[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 26, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 26CFR1.179-0]

[Page 216-217]
 
                       TITLE 26--INTERNAL REVENUE
 
    CHAPTER I--INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 
                               (CONTINUED)
 
PART 1_INCOME TAXES--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 1.179-0  Table of contents for section 179 expensing rules.

    This section lists captioned paragraphs contained in Sec. Sec. 
1.179-1 through 1.179-6.

      Sec. 1.179-1 Election to Expense Certain Depreciable Assets

    (a) In general.
    (b) Cost subject to expense.
    (c) Proration not required.
    (1) In general.
    (2) Example.
    (d) Partial business use.
    (1) In general.
    (2) Example.
    (3) Additional rules that may apply.
    (e) Change in use; recapture.
    (1) In general.
    (2) Predominant use.
    (3) Basis; application with section 1245.
    (4) Carryover of disallowed deduction.
    (5) Example.
    (f) Basis.
    (1) In general.
    (2) Special rules for partnerships and S corporations.
    (3) Special rules with respect to trusts and estates which are 
partners or S corporation shareholders.
    (g) Disallowance of the section 38 credit.
    (h) Partnerships and S corporations.
    (1) In general.
    (2) Example.
    (i) Leasing of section 179 property.
    (1) In general.
    (2) Noncorporate lessor.
    (j) Application of sections 263 and 263A.
    (k) Cross references.

   Sec. 1.179-2 Limitations on Amount Subject to Section 179 Election

    (a) In general.
    (b) Dollar limitation.
    (1) In general.
    (2) Excess section 179 property.
    (3) Application to partnerships.
    (i) In general.
    (ii) Example.
    (iii) Partner's share of section 179 expenses.
    (iv) Taxable year.
    (v) Example.
    (4) S corporations.
    (5) Joint returns.
    (i) In general.
    (ii) Joint returns filed after separate returns.
    (iii) Example.
    (6) Married individuals filing separately.
    (i) In general.
    (ii) Example.
    (7) Component members of a controlled group.
    (i) In general.
    (ii) Statement to be filed.
    (iii) Revocation.
    (c) Taxable income limitation.
    (1) In general.
    (2) Application to partnerships and partners.
    (i) In general.
    (ii) Taxable year.
    (iii) Example.
    (iv) Taxable income of a partnership.
    (v) Partner's share of partnership taxable income.
    (3) S corporations and S corporation shareholders.
    (i) In general.
    (ii) Taxable income of an S corporation.
    (iii) Shareholder's share of S corporation taxable income.
    (4) Taxable income of a corporation other than an S corporation.
    (5) Ordering rule for certain circular problems.
    (i) In general.
    (ii) Example.
    (6) Active conduct by the taxpayer of a trade or business.
    (i) Trade or business.
    (ii) Active conduct.
    (iii) Example.
    (iv) Employees.
    (7) Joint returns.
    (i) In general.

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    (ii) Joint returns filed after separate returns.
    (8) Married individuals filing separately.
    (d) Examples.

             Sec. 1.179-3 Carryover of Disallowed Deduction

    (a) In general.
    (b) Deduction of carryover of disallowed deduction.
    (1) In general.
    (2) Cross references.
    (c) Unused section 179 expense allowance.
    (d) Example.
    (e) Recordkeeping requirement and ordering rule.
    (f) Dispositions and other transfers of section 179 property.
    (1) In general.
    (2) Recapture under section 179(d)(10).
    (g) Special rules for partnerships and S corporations.
    (1) In general.
    (2) Basis adjustment.
    (3) Dispositions and other transfers of section 179 property by a 
partnership or an S corporation.
    (4) Example.
    (h) Special rules for partners and S corporation shareholders.
    (1) In general.
    (2) Dispositions and other transfers of a partner's interest in a 
partnership or a shareholder's interest in an S corporation.
    (3) Examples.

                        Sec. 1.179-4 Definitions

    (a) Section 179 property.
    (b) Section 38 property.
    (c) Purchase.
    (d) Cost.
    (e) Placed in service.
    (f) Controlled group of corporations and component member of 
controlled group.

            Sec. 1.179-5 Time and Manner of Making Election

    (a) Election.
    (b) Revocation.

                      Sec. 1.179-6 Effective Date

[T.D. 8455, 57 FR 61316, Dec. 24, 1992]