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Credit carryovers are reduced at a rate of 33 cents for each dollar of discharge. The reduction in each category of carryovers is made in the order of tax years in which items would be used, determined as if the discharge debt amount were included in income. The net operating losses are followed by carryovers in the order in which they arose. Investment credit carryovers are reduced on a FIFO basis.
Other credit carryovers are reduced in the order they would be used against taxable income. All reductions are made after the tax for the discharge year is computed. Income limits on the use of credits are disregarded. Except for the reduction of assets each of the above the categories must be reduced to zero before any remaining amount reduces the next category. Some or all of the discharged debt amount may remain after reduction of the first three categories of the tax attributes listed above.
This amount cannot exceed the amount by which the basis in all assets depreciable and non-depreciable held by the debtor immediately after the discharge exceeds the amount of the debtors remain on discharge liabilities. Specifics: Unless the debtor chooses to use all or a part of the amount of canceled debt to first reduce the basis of depreciable property, use the amount of canceled debt to reduce the tax attributes in the order listed below:.
Reduce any carryovers, to or from the tax year of the debt cancellation, of amounts used to determine the general business credit. Reduce any minimum tax credit that is available as of the beginning of the tax year following the tax year of the debt cancellation. Reduce any net capital loss for the tax year of the debt cancellation, and any capital loss carryover to that year. Reduce any passive activity loss or credit carryover from the tax year of the debt cancellation.
Last, reduce any carryover, to or from the tax year of the debt cancellation, of an amount used to determine the foreign tax credit or the Puerto Rico and possession tax credit. Making the reduction. Make the required reductions in tax attributes after figuring the tax for the tax year of the debt cancellation. In reducing NOLs and capital losses, first reduce the loss for the tax year of the debt cancellation, and then any loss carryovers to that year in the order of the tax years from which the carryovers arose, starting with the earliest year.
Make the reductions of credit carryovers in the order in which the carryovers are taken into account for the tax year of the debt cancellation.
Individuals under chapter 7 or In an individual bankruptcy under chapter 7 or 11 of title 11, the required reduction of tax attributes must be made to the attributes of the bankruptcy estate, a separate taxable entity resulting from the filing of the case.
Also, the trustee of the bankruptcy estate must make the choice of whether to reduce the basis of depreciable property first before reducing other tax attributes.
Basis Reduction The following rules apply to the extent indicated when any amount of the debt cancellation is used to reduce the basis of assets When to make the basis reduction. Reductions in basis due to debt cancellation are made at the beginning of the tax year following the cancellation.
The reduction applies to property held at that time. Bankruptcy and insolvency reduction limit. The reduction in basis for canceled debt in bankruptcy or in insolvency cannot be more than the total basis of property held immediately after the debt cancellation, minus the total liabilities immediately after the cancellation. This limit does not apply if an election is made to reduce basis before reducing other attributes. Exempt property under title If debt is canceled in a bankruptcy case under title 11 of the United States Code, do not reduce the basis in property that the debtor treats as exempt property under section of title Election to reduce basis in depreciable property first.
The estate, in the case of an individual bankruptcy under chapter 7 or 11, may choose to reduce the basis of depreciable property before reducing any other tax attributes. However, this reduction of the basis of depreciable property cannot be more than the total basis of depreciable property held at the beginning of the tax year following the tax year of the debt cancellation.
Depreciable property means any property subject to depreciation, but only if a reduction of basis will reduce the amount of depreciation or amortization otherwise allowable for the period immediately following the basis reduction. The debtor may choose to treat as depreciable property any real property that is stock in trade or is held primarily for sale to customers in the ordinary course of trade or business. The debtor must generally make this choice on the tax return for the tax year of the debt cancellation, and, once made, the debtor can only revoke it with IRS approval.
However, if the debtor establishes reasonable cause, the debtor may make the choice with an amended return or claim for refund or credit.
Making elections. Make the election to reduce the basis of depreciable property before reducing other tax attributes, as well as the election to treat real property inventory as depreciable property, on Form Recapture of basis reductions. If any basis in property is reduced under these provisions and is later sold or otherwise disposed of at a gain, the part of the gain corresponding to the basis reduction is taxable as ordinary income.
Figure the ordinary income part by treating the amount of the basis reduction as a depreciation deduction and by treating any such basis-reduced property that is not already either IRC section or IRC section property as IRC section property. In the case of IRC section property, make the determination of what would have been straight line depreciation as though there had been no basis reduction for debt cancellation.
Tax Attribute Reduction Example Tom Smith is in financial difficulty, but he has been able to avoid declaring bankruptcy. He has no other tax attributes arising from the current tax year or carried to this year. However, he figures that it is better for him to preserve his loss carryovers for the next tax year. Tom elects to reduce basis first.
The tax effect of doing this will be to reduce his depreciation deductions for years following the year of the debt cancellation. However, if he later sells the condominium at a gain, the part of the gain from the basis reduction will be taxable as ordinary income. Tom must file Form with his individual return Form for the tax year of the debt discharge.
In addition, he must attach a statement describing the debt cancellation transaction and identifying the property to which the basis reduction applies. Before deciding whether to reduce tax attributes or to reduce basis, the debtor should review his situation keeping in mind the following:. If taxable income is anticipated in the near future, it is usually best to reduce depreciable property and preserve operating loss and credit carryovers so as to offset taxable income and taxes while increasing cash flow.
If net operating loss carryovers and net credit carryovers are going to expire on you, it is usually best to reduce these tax attributes instead of losing them. If depreciable property that might be reduced will be held for a long period of time, it is usually best to reduce depreciable property and defer any tax consequences.
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