Section 24324 Of Article 3. Other Exclusions From California Revenue And Taxation Code >> Division 2. >> Part 11. >> Chapter 6. >> Article 3.
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. (a) Gross income does not include any contribution to the
capital of the taxpayer.
(b) (1) For purposes of this section, "contribution to the capital
of the taxpayer" includes any amount of money or other property
received from any person (whether or not a shareholder) by a
regulated public utility that provides electric energy, gas (through
a local distribution system or transportation by pipeline), water, or
sewerage disposal services if all of the following apply:
(A) The amount is contribution in aid of construction.
(B) Where the contribution is in property that is other than
electric energy, gas steam, water, or sewerage disposal facilities,
the amount meets the requirements of the expenditure rule of
paragraph (2).
(C) The amounts (or any property acquired or constructed with
those amounts) are not included in the taxpayer's rate base for
ratemaking purposes.
(2) An amount meets the requirements of this paragraph if all of
the following apply:
(A) An amount equal to that amount is expended for the acquisition
or construction of tangible property described in Section 1231(b) of
the Internal Revenue Code and both of the following apply:
(i) The expenditure was the purpose motivating the contribution.
(ii) The property is used predominantly in the trade or business
of furnishing electric energy, gas, steam, water, or sewerage
disposal services.
(B) The expenditure referred to in subparagraph (A) occurs before
the end of the second taxable year after the taxable year in which
that amount was received.
(C) Accurate records are kept of the amount contributed and
expenditures made on the basis of the project for which the
contribution was made and on the basis of the year of contribution or
expenditure.
(3) For purposes of this section:
(A) "Contribution in aid of construction" does not include amounts
paid as customer connection fees (including amounts paid to connect
the customer's line to an electric line, a gas main, a steam line, or
a main water or sewer line) and amounts paid as service charges for
starting or stopping services.
(B) "Contribution in aid of construction" includes amounts
received by a regulated public utility from a contributor to recover
the federal tax imposed upon contributions in aid of construction,
provided that the method used to recover the tax is authorized by
Public Utilities Commission Decision 87-09-026.
(C) "Predominantly" means 80 percent or more.
(D) "Regulated public utility" means a regulated public utility as
defined by Section 7701(a)(33) of the Internal Revenue Code, except
that it does not include any utility which is not required to provide
electric energy, gas, water, or sewerage disposal services to
members of the general public (including, in the case of a gas
transmission utility, the provision of gas services by sale for
resale to the general public) in its service area.
(4) Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, no deduction
or credit shall be allowed for, or by reason of, the expenditure
which constitutes a contribution in aid of construction to which this
section applies. The adjusted basis of any property acquired with
contributions in aid of construction to which this section applies
shall be zero.
(c) This section shall apply to contributions in aid of
construction made on or after January 1, 1977, and before January 1,
1992.