26 C.F.R. § 1.1245-6

Relation of section 1245 to other sections

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(a) General. The provisions of section 1245 apply notwithstanding any other provision of subtitle A of the Code. Thus, unless an exception or limitation under section 1245(b) applies, gain under section 1245(a)(1) is recognized notwithstanding any contrary nonrecognition provision or income characterizing provision. For example, since section 1245 overrides section 1231 (relating to property used in the trade or business), the gain recognized under section 1245(a)(1) upon a disposition will be treated as ordinary income and only the remaining gain, if any, from the disposition may be considered as gain from the sale or exchange of a capital asset if section 1231 is applicable. See example (2) of paragraph (b)(2) of § 1.1245-1. For effect of section 1245 on basis provisions of the Code, see § 1.1245-5.

(b) Nonrecognition sections overridden. The nonrecognition provisions of subtitle A of the Code which section 1245 overrides include, but are not limited to, sections 267(d), 311(a), 336, 337, 501(a), 512(b)(5), and 1039. See section 1245(b) for the extent to which section 1245(a)(1) overrides sections 332, 351, 361, 371(a), 374(a), 721, 731, 1031, 1033, 1071, and 1081 (b)(1) and (d)(1)(A). For limitation on amount of adjustments reflected in adjusted basis of property disposed of by an organization exempt from income taxes (within the meaning of section 501(a)), see paragraph (a)(8) of § 1.1245-2.

(c) Normal retirement of asset in multiple asset account. Section 1245(a)(1) does not require recognition of gain upon normal retirements of section 1245 property in a multiple asset account as long as the taxpayer's method of accounting, as described in paragraph (e)(2) of § 1.167(a)-8 (relating to accounting treatment of asset retirements), does not require recognition of such gain.

(d) Installment method. (1) Gain from a disposition to which section 1245(a)(1) applies may be reported under the installment method if such method is otherwise available under section 453 of the Code. In such case, the income (other than interest) on each installment payment shall be deemed to consist of gain to which section 1245(a)(1) applies until all such gain has been reported, and the remaining portion (if any) of such income shall be deemed to consist of gain to which section 1245(a)(1) does not apply. For treatment of amounts as interest on certain deferred payments, see section 483.

(2) The provisions of this paragraph may be illustrated by the following example:

Example:Jones contracts to sell an item of section 1245 property for $10,000 to be paid in 10 equal payments of $1,000 each, plus a sufficient amount of interest so that section 483 does not apply. He properly elects under section 453 to report under the installment method gain of $2,000 to which section 1245(a)(1) applies and gain of $1,000 to which section 1231 applies. Accordingly, $300 of each of the first 6 installment payments and $200 of the seventh installment payment is ordinary income under section 1245(a)(1), and $100 of the seventh installment payment and $300 of each of the last 3 installment payments is gain under section 1231.

(e) Exempt income. The fact that section 1245 provides for recognition of gain as ordinary income does not change into taxable income any income which is exempt under section 115 (relating to income of states, etc.), 892 (relating to income of foreign governments), or 894 (relating to income exempt under treaties).

(f) Treatment of gain not recognized under section 1245. Section 1245 does not prevent gain which is not recognized under section 1245 from being considered as gain under another provision of the Code, such as, for example, section 311(c) (relating to liability in excess of basis), section 341(f) (relating to collapsible corporations), section 357(c) (relating to liabilities in excess of basis), section 1238 (relating to amortization in excess of depreciation), or section 1239 (relating to gain from sale of depreciable property between certain related persons). Thus, for example, if section 1245 property, which has an adjusted basis of $1,000 and a recomputed basis of $1,500, is sold for $1,750 in a transaction to which section 1239 applies, $500 of the gain would be recognized under section 1245(a)(1) and the remaining $250 of the gain would be treated as ordinary income under section 1239.

[T.D. 6832, 30 FR 8584, July 7, 1965, as amended by T.D. 7084, 36 FR 269, Jan. 8, 1971; T.D. 7400, 41 FR 5101, Feb. 4, 1976]

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 9 cases, 1969–2016 · leading case: Hillsboro Nat'l Bank v. Comm'r, 460 U.S. 370 (1983).

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Hillsboro Nat'l Bank v. Comm'r, 460 U.S. 370 (1983). · cites it 4× “Despite the breadth of the nonrecognition language in § 336, the rule of nonrecognition clearly is not without exception.”

Kregear v. Comm'r, 53 T.C.M. 869 (Tax Ct. 1987). · cites it 4× “These provisions, known as recapture provisions, are integrated into the installment sale rules of section 453 by section 1.”

City of Woodway, McLennan Cnty., Texas v. United States, 681 F.2d 975 (5th Cir. 1982). “26 CFR § 1.1245-6 (e) is better understood as an attempt to prevent conflict between section 115 and section 1245 caused by the definition of “property” contained in § 1.”

Troy State Univ. v. Comm'r, 62 T.C. 493 (Tax Ct. 1974). · cites it 2× “Petitioner argues that, although section 1245 treated certain amounts as gain upon the liquidation of the transferor, that gain is excludable from the transferor's gross income under section 115(a)(1) .”

Zeropack Co. v. Comm'r, 47 T.C.M. 181 (Tax Ct. 1983). · cites it 4× “The trustees, *144 however, were advised that section 337 would not afford Old Zeropack tax-free treatment on the sale with respect to any recapture liability.”

Plese v. Comm'r, 37 T.C.M. 1349 (Tax Ct. 1978). · cites it 16× “Held, further: Amount of income and bad debts determined.”

Clayton v. Comm'r, 52 T.C. 911 (Tax Ct. 1969). · cites it 4× “Not only do the plain words of section 1245 quoted above sustain the Commissioner, but so do Income Tax Regs.”

Est. of Backemeyer v. Comm'r, 147 T.C. No. 17 (Tax Ct. 2016). · cites it 4× “The Supreme Court held on balance that the tax benefit rule supersedes nonrecognition of gain under section 336 , because the gain arising from application of the tax benefit rule was not the sort of gain that would have been recognized on liquidation but for the operation of…”

Badias & Seijas, Inc. v. Comm'r, 36 T.C.M. 518 (Tax Ct. 1977). · cites it 2× “The application of the recapture provisions of section 1245 takes precedence over the nonrecognition provisions of section 337 so that if we determine the statutory requirements of section 337 have been met, petitioner is still required to recognize gain in the amount of $23,066.”

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