Part IV. CREDITS AGAINST TAX  


SubPart A. Nonrefundable Personal Credits
§ 21. Expenses for household and dependent care services necessary for gainful employment
§ 22. Credit for the elderly and the permanently and totally disabled
§ 23. Adoption expenses
§ 24. Child tax credit
§ 25. Interest on certain home mortgages
§ 25A. Hope and Lifetime Learning credits
§ 25B. Elective deferrals and IRA contributions by certain individuals
§ 25C. Nonbusiness energy property
§ 25D. Residential energy efficient property
§ 26. Limitation based on tax liability; definition of tax liability
SubPart B. Other Credits
§ 27. Taxes of foreign countries and possessions of the United States; possession tax credit
§ 28. Renumbered § 45C
§ 29. Renumbered § 45K
§ 30. Certain plug-in electric vehicles
§ 30A. Puerto Rico economic activity credit
§ 30B. Alternative motor vehicle credit
§ 30C. Alternative fuel vehicle refueling property credit
§ 30D. New qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles
SubPart C. Refundable Credits
§ 31. Tax withheld on wages
§ 32. Earned income
§ 33. Tax withheld at source on nonresident aliens and foreign corporations
§ 34. Certain uses of gasoline and special fuels
§ 35. Health insurance costs of eligible individuals
§ 36. First-time homebuyer credit
§ 36A. Making work pay credit
§ 36B. Refundable credit for coverage under a qualified health plan
§ 36C. Renumbered § 23
§ 37. Overpayments of tax
SubPart D. Business Related Credits
§ 38. General business credit
§ 39. Carryback and carryforward of unused credits
§ 40. Alcohol, etc., used as fuel
§ 40A. Biodiesel and renewable diesel used as fuel
§ 41. Credit for increasing research activities
§ 42. Low-income housing credit
§ 43. Enhanced oil recovery credit
§ 44. Expenditures to provide access to disabled individuals
§ 44A. Renumbered § 21
§ 44B. Repealed. Pub. L. 98–369, div. A, title IV, § 474(m)(1), July 18, 1984, 98 Stat. 833
§ 44C. Renumbered § 23
§ 44D. Renumbered § 29
§ 44E. Renumbered § 40
§ 44F. Renumbered § 30
§ 44G. Renumbered § 41
§ 44H. Renumbered § 45C
§ 45. Electricity produced from certain renewable resources, etc.
§ 45A. Indian employment credit
§ 45B. Credit for portion of employer social security taxes paid with respect to employee cash tips
§ 45C. Clinical testing expenses for certain drugs for rare diseases or conditions
§ 45D. New markets tax credit
§ 45E. Small employer pension plan startup costs
§ 45F. Employer-provided child care credit
§ 45G. Railroad track maintenance credit
§ 45H. Credit for production of low sulfur diesel fuel
§ 45I. Credit for producing oil and gas from marginal wells
§ 45J. Credit for production from advanced nuclear power facilities
§ 45K. Credit for producing fuel from a nonconventional source
§ 45L. New energy efficient home credit
§ 45M. Energy efficient appliance credit
§ 45N. Mine rescue team training credit
§ 45O. Agricultural chemicals security credit
§ 45P. Employer wage credit for employees who are active duty members of the uniformed services
§ 45Q. Credit for carbon dioxide sequestration
§ 45R. Employee health insurance expenses of small employers
SubPart E. Rules for Computing Investment Credit
§ 46. Amount of credit
§ 47. Rehabilitation credit
§ 48. Energy credit
§ 48A. Qualifying advanced coal project credit
§ 48B. Qualifying gasification project credit
§ 48C. Qualifying advanced energy project credit
§ 48D. Qualifying therapeutic discovery project credit
§ 49. At-risk rules
§ 50. Other special rules
§ 50A, 50B. Repealed. Pub. L. 98–369, div. A, title IV, § 474(m)(2), July 18, 1984, 98 Stat. 833
SubPart F. Rules for Computing Work Opportunity Credit
§ 51. Amount of credit
§ 51A. Repealed. Pub. L. 109–432, div. A, title I, § 105(e)(4)(A), Dec. 20, 2006, 120 Stat. 2937
§ 52. Special rules
SubPart G. Credit Against Regular Tax for Prior Year Minimum Tax Liability
§ 53. Credit for prior year minimum tax liability
SubPart H. Nonrefundable Credit to Holders of Clean Renewable Energy Bonds
§ 54. Credit to holders of clean renewable energy bonds
SubPart I. Qualified Tax Credit Bonds
§ 54A. Credit to holders of qualified tax credit bonds
§ 54B. Qualified forestry conservation bonds
§ 54C. New clean renewable energy bonds
§ 54D. Qualified energy conservation bonds
§ 54E. Qualified zone academy bonds
§ 54F. Qualified school construction bonds
SubPart J. Build America Bonds
§ 54AA. Build America bonds

Amendments

Amendments

2009—Pub. L. 111–5, div. B, title I, § 1531(c)(6), Feb. 17, 2009, 123 Stat. 360, added item for subpart J.

2008—Pub. L. 110–234, title XV, § 15316(c)(5), May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1511, and Pub. L. 110–246, title XV, § 15316(c)(5), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 2273, made identical amendments, adding items for subparts H and I and striking out item for former subpart H “Nonrefundable credit to holders of certain bonds”. The amendment by Pub. L. 110–234 was repealed by Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664.

2005—Pub. L. 109–58, title XIII, § 1303(c)(1), Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 996, added item for subpart H.

1996—Pub. L. 104–188, title I, §§ 1201(e)(3), 1601(b)(2)(F)(ii), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1772, 1833, substituted “Other credits” for “Foreign tax credit, etc.” in item for subpart B and “work opportunity credit” for “targeted jobs credit” in item for subpart F.

1990—Pub. L. 101–508, title XI, § 11813(b)(26), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1388–555, substituted “Rules for computing investment credit” for “Rules for computing credit for investment in certain depreciable property” in item for subpart E.

1984—Pub. L. 98–369, div. A, title IV, §§ 471(a), 474(n)(3), July 18, 1984, 98 Stat. 825, 834, substituted “Nonrefundable personal credits” for “Credits allowable” in item for subpart A, “Foreign tax credit, etc” for “Rules for computing credit for investment in certain depreciable property” in item for subpart B, “Refundable credits” for “Rules for computing credit for expense of work incentive programs” in item for subpart C, and “Business-related credits” for “Rules for computing credit for employment of certain new employees” in item for subpart D, and added items for subparts E and F.

1977—Pub. L. 95–30, title II, § 202(d)(1)(B), May 23, 1977, 91 Stat. 147, added subpart D.

1971—Pub. L. 92–178, title VI, § 601(c)(1), Dec. 10, 1971, 85 Stat. 557, added subpart C.