For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 1997:

(a) Section 1237(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to real property subdivided for sale, is modified to provide that the term “other than a corporation” in the material preceding Section 1237(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code shall instead mean “other than a C corporation.”

Terms Used In California Revenue and Taxation Code 24990.4

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.

(b) Section 1237(a)(2)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to real property subdivided for sale, is modified to provide that an improvement shall be deemed to be made by the taxpayer if that improvement was made by an “S corporation” that included the taxpayer as a shareholder.

(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 862, Sec. 211. Effective January 1, 2001.)