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CHAPTER 1— NORMAL TAXES AND SURTAXES›Subchapter N— Tax Based on Income From Sources Within or Without the United States›PART III— INCOME FROM SOURCES WITHOUT THE UNITED STATES›Subpart A— Foreign Tax Credit

§ 908. Reduction of credit for participation in or cooperation with an international…

26 U.S.C. Subtitle A — Income Taxes (Internal Revenue Code) · 2026 edition · updated 2026-10-03 · United States

(a) In general

If a person, or a member of a controlled group (within the meaning of section 993(a)(3)) which includes such person, participates in or cooperates with an international boycott during the taxable year (within the meaning of section 999(b)), the amount of the credit allowable under section 901 to such person, or under section 960 to United States shareholders of such person, for foreign taxes paid during the taxable year shall be reduced by an amount equal to the product of—

(1) the amount of the credit which, but for this section, would be allowed under section 901 for the taxable year, multiplied by

(2) the international boycott factor (determined under section 999).

(b) Application with sections 275(a)(4) and 78

Section 275(a)(4) and section 78 shall not apply to any amount of taxes denied credit under subsection (a).

(Added Pub. L. 94–455, title X, § 1061(a), Oct. 4, 1976, 90 Stat. 1649; amended Pub. L. 115–97, title I, § 14301(c)(28), Dec. 22, 2017, 131 Stat. 2224.)

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26 U.S.C. Subtitle A — Income Taxes (Internal Revenue Code)

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