Section 17155 Of Article 3. Items Specifically Excluded From Gross Income From California Revenue And Taxation Code >> Division 2. >> Part 10. >> Chapter 3. >> Article 3.
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. Gross income shall not include either of the following:
(a) (1) Any amount, including any interest or property, that is
received as compensation in any taxable year by a taxpayer pursuant
to the German Act Regulating Unresolved Property Claims, as amended
(Gesetz zur Regelung offener Vermogensfragen).
(2) For purposes of this subdivision, the basis of any property
received pursuant to the German Act Regulating Unresolved Property
Claims shall be the fair market value of the property at the time of
receipt by the taxpayer.
(b) (1) Any amount received by a taxpayer who is a Holocaust
victim or the heir or beneficiary of a Holocaust victim as a result
of a settlement of claims against any entity or individual for any
recovered asset.
(2) For purposes of this subdivision:
(A) "Holocaust victim" means a person who was persecuted by Nazi
Germany or any Axis regime during any period from 1933 to 1945,
inclusive.
(B) "Recovered asset" means any asset of any type, including any
bank deposits, insurance proceeds, or artwork owned by a Holocaust
victim during any period from 1920 to 1945, inclusive, withheld from
that Holocaust victim or his or her heirs or beneficiaries from and
after 1945, and not recovered, returned, or otherwise compensated to
a Holocaust victim or his or her heirs or beneficiaries until 1995,
or thereafter. "Recovered asset" shall also include any interest
earned on any of these assets.