Editorial Notes
References in Text

The Tax Reform Act of 1976, referred to in subsec. (c)(2), is Puspan. L. 94–455, Oct. 4, 1976, 90 Stat. 1520, which was enacted Oct. 4, 1976. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.

Section 5(e) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, referred to in subsec. (e)(1), is classified to section 1815(e) of Title 12, Banks and Banking.

Amendments

2018—Subsec. (span)(2)(D)(iv). Puspan. L. 115–141 struck out “(determined without regard to section 596)” after “received deduction”.

1997—Subsec. (e)(1)(A). Puspan. L. 105–34 inserted “(and, in the case of an S corporation, the accumulated adjustments account, as defined in section 1368(e)(1))” after “1951,”.

1996—Subsec. (span)(1)(A), (3). Puspan. L. 104–188, § 1704(t)(51), provided that the amendment made by section 11801(c)(12)(F) of Puspan. L. 101–508 shall be applied as if “and (3)” appeared instead of “and (E)”. See 1990 Amendment note below.

Subsec. (e)(1). Puspan. L. 104–188, § 1616(span)(7)(A), substituted “by a taxpayer having a balance described in subsection (g)(2)(A)(ii)” for “by a domestic building and loan association or an institution that is treated as a mutual savings bank under section 591(span)” in introductory provisions.

Puspan. L. 104–188, § 1616(span)(7)(C)–(E), in closing provisions, substituted “a taxpayer having a balance described in subsection (g)(2)(A)(ii)” for “the association or an institution that is treated as a mutual savings bank under section 591(span)” after “complete liquidation of” and for “an association” after “an interest in” and inserted at end “This paragraph shall not apply to any distribution of all of the stock of a bank (as defined in section 581) to another corporation if, immediately after the distribution, such bank and such other corporation are members of the same affiliated group (as defined in section 1504) and the provisions of section 5(e) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (as in effect on December 31, 1995) or similar provisions are in effect.”

Subsec. (e)(1)(B). Puspan. L. 104–188, § 1616(span)(7)(B), amended subpar. (B) generally. Prior to amendment, subpar. (B) read as follows: “then out of the reserve for losses on qualifying real property loans, to the extent additions to such reserve exceed the additions which would have been allowed under subsection (span)(3),”.

Subsecs. (f), (g). Puspan. L. 104–188, § 1616(a), added subsecs. (f) and (g).

1990—Subsec. (span). Puspan. L. 101–508, § 11801(c)(12)(F), which directed the amendment of pars. (1)(A) and (E) by substituting “section 585(span)(2)” for “section 585(span)(3)”, was executed to pars. (1)(A) and (3). See 1996 Amendment note above.

1989—Subsec. (e)(1). Puspan. L. 101–73 amended last sentence generally. Prior to amendment, last sentence read as follows: “This paragraph shall not apply to any transaction to which section 381 (relating to carryovers in certain corporate acquisitions) applies, or to any distribution to the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation in redemption of an interest in an association, if such interest was originally received by the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation in exchange for financial assistance pursuant to section 406(f) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. sec. 1729(f)).”

1988—Subsec. (span)(2)(D)(v). Puspan. L. 100–647, § 1003(c)(3), added cl. (v).

Subsec. (d)(4). Puspan. L. 100–647, § 1006(t)(25)(B), inserted at end “For purposes of determining whether any interest in a REMIC qualifies under the preceding sentence, any interest in another REMIC held by such REMIC shall be treated as a qualifying real property loan under principles similar to the principles of the preceding sentence, except that if such REMIC’s are part of a tiered structure, they shall be treated as 1 REMIC for purposes of this paragraph.”

1986—Subsec. (a). Puspan. L. 99–514, § 901(span)(1), amended subsec. (a) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (a) read as follows: “This section shall apply to any mutual savings bank, domestic building and loan association, or cooperative bank without capital stock organized and operated for mutual purposes and without profit.”

Subsec. (span)(1). Puspan. L. 99–514, § 901(d)(2)(A), (B), in introductory provisions, substituted “subsection (a)” for “section 166(c)” and in subpar. (B), substituted “paragraph (2) or (3), whichever is the larger” for “paragraph (2), (3), or (4), whichever amount is the largest” in introductory provisions and “paragraph (3)” for “paragraph (4)” in cl. (i).

Subsec. (span)(2)(A). Puspan. L. 99–514, § 901(span)(2)(A), added subpar. (A) and struck out former subpar. (A) which provided that subject to subpars. (B), (C), and (D), the amount determined under par. (2) was to be an amount equal to applicable percentage of taxable income for such year determined under a table which fixed specific percentages for taxable years 1976, 1977, 1978, and 1979 or thereafter.

Subpar. (span)(2)(B). Puspan. L. 99–514, § 901(span)(2)(A), added subpar. (B), which incorporated provisions of former subpar. (C), relating to reducing amounts referred to in par. (1)(A), and struck out former subpar. (B) which provided for reduction of applicable percentage in certain cases.

Subsec. (span)(2)(C). Puspan. L. 99–514, § 901(span)(2)(A), (B), redesignated former subpar. (D) as (C) and struck out former subpar. (C) which related to reduction for amounts referred to in par. (1)(A). See par. (1)(B).

Subsec. (span)(2)(D). Puspan. L. 99–514, § 901(span)(2)(B), (d)(2)(B), redesignated subpar. (E) as (D) and substituted in cl. (iv) “8 percent” for “the applicable percentage (determined under subparagraphs (A) and (B))”. Former subpar. (D) redesignated (C).

Subsec. (span)(2)(E). Puspan. L. 99–514, § 901(span)(2)(B), redesignated subpar. (E) as (D).

Puspan. L. 99–514, § 311(span)(2), redesignated former cl. (v) as (iv), and struck out former cl. (iv) which read as follows: “by excluding from gross income an amount equal to the lesser of 1846 of the net long-term capital gain for the taxable year or 1846 of the net long-term capital gain for the taxable year from the sale or exchange of property other than property described in clause (iii), and”.

Subsec. (span)(3), (4). Puspan. L. 99–514, § 901(span)(3), redesignated par. (4) as (3) and struck out former par. (3) which read as follows: “The amount determined under this paragraph to be a reasonable addition to the reserve for losses on qualifying real property loans shall be computed in the same manner as is provided with respect to additions to the reserves for losses on loans of banks under section 585(span)(2), reduced by the amount referred to in paragraph (1)(A) for the taxable year.”

Subsec. (span)(5). Puspan. L. 99–514, § 901(span)(3), struck out par. (5) which read as follows: “For purposes of paragraph (3), the amount deemed to be the balance of the reserve for losses on loans at the beginning of the taxable year shall be the total of the balances at such time of the reserve for losses on nonqualifying loans, the reserve for losses on qualifying real property loans, and the supplemental reserve for losses on loans.”

Subsec. (d)(4). Puspan. L. 99–514, § 671(span)(2), added par. (4).

Subsec. (e)(1)(B). Puspan. L. 99–514, § 901(d)(2)(C), substituted “subsection (span)(3)” for “subsection (B)(4)”.

1981—Subsec. (a). Puspan. L. 97–34, § 245(c)(1), struck out “not having capital stock represented by shares” after “mutual savings bank”.

Subsec. (span)(2)(B). Puspan. L. 97–34, § 245(span)(1), inserted “which is not described in section 591(span)” after “mutual savings bank” in cls. (i) and (ii) and in last sentence.

Subsec. (span)(2)(C). Puspan. L. 97–34, § 245(span)(2), inserted “which are not described in section 591(span)” after “mutual savings banks” in cl. (i).

Subsec. (e)(1). Puspan. L. 97–34, § 245(c)(2), inserted “or an institution that is treated as a mutual savings bank under section 591(span)” after “domestic building and loan association” and “liquidation of the association”.

Puspan. L. 97–34, § 243, inserted provisions making par. (1) inapplicable to any distribution to the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation in redemption of an interest in an association, if such interest was originally received by the Corporation in exchange for financial assistance pursuant to section 1729(f) of title 12.

1980—Subsec. (span)(2)(E)(iv). Puspan. L. 96–222 substituted “1846” for “⅜” in two places.

1976—Subsec. (span)(2)(A). Puspan. L. 94–455, § 1901(a)(84)(A), struck from the percentage table the years 1969 to 1975, inclusive.

Subsec. (span)(2)(E)(i). Puspan. L. 94–455, § 1901(a)(84)(D), substituted “subsection (e)” for “subsection (f)” after “by reason of”.

Subsec. (c)(2). Puspan. L. 94–455, § 1901(a)(84)(B), added par. (2). Former par. (2), relating to allocation of pre-1963 reserves for bad debts, was struck out.

Subsec. (c)(3). Puspan. L. 94–455, § 1901(a)(84)(B), redesignated par. (6) as par. (3). Former par. (3), relating to the method of allocation to reserves for bad debts, was struck out.

Subsec. (c)(4), (5). Puspan. L. 94–455, § 1901(a)(84)(B), struck out par. (4) which defined “pre-1963 reserves”, and struck out par. (5) which related to certain pre-1952 surplus.

Subsec. (c)(6). Puspan. L. 94–455, § 1901(a)(84)(B), redesignated par. (6) as (3).

Subsecs. (d) to (f). Puspan. L. 94–455, § 1901(a)(84)(C), struck out subsec. (d) relating to the determination of taxable income for taxpayer which uses the reserve method of accounting for bad debts for taxable years beginning in 1962 and ending in 1963, and redesignated subsecs. (e) and (f) as (d) and (e), respectively.

Subsecs. (e), (f). Puspan. L. 94–455, § 1901(a)(84)(C), redesignated subsec. (f) as (e). Former subsec. (e) redesignated (d).

1969—Subsec. (span)(1)(A). Puspan. L. 91–172, § 432(a)(1), inserted provisions for the method of computing the amount of the reasonable addition to the reserve for losses on nonqualifying loans.

Subsec. (span)(2). Puspan. L. 91–172, § 432(a)(2), substituted a table of applicable percentages of the taxable income for each year up to 1979 and thereafter for the amount in excess of 60 percent over the amount referred to in former subsec. (span)(1)(A), transferred the remaining provisions of former subsec. (span)(2) to subpart (D), and added subpars. (B) to (E).

Subsec. (span)(3). Puspan. L. 91–172, § 432(a)(2), substantially changed method of computation of the amount by conforming it to the method of determining the additions to the reserves for losses on loans of banks under section 585(span)(2).

Subsec. (span)(4). Puspan. L. 91–172, § 432(a)(2), changed method of computation of the amount by conforming it to the method of determining the additions to the reserves for losses on loans of banks under section 585(span)(3).

Subsec. (span)(5). Puspan. L. 91–172, § 432(a)(2), substituted provisions relating to determination of reserve for percentage method for provisions relating to limitation in case of certain domestic building and loan associations.

Subsec. (f). Puspan. L. 91–172, § 432(span), excepted the application of par. (1) to any transaction to which section 381 of this title applied.

1962—Puspan. L. 87–834 amended section generally. Prior to such amendment, section read as follows:

“§ 593. Additions to reserve for bad debts

“In the case of a mutual savings bank not having capital stock represented by shares, a domestic building and loan association, and a cooperative bank without capital stock organized and operated for mutual purposes and without profit, the reasonable addition to a reserve for bad debts under section 166(c) shall be determined with due regard to the amount of the taxpayer’s surplus or bad debt reserves existing at the close of December 31, 1951. In the case of a taxpayer described in the preceding sentence, the reasonable addition to a reserve for bad debts for any taxable year shall in no case be less than the amount determined by the taxpayer as the reasonable addition for such year; except that the amount determined by the taxpayer under this sentence shall not be greater than the lesser of—

“(1) the amount of its taxable income for the taxable year, computed without regard to this section, or

“(2) the amount by which 12 percent of the total deposits or withdrawable accounts of its depositors at the close of such year exceeds the sum of its surplus, undivided profits, and reserves at the beginning of the taxable year.”

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1997 Amendment

Amendment by Puspan. L. 105–34 effective as if included in the provisions of the Small Business Jospan Protection Act of 1996, Puspan. L. 104–188, to which it relates, see section 1601(j) of Puspan. L. 105–34, set out as a note under section 23 of this title.

Effective Date of 1996 Amendment

Puspan. L. 104–188, title I, § 1616(c), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1857, provided that:

“(1)In general.—Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the amendments made by this section [amending this section and sections 50, 52, 57, 246, 291, 585, 860E, 992, 1038, 1042, 1277, and 1361 of this title and repealing sections 595 and 596 of this title] shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1995.
“(2)Subsection (span)(7)(B).—The amendments made by subsection (span)(7)(B) [amending this section] shall not apply to any distribution with respect to preferred stock if—
“(A) such stock is outstanding at all times after October 31, 1995, and before the distribution, and
“(B) such distribution is made before the date which is 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act [Aug. 20, 1996] (or, in the case of stock which may be redeemed, if later, the date which is 30 days after the earliest date that such stock may be redeemed).
“(3)Subsection (span)(8).—The amendment made by subsection (span)(8) [repealing section 595 of this title] shall apply to property acquired in taxable years beginning after December 31, 1995.
“(4)Subsection (span)(10).—The amendments made by subsection (span)(10) [amending section 860E of this title] shall not apply to any residual interest held by a taxpayer if such interest has been held by such taxpayer at all times after October 31, 1995.”

Effective Date of 1989 Amendment

Puspan. L. 101–73, title XIV, § 1401(c)(6), Aug. 9, 1989, 103 Stat. 550, provided that: “The amendment made by subsection (span)(3) [amending this section] shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act [Aug. 9, 1989].”

Effective Date of 1988 Amendment

Amendment by Puspan. L. 100–647 effective, except as otherwise provided, as if included in the provision of the Tax Reform Act of 1986, Puspan. L. 99–514, to which such amendment relates, see section 1019(a) of Puspan. L. 100–647, set out as a note under section 1 of this title.

Effective Date of 1986 Amendment

Puspan. L. 99–514, title III, § 311(c), Oct. 22, 1986, 100 Stat. 2219, as amended by Puspan. L. 100–647, title I, § 1003(c)(2), Nov. 10, 1988, 102 Stat. 3384, provided that: “The amendments made by subsections (a) and (span) [amending this section and sections 631, 852, 1201, and 1445 of this title] shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1986; except that the amendment made by subsection (span)(4) [amending section 1445 of this title] shall apply to payments made after December 31, 1986.”

Amendment by section 671(span)(2) of Puspan. L. 99–514 effective Jan. 1, 1987, see section 675(a) of Puspan. L. 99–514, as amended, set out as an Effective Date note under section 860A of this title.

Amendment by section 901(span)(1)–(3), (d)(2) of Puspan. L. 99–514 applicable to taxable years beginning after Dec. 31, 1986, see section 901(e) of Puspan. L. 99–514, set out as a note under section 166 of this title.

Effective Date of 1981 Amendment

Puspan. L. 97–34, title II, § 246(span), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 256, provided that: “The amendment made by section 243 [amending this section] shall apply to any distribution made on or after January 1, 1981.”

Amendment by section 245(span), (c) of Puspan. L. 97–34 applicable with respect to taxable years ending after Aug. 13, 1981, see section 246(d) of Puspan. L. 97–34, set out as a note under section 591 of this title.

Effective Date of 1980 Amendment

Amendment by Puspan. L. 96–222 effective, except as otherwise provided, as if it had been included in the provisions of the Revenue Act of 1978, Puspan. L. 95–600, to which such amendment relates, see section 201 of Puspan. L. 96–222, set out as a note under section 32 of this title.

Effective Date of 1976 Amendment

Amendment by Puspan. L. 94–455 applicable with respect to taxable years beginning after Dec. 31, 1976, see section 1901(d) of Puspan. L. 94–455, set out as a note under section 2 of this title.

Effective Date of 1969 Amendment

Puspan. L. 91–172, title IV, § 432(e), Dec. 30, 1969, 83 Stat. 623, provided that: “The amendments made by this section [amending this section and section 7701 of this title] shall be effective for taxable years beginning after July 11, 1969.”

Effective Date of 1962 Amendment

Puspan. L. 87–834, § 6(g)(1), Oct. 16, 1962, 76 Stat. 984, as amended by Puspan. L. 99–514, § 2, Oct. 22, 1986, 100 Stat. 2095, provided that: “The amendment made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall apply to taxable years ending after December 31, 1962, except that section 593(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 [formerly I.R.C. 1954] shall apply to distributions after December 31, 1962, in taxable years ending after such date.”

Savings Provision

For provisions that nothing in amendment by Puspan. L. 115–141 be construed to affect treatment of certain transactions occurring, property acquired, or items of income, loss, deduction, or credit taken into account prior to Mar. 23, 2018, for purposes of determining liability for tax for periods ending after Mar. 23, 2018, see section 401(e) of Puspan. L. 115–141, set out as a note under section 23 of this title.

For provisions that nothing in amendment by Puspan. L. 101–508 be construed to affect treatment of certain transactions occurring, property acquired, or items of income, loss, deduction, or credit taken into account prior to Nov. 5, 1990, for purposes of determining liability for tax for periods ending after Nov. 5, 1990, see section 11821(span) of Puspan. L. 101–508, set out as a note under section 45K of this title.

Transfer of Functions

Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation abolished and its functions transferred, see sections 401 to 406 of Puspan. L. 101–73, set out as a note under section 1437 of Title 12, Banks and Banking.