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§ 1400B. Zero percent capital gains rate

 
(a)
Exclusion
 
Gross income shall not include qualified capital gain from the sale or exchange of any DC Zone asset held for more than 5 years.
 
(b)
DC Zone asset
 
For purposes of this section -
 
(1)
In general
 
The term "DC Zone asset" means -
 
(A)
any DC Zone business stock,
 
(B)
any DC Zone partnership interest, and
 
(C)
any DC Zone business property.
 
(2)
DC Zone business stock
 
(A)
In general
 
The term "DC Zone business stock" means any stock in a domestic corporation which is originally issued after December 31, 1997, if -
 
(i)
such stock is acquired by the taxpayer, before January 1, 2010, at its original issue (directly or through an underwriter) solely in exchange for cash,
 
(ii)
as of the time such stock was issued, such corporation was a DC Zone business (or, in the case of a new corporation, such corporation was being organized for purposes of being a DC Zone business), and
 
(iii)
during substantially all of the taxpayer's holding period for such stock, such corporation qualified as a DC Zone business.
 
(B)
Redemptions
 
A rule similar to the rule of section 1202(c)(3) shall apply for purposes of this paragraph.
 
(3)
DC Zone partnership interest
 
The term "DC Zone partnership interest" means any capital or profits interest in a domestic partnership which is originally issued after December 31, 1997, if -
 
(A)
such interest is acquired by the taxpayer, before January 1, 2010, from the partnership solely in exchange for cash,
 
(B)
as of the time such interest was acquired, such partnership was a DC Zone business (or, in the case of a new partnership, such partnership was being organized for purposes of being a DC Zone business), and
 
(C)
during substantially all of the taxpayer's holding period for such interest, such partnership qualified as a DC Zone business.
 
A rule similar to the rule of paragraph (2)(B) shall apply for purposes of this paragraph.
 
(4)
DC Zone business property
 
(A)
In general
 
The term "DC Zone business property" means tangible property if -
 
(i)
such property was acquired by the taxpayer by purchase (as defined in section 179(d)(2)) after December 31, 1997, and before January 1, 2010,
 
(ii)
the original use of such property in the DC Zone commences with the taxpayer, and
 
(iii)
during substantially all of the taxpayer's holding period for such property, substantially all of the use of such property was in a DC Zone business of the taxpayer.
 
(B)
Special rule for buildings which are substantially improved
 
(i)
In general
 
The requirements of clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (A) shall be treated as met with respect to -
 
(I)
property which is substantially improved by the taxpayer before January 1, 2010, and
 
(II)
any land on which such property is located.
 
(ii)
Substantial improvement
 
For purposes of clause (i), property shall be treated as substantially improved by the taxpayer only if, during any 24-month period beginning after December 31, 1997, additions to basis with respect to such property in the hands of the taxpayer exceed the greater of -
 
(I)
an amount equal to the adjusted basis of such property at the beginning of such 24-month period in the hands of the taxpayer, or
 
(II)
$5,000.
 
(5)
Treatment of DC Zone termination
 
The termination of the designation of the DC Zone shall be disregarded for purposes of determining whether any property is a DC Zone asset.
 
(6)
Treatment of subsequent purchasers, etc.
 
The term "DC Zone asset" includes any property which would be a DC Zone asset but for paragraph (2)(A)(i), (3)(A), or (4)(A)(i) or (ii) in the hands of the taxpayer if such property was a DC Zone asset in the hands of a prior holder.
 
(7)
5-year safe harbor
 
If any property ceases to be a DC Zone asset by reason of paragraph (2)(A)(iii), (3)(C), or (4)(A)(iii) after the 5-year period beginning on the date the taxpayer acquired such property, such property shall continue to be treated as meeting the requirements of such paragraph; except that the amount of gain to which subsection (a) applies on any sale or exchange of such property shall not exceed the amount which would be qualified capital gain had such property been sold on the date of such cessation.
 
(c)
DC Zone business
 
For purposes of this section, the term "DC Zone business" means any enterprise zone business (as defined in section 1397C), determined -
 
(1)
after the application of section 1400(e),
 
(2)
by substituting "80 percent" for "50 percent" in subsections (b)(2) and (c)(1) of section 1397C, and
 
(3)
by treating no area other than the DC Zone as an empowerment zone or enterprise community.
 
(d)
Treatment of zone as including census tracts with 10 percent poverty rate
 
For purposes of applying this section (and for purposes of applying this subchapter and subchapter U with respect to this section), the DC Zone shall be treated as including all census tracts -
 
(1)
which are located in the District of Columbia, and
 
(2)
for which the poverty rate is not less than 10 percent as determined on the basis of the 1990 census.
 
(e)
Other definitions and special rules
 
For purposes of this section -
 
(1)
Qualified capital gain
 
Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the term "qualified capital gain" means any gain recognized on the sale or exchange of -
 
(A)
a capital asset, or
 
(B)
property used in the trade or business (as defined in section 1231(b)).
 
(2)
Gain before 1998 or after 2014 not qualified
 
The term "qualified capital gain" shall not include any gain attributable to periods before January 1, 1998, or after December 31, 2014.
 
(3)
Certain gain not qualified
 
The term "qualified capital gain" shall not include any gain which would be treated as ordinary income under section 1245 or under section 1250 if section 1250 applied to all depreciation rather than the additional depreciation.
 
(4)
Intangibles and land not integral part of DC Zone business
 
The term "qualified capital gain" shall not include any gain which is attributable to real property, or an intangible asset, which is not an integral part of a DC Zone business.
 
(5)
Related party transactions
 
The term "qualified capital gain" shall not include any gain attributable, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, to a transaction with a related person. For purposes of this paragraph, persons are related to each other if such persons are described in section 267(b) or 707(b)(1).
 
(f)
Certain other rules to apply
 
Rules similar to the rules of subsections (g), (h), (i)(2), and (j) of section 1202 shall apply for purposes of this section.
 
(g)
Sales and exchanges of interests in partnerships and S corporations which are DC Zone businesses
 
In the case of the sale or exchange of an interest in a partnership, or of stock in an S corporation, which was a DC Zone business during substantially all of the period the taxpayer held such interest or stock, the amount of qualified capital gain shall be determined without regard to -
 
(1)
any gain which is attributable to real property, or an intangible asset, which is not an integral part of a DC Zone business, and
 
(2)
any gain attributable to periods before January 1, 1998, or after December 31, 2014.








Tax Code (Internal Revenue Code) Section Index


U.S. GAAP by Codification Topic
 
105 GAAP Hierarchy
105 GAAP History

205 Presentation of Financial Statements
205-20 Discontinued Operations
210 Balance Sheet
210-20 Offsetting
220 Comprehensive Income
225 Income Statement
225-20 Extraordinary and Unusual Items
230 Statement of Cash Flows
250 Accounting Changes and Error Corrections
260 Earnings per Share
270 Interim Reporting

310 Impairment of a Loan
320 Investment Securities
320 Other-Than-Temporary Impairments, FSP FAS 115-2
320-10-05 Overview of Investments in Other Entities
320-10-35 Reclassification of Investments in Securities
323-10 Equity Method Investments
323-30 Investments in Partnerships and Joint Ventures
325-20 Cost Method Investments
330 Inventory

340-20 Capitalized Advertising Costs
350-20 Goodwill
350-30 Intangibles Other than Goodwill
350-40 Internal-Use Software
350-50 Website Development Costs
360 Property, Plant and Equipment
360-20 Real Estate Sales

410 Asset Retirement and Environmental Obligations
420 Exit or Disposal Cost Obligations
450 Contingencies
450-20 Loss Contingencies
450-30 Gain Contingencies
480 Redeemable Financial Instruments

505-20 Stock Dividends, Stock Splits
505-30 Treasury Stock

605 SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin, Topic 13
605-25 Revenue Recognition - Multiple Element Arrangements

715-30 Defined Benefit Plans - Pension
718 Share-Based Payment
730 Research and Development
730-20 Research and Development Arrangements

805 Business Combinations
810 Consolidation
810 Noncontrolling Interests
810 Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities, SFAS 167

815 Derivatives and Hedging Overview

820 Fair Value Measurements
820 Fair value when the markets are not active, FSP FAS 157-4
825 Fair Value Option

830 Foreign Currency Matters
830-20 Foreign Currency Transactions
830-30 Translation of Financial Statements
835 Interest
835-20 Capitalization of Interest
835-30 Imputation of Interest

840 Leases
840-20 Operating Leases
840-30 Capital Leases
840-40 Sale-Leaseback Transactions
845 Nonmonetary Transactions

855 Subsequent Events
860-20 Sale of Financial Assets, SFAS 166
860-50 Servicing Assets and Liabilities, SFAS 156

985-20 Costs of software to be sold


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