26 C.F.R. § 1.181-6

Effective/applicability date

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(a) In general. Except as otherwise provided in this section, §§ 1.181-1 through 1.181-5 apply to productions the first day of principal photography for which occurs on or after September 29, 2011. Paragraphs 1.181-1(a)(1)(ii), (a)(6), (b)(1)(ii), (b)(2)(vi), and (c)(2) of § 1.181-1 apply to productions to which section 181 is applicable and for which the first day of principal photography or in-between animation occurs on or after December 7, 2012.

(b) Pre-effective date productions. For any taxable year for which the period of limitation on refund or credit under section 6511 has not expired, the owner may apply §§ 1.181-1 through 1.181-5 to any production to which section 181 applies and for which the first day of principal photography (or in-between animation) occurred before December 7, 2012, provided the owner applies all relevant provisions of §§ 1.181-1 through 1.181-5 to the production.

[T.D. 9603, 77 FR 72924, Dec. 7, 2012]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2013–2013 · leading case: Staples v. Comm'r, 106 Tax Ct. Mem. Dec. (CCH) 576 (T.C. 2013).
Staples v. Comm'r, 106 Tax Ct. Mem. Dec. (CCH) 576 (T.C. 2013). · cites it 2× “181-6(a), Income Tax Regs. As of May 2012, petitioner had still not begun principal photography.”
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