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CH.

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NORMAL TAXES AND SURTAXES

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(1) TAXES.—There shall be allowed as a deduction Federal income and excess profits taxes (other than the excess profits tax imposed by subchapter E of chapter 2 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1939 for taxable years beginning after December 31, 1940) and income, war profits, and excess-profits taxes of foreign countries and possessions of the United States (to the extent not allowable as a deduction under section 164(b)(6)), accrued during the taxable year, but not including the accumulated earnings tax imposed by section 531, the personal holding company tax imposed by section 541, or the taxes imposed by corresponding sections of a prior income tax law. A taxpayer which, for each taxable year in which it was subject to the provisions of supplement P of the Internal Revenue Code of 1939, deducted Federal income and excess profits taxes when paid for the purpose of computing undistributed supplement P net income under such code, shall deduct taxes under this paragraph when paid, unless the corporation elects, under regulations prescribed by the Secretary or his delegate, after the date of enactment of this title to deduct the taxes described in this paragraph when accrued. Such election shall be irrevocable and shall apply to the taxable year for which the election is made and to all subsequent taxable years. (2) CHAEITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS.—The deduction for charitable contributions provided under section 170 shall be allowed, b u t with the limitation in section 170(b)(1)(A) and (B) (in lieu of the limitation in section 170(b)(2)). For purposes of this paragraph, the term "adjusted gross income" when used in section 170(b)(1) means the taxable income computed with the adjustments provided in section 170(b)(2) and without the deduction of the amounts disallowed under paragraphs (5) and (6) of this subsection or the inclusion in gross income of the amounts includible therein as dividends by reason of the application of the provisions of section 555 (b) (relating to the inclusion in gross income of a foreign personal holding company of its distributive share of the undistributed foreign personal holding company income of another company in which it is a shareholder). (3) SPECIAL DEDUCTIONS DISALLOWED.—The special deductions for corporations provided in part VIII (except sections 242 and 248) of subchapter B (section 241 and following, relating to the deduction for dividends received by corporations, etc.) shall not be allowed. (4) N E T OPERATING LOSS.—The net operating loss deduction provided in section 172 shall not be allowed, but there shall be allowed as a deduction the amount of the net operating loss (as defined in section 172(c)) for the preceding taxable year. (5) E X P E N S E S AND DEPRECIATION APPLICABLE TO PROPERTY OF

THE TAXPAYER,—The aggregate of the deductions allowed under section 162 (relating to trade or business expenses) and section 167 (relating to depreciation) which are allocable to the operation and maintenance of property owned or operated by the company, shall be allowed only in an amount equal to the rent or other compensation received for the use of, or the right to use, the property, unless it is established (under regulations prescribed by the Secretary or his delegate) to the satisfaction of the Secretary or his delegate— § 556(b)(5)