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§ 196. Deduction for certain unused business credits
(a) Allowance of deduction
(b) Taxpayer’s dying or ceasing to exist
(c) Qualified business credits
For purposes of this section, the term “qualified business credits” means—
(1) the investment credit determined under section 46 (but only to the extent attributable to property the basis of which is reduced by section 50(c)),
(2) the work opportunity credit determined under section 51(a),
(3) the alcohol fuels credit determined under section 40(a),
(4) the research credit determined under section 41(a) (other than such credit determined under section 280C(c)(3)) 1
1 See References in Text note below.
for taxable years beginning after December 31, 1988,(5) the enhanced oil recovery credit determined under section 43(a),
(6) the empowerment zone employment credit determined under section 1396(a),
(7) the Indian employment credit determined under section 45A(a),
(8) the employer Social Security credit determined under section 45B(a),
(9) the new markets tax credit determined under section 45D(a),
(10) the small employer pension plan startup cost credit determined under section 45E(a),
(11) the biodiesel fuels credit determined under section 40A(a),
(12) the low sulfur diesel fuel production credit determined under section 45H(a),
(13) the new energy efficient home credit determined under section 45L(a), and
(14) the small employer health insurance credit determined under section 45R(a).
(d) Special rule for investment tax credit
(Added Pub. L. 97–248, title II, § 205(a)(2), Sept. 3, 1982, 96 Stat. 428; amended Pub. L. 98–369, div. A, title IV, § 474(r)(8)(A), July 18, 1984, 98 Stat. 840; Pub. L. 100–647, title IV, § 4008(b)(2), Nov. 10, 1988, 102 Stat. 3653; Pub. L. 101–239, title VII, §§ 7110(c)(2), 7814(e)(1), (2)(D), Dec. 19, 1989, 103 Stat. 2325, 2413, 2414; Pub. L. 101–508, title XI, §§ 11511(b)(3), 11813(b)(12), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1388–485, 1388–554; Pub. L. 103–66, title XIII, §§ 13302(b)(2), 13322(c)(2), Aug. 10, 1993, 107 Stat. 555, 563; Pub. L. 104–188, title I, § 1201(e)(1), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1772; Pub. L. 105–206, title VI, § 6020(a), July 22, 1998, 112 Stat. 823; Pub. L. 106–554, § 1(a)(7) [title I, § 121(c)], Dec. 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2763, 2763A–610; Pub. L. 107–16, title VI, § 619(c)(2), June 7, 2001, 115 Stat. 110; Pub. L. 108–357, title III, §§ 302(c)(2), 339(e), Oct. 22, 2004, 118 Stat. 1465, 1484; Pub. L. 109–58, title XIII, § 1332(d), Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 1026; Pub. L. 111–148, title I, § 1421(d)(2), Mar. 23, 2010, 124 Stat. 242; Pub. L. 115–141, div. U, title IV, § 401(b)(16), Mar. 23, 2018, 132 Stat. 1202.)