductions as deferred expenses under Section 617(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to certain exploration expenditures, and resulting in a reduction of the taxpayer's tax, but not less than the amounts allowable under that section for the taxable year and prior years. (g) For amounts allowed as deductions as deferred expenses under subdivision (a) of Section 24366, relating to research and experimental expenditures, and resulting in a reduction of the corporation's taxes under this part, but not less than the amounts allowable under that section for the taxable year and prior years. (h) For amounts allowed as deductions under Sections 24356.2, 24356.3, and 24356.4. (i) (1) To the extent provided in Section 179A(e)(6)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to basis reduction for clean-fuel vehicles and certain refueling property. (2) This subdivision shall apply to property placed in service after June 30, 1993, without regard to taxable year. (j) In the case of property the acquisition of which resulted under Section 1044 of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to rollover of publicly traded securities gain into specialized small business investment companies, in the nonrecognition of any part of the gain realized on the sale of other property, to the extent provided in Section 1044(d) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to basis adjustments. 24916.2. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 24916 no adjustment shall be made 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. 24917. Whenever it appears that the basis of property in the hands of the corporation is a substituted basis, then the adjustments provided in Section 24916 shall be made after first making in respect of that substituted basis proper adjustments of a similar nature in respect of the period during which the property was held by the transferor, donor, or grantor, or during which the other property was held by the person for whom the basis is to be determined. A similar rule shall be applied in the case of a series of substituted bases. 24918. (a) Section 1017 of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to discharge of indebtedness, shall apply, except as otherwise provided. References to affiliated groups which file a consolidated return under Section 1501 of the Internal Revenue Code shall be treated as meaning members of the same unitary group which file a combined report under Article 1 (commencing with Section 25101) of Chapter 17. (b) The amendments to Section 1017 of the Internal Revenue Code made by Section 13150 of the Revenue and Reconciliation Act of 1993 (Public Law 103-66), relating to modifications of discharge of indebtedness provisions, shall apply to discharges occurring on or after January 1, 1996, in taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 1996. 24919. Neither the basis nor the adjusted basis of any portion of real property shall, in the case of the lessor of such property, be increased or diminished on account of income derived by the lessor in respect of such property and excludable from gross income under Section 24309 (relating to improvements by lessee on lessor's property). If an amount representing any part of the value of real property attributable to buildings erected or other improvements made by a lessee in respect of such property was included in gross income of the lessor for any taxable year beginning before January 1, 1942, the basis of each portion of such property shall be properly adjusted for the amount so included in gross income.