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SEC
.
333. REDUCTION OF EXCISE TAX ON FISHING TACKLE
BOXES.
(a) IN GENERAL. --Subsection (a) of section 4161
(relating to sport fishing equipment) is amended by
redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4) and by
inserting after paragraph (2) the following new
paragraph:
"(3)
3 PERCENT
RATE
OF TAX FOR TACKLE BOXES. --In the case of fishing
tackle boxes, paragraph (1) shall be applied by
substituting '3 percent' for '10 percent'.".
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE. --The amendments made this
section shall apply to articles sold by the
manufacturer, producer, or importer after
December 31, 2004
.
SEC
. 334. SONAR DEVICES SUITABLE FOR FINDING FISH.
(a) NOT TREATED AS SPORT FISHING EQUIPMENT.
--Subsection (a) of section 4162 (relating to sport
fishing equipment defined) is amended by inserting
"and" at the end of paragraph (8), by
striking ", and" at the end of paragraph
(9) and inserting a period, and by striking
paragraph (10).
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT. --Section 4162 is amended
by striking subsection (b) and by redesignating
subsection (c) as subsection (b).
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE. --The amendments made this
section shall apply to articles sold by the
manufacturer, producer, or importer after
December 31, 2004
.
SEC
. 335. CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION DEDUCTION FOR
CERTAIN EXPENSES INCURRED IN SUPPORT OF NATIVE
ALASKAN SUBSISTENCE WHALING.
(a) IN GENERAL. --Section 170 (relating to
charitable, etc., contributions and gifts), as
amended by this Act, is amended by redesignating
subsection (n) as subsection (o) and by inserting
after subsection (m) the following new subsection:
"(n) EXPENSES PAID BY CERTAIN WHALING CAPTAINS
IN SUPPORT OF NATIVE ALASKAN SUBSISTENCE WHALING. --
"(1)
IN GENERAL. --In the case of an individual who is
recognized by the Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commission
as a whaling captain charged with the responsibility
of maintaining and carrying out sanctioned whaling
activities and who engages in such activities during
the taxable year, the amount described in paragraph
(2) (to the extent such amount does not exceed
$10,000 for the taxable year) shall be treated for
purposes of this section as a charitable
contribution.
"(2)
AMOUNT DESCRIBED. --
"(A)
IN GENERAL. --The amount described in this paragraph
is the aggregate of the reasonable and necessary
whaling expenses paid by the taxpayer during the
taxable year in carrying out sanctioned whaling
activities.
"(B)
WHALING EXPENSES. --For purposes of subparagraph
(A), the term 'whaling expenses' includes expenses
for --
"(i)
the acquisition and maintenance of whaling boats,
weapons, and gear used in sanctioned whaling
activities,
"(ii)
the supplying of food for the crew and other
provisions for carrying out such activities, and
"(iii)
storage and distribution of the catch from such
activities.
"(3)
SANCTIONED WHALING ACTIVITIES. --For purposes of
this subsection, the term 'sanctioned whaling
activities' means subsistence bowhead whale hunting
activities conducted pursuant to the management plan
of the Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commission.
"(4)
SUBSTANTIATION OF EXPENSES. --The Secretary shall
issue guidance requiring that the taxpayer
substantiate the whaling expenses for which a
deduction is claimed under this subsection,
including by maintaining appropriate written records
with respect to the time, place, date, amount, and
nature of the expense, as well as the taxpayer's
eligibility for such deduction, and that (to the
extent provided by the Secretary) such
substantiation be provided as part of the taxpayer's
return of tax.".
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE. --The amendments made by
subsection (a) shall apply to contributions made
after
December 31, 2004
.
SEC
. 336. MODIFICATION OF DEPRECIATION ALLOWANCE FOR
AIRCRAFT.
(a) AIRCRAFT TREATED AS QUALIFIED PROPERTY. --
(1) IN GENERAL. --Paragraph (2) of section 168(k) is
amended by redesignating subparagraphs (C) through
(F) as subparagraphs (D) through (G), respectively,
and by inserting after subparagraph (B) the
following new subparagraph:
"(C)
CERTAIN AIRCRAFT. --The term 'qualified property'
includes property --
"(i)
which meets the requirements of clauses (ii) and
(iii) of subparagraph (A),
"(ii)
which is an aircraft which is not a transportation
property (as defined in subparagraph (B)(iii)) other
than for agricultural or firefighting purposes,
"(iii)
which is purchased and on which such purchaser, at
the time of the contract for purchase, has made a
nonrefundable deposit of the lesser of --
"(I)
10 percent of the cost, or
"(II)
$100,000, and
"(iv)
which has --
"(I)
an estimated production period exceeding 4 months,
and
"(II)
a cost exceeding $200,000.".
(2) PLACED IN SERVICE DATE. --Clause (iv) of section
168(k)(2)(A) is amended by striking
"subparagraph (B)" and inserting
"subparagraphs (B) and (C)".
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. --
(1) Section 168(k)(2)(B) is amended by adding at the
end the following new clause:
"(iv)
APPLICATION OF SUBPARAGRAPH. --This subparagraph
shall not apply to any property which is described
in subparagraph (C).".
(2) Section 168(k)(4)(A)(ii) is amended by striking
"paragraph (2)(C)" and inserting
"paragraph (2)(D)".
(3) Section 168(k)(4)(B)(iii) is amended by
inserting "and paragraph (2)(C)" after
"of this paragraph)".
(4) Section 168(k)(4)(C) is amended by striking
"subparagraphs (B) and (D)" and inserting
"subparagraphs (B), (C), and (E)".
(5) Section 168(k)(4)(D) is amended by striking
"Paragraph (2)(E)" and inserting
"Paragraph (2)(F)".
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE. --The amendments made by this
section shall take effect as if included in the
amendments made by section 101 of the Job Creation
and Worker Assistance Act of 2002.
SEC
. 337. MODIFICATION OF PLACED IN SERVICE RULE FOR
BONUS DEPRECIATION PROPERTY.
(a) IN GENERAL. --Subclause (II) of section
168(k)(2)(E)(iii) (relating to syndication), as
amended by the Working Families Tax Relief Act of
2004 and as redesignated by this Act, is amended by
inserting before the comma at the end the following:
"(or, in the case of multiple units of property
subject to the same lease, within 3 months after the
date the final unit is placed in service, so long as
the period between the time the first unit is placed
in service and the time the last unit is placed in
service does not exceed 12 months)".
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE. --The amendment made by this
section shall apply to property sold after June 4,
2004.
SEC
. 338. EXPENSING OF CAPITAL COSTS INCURRED IN
COMPLYING WITH ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
SULFUR REGULATIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL. --Part VI of subchapter B of chapter
1 (relating to itemized deductions for individuals
and corporations) is amended by inserting after
section 179A the following new section:
"
SEC
. 179B. DEDUCTION FOR CAPITAL COSTS INCURRED IN
COMPLYING WITH ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
SULFUR REGULATIONS.
"(a) ALLOWANCE OF DEDUCTION. --In the case of a
small business refiner (as defined in section
45H(c)(1)) which elects the application of this
section, there shall be allowed as a deduction an
amount equal to 75 percent of qualified capital
costs (as defined in section 45H(c)(2)) which are
paid or incurred by the taxpayer during the taxable
year.
"(b) REDUCED PERCENTAGE. --In the case of a
small business refiner with average daily domestic
refinery runs for the 1-year period ending on
December 31, 2002, in excess of 155,000 barrels, the
number of percentage points described in subsection
(a) shall be reduced (not below zero) by the product
of such number (before the application of this
subsection) and the ratio of such excess to 50,000
barrels.
"(c) BASIS REDUCTION. --
"(1)
IN GENERAL. --For purposes of this title, the basis
of any property shall be reduced by the portion of
the cost of such property taken into account under
subsection (a).
"(2)
ORDINARY INCOME RECAPTURE. --For purposes of section
1245, the amount of the deduction allowable under
subsection (a) with respect to any property which is
of a character subject to the allowance for
depreciation shall be treated as a deduction allowed
for depreciation under section 167.".
"(d) COORDINATION WITH OTHER PROVISIONS.
--Section 280B shall not apply to amounts which are
treated as expenses under this section.".
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. --
(1) Section 263(a)(1), as amended by this Act, is
amended by striking "or" at the end of
subparagraph (G), by striking the period at the end
of subparagraph (H) and inserting ", or",
and by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
"(I)
expenditures for which a deduction is allowed under
section 179B.".
(2) Section 263A(c)(3) is amended by inserting
"179B," after "section".
(3) Section 312(k)(3)(B) is amended by striking
"or 179A" each place it appears in the
heading and text and inserting "179A, or
179B".
(4) Section 1016(a) is amended by striking
"and" at the end of paragraph (28), by
striking the period at the end of paragraph (29) and
inserting ", and", and by inserting after
paragraph (29) the following new paragraph:
"(30) to the extent provided in section
179B(c).".
(5) Paragraphs (2)(C) and (3)(C) of section 1245(a)
are each amended by inserting "179B,"
after "179A,".
(6) The table of sections for part VI of subchapter
B of chapter 1, as amended by this Act, is amended
by inserting after the item relating to section 179A
the following new item:
"Sec.
179B. Deduction for capital costs incurred in
complying with Environmental Protection Agency
sulfur regulations.".
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE. --The amendment made by this
section shall apply to expenses paid or incurred
after
December 31, 2002
, in taxable years ending after such date.
SEC
. 339. CREDIT FOR PRODUCTION OF
LOW
SULFUR DIESEL
FUEL
.
(a) IN GENERAL. --Subpart D of part IV of subchapter
A of chapter 1 (relating to business-related
credits), as amended by this Act, is amended by
inserting after section 45G the following new
section:
"
SEC
. 45H. CREDIT FOR PRODUCTION OF
LOW
SULFUR DIESEL
FUEL
.
"(a) IN GENERAL. --For purposes of section 38,
the amount of the low sulfur diesel fuel production
credit determined under this section with respect to
any facility of a small business refiner is an
amount equal to 5 cents for each gallon of low
sulfur diesel fuel produced during the taxable year
by such small business refiner at such facility.
"(b) MAXIMUM CREDIT. --
"(1)
IN GENERAL. --The aggregate credit determined under
subsection (a) for any taxable year with respect to
any facility shall not exceed --
"(A)
25 percent of the qualified capital costs incurred
by the small business refiner with respect to such
facility, reduced by
"(B)
the aggregate credits determined under this section
for all prior taxable years with respect to such
facility.
"(2)
REDUCED PERCENTAGE. --In the case of a small
business refiner with average daily domestic
refinery runs for the 1-year period ending on
December 31, 2002
, in excess of 155,000 barrels, the number of
percentage points described in paragraph (1) shall
be reduced (not below zero) by the product of such
number (before the application of this paragraph)
and the ratio of such excess to 50,000 barrels.
"(c) DEFINITIONS
AND
SPECIAL RULE. --For purposes of this section --
"(1)
SMALL BUSINESS REFINER. --The term 'small business
refiner' means, with respect to any taxable year, a
refiner of crude oil --
"(A)
with respect to which not more than 1,500
individuals are engaged in the refinery operations
of the business on any day during such taxable year,
and
"(B)
the average daily domestic refinery run or average
retained production of which for all facilities of
the taxpayer for the 1-year period ending on
December 31, 2002
, did not exceed 205,000 barrels.
"(2)
QUALIFIED CAPITAL COSTS. --The term 'qualified
capital costs' means, with respect to any facility,
those costs paid or incurred during the applicable
period for compliance with the applicable EPA
regulations with respect to such facility, including
expenditures for the construction of new process
operation units or the dismantling and
reconstruction of existing process units to be used
in the production of low sulfur diesel fuel,
associated adjacent or offsite equipment (including
tankage, catalyst, and power supply), engineering,
construction period interest, and sitework.
"(3)
APPLICABLE EPA REGULATIONS. --The term 'applicable
EPA regulations' means the Highway Diesel Fuel
Sulfur Control Requirements of the Environmental
Protection Agency.
"(4)
APPLICABLE PERIOD. --The term 'applicable period'
means, with respect to any facility, the period
beginning on
January 1, 2003
, and ending on the earlier of the date which is 1
year after the date on which the taxpayer must
comply with the applicable EPA regulations with
respect to such facility or
December 31, 2009
.
"(5)
LOW
SULFUR DIESEL
FUEL
. --The term 'low sulfur diesel fuel' means diesel
fuel with a sulfur content of 15 parts per million
or less.
"(d) REDUCTION IN BASIS. --For purposes of this
subtitle, if a credit is determined under this
section for any expenditure with respect to any
property, the increase in basis of such property
which would (but for this subsection) result from
such expenditure shall be reduced by the amount of
the credit so determined.
"(e) SPECIAL RULE FOR DETERMINATION OF REFINERY
RUNS. --For purposes this section and section
179B(b), in the calculation of average daily
domestic refinery run or retained production, only
refineries which on
April 1, 2003
, were refineries of the refiner or a related person
(within the meaning of section 613A(d)(3)), shall be
taken into account.
"(f) CERTIFICATION. --
"(1)
REQUIRED. --No credit shall be allowed unless, not
later than the date which is 30 months after the
first day of the first taxable year in which the low
sulfur diesel fuel production credit is determined
with respect to a facility, the small business
refiner obtains certification from the Secretary,
after consultation with the Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency, that the taxpayer's
qualified capital costs with respect to such
facility will result in compliance with the
applicable EPA regulations.
"(2)
CONTENTS OF APPLICATION. --An application for
certification shall include relevant information
regarding unit capacities and operating
characteristics sufficient for the Secretary, after
consultation with the Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency, to determine that
such qualified capital costs are necessary for
compliance with the applicable EPA regulations.
"(3)
REVIEW PERIOD. --Any application shall be reviewed
and notice of certification, if applicable, shall be
made within 60 days of receipt of such application.
In the event the Secretary does not notify the
taxpayer of the results of such certification within
such period, the taxpayer may presume the
certification to be issued until so notified.
"(4)
STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS. --With respect to the credit
allowed under this section --
"(A)
the statutory period for the assessment of any
deficiency attributable to such credit shall not
expire before the end of the 3-year period ending on
the date that the review period described in
paragraph (3) ends with respect to the taxpayer, and
"(B)
such deficiency may be assessed before the
expiration of such 3-year period notwithstanding the
provisions of any other law or rule of law which
would otherwise prevent such assessment.
"(g) COOPERATIVE ORGANIZATIONS. --
"(1)
APPORTIONMENT OF CREDIT. --
"(A)
IN GENERAL. --In the case of a cooperative
organization described in section 1381(a), any
portion of the credit determined under subsection
(a) for the taxable year may, at the election of the
organization, be apportioned among patrons eligible
to share in patronage dividends on the basis of the
quantity or value of business done with or for such
patrons for the taxable year.
"(B)
FORM
AND
EFFECT OF ELECTION. --An election under subparagraph
(A) for any taxable year shall be made on a timely
filed return for such year. Such election, once
made, shall be irrevocable for such taxable year.
"(2)
TREATMENT OF ORGANIZATIONS
AND
PATRONS. --
"(A)
ORGANIZATIONS. --The amount of the credit not
apportioned to patrons pursuant to paragraph (1)
shall be included in the amount determined under
subsection (a) for the taxable year of the
organization.
"(B)
PATRONS. --The amount of the credit apportioned to
patrons pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be included
in the amount determined under subsection (a) for
the first taxable year of each patron ending on or
after the last day of the payment period (as defined
in section 1382(d)) for the taxable year of the
organization or, if earlier, for the taxable year of
each patron ending on or after the date on which the
patron receives notice from the cooperative of the
apportionment.
"(3)
SPECIAL RULE. --If the amount of a credit which has
been apportioned to any patron under this subsection
is decreased for any reason --
"(A)
such amount shall not increase the tax imposed on
such patron, and
"(B)
the tax imposed by this chapter on such organization
shall be increased by such amount.
The
increase under subparagraph (B) shall not be treated
as tax imposed by this chapter for purposes of
determining the amount of any credit under this
chapter or for purposes of section 55.".
(b) CREDIT MADE PART OF GENERAL BUSINESS CREDIT.
--Subsection (b) of section 38 (relating to general
business credit), as amended by this Act, is amended
by striking "plus" at the end of paragraph
(16), by striking the period at the end of paragraph
(17) and inserting ", plus", and by
inserting after paragraph (17) the following new
paragraph:
"(18)
the low sulfur diesel fuel production credit
determined under section 45H(a).".
(c) DENIAL OF DOUBLE BENEFIT. --Section 280C
(relating to certain expenses for which credits are
allowable) is amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:
"(d)
LOW
SULFUR DIESEL
FUEL
PRODUCTION CREDIT. --No deduction shall be allowed
for that portion of the expenses otherwise allowable
as a deduction for the taxable year which is equal
to the amount of the credit determined for the
taxable year under section 45H(a).".
(d) BASIS ADJUSTMENT. --Section 1016(a) (relating to
adjustments to basis), as amended by this Act, is
amended by striking "and" at the end of
paragraph (29), by striking the period at the end of
paragraph (30) and inserting ", and", and
by inserting after paragraph (30) the following new
paragraph:
"(31)
in the case of a facility with respect to which a
credit was allowed under section 45H, to the extent
provided in section 45H(d).".
(e) DEDUCTION FOR CERTAIN UNUSED BUSINESS CREDITS.
--Section 196(c) (defining qualified business
credits), as amended by this Act, is amended by
striking "and" at the end of paragraph
(10), by striking the period at the end of paragraph
(11) and inserting ", and", and by adding
after paragraph (11) the following new paragraph:
"(12)
the low sulfur diesel fuel production credit
determined under section 45H(a).".
(e) CLERICAL AMENDMENT. --The table of sections for
subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1,
as amended by this Act, is amended by inserting
after the item relating to section 45G the following
new item:
"Sec.
45H. Credit for production of low sulfur diesel
fuel.".
(f) EFFECTIVE DATE. --The amendments made by this
section shall apply to expenses paid or incurred
after
December 31, 2002
, in taxable years ending after such date.
SEC
. 340. EXPANSION OF QUALIFIED SMALL-ISSUE BOND
PROGRAM.
(a) IN GENERAL. --Section 144(a)(4) (relating to
$10,000,000 limit in certain cases) is amended by
adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
"(G)
ADDITIONAL CAPITAL EXPENDITURES NOT TAKEN INTO
ACCOUNT. --With respect to bonds issued after
September 30, 2009
, in addition to any capital expenditure described
in subparagraph (C), capital expenditures of not to
exceed $10,000,000 shall not be taken into account
for purposes of applying subparagraph (A)(ii).".
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT. --Subparagraph (F) of
section 144(a)(4) is amended by adding at the end
the following new sentence: "This subparagraph
shall not apply to bonds issued after
September 30, 2009
.".
SEC
. 341.
OIL
AND
GAS
FROM MARGINAL WELLS.
(a) IN GENERAL. --Subpart D of part IV of subchapter
A of chapter 1 (relating to business credits), as
amended by this Act, is amended by inserting after
section 45H the following:
"
SEC
. 45I. CREDIT FOR PRODUCING
OIL
AND
GAS
FROM MARGINAL WELLS.
"(a) GENERAL RULE. --For purposes of section
38, the marginal well production credit for any
taxable year is an amount equal to the product of --
"(1)
the credit amount, and
"(2)
the qualified credit oil production and the
qualified natural gas production which is
attributable to the taxpayer.
"(b) CREDIT AMOUNT. --For purposes of this
section --
"(1)
IN GENERAL. --The credit amount is --
"(A)
$3 per barrel of qualified crude oil production, and
"(B)
50 cents per 1,000 cubic feet of qualified natural
gas production.
"(2)
REDUCTION AS
OIL
AND
GAS
PRICES INCREASE. --
"(A)
IN GENERAL. --The $3 and 50 cents amounts under
paragraph (1) shall each be reduced (but not below
zero) by an amount which bears the same ratio to
such amount (determined without regard to this
paragraph) as --
"(i)
the excess (if any) of the applicable reference
price over $15 ($1.67 for qualified natural gas
production), bears to
"(ii)
$3 ($0.33 for qualified natural gas production).
The
applicable reference price for a taxable year is the
reference price of the calendar year preceding the
calendar year in which the taxable year begins.
"(B)
INFLATION ADJUSTMENT. --In the case of any taxable
year beginning in a calendar year after 2005, each
of the dollar amounts contained in subparagraph (A)
shall be increased to an amount equal to such dollar
amount multiplied by the inflation adjustment factor
for such calendar year (determined under section
43(b)(3)(B) by substituting '2004' for '1990').
"(C)
REFERENCE PRICE. --For purposes of this paragraph,
the term 'reference price' means, with respect to
any calendar year --
"(i)
in the case of qualified crude oil production, the
reference price determined under section
29(d)(2)(C), and
"(ii)
in the case of qualified natural gas production, the
Secretary's estimate of the annual average wellhead
price per 1,000 cubic feet for all domestic natural
gas.
"(c) QUALIFIED CRUDE
OIL
AND
NATURAL
GAS
PRODUCTION. --For purposes of this section --
"(1)
IN GENERAL. --The terms 'qualified crude oil
production' and 'qualified natural gas production'
mean domestic crude oil or natural gas which is
produced from a qualified marginal well.
"(2)
LIMITATION ON AMOUNT OF PRODUCTION WHICH
MAY
QUALIFY. --
"(A)
IN GENERAL. --Crude oil or natural gas produced
during any taxable year from any well shall not be
treated as qualified crude oil production or
qualified natural gas production to the extent
production from the well during the taxable year
exceeds 1,095 barrels or barrel-of-oil equivalents
(as defined in section 29(d)(5)).
"(B)
PROPORTIONATE REDUCTIONS. --
"(i)
SHORT TAXABLE YEARS. --In the case of a short
taxable year, the limitations under this paragraph
shall be proportionately reduced to reflect the
ratio which the number of days in such taxable year
bears to 365.
"(ii)
WELLS NOT IN PRODUCTION ENTIRE YEAR. --In the case
of a well which is not capable of production during
each day of a taxable year, the limitations under
this paragraph applicable to the well shall be
proportionately reduced to reflect the ratio which
the number of days of production bears to the total
number of days in the taxable year.
"(3)
DEFINITIONS. --
"(A)
QUALIFIED MARGINAL
WELL
. --The term 'qualified marginal well' means a
domestic well --
"(i)
the production from which during the taxable year is
treated as marginal production under section
613A(c)(6), or
"(ii)
which, during the taxable year --
"(I)
has average daily production of not more than 25
barrel-of-oil equivalents (as so defined), and
"(II)
produces water at a rate not less than 95 percent of
total well effluent.
"(B)
CRUDE
OIL
,
ETC
. --The terms 'crude oil', 'natural gas',
'domestic', and 'barrel' have the meanings given
such terms by section 613A(e).
"(d) OTHER RULES. --
"(1)
PRODUCTION ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE TAXPAYER. --In the
case of a qualified marginal well in which there is
more than one owner of operating interests in the
well and the crude oil or natural gas production
exceeds the limitation under subsection (c)(2),
qualifying crude oil production or qualifying
natural gas production attributable to the taxpayer
shall be determined on the basis of the ratio which
taxpayer's revenue interest in the production bears
to the aggregate of the revenue interests of all
operating interest owners in the production.
"(2)
OPERATING INTEREST REQUIRED. --Any credit under this
section may be claimed only on production which is
attributable to the holder of an operating interest.
"(3)
PRODUCTION FROM NONCONVENTIONAL SOURCES EXCLUDED.
--In the case of production from a qualified
marginal well which is eligible for the credit
allowed under section 29 for the taxable year, no
credit shall be allowable under this section unless
the taxpayer elects not to claim the credit under
section 29 with respect to the well.".
(b) CREDIT TREATED AS BUSINESS CREDIT. --Section
38(b), as amended by this Act, is amended by
striking "plus" at the end of paragraph
(17), by striking the period at the end of paragraph
(18) and inserting ", plus", and by
inserting after paragraph (18) the following:
"(19)
the marginal oil and gas well production credit
determined under section 45I(a).".
(c) CARRYBACK. --Subsection (a) of section 39
(relating to carryback and carryforward of unused
credits generally) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
"(3)
5-YEAR CARRYBACK FOR MARGINAL
OIL
AND
GAS
WELL
PRODUCTION CREDIT. --Notwithstanding subsection (d),
in the case of the marginal oil and gas well
production credit --
"(A)
this section shall be applied separately from the
business credit (other than the marginal oil and gas
well production credit),
"(B)
paragraph (1) shall be applied by substituting '5
taxable years' for '1 taxable years' in subparagraph
(A) thereof, and
"(C)
paragraph (2) shall be applied --
"(i)
by substituting '25 taxable years' for '21 taxable
years' in subparagraph (A) thereof, and
"(ii)
by substituting '24 taxable years' for '20 taxable
years' in subparagraph (B) thereof.".
(d) CLERICAL AMENDMENT. --The table of sections for
subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1,
as amended by this Act, is amended by inserting
after section 45H the following:
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(e) EFFECTIVE DATE. --The amendments made by this
section shall apply to production in taxable years
beginning after
December 31, 2004
.
TITLE IV --TAX REFORM
AND
SIMPLIFICATION FOR UNITED STATES BUSINESSES
SEC
. 401. INTEREST EXPENSE ALLOCATION RULES.
(a) ELECTION TO ALLOCATE ON WORLDWIDE BASIS.
--Section 864 is amended by redesignating subsection
(f) as subsection (g) and by inserting after
subsection (e) the following new subsection:
"(f) ELECTION TO ALLOCATE INTEREST,
ETC
. ON WORLDWIDE BASIS. --For purposes of this
subchapter, at the election of the worldwide
affiliated group --
"(1)
ALLOCATION
AND
APPORTIONMENT OF INTEREST EXPENSE. --
"(A)
IN GENERAL. --The taxable income of each domestic
corporation which is a member of a worldwide
affiliated group shall be determined by allocating
and apportioning interest expense of each member as
if all members of such group were a single
corporation.
"(B)
TREATMENT OF WORLDWIDE AFFILIATED GROUP. --The
taxable income of the domestic members of a
worldwide affiliated group from sources outside the
United States shall be determined by allocating and
apportioning the interest expense of such domestic
members to such income in an amount equal to the
excess (if any) of --
"(i)
the total interest expense of the worldwide
affiliated group multiplied by the ratio which the
foreign assets of the worldwide affiliated group
bears to all the assets of the worldwide affiliated
group, over
"(ii)
the interest expense of all foreign corporations
which are members of the worldwide affiliated group
to the extent such interest expense of such foreign
corporations would have been allocated and
apportioned to foreign source income if this
subsection were applied to a group consisting of all
the foreign corporations in such worldwide
affiliated group.
"(C)
WORLDWIDE AFFILIATED GROUP. --For purposes of this
paragraph, the term 'worldwide affiliated group'
means a group consisting of --
"(i)
the includible members of an affiliated group (as
defined in section 1504(a), determined without
regard to paragraphs (2) and (4) of section
1504(b)), and
"(ii)
all controlled foreign corporations in which such
members in the aggregate meet the ownership
requirements of section 1504(a)(2) either directly
or indirectly through applying paragraph (2) of
section 958(a) or through applying rules similar to
the rules of such paragraph to stock owned directly
or indirectly by domestic partnerships, trusts, or
estates.
"(2)
ALLOCATION
AND
APPORTIONMENT OF OTHER EXPENSES. --Expenses other
than interest which are not directly allocable or
apportioned to any specific income producing
activity shall be allocated and apportioned as if
all members of the affiliated group were a single
corporation. For purposes of the preceding sentence,
the term 'affiliated group' has the meaning given
such term by section 1504 (determined without regard
to paragraph (4) of section 1504(b)).
"(3)
TREATMENT OF TAX-EXEMPT ASSETS; BASIS OF STOCK IN
NONAFFILIATED 10-PERCENT OWNED CORPORATIONS. --The
rules of paragraphs (3) and (4) of subsection (e)
shall apply for purposes of this subsection, except
that paragraph (4) shall be applied on a worldwide
affiliated group basis.
"(4)
TREATMENT OF CERTAIN FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS. --
"(A)
IN GENERAL. --For purposes of paragraph (1), any
corporation described in subparagraph (B) shall be
treated as an includible corporation for purposes of
section 1504 only for purposes of applying this
subsection separately to corporations so described.
"(B)
DESCRIPTION. --A corporation is described in this
subparagraph if --
"(i)
such corporation is a financial institution
described in section 581 or 591,
"(ii)
the business of such financial institution is
predominantly with persons other than related
persons (within the meaning of subsection (d)(4)) or
their customers, and
"(iii)
such financial institution is required by State or
Federal law to be operated separately from any other
entity which is not such an institution.
"(C)
TREATMENT OF BANK
AND
FINANCIAL HOLDING COMPANIES. --To the extent
provided in regulations --
"(i)
a bank holding company (within the meaning of
section 2(a) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956
(12 U.S.C. 1841(a)),
"(ii)
a financial holding company (within the meaning of
section 2(p) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956
(12 U.S.C. 1841(p)), and
"(iii)
any subsidiary of a financial institution described
in section 581 or 591, or of any such bank or
financial holding company, if such subsidiary is
predominantly engaged (directly or indirectly) in
the active conduct of a banking, financing, or
similar business,
shall
be treated as a corporation described in
subparagraph (B).
"(5)
ELECTION TO EXPAND FINANCIAL INSTITUTION GROUP OF
WORLDWIDE GROUP. --
"(A)
IN GENERAL. --If a worldwide affiliated group elects
the application of this subsection, all financial
corporations which --
"(i)
are members of such worldwide affiliated group, but
"(ii)
are not corporations described in paragraph (4)(B),
shall
be treated as described in paragraph (4)(B) for
purposes of applying paragraph (4)(A). This
subsection (other than this paragraph) shall apply
to any such group in the same manner as this
subsection (other than this paragraph) applies to
the pre-election worldwide affiliated group of which
such group is a part.
"(B)
FINANCIAL CORPORATION. --For purposes of this
paragraph, the term 'financial corporation' means
any corporation if at least 80 percent of its gross
income is income described in section 904(d)(2)(D)(ii)
and the regulations thereunder which is derived from
transactions with persons who are not related
(within the meaning of section 267(b) or 707(b)(1))
to the corporation. For purposes of the preceding
sentence, there shall be disregarded any item of
income or gain from a transaction or series of
transactions a principal purpose of which is the
qualification of any corporation as a financial
corporation.
"(C)
ANTI-ABUSE RULES. --In the case of a corporation
which is a member of an electing financial
institution group, to the extent that such
corporation --
"(i)
distributes dividends or makes other distributions
with respect to its stock after the date of the
enactment of this paragraph to any member of the
pre-election worldwide affiliated group (other than
to a member of the electing financial institution
group) in excess of the greater of --
"(I)
its average annual dividend (expressed as a
percentage of current earnings and profits) during
the 5-taxable-year period ending with the taxable
year preceding the taxable year, or
"(II)
25 percent of its average annual earnings and
profits for such 5-taxable-year period, or
"(ii)
deals with any person in any manner not clearly
reflecting the income of the corporation (as
determined under principles similar to the
principles of section 482),
an
amount of indebtedness of the electing financial
institution group equal to the excess distribution
or the understatement or overstatement of income, as
the case may be, shall be recharacterized (for the
taxable year and subsequent taxable years) for
purposes of this paragraph as indebtedness of the
worldwide affiliated group (excluding the electing
financial institution group). If a corporation has
not been in existence for 5 taxable years, this
subparagraph shall be applied with respect to the
period it was in existence.
"(D)
ELECTION. --An election under this paragraph with
respect to any financial institution group may be
made only by the common parent of the pre-election
worldwide affiliated group and may be made only for
the first taxable year beginning after
December 31, 2008
, in which such affiliated group includes 1 or more
financial corporations. Such an election, once made,
shall apply to all financial corporations which are
members of the electing financial institution group
for such taxable year and all subsequent years
unless revoked with the consent of the Secretary.
"(E)
DEFINITIONS RELATING TO GROUPS. --For purposes of
this paragraph --
"(i)
PRE
-ELECTION WORLDWIDE AFFILIATED GROUP. --The term
'pre-election worldwide affiliated group' means,
with respect to a corporation, the worldwide
affiliated group of which such corporation would
(but for an election under this paragraph) be a
member for purposes of applying paragraph (1).
"(ii)
ELECTING FINANCIAL INSTITUTION GROUP. --The term
'electing financial institution group' means the
group of corporations to which this subsection
applies separately by reason of the application of
paragraph (4)(A) and which includes financial
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