Section 24439 Of Article 3. Items Not Deductible From California Revenue And Taxation Code >> Division 2. >> Part 11. >> Chapter 7. >> Article 3.
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. (a) No deduction shall be allowed to the issuing corporation
for any premium paid or incurred upon the repurchase of a bond,
debenture, note, or certificate or other evidence of indebtedness
which is convertible into the stock of the issuing corporation, or a
corporation in the same parent-subsidiary controlled group, within
the meaning of Section 1563(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code,
relating to parent-subsidiary controlled group, as the issuing
corporation, to the extent the repurchase price exceeds an amount
equal to the adjusted issue price plus a normal call premium on bonds
or other evidences of indebtedness which are not convertible. The
preceding sentence shall not apply to the extent that the corporation
can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Franchise Tax Board that
such excess is attributable to the cost of borrowing and is not
attributable to the conversion feature.
(b) For purposes of subdivision (a), the adjusted issue price is
the issue price, as defined in Sections 1273(b) and 1274 of the
Internal Revenue Code, increased by any amount of discount deducted
before repurchase, or, in the case of bonds or other evidences of
indebtedness issued after February 28, 1913, decreased by any amount
of premium included in gross income before repurchase by the issuing
corporation.
(c) The provisions of this section shall not apply to a
convertible bond or other convertible evidence of indebtedness
repurchased pursuant to a binding obligation incurred on or before
April 22, 1969, to repurchase such bond or other evidence of
indebtedness at a specified call premium, but no inference shall be
drawn from the fact that this section does not apply to the
repurchase of such convertible bond or other convertible evidence of
indebtedness.
(d) The amendments made to this section by the act adding this
subdivision shall apply to repurchases on or after January 1, 2015.