[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 26, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 26CFR1.46-1]

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                       TITLE 26--INTERNAL REVENUE
 
     CHAPTER I--INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
 
PART 1--INCOME TAXES--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 1.46-1  Determination of amount.

    (a) Effective dates--(1) In general. This section is effective for 
taxable years beginning after December 31, 1975. However, transitional 
rules under paragraph (g) of this section are effective for certain 
earlier taxable years.
    (2) Acts covered. This section reflects changes made by the 
following Acts of Congress:

                             Act and Section

Tax Reduction Act of 1975, section 301.
Tax Reform Act of 1976, sections 802, 1701, 1703.
Revenue Act of 1978, sections 311, 312, 315.
Energy Tax Act of 1978, section 301.
Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981, section 212.
Technical Corrections Act of 1982, section 102(f).
Tax Reform Act of 1986, section 251.

    (3) Prior regulations. For taxable years beginning before January 1, 
1976, see 26 CFR 1.46-1 (Rev. as of April 1, 1979). Those regulatons do 
not reflect

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changes made by Pub. L. 89-384, Pub. L. 89-389, and Pub. L. 91-172.
    (b) General rule. The amount of investment credit (credit) allowed 
by section 38 for the taxable year is the portion of credit available 
under section 46(a)(1) that does not exceed the limitation based on tax 
under section 46(a)(3).
    (c) Credit available. The credit available for the taxable year is 
the sum of--
    (1) Unused credit carried over from prior taxable years under 
section 46(b) (carryovers).
    (2) Amount of credit determined under section 46(a)(2) for the 
taxable year (credit earned), and
    (3) Unused credit carried back from succeeding taxable years under 
section 46(b) (carrybacks).
    (d) Credit earned. The credit earned for the taxable year is the sum 
of the following percentages of qualified investment (as determined 
under section 46 (c) and (d))--
    (1) The regular percentage (as determined under section 46),
    (2) For energy property, the energy percentage (as determined under 
section 46), and
    (3) For the portion of the basis of a qualified rehabilitated 
building (as defined in Sec. 1.48-12(b)) that is attributable to 
qualified rehabilitation expenditures (as defined in Sec. 1.48-12(c)), 
the rehabilitation percentage (as determined under section 46(b)(4)).
    (e) Designation of credits. The credit available for the taxable 
year is designated as follows:
    (1) The credit attributable to the regular percentage is the 
``regular credit''.
    (2) The credit attributable to the ESOP percentage is the ``ESOP 
credit''.
    (3) The credit attributable to the energy percentage for energy 
property other than solar or wind is the ``nonrefundable energy 
credit''.
    (4) The credit attributable to the energy percentage for solar or 
wind energy property is the ``refundable energy credit''.
    (5) The credit attributable to the rehabilitation percentage for 
qualified rehabilitation expenditures is the rehabilitation investment 
credit.
    (f) Special rules for certain energy property. Energy property is 
defined in section 48(l). Under section 46(a)(2)(D), energy property 
that is section 38 property solely by reason of section 48(l)(1) 
qualifies only for the energy credit. Other energy property qualifies 
for both the regular credit (and, if applicable, the ESOP credit) and 
the energy credit. For limitation on the energy percentage for property 
financed by industrial development bonds, see section 48(l)(11).
    (g) Transitional rule for regular and ESOP credit--(1) In general. 
Although section 46(a)(2) was amended by section 301(a)(1) of the Energy 
Tax Act of 1977 to eliminate the transitional rules under section 
46(a)(2)(D), those rules still apply in certain instances. Section 
46(a)(2)(D) was added by section 301(a) of the Tax Reduction Act of 1975 
and amended by section 802(a) of the Tax Reform Act of 1976.
    (2) Regular credit. Under section 46(a)(2)(D), the regular credit is 
10 percent and applies for the following property:
    (i) Property to which section 46 (d) does not apply, the 
construction, reconstruction, or erection of which is completed by the 
taxpayer after January 21, 1975, but only to the extent of basis 
attributable to construction, reconstruction, or erection after that 
date.
    (ii) Property to which section 46(d) does not apply, acquired by the 
taxpayer after January 21, 1975.
    (iii) Qualified progress expenditures (as defined in section 46(d)) 
made after January 21, 1975.
    (3) ESOP credit. See section 48(m) for transitional rules limiting 
the period for which the ESOP percentage under section 46(a)(2)(E) 
applies. For prior statutes, see section 46(a)(2) (B) and (D), as added 
by section 301 of the Tax Reduction Act of 1975 and amended by section 
802 of the Tax Reform Act of 1976.
    (4) Cross reference. (i) The principles of Sec. 1.48-2 (b) and (c) 
apply in determining the portion of basis attributable to construction, 
reconstruction, or erection after January 21, 1975, and in determining 
the time when property is acquired.
    (ii) Section 311 of the Revenue Act of 1978 made the 10 percent 
regular credit permanent.

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    (5) Seven percent credit. To the extent that, under paragraph (g)(1) 
of this section, the 10 percent does not apply, the regular credit, in 
general, is 7 percent. For a special limitation on qualified investment 
for public utility property (other than energy property), see section 
46(c)(3)(A).
    (6) Qualified progress expenditures. For progress expenditure 
property that is constructed, reconstructed, or erected by the taxpayer 
within the meaning of Sec. 1.48-2(b), the ten-percent credit applies in 
the year the property is placed in service to the portion of the 
qualified investment that remains after reduction for qualified progress 
expenditures under section 46(c)(4), but only to the extent that the 
remaining qualified investment is attributable to construction, 
reconstruction, or erection after January 21, 1975. For progress 
expenditure property that is acquired by the taxpayer (within the 
meaning of Sec. 1.48-2(b)) after January 21, 1975, and placed in service 
after that date, the ten-percent credit applies in the year the property 
is placed in service to the entire portion of qualified investment that 
remains after reduction for qualified progress expenditures.
    (h) Tax liability limitation--(1) In general. Section 46(a)(3) 
provides a tax liability limitation on the amount of credit allowed by 
section 38 (other than the refundable energy credit) for any taxable 
year. See section 46(a)(10)(C)(i). Tax liability is defined in paragraph 
(j) of this section. The excess of available credit over the applicable 
tax liability limitation for the year is an unused credit which may be 
carried forward or carried back under section 46(b).
    (2) Regular and ESOP tax liability limitation. In general, the tax 
liability limitation for the regular and ESOP credits is the portion of 
tax liability that does not exceed $25,000 plus a percentage of the 
excess, as determined under section 46(a)(3)(B).
    (3) Nonrefundable energy credit tax liability limitation. (i) For 
nonrefundable energy credit carrybacks to a taxable year ending before 
October 1, 1978, the tax liability limitation is the portion of tax 
liability that does not exceed $25,000 plus a percentage of the excess, 
as determined under section 46(a)(3)(B).
    (ii) For a taxable year ending after September 30, 1978, the tax 
liability limitation for available nonrefundable energy credit is 100 
percent of the year's tax liability.
    (4) Alternative limitations. Alternative limitations apply for 
certain utilities, railroads, and airlines in determining the regular 
tax liability limitation and, for nonrefundable energy credit carrybacks 
to taxable years ending before October 1, 1978, the nonrefundable energy 
credit tax liability limitation. These alternative limitations do not 
apply in determining the energy tax liability limitation for a taxable 
year ending after October 1, 1978. The provisions listed below set forth 
the alternative limitations:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Code section                Type                Years applicable
------------------------------------------------------------------------
46(a)(6) \1\           Utilities                 Taxable years ending in
                                                  1975-1978
46(a)(7) \2\           Utilities                 Taxable year ending in
                                                  1979
46(a)(8)               Railroads and Airlines    Taxable year ending in
                                                  1979 or 1980
46(a)(8) \3\           Railroads                 Taxable years ending in
                                                  1977 or 1978
46(a)(9) \3\           Airlines                  Taxable years ending in
                                                  1977 or 1978
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ Section 46(a)(6) was added by section 301(b)(2) of the Tax Reduction
  Act of 1975 and redesignated as section 46(a)(7) by section 302(a)(1)
  of the Tax Reform Act of 1976.
\2\ Section 46(a)(7) was amended by section 312(b)(1) of the Revenue Act
  of 1978.
\3\ These provisions were repealed by section 312(b)(2) of the Revenue
  Act of 1978.

    (i) [Reserved]
    (j) Tax liability--(1) In general. ``Tax liability'' for purposes of 
the regular and ESOP credit and carrybacks of nonrefundable energy 
credit to a taxable year ending before October 1, 1978, means the 
liability for tax as defined in section 46(a)(4). For ordering of 
regular, ESOP, and nonrefundable energy credits, see paragraph (m) of 
this section. In addition to taxes excluded under section 46(a)(4), tax 
liability does not include tax resulting from recapture of credit under 
section 47 and the alternative minimum tax imposed by section 55. See 
sections 47(c) and 55(c)(1).
    (2) Certain nonrefundable energy credit. For a taxable year ending 
after September 30, 1978, ``tax liability'' for purposes of the 
nonrefundable energy credit is liability for tax, as defined in section 
46(a)(4) and paragraph (j)(1) of this section, reduced by the regular 
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ESOP credit allowed for the taxable year. Thus, carrybacks of regular or 
ESOP credit to a taxable year may displace nonrefundable energy 
carryovers or credit earned taken into account in that year. However, 
carrybacks of regular, ESOP, or nonrefundable energy credit do not 
affect refundable energy credit which is treated as an overpayment of 
tax under section 6401(b). See paragraph (k) of this section.
    (k) Special rule for refundable energy credit. The amount of the 
refundable energy credit is determined under the rules of section 46 
(other than section 46(a)(3)). However, to permit the refund, the 
refundable energy credit for purposes of the Internal Revenue Code 
(other than section 38, part IVB, and chapter 63 of the Code) is treated 
as allowed by section 39 and not by section 38. The refundable credit is 
not applied against tax liability for purposes of determining the tax 
liability limitation for other investment credits. Rather, it is treated 
as an overpayment of tax under section 6401(b).
    (l) FIFO rule. If the credit available for a taxable year is not 
allowed in full because of the tax liability limitation, special rules 
determine the order in which credits are applied. Under the first-in-
first-out rule of section 46(a)(1) (FIFO), carryovers are applied 
against the tax liability limitation first. To the extent the tax 
liability limitation exceeds carryovers, credit earned, and carrybacks 
are then applied.
    (m) Special ordering rule--(1) In general. Under section 
46(a)(10)(A), the FIFO rule applies separately--
    (i) First, with respect to regular and ESOP credits, and
    (ii) Second, with respect to nonrefundable energy credit.
    (2) Regular and ESOP credit. Under Sec. 1.46-8(c)(9)(ii), regular 
and ESOP credits available are applied in the following order:
    (i) Regular carryovers;
    (ii) ESOP carryovers;
    (iii) Regular credit earned;
    (iv) ESOP credit earned;
    (v) Regular carrybacks; and
    (vi) ESOP carrybacks.
    (3) Example. For an example of the order of application of regular 
and ESOP credits, see Sec. 1.46-8(c)(9)(iii).
    (n) Examples. The following examples illustrate paragraphs (a) 
through (m) of this section.

    Example 1. (a) Corporation M's regular credit available for its 
taxable year ending December 31, 1979 is as follows:




Regular carryovers...........................................     $5,000
Regular credit earned........................................     10,000
Regular carrybacks...........................................     15,000
                                                              ----------
    Credit available.........................................     30,000


    (b) M's ``tax liability'' for 1979 is $30,000. M's tax liability 
limitation for 1979 for the regular credit is $28,000, consisting of 
$25,000 plus 60 percent of the $5,000 of ``tax liability'' in excess of 
$25,000.
    (c) The regular carryovers and credit earned are allowed in full. 
However, only $13,000 of the regular carryback is allowed for 1979. The 
remaining $2,000 must be carried to the next year to which it may be 
carried under section 46(b).
    Example 2. (a) For its taxable year ending December 31, 1980, 
corporation N has $30,000 regular credit earned and $9,000 nonrefundable 
energy credit earned. N has no carryovers to 1980 and no ``tax 
liability'' for pre-1980 years.
    (b) N's ``tax liability'' for 1980 for the regular credit is 
$35,000. N's tax liability limitation for 1980 for the regular credit is 
$32,000, consisting of $25,000 plus 70 percent of the $10,000 of ``tax 
liability'' in excess of $25,000.
    (c) The entire regular credit is allowed in 1980.
    (d) N's ``tax liability'' for 1980 for the nonrefundable energy 
credit is $5,000, consisting of $35,000 less $30,000 regular credit 
allowed for 1980. N's tax liability limitation for 1980 for the 
nonrefundable energy credit is 100 percent of $5,000.
    (e) $5,000 of the nonrefundable energy credit is allowed for 1980. 
The remaining $4,000 energy credit is an unused nonrefundable energy 
credit which must be carried to the next year to which it may be carried 
under section 46(b).
    Example 3. (a) Assume the same facts as in Example 2 except that in 
its taxable year ending December 31, 1981, N earns a regular credit of 
which it may carry back $2,000 to 1980.
    (b) The $30,000 regular credit earned and $2,000 of the regular 
carryback is allowed for 1980. N's ``tax liability'' for 1980 for the 
nonrefundable energy credit is reduced to $3,000, consisting of $35,000 
less $32,000 regular credit allowed for 1980. The nonrefundable energy 
credit allowed for 1980 is reduced to $3,000. The remaining $6,000 is an 
unused nonrefundable energy credit which must be carried to the next 
year to which it may be carried under section 46(b).
    Example 4. (a) For its taxable year ending December 31, 1980, 
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credit earned is $20,000. P also has a $9,000 refundable energy credit 
for 1980. There are no carryovers or carrybacks to 1980.
    (b) P's ``tax liability'' for 1980 for the regular credit is $25,000 
which is also the tax liability limitation for the regular credit.
    (c) The entire $20,000 regular credit is allowed for 1980. The 
entire $9,000 refundable energy credit is treated as an overpayment of 
tax under section 6401(b), even though ``tax liability'' remains.
    Example 5. Assume the same facts as in Example 4, except that in the 
following year P earns a regular credit, $5,000 of which it may carry 
back to 1980. The $5,000 carryback is allowed in full in 1980.
    Example 6. (i) Corporation X, a calendar year taxpayer, constructs a 
ship on which it begins construction on January 1, 1973, and which, when 
placed in service on December 31, 1980, has a basis of $450,000. Of that 
amount, $100,000 is attributable to construction before January 22, 
1975. X makes an election under section 46(d) (qualified progress 
expenditures) for taxable years after 1975.
    (ii) For 1976, 1977, 1978, and 1979, qualified progress expenditures 
total $200,000. The ten-percent credit applies to those expenditures.
    (iii) For 1980, qualified investment for the ship is $450,000. Under 
section 46(c)(4), X must reduce this amount by $200,000, the amount of 
qualified progress expenditures taken into account. The ten-percent 
credit applies to the portion of the remaining qualified investment 
attributable to construction after January 21, 1975 ($150,000). The 
seven-percent credit applies to the portion of qualified investment 
attributable to construction before January 22, 1975 ($100,000).
    Example 7. (i) Corporation Y agrees to build a ship for Corporation 
X, which uses the calendar year. In 1973, Y begins construction of the 
ship which X acquires and places in service on December 31, 1980. X 
makes an election under section 46(d) for taxable years after 1974. The 
contract price is $400,000.
    (ii) For 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, and 1979, qualified progress 
expenditures total $250,000. The ten-percent credit applies to those 
expenditures.
    (iii) For 1980, qualified investment for the ship is $400,000, which 
is the contract price. X must reduce qualified investment by $250,000, 
the amount of qualified progress expenditures. The ten-percent credit 
applies to the $150,000 of qualified investment that remains after 
reduction for qualified progress expenditures.

    (o) Married individuals. If a separate return is filed by a husband 
or wife, the tax liability limitation is computed by substituting a 
$12,500 amount for the $25,000 amount that applies under section 
46(a)(3). However, this reduction of the $25,000 amount to $12,500 
applies only if the taxpayer's spouse is entitled to a credit under 
section 38 for the taxable year of such spouse which ends with, or 
within, the taxpayer's taxable year. The taxpayer's spouse is entitled 
to a credit under section 38 either because of investment made in 
qualified property for such taxable year of the spouse (whether directly 
made by such spouse or whether apportioned to such spouse, for example, 
from an electing small business corporation, as defined in section 
1371(b)), or because of an investment credit carryback or carryover to 
such taxable year. The determination of whether an individual is married 
shall be made under the principles of section 143 and the regulations 
thereunder.
    (p) Apportionment of $25,000 amount among component members of a 
controlled group--(1) In general. In determining the tax liability 
limitation under section 46(a)(3) for corporations that are component 
members of a controlled group on December 31, only one $25,000 amount is 
available to those component members for their taxable years that 
include that December 31. See subparagraph (2) of this paragraph for 
apportionment of such amount among such component members. See 
subparagraph (3) of this paragraph for definition of ``component 
member''.
    (2) Manner of apportionment. (i) In the case of corporations which 
are component members of a controlled group on a particular December 31, 
the $25,000 amount may be apportioned among such members for their 
taxable years that include such December 31 in any manner the component 
members may select, provided that each such member less than 100 percent 
of whose stock is owned, in the aggregate, by the other component 
members of the group on such December 31 consents to an apportionment 
plan. The consent of a component member to an apportionment plan with 
respect to a particular December 31 shall be made by means of a 
statement, signed by a person duly authorized to act on behalf of the 
consenting member, stating that such member consents to the 
apportionment plan with respect to such December 31. The statement shall 
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number, and taxable year of each component member of the group on such 
December 31, the amount apportioned to each such member under the plan, 
and the location of the Service Center where the statement is to be 
filed. The consent of more than one component member may be incorporated 
in a single statement. The statement shall be timely filed with the 
Service Center where the component member having the taxable year first 
ending on or after such December 31 files its return for such taxable 
year and shall be irrevocable after such filing. If two or more 
component members have the same such taxable year, a statement of 
consent may be filed by any one of such members. However, if the due 
date (including any extensions of time) of the return of such member is 
on or before December 15, 1971, the required statement shall be 
considered as timely filed if filed on or before March 15, 1972. Each 
component member of the group on such December 31 shall keep as a part 
of its records a copy of the statement containing all the required 
consents.
    (ii) An apportionment plan adopted by a controlled group with 
respect to a particular December 31 shall be valid only for the taxable 
year of each member of the group which includes such December 31. Thus, 
a controlled group must file a separate consent to an apportionment plan 
with respect to each taxable year which includes a December 31 as to 
which an apportionment plan is desired.
    (iii) If the apportionment plan is not timely filed, the $25,000 
amount specified in section 46(a)(3) shall be reduced for each component 
member of the controlled group, for its taxable year which includes a 
December 31, to an amount equal to $25,000 divided by the number of 
component members of such group on such December 31.
    (iv) If a component member of the controlled group makes its income 
tax return on the basis of a 52-53-week taxable year, the principles of 
section 441(f)(2)(A)(ii) and Sec. 1.441-2 apply in determining the last 
day of such taxable year.
    (3) Definitions of controlled group of corporations and component 
member of controlled group. For the purpose of this paragraph, the terms 
``controlled group of corporations'' and ``component member'' of a 
controlled group of corporations shall have the same meaning assigned to 
those terms in section 1563 (a) and (b). For purposes of applying 
Sec. 1.1563-1(b)(2)(ii)(c), an electing small business corporation shall 
be treated as an excluded member whether or not it is subject to the tax 
imposed by section 1378.
    (4) Members of a controlled group filing a consolidated return. If 
some component members of a controlled group join in filing a 
consolidated return pursuant to Sec. 1.1502-3(a)(3), and other component 
members do not join, then, unless a consent is timely filed apportioning 
the $25,000 amount among the group filing the consolidated return and 
the other component members of the controlled group, each component 
member of the controlled group (including each component member which 
joins in filing the consolidated return) shall be treated as a separate 
corporation for purposes of equally apportioning the $25,000 amount 
under subparagraph (2)(iii) of this paragraph. In that case, the tax 
liability limitation for the group filing the consolidated return is 
computed by substituting for the $25,000 amount under section 46(a)(3) 
the total amount apportioned to each component member that joins in 
filing the consolidated return. If the affiliated group filing the 
consolidated return and the other component members of the controlled 
group adopt an apportionment plan, the affiliated group shall be treated 
as a single member for the purpose of applying subparagraph (2)(i) of 
this paragraph. Thus, for example, only one consent executed by the 
common parent to the apportionment plan is required for the group filing 
the consolidated return. If any component member of the controlled group 
which joins in the filing of the consolidated return is an organization 
to which section 593 applies or a cooperative organization described in 
section 1381(a), see paragraph (a)(3)(ii) of Sec. 1.1502-3.
    (5) Examples. The provisions of this paragraph may be illustrated by 
the following examples:


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    Example 1. At all times during 1976 Smith, an individual, owns all 
the stock of corporations X, Y, and Z. Corporation X files an income tax 
return on a calendar year basis. Corporation Y files an income tax 
return on the basis of a fiscal year ending June 30. Corporation Z files 
an income tax return on the basis of a fiscal year ending September 30. 
On December 31, 1976, X, Y, and Z are component members of the same 
controlled group. X, Y, and Z all consent to an apportionment plan in 
which the $25,000 amount is apportioned entirely to Y for its taxable 
year ending June 30, 1977 (Y's taxable year which includes December 31, 
1976). Such consent is timely filed. For purposes of computing the 
credit under section 38, Y's tax liability limitation for its taxable 
year ending June 30, 1977, is so much of Y's tax liability as does not 
exceed $25,000, plus 50 percent of Y's tax liability in excess of 
$25,000. X's and Z's limitations for their taxable years ending December 
31, 1976, and September 30, 1977, respectively, are equal to 50 percent 
of X's tax liability for 50 percent of Z's tax liability. On the other 
hand, if an apportionment plan is not timely filed, X's limitation would 
be so much of X's tax liability as does not exceed $8,333.33, plus 50 
percent of X's liability in excess of $8,333.33, and Y's and Z's 
limitations would be computed similarly.
    Example 2. At all times during 1976, Jones, an individual, owns all 
the outstanding stock of corporations P, Q, and R. Corporations Q and R 
both file returns for taxable years ending December 31, 1976. P files a 
consolidated return as a common parent for its fiscal year ending June 
30, 1977, with its two wholly-owned subsidiaries N and O. On December 
31, 1976, N, O, P. Q, and R are component members of the same controlled 
group. No consent to an apportionment plan is filed. Therefore, each 
member is apportioned $5,000 of the $25,000 amount ($25,000 divided 
equally among the five members). The tax liability limitation for the 
group filing the consolidated return (P, N, and O) for the year ending 
June 30, 1977 (the consolidated taxable year within which December 31, 
1976, falls) is computed by using $15,000 instead of the $25,000 amount. 
The $15,000 is arrived at by adding together the $5,000 amounts 
apportioned to P, N, and O.

    (q) Rehabilitation percentage--(1) General rule--(i) In general. Due 
to amendments made by the Tax Reform Act of 1986, different rules apply 
depending on when the property attributable to the qualified 
rehabilitated expenditures (as defined in Sec. 1.48-12(c)) is placed in 
service. Paragraph (q)(1)(ii) of this section contains the general rule 
relating to property placed in service after December 31, 1986. 
Paragraph (q)(1)(iii) of this section contains rules relating to 
property placed in service before January 1, 1987. Paragraph (q)(1)(iv) 
of this section contains rules relating to property placed in service 
after December 31, 1986, that qualifies for a transition rule.
    (ii) Property placed in service after December 31, 1986. Except as 
otherwise provided in paragraph (q)(1)(iv) of this section, in the case 
of section 38 property described in section 48(a)(1)(E) placed in 
service after December 31, 1986, the term ``rehabilitation percentage'' 
means--
    (A) 10 percent in the case of qualified rehabilitation expenditures 
with respect to a qualified rehabilitated building other than a 
certified historic structure, and
    (B) 20 percent in the case of qualified rehabilitation expenditures 
with respect to a certified historic structure.
    (iii) Property placed in service before January 1, 1987. For 
qualified rehabilitation expenditures (as defined in Sec. 1.48-12(c)) 
with respect to property placed in service before January 1, 1987, 
section 46(b)(4)(A) as in effect prior to the enactment of the Tax 
Reform Act of 1986 provided for a three-tier rehabilitation percentage. 
The applicable rehabilitation percentage for such expenditures depends 
on whether the qualified rehabilitated building is a ``30-year 
building,'' a ``40-year building,'' or a certified historic structure 
(as defined in section 48(g)(3) and Sec. 1.48-12(d)(1)). The 
rehabilitation percentage for such qualified rehabilitation expenditures 
incurred with respect to a qualified rehabilitated building is 15 
percent to the extent that the building is a 30-year building (i.e., at 
least 30 years, but less than 40 years, has elapsed between the date the 
physical work on the rehabilitation began and the date the building was 
first placed in service), 20 percent to the extent that the building is 
a 40-year building (i.e., at least 40 years has so elapsed), and 25 
percent for certified historic structures, regardless of age. See 
paragraph (q)(2)(ii) of this section for rules concerning buildings to 
which additions have been added.
    (iv) Property placed in service after December 31, 1986, that 
qualifies under the transition rules. In the case of section 38 property 
described in section 48(a)(1)(E)

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placed in service after December 31, 1986, and to which the amendments 
made by section 251 of the Tax Reform Act of 1986 do not apply because 
the transition rules in section 251(d) of that Act and Sec. 1.48-
12(a)(2)(iv)(B) or (C) apply, the rehabilitation percentage for a ``30-
year building'' (within the meaning of paragraph (q)(1)(iii) of this 
section) shall be 10 percent, the rehabilitation percentage for a ``40-
year building'' (within the meaning of paragraph (q)(1)(iii) of this 
section) shall be 13 percent, and the rehabilitation percentage for a 
certified historic structure shall be 25 percent.
    (2) Special rules--(i) Moved buildings. With respect to paragraph 
(q)(1)(ii) of this section, Sec. 1.48-12(b)(5) provides that a building 
(other than a certified historic structure) is not a qualified 
rehabilitated building unless it has been at the location where it is 
being rehabilitated since January 1, 1936. In addition, for purposes of 
paragraph (q)(1) (iii) and (iv) of this section, a building is not a 
``30-year building'' unless it has been at the location where it is 
being rehabilitated for the thirty-year period immediately preceding the 
beginning of the rehabilitation process, and is not a ``40-year 
building'' unless it has been at the location where it is being 
rehabilitated for the forty-year period immediately preceding the 
beginning of the rehabilitation process.
    (ii) Building to which additions have been added--(A) Property 
placed in service after December 31, 1986. For purposes of paragraph 
(q)(1)(ii) of this section, if part of a building meets the definition 
of a qualified rehabilitated building, and part of the building does not 
meet the definition of a qualified rehabilitated building because such 
part is an addition that was placed in service after December 31, 1935, 
the qualified rehabilitation expenditures made to the building must be 
allocated to the pre-1936 portion of the building and the post-1935 
portion of the building using the principles in Sec. 1.48-12(c)(10)(ii). 
Qualified rehabilitation expenditures attributable to the post-1935 
addition shall not qualify for the 10 percent rehabilitation percentage.
    (B) Property placed in service before January 1, 1987, and property 
qualifying for a transitional rule. For purposes of paragraphs (q)(1) 
(iii) and (iv) of this section, if part of a building meets the 
definition of a ``40-year building'' and part of the building is an 
addition that was placed in service less than forty years before 
physical work on the rehabilitation began but more than thirty years 
before such date, then the qualified rehabilitation expenditures made to 
the building shall be allocated between the forty year old portion of 
the building and the thirty year old portion of the building, and a 20 
percent rehabilitation percentage shall be applied to the forty year old 
portion of the building and a 15 percent rehabilitation percentage shall 
be applied to the thirty year old portion. This allocation shall be made 
using the principles in Sec. 1.48-12(c)(10)(ii). If an allocation cannot 
be made between the expenditures to the forty year old portion of the 
building and the thirty year old portion of the building, then the 
building will be considered to be a 30-year building. Furthermore, for 
purposes of this paragraph (q), a building (other than a certified 
historic structure) is not a qualified rehabilitated building to the 
extent of that portion of the building that is less than 30 years old. 
If rehabilitation expenditures are incurred with respect to an addition 
to a qualified rehabilitated building, but the addition is not 
considered to be part of the qualified rehabilitated building because 
the addition does not meet the age requirement in section 48(g)(1)(B) 
(as in effect prior to its amendment by the Tax Reform Act of 1986) and 
Sec. 1.48-12(b)(4)(i)(B), then no rehabilitation percentage will be 
applied to the expenditures attributable to the rehabilitation of the 
addition. Thus, for purposes of paragraphs (q)(1) (iii) and (iv) of this 
section, it may be necessary to allocate rehabilitation expenditures 
incurred with respect to a building between the original portion of the 
building and the addition.
    (iii) Mixed-use buildings. If qualified rehabilitation expenditures 
are incurred for property that is excluded from section 38 property 
described in section 48(a)(1)(E) (because, for example, they are made 
with respect to a portion of the building used for lodging within the 
meaning of section 48(a)(3)

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and Sec. 1.48-1(h)), an allocation of the expenditures must be made 
between the expenditures that result in an addition to basis that is 
section 38 property and the expenditures that result in an addition to 
basis that is excluded from the definition of section 38 property since 
the rehabilitation percentage is applicable only to section 38 property. 
These allocations should be made using the principles contained in 
Sec. 1.48-12(c)(10)(ii).
    (3) Regular and energy percentages not to apply. The regular 
percentage and the energy percentage shall not apply to that portion of 
the basis of any building that is attributable to qualified 
rehabilitation expenditures (as defined in Sec. 1.48-12(c)).
    (4) Effective date. The rehabilitation percentage is applicable only 
to qualified rehabilitation expenditures (as defined in Sec. 1.48-
12(c)). For rules relating to applicability of the regular percentage to 
qualified rehabilitation expenditures (as defined in Sec. 1.48-11(c)), 
see Sec. 1.48-11.

[T.D. 6731, 29 FR 6064, May 8, 1964]

    Editorial Note: For Federal Register citations affecting Sec. 1.46-
1, see the List of CFR Sections Affected, which appears in the Finding 
Aids section of the printed volume and on GPO Access.