Rev. & Tax. Code, § 24872 · Chapter 14.5. Regulated Investment Companies, Real Estate Investment Trusts, Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits, and Financial Asset Securitization Investment Trusts
Rev. & Tax. Code, § 24872
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) A real estate investment trust shall be deemed to have satisfied the distribution requirements of Section 857(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code for purposes of this part if it satisfies the distribution requirements of Section 857(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code for federal purposes.
(b) (1) Section 857(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to imposition of tax on real estate investment trusts, shall not apply.
(2) Every real estate investment trust shall be subject to the taxes imposed under Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 23101) and Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 23501), except that its “net income” shall be equal to its “real estate investment trust income,” as defined in subdivision (c).
(c) “Real estate investment trust income” means real estate investment company taxable income, as defined in Section 857(b)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code, modified as follows:
(1) In lieu of Section 857(b)(2)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to special deductions for corporations, no deduction shall be allowed under Section 24402.
(2) Section 857(b)(2)(D) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to an exclusion for an amount equal to the net income from foreclosure property, shall not apply.
(3) Section 857(b)(2)(E) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to a deduction for an amount equal to the tax imposed in the case of failure to meet certain requirements for the taxable year, shall not apply.
(4) Section 857(b)(2)(F) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to an exclusion for an amount equal to any net income derived from prohibited transactions, shall not apply.
(d) Section 857(b)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to an alternative tax in case of capital gains, shall not apply.
(e) Section 857(b)(4)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to the imposition of tax on income from foreclosure property, shall not apply.
(f) Section 857(b)(5) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to the imposition of tax in case of failure to meet certain requirements, shall not apply.
(g) Section 857(b)(6)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to the imposition of tax on income from prohibited transactions, shall not apply.
(h) Section 857(b)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to income from redetermined rents, redetermined deductions, and excess interest, shall not apply.
(i) Section 857(c) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to restrictions applicable to dividends received from real estate investment trusts, is modified to refer to Sections 24402, 24406, 24410, and 25106, in lieu of Section 243 of the Internal Revenue Code.
(j) The amendments to this section by Chapter 878 of the Statutes of 1993 are clarifications of legislative intent and shall apply to taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 1987.
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History
Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 691, Sec. 73. Effective October 7, 2005.
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- Rev. & Tax. Code, div. 2, pt. 11, ch. 2The Corporation Franchise TaxPrinted as Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 23101)
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- Rev. & Tax. Code, § 24402Printed as Section 24402 | Sections 24402, 24406, 24410, and 25106
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