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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 IV— DOMESTIC INTERNATIONAL SALES CORPORATIONS›Subpart B— Treatment of Distributions to Shareholders

§ 997. Special subchapter C rules

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

For purposes of applying the provisions of subchapter C of chapter 1, any distribution in property to a corporation by a DISC or former DISC which is made out of previously taxed income or accumulated DISC income shall—

(1) be treated as a distribution in the same amount as if such distribution of property were made to an individual, and

(2) have a basis, in the hands of the recipient corporation, equal to the amount determined under paragraph (1).

(Added Pub. L. 92–178, title V, § 501, Dec. 10, 1971, 85 Stat. 549.)

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