Reg. § 1.1502-98 Coordination with sections 383 and 163(j).

26 CFR § 1.1502-98eCFR, current through 2026-07-14

(a) Coordination with section 383 The rules contained in through also apply for purposes of section , with appropriate adjustments to reflect that section applies to credits and net capital losses. For example, subgroups with respect to the carryover of general business credits, minimum tax credits, unused foreign tax, and net capital loss are determined by applying the principles of . Similarly, in the case of net capital losses, general business credits, and excess foreign taxes that are pre-change attributes, applies the principles of through . For example, if a loss group has an ownership change under and has a carryover of unused general business credits from a pre-change consolidated return year to a post-change consolidated return year, the amount of the group's regular tax liability for the post-change year that can be offset by the carryover cannot exceed the consolidated section credit limitation for that post-change year, determined by applying the principles of and -93 (relating to the computation of the consolidated section limitation).

(b) Application to section 163(j)

(1) In general The regulations in this part under sections 163(j), 382, and 383 of the Code contain rules governing the application of section to interest expense governed by section and the regulations in this part under section 163(j) of the Code. See, for example, , -2, 1.382-6, 1.382-7, and 1.383-1. The rules contained in through apply these rules to members of a consolidated group, or corporations that join or leave a consolidated group, with appropriate adjustments. For example, for purposes of through , the term loss group includes a consolidated group in which any member is entitled to use a disallowed business interest expense carryforward, as defined in , that did not arise, and is not treated as arising, in a SRLY with regard to that group. Additionally, a reference to net operating loss carryovers in through generally includes a reference to disallowed business interest expense carryforwards. References to a loss or losses in through include references to disallowed business interest expense carryforwards or section disallowed business interest carryforwards, within the meaning of , as appropriate.

(2) Appropriate adjustments For purposes of applying the rules in through to current-year business interest expense (as defined in ), disallowed business interest expense carryforwards, and section disallowed business interest carryforwards, appropriate adjustments are required.

[T.D. 8824, 64 FR 36174, July 2, 1999, as amended by T.D. 8884, 65 FR 33760, May 25, 2000; T.D. 9905, 85 FR 56844, Sept. 14, 2020]