Section 24369.4 Of Article 1. Deductions From California Revenue And Taxation Code >> Division 2. >> Part 11. >> Chapter 7. >> Article 1.
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. (a) Section 198 of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to
expensing of environmental remediation costs, shall apply, except as
otherwise provided.
(b) Section 198(b)(2) is modified to refer to Sections 24349 to
24355, inclusive, in lieu of Section 167 of the Internal Revenue
Code.
(c) Section 198(f) is modified to refer to Section 24442 in lieu
of Section 280B of the Internal Revenue Code.
(d) For expenditures paid or incurred before January 1, 2004, each
of the following shall apply:
(1) If a taxpayer has, at any time, made an election for federal
purposes under Section 198(a) of the Internal Revenue Code to have
Section 198 of the Internal Revenue Code apply to a qualified
environmental remediation expenditure, Section 198 of the Internal
Revenue Code shall apply to that qualified environmental remediation
expenditure for state purposes, a separate election for state
purposes shall not be allowed under paragraph (3) of subdivision (e)
of Section 23051.5, and the federal election shall be binding for
purposes of this part.
(2) If a taxpayer fails to make an election for federal purposes
under Section 198(a) of the Internal Revenue Code to have Section 198
of the Internal Revenue Code apply to a qualified environmental
remediation expenditure, an election under Section 198(a) of the
Internal Revenue Code shall not be allowed for state purposes,
Section 198 of the Internal Revenue Code shall not apply to that
qualified environmental remediation expenditure for state purposes,
and a separate election for state purposes shall not be allowed under
paragraph (3) of subdivision (e) of Section 23051.5.
(e) No inference as to the proper treatment for purposes of this
part of qualified environmental remediation expenditures for periods
before the enactment of this section shall be made.
(f) Section 198(h) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to
termination, shall not apply.
(g) Section 198 of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to
expensing of environmental remediation costs, shall not apply to
expenditures paid or incurred after December 31, 2003.