(q) Charitable and other contributions by corporations. In the case of a corporation, contributions or gifts made within the taxable year to or for the use of a domestic corporation, or domestic trust, or domestic community chest, fund, or foundation, organized and operated exclusively for religious, charitable, scientific, literary, or educational purposes or the prevention of cruelty to children (but in the case of contributions or gifts to a trust, chest, fund, or foundation, only if such contributions or gifts are to be used within the United States exclusively for such purposes), no part of the net earnings of which inures to the benefit of any private shareholder or individual, and no substantial part of the activities of which is carrying on propaganda, or otherwise attempting, to influence legislation; to an amount which does not exceed 5 per centum of the taxpayer's net income as computed without the benefit of this subsection. Such contributions or gifts shall be allowable as deductions only if verified under rules and regulations prescribed by the Commissioner, with the approval of the Secretary.

(r) For deduction of dividends paid by certain banking corporations, see section 121.

ART. 23 (q)-1. Contributions or gifts by corporations.-A corporation is entitled to deduct from gross income for a taxable year beginning after December 31, 1935, contributions or gifts to organizations referred to in section 23 (q), whether or not such contributions or gifts constitute business expenses, but only to the extent provided in that section.

Corporations may deduct, for a taxable year beginning after December 31, 1935, to the extent provided by section 23(q), contributions or gifts to organizations referred to in that section, only for the taxable year in which they are actually paid, regardless of when pledged and regardless of whether the books and records of the corporation are kept on the cash receipts and disbursements basis or the accrual basis.

The provisions of the first paragraph of article 23 (o)-1, relating to (1) the statement in returns of the name and address of each organization to which a contribution or gift was made and the approximate date and the amount of the contribution or gift, (2) the substantiation of the claims for deductions when required by the Commissioner, and (3) the basis for calculation of the amount of a contribution or gift which is other than money, are equally applicable to claims for deductions of contributions or gifts by corporations under section 23 (q).

Donations to organizations other than those referred to in section 23(q) which bear a direct relationship to the corporation's business and are made with a reasonable expectation of a financial return commensurate with the amount of the donation may constitute allow.

able deductions as business expenses. For example, a street railway corporation may donate a sum of money to an organization (of a class not referred to in section 23 (q)) intending to hold a convention in the city in which it operates, with the reasonable expectation that the holding of such convention will augment its income through a greater number of people using the cars. Sums of money expended for lobbying purposes, the promotion or defeat of legislation, the exploitation of propaganda, including advertising other than trade advertising, and contributions for campaign expenses, are not deductible from gross income.

SEC. 24. ITEMS NOT DEDUCTIBLE.

(a) General rule. In computing net income no deduction shall in any case be allowed in respect of

(1) Personal, living, or family expenses;

(2) Any amount paid out for new buildings or for permanent improvements or betterments made to increase the value of any property or estate;

(3) Any amount expended in restoring property or in making good the exhaustion thereof for which an allowance is or has been made;

(4) Premiums paid on any life insurance policy covering the life of any officer or employee, or of any person financially interested in any trade or business carried on by the taxpayer, when the taxpayer is directly or indirectly a beneficiary under such policy;

(5) Any amount otherwise allowable as a deduction which is allocable to one or more classes of income other than interest (whether or not any amount of income of that class or classes is received or accrued) wholly exempt from the taxes imposed by this title; or

(6) Loss from sales or exchanges of property, directly or indirectly, (A) between members of a family, or (B) except in the case of distributions in liquidation, between an individual and a corporation in which such individual owns, directly or indirectly, more than 50 per centum in value of the outstanding stock. For the purpose of this paragraph-(C) an individual shall be considered as owning the stock owned, directly or indirectly, by his family; and (D) the family of an individual shall include only his brothers and sisters (whether by the whole or half blood), spouse, ancestors, and lineal descendants.

(b) Holders of life or terminable interest.-Amounts paid under the laws of any State, Territory, District of Columbia, possession of the United States, or foreign country as income to the holder of a life or terminable interest acquired by gift, bequest, or inheritance shall not be reduced or diminished by any deduction for shrinkage (by whatever name called) in the value of such interest due to the lapse of time, nor by any deduction allowed by this Act (except the deductions provided for in subsections (1) and (m) of section 23) for the purpose of computing the net income of an estate or trust but not allowed under

the laws of such State, Territory, District of Columbia, possession of the United States, or foreign country for the purpose of computing the income to which such holder is entitled.

(c) Tax withheld on tax-free covenant bonds.—For nondeductibility of tax withheld on tax-free covenant bonds, see section 143(a)(3). ART. 24-1. Personal and family expenses.—Insurance paid on a dwelling owned and occupied by a taxpayer is a personal expense and not deductible. Premiums paid for life insurance by the insured are not deductible. In the case of a professional man who rents a property for residential purposes, but incidentally receives clients, patients, or callers there in connection with his professional work (his place of business being elsewhere), no part of the rent is deductible as a business expense. If, however, he uses part of the house for his office, such portion of the rent as is properly attributable to such office is deductible. If the father is entitled to the services of his minor children, any allowances which he gives them, whether said to be in consideration of services or otherwise, are not allowable deductions in his return of income. Amounts paid as damages for breach of promise to marry, attorneys' fees and other costs of suit to recover such damages, attorneys' fees paid in a suit for separation, alimony, and an allowance paid under a separation agreement are not deductible from gross income. (See article 22 (b) (3)-1.) The cost of equipment of an Army officer to the extent only that it is especially required by his profession and does not merely take the place of articles required in civilian life is deductible. Accordingly, the cost of a sword is an allowable deduction, but the cost of a uniform is not.

ART. 24-2. Capital expenditures.-Amounts paid for increasing the capital value or for making good the depreciation (for which a deduction has been made) of property are not deductible from gross income. (See section 23 (1).) Amounts expended for securing a copyright and plates, which remain the property of the person making the payments, are investments of capital. The cost of defending or perfecting title to property constitutes a part of the cost of the property and is not a deductible expense. The amount expended for architects' services is part of the cost of the building. Commissions paid in purchasing securities are a part of the cost price of such securities. Commissions paid in selling securities, when such commissions are not an ordinary and necessary business expense, are an offset against the selling price. Expenses of the administration of an estate, such as court costs, attorneys' fees, and executors' commissions, are chargeable against the corpus of the estate and are not allowable deductions. Amounts to be assessed and paid under an

agreement between bondholders or shareholders of a corporation, to be used in a reorganization of the corporation, are investments of capital and not deductible for any purpose in returns of income. (See article 22(a)-17.) An assessment paid by a shareholder of a national bank on account of his statutory liability is ordinarily not deductible but, subject to the provisions of the Act, may in certain cases represent a loss. Expenses of the organization of a corporation, such as incorporation fees, attorneys' and accountants' charges, are capital expenditures and not deductible from gross income. A holding company which guarantees dividends at a specified rate on the stock of a subsidiary corporation for the purpose of securing new capital for the subsidiary and increasing the value of its stock holdings in the subsidiary may not deduct amounts paid in carrying out this guaranty in computing its net income, but such payments may be added to the cost of its stock in the subsidiary.

ART. 24-3. Premiums on business insurance.-Premiums paid by a taxpayer on an insurance policy on the life of an officer, employee, or other individual financially interested in the taxpayer's business, for the purpose of protecting the taxpayer from loss in the event of the death of the officer or employee insured are not deductible from the taxpayer's gross income. If, however, the taxpayer is not a beneficiary under such a policy, the premiums so paid will not be disallowed as deductions merely because the taxpayer may derive a benefit from the increased efficiency of the officer or employee insured. (See articles 22(a)–3 and 23(a)–6 to 23(a)–9.) In either case the proceeds of such policies paid by reason of the death of the insured may be excluded from gross income whether the beneficiary is an individual or a corporation, provided the beneficiary is not a transferee of the policy for a valuable consideration. (See section 22(b) (1) and (2) and article 22(b) (1)−1.)

ART. 24-4. Amounts allocable to exempt income, other than interest.— (a) Class of exempt income.-As used in this article, the term "class of exempt income" means any class of income, other than interest (whether or not any amount of income of that class or classes is received or accrued), wholly exempt from the taxes imposed by Title I of the Act. Included are any item or class of income, other than interest, constitutionally exempt from the taxes imposed by Title I; any item or class, other than interest, excluded from gross income under any provision of section 22 or section 116 of the Act; and any item or class of income, other than interest, exempt under the provisions of any other law from the taxes imposed by Title I. Thus the income derived from the operation of a lease of State lands,

constituting such an instrumentality of the State as to render the income constitutionally exempt from the tax, is a class of exempt income. The expenses or other items referable to the operation of such a lease are allocable to a class of exempt income, even though no income was received or accrued from such operations during the year.

The object of section 24(a)(5) is to segregate the exempt income from the taxable income, in order that a double exemption may not be obtained through the reduction of taxable income by expenses and other items incurred in the production of items of income wholly exempt from tax. Accordingly, just as exempt items of income are excluded from the computation of gross income under section 22, so this provision of the Act excludes from the computation of deductions under section 23 all items referable to the production of exempt income. Only one exception is made, namely, in the case of exempt interest. (See section 23 (b).)

(b) Determination of amounts allocable to a class of exempt income. No deduction may be allowed for the amount of any item or part thereof allocable to a class or classes of exempt income. Items, or parts of such items, directly attributable to any class or classes of exempt income, shall be allocated thereto; and items, or parts of such items directly attributable to any class or classes of taxable income, shall be allocated thereto.

If an item is indirectly attributable both to taxable income and exempt income, a reasonable proportion thereof, determined in the light of all the facts and circumstances in each case, shall be allocated to each. Apportionments must in all cases be reasonable.

For example, if the compensation of an officer or employee of a State is immune from the Federal taxing power, such compensation is disregarded in computing the gross income of the officer or employee, and no deductions from gross income may be made for his expenses in performing the service for which the compensation is paid, or for State income taxes imposed on the compensation, or for losses or depreciation attributable to the property used in performing such service, or for any portion of overhead expenses so attributable.

(c) Statement of items of exempt income-Records.-A taxpayer receiving any class of exempt income or holding any property or engaging in any activity the income from which is exempt shall submit with his return as a part thereof an itemized statement, in detail, showing (1) the amount of each class of exempt income, and (2) the amount of items, or parts of items, allocated to each such class (the amount allocated by apportionment being shown sepa