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26 U.S.C. § 173 - Circulation expenditures

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(a) General rule Notwithstanding section 263, all expenditures (other than expenditures for the purchase of land or depreciable property or for the acquisition of circulation through the purchase of any part of the business of another publisher of a newspaper, magazine, or other periodical) to establish, maintain, or increase the circulation of a newspaper, magazine, or other periodical shall be allowed as a deduction; except that the deduction shall not be allowed with respect to the portion of such expenditures as, under regulations prescribed by the Secretary, is chargeable to capital account if the taxpayer elects, in accordance with such regulations, to treat such portion as so chargeable. Such election, if made, must be for the total amount of such portion of the expenditures which is so chargeable to capital account, and shall be binding for all subsequent taxable years unless, upon application by the taxpayer, the Secretary permits a revocation of such election subject to such conditions as he deems necessary.

(b) Cross reference For election of 3-year amortization of expenditures allowable as a deduction under subsection (a), see section 59(e).

(Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 65; Pub. L. 94455, title XIX, § 1906(b)(13)(A), Oct. 4, 1976, 90 Stat. 1834; Pub. L. 97248, title II, § 201(d)(9)(A), formerly § 201(c)(9)(A), Sept. 3, 1982, 96 Stat. 420, renumbered § 201(d)(9)(A), Pub. L. 97448, title III, § 306(a)(1)(A)(i), Jan. 12, 1983, 96 Stat. 2400; Pub. L. 98369, div. A, title VII, § 711(a)(3)(C), July 18, 1984, 98 Stat. 942; Pub. L. 99514, title VII, § 701(e)(4)(D), Oct. 22, 1986, 100 Stat. 2343; Pub. L. 100647, title I, § 1007(g)(5), Nov. 10, 1988, 102 Stat. 3435.)

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Editorial Notes

Amendments1988—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 100647 substituted “section 59(e)” for “section 59(d)”. 1986—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 99514 substituted “section 59(d)” for “section 58(i)”. 1984—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 98369 substituted “3-year” for “10-year”. 1982—Pub. L. 97248, § 201(d)(9)(A), designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), added subsec. (a) heading, and added subsec. (b). 1976—Pub. L. 94455 struck out “or his delegate” after “Secretary” in two places.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1988 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 100647 effective, except as otherwise provided, as if included in the provision of the Tax Reform Act of 1986, Pub. L. 99514, to which such amendment relates, see section 1019(a) of Pub. L. 100647, set out as a note under section 1 of this title.

Effective Date of 1986 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 99514 applicable to taxable years beginning after Dec. 31, 1986, with certain exceptions and qualifications, see section 701(f) of Pub. L. 99514, set out as an Effective Date note under section 55 of this title.

Effective Date of 1984 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 98369 effective as if included in the provision of the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982, Pub. L. 97248, to which such amendment relates, see section 715 of Pub. L. 98369, set out as a note under section 31 of this title.

Effective Date of 1982 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 97248 applicable to taxable years beginning after Dec. 31, 1982, see section 201(e)(1) of Pub. L. 97248, set out as a note under section 5 of this title.

Applicability of Certain Amendments by Pub. L. 99514 in Relation to Treaty Obligations of United StatesFor applicability of amendment by Pub. L. 99514 notwithstanding any treaty obligation of the United States in effect on Oct. 22, 1986, with provision that for such purposes any amendment by title I of Pub. L. 100647 be treated as if it had been included in the provision of Pub. L. 99514 to which such amendment relates, see section 1012(aa)(2), (4) of Pub. L. 100647, set out as a note under section 861 of this title.