§ 1363 — Effect Of Election On Corporation

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this subchapter, an S corporation shall not be subject to the taxes imposed by this chapter. (b) The taxable income of an S corporation shall be computed in the same manner as in the case of an individual, except that— (1) the items described in section 1366(a)(1)(A) shall be separately stated, (2) the deductions referred to in section 703(a)(2) shall not be allowed to the corporation, (3) section 248 shall apply, and (4) section 291 shall apply if the S corporation (or any predecessor) was a C corporation for any of the 3 immediately preceding taxable years. (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), any election affecting the computation of items derived from an S corporation shall be made by the corporation. (2) In the case of an S corporation, elections under the following provisions shall be made by each shareholder separately— (A) section 617 (relating to deduction and recapture of certain mining exploration expenditures), and (B) section 901 (relating to taxes of foreign countries and possessions of the United States). (1) If— (A) an S corporation was a C corporation for the last taxable year before the first taxable year for which the election under section 1362(a) was effective, and (B) the corporation inventoried goods under the LIFO method for such last taxable year, (A) Any increase in the tax imposed by this chapter by reason of this subsection shall be payable in 4 equal installments. (B) The first installment under subparagraph (A) shall be paid on or before the due date (determined without regard to extensions) for the return of the tax imposed by this chapter for the last taxable year for which the corporation was a C corporation and the 3 succeeding installments shall be paid on or before the due date (as so determined) for the corporation’s return for the 3 succeeding taxable years. (C) Notwithstanding section 6601(b), for purposes of section 6601, the date prescribed for the payment of each installment under this paragraph shall be determined under this paragraph. (3) For purposes of this subsection, the term “LIFO recapture amount” means the amount (if any) by which— (A) the inventory amount of the inventory asset under the first-in, first-out method authorized by section 471, exceeds (B) the inventory amount of such assets under the LIFO method. (4) For purposes of this subsection— (A) The term “LIFO method” means the method authorized by section 472. (B) The term “inventory assets” means stock in trade of the corporation, or other property of a kind which would properly be included in the inventory of the corporation if on hand at the close of the taxable year. (C) The inventory amount of assets under a method authorized by section 471 shall be determined— (i) if the corporation uses the retail method of valuing inventories under section 472, by using such method, or (ii) if clause (i) does not apply, by using cost or market, whichever is lower. (D) Except as provided in regulations, the corporation referred to in paragraph (1) shall not be treated as a member of an affiliated group with respect to the amount included in gross income under paragraph (1). (5) Sections 1367(a)(2)(D) and 1371(c)(1) shall not apply with respect to any increase in the tax imposed by reason of this subsection.