Rev. & Tax. Code, § 24369.4 · Article 1. Deductions
Rev. & Tax. Code, § 24369.4
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) Section 198 of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to expensing of environmental remediation costs, shall apply, except as otherwise provided.
(b) Section 198(b)(2) is modified to refer to Sections 24349 to 24355, inclusive, in lieu of Section 167 of the Internal Revenue Code.
(c) Section 198(f) is modified to refer to Section 24442 in lieu of Section 280B of the Internal Revenue Code.
(d) For expenditures paid or incurred before January 1, 2004, each of the following shall apply:
(1) If a taxpayer has, at any time, made an election for federal purposes under Section 198(a) of the Internal Revenue Code to have Section 198 of the Internal Revenue Code apply to a qualified environmental remediation expenditure, Section 198 of the Internal Revenue Code shall apply to that qualified environmental remediation expenditure for state purposes, a separate election for state purposes shall not be allowed under paragraph (3) of subdivision (e) of Section 23051.5, and the federal election shall be binding for purposes of this part.
(2) If a taxpayer fails to make an election for federal purposes under Section 198(a) of the Internal Revenue Code to have Section 198 of the Internal Revenue Code apply to a qualified environmental remediation expenditure, an election under Section 198(a) of the Internal Revenue Code shall not be allowed for state purposes, Section 198 of the Internal Revenue Code shall not apply to that qualified environmental remediation expenditure for state purposes, and a separate election for state purposes shall not be allowed under paragraph (3) of subdivision (e) of Section 23051.5.
(e) No inference as to the proper treatment for purposes of this part of qualified environmental remediation expenditures for periods before the enactment of this section shall be made.
(f) Section 198(h) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to termination, shall not apply.
(g) Section 198 of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to expensing of environmental remediation costs, shall not apply to expenditures paid or incurred after December 31, 2003.
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History
Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 691, Sec. 64. Effective October 7, 2005.
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