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LegalText 26 U.S.C. § 531 Imposition of accumulated earnings tax us united_states_code code_section 26 INTERNAL REVENUE CODE 1 NORMAL TAXES AND SURTAXES 531 26 U.S.C. § 531 current 119-100 2026-06-26 official https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/100/xml_usc26@119-100.zip /us/usc/t26/s531 data/legal/raw/us/code/title-26/usc26.xml 11becfdc07f3cdf8302958bc0d06db556f78a67fb0d29c1abc38bb1a1d7ec313 a261f094809116f42a96648a3d5eee80fa010379d67412551c21dd5c900b27f4 ad9d0d7acdb9f25705f416104c6477792aa104bd99f412e4e86f7b473db427f7 2026-07-04 official
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26 U.S.C. § 531 - Imposition of accumulated earnings tax

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In addition to other taxes imposed by this chapter, there is hereby imposed for each taxable year on the accumulated taxable income (as defined in section 535) of each corporation described in section 532, an accumulated earnings tax equal to 20 percent of the accumulated taxable income.

(Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 179; Pub. L. 100647, title I, § 1001(a)(2)(A), Nov. 10, 1988, 102 Stat. 3349; Pub. L. 10366, title XIII, §§ 13201(b)(1), 13202(b), Aug. 10, 1993, 107 Stat. 459, 461; Pub. L. 10716, title I, § 101(c)(4), June 7, 2001, 115 Stat. 43; Pub. L. 10827, title III, § 302(e)(5), May 28, 2003, 117 Stat. 764; Pub. L. 112240, title I, § 102(c)(1)(A), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 2319.)

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Editorial Notes

Amendments2013—Pub. L. 112240 substituted “20 percent” for “15 percent”. 2003—Pub. L. 10827 substituted “equal to 15 percent of the accumulated taxable income.” for “equal to the product of the highest rate of tax under section 1(c) and the accumulated taxable income.” 2001—Pub. L. 10716 substituted “equal to the product of the highest rate of tax under section 1(c) and the accumulated taxable income.” for “equal to 39.6 percent of the accumulated taxable income.” 1993—Pub. L. 10366, § 13202(b), substituted “39.6 percent” for “36 percent”. Pub. L. 10366, § 13201(b)(1), substituted “36 percent” for “28 percent”. 1988—Pub. L. 100647 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section read as follows: “In addition to other taxes imposed by this chapter, there is hereby imposed for each taxable year on the accumulated taxable income (as defined in section 535) of every corporation described in section 532, an accumulated earnings tax equal to the sum of— “(1) 27½ percent of the accumulated taxable income not in excess of $100,000, plus “(2) 38½ percent of the accumulated taxable income in excess of $100,000.”

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2013 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 112240 applicable to taxable years beginning after Dec. 31, 2012, see section 102(d)(1) of Pub. L. 112240, set out as a note under section 1 of this title.

Effective Date of 2003 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 10827 applicable, except as otherwise provided, to taxable years beginning after Dec. 31, 2002, see section 302(f) of Pub. L. 10827, set out as an Effective and Termination Dates of 2003 Amendment note under section 1 of this title.

Effective Date of 2001 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 10716 applicable to taxable years beginning after Dec. 31, 2000, see section 101(d)(1) of Pub. L. 10716, set out as an Effective and Termination Dates of 2001 Amendment note under section 1 of this title.

Effective Date of 1993 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 10366 applicable to taxable years beginning after Dec. 31, 1992, see sections 13201(c) and 13202(c) of Pub. L. 10366, set out as notes under section 1 of this title.

Effective Date of 1988 AmendmentPub. L. 100647, title I, § 1001(a)(2)(B), Nov. 10, 1988, 102 Stat. 3349, provided that: “The amendment made by subparagraph (A) [amending this section] shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1987. Such amendment shall not be treated as a change in a rate of tax for purposes of section 15 of the 1986 Code.”