Cal. RTC § 18039
This is the official text of Cal. RTC § 18039, part of California’s Revenue and Taxation Code — governs state and local taxation, including income and property tax.
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Official statutory text
Section 1052 of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to basis established by prior revenue acts, is modified as follows:
(a) Section 1052(c) of the Internal Revenue Code does not apply.
(b) If the property was acquired, after February 28, 1913, in a transaction to which the Personal Income Tax Law of 1954 applied, and the basis thereof, for purposes of the Personal Income Tax Law of 1954, was prescribed by Section 17747, 17751, 17755, 17756, 17757, 17758, or 17788 of that law, then for purposes of this part the basis shall be the same as the basis therein prescribed in the Personal Income Tax Law of 1954.
(a) Section 1052(c) of the Internal Revenue Code does not apply.
(b) If the property was acquired, after February 28, 1913, in a transaction to which the Personal Income Tax Law of 1954 applied, and the basis thereof, for purposes of the Personal Income Tax Law of 1954, was prescribed by Section 17747, 17751, 17755, 17756, 17757, 17758, or 17788 of that law, then for purposes of this part the basis shall be the same as the basis therein prescribed in the Personal Income Tax Law of 1954.
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