An Act to amend section 5701 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 with respect to the excise tax upon cigars, and for other purposes
PL 86-779 (H.R.10960), enacted 09/13/1960

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Public Law 86-779 
AN AHT 
September 14, 1960 
[H. R. 10960] 
To amend section 5701 of the Intei*nal Revenue Code of 1954 with respect to 
the excise tax upon cigars, and for other purposes. 
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Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the next to 
the last sentence of section 5701 (b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1954 (relating to tax on cigars) is amended by striking out "exclusive 
of any State or local taxes imposed on the retail sale of cigars" and 
inserting in lieu thereof "exclusive of any State or local taxes imposed 
on cigars as a commodity". 
SEC. 2. The amendment made by the first section of this Act shall 
apply With respect to cigars removed on or after the ninth day of the 
first month which begins after the date of the enactment of tliis Act. 
SEC. 3. (a) Section 243 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (re-
lating to deduction for dividends received by corporations) is 
amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: 
"(d) CERTAIN DIVIDENDS FROM FOREIGN CORPORATIONS.—For pur-
poses of subsections (a) and (b) of this section and for purposes of 
section 245, any dividend from a foreign corporation from earnings 
and profits accumulated by a domestic corporation during a period 
with respect to which such domestic corporation was subject to taxa-
tion under this chapter (or corresponding provisions of prior law) 
shall be treated as a dividend from a domestic corporation which is 
subject to taxation under this chapter." 
(b) Section 861(a) (2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (re-
lating to treatment of dividends as income from sources within the 
United States) is amended by striking out the period at the end of 
subparagraph (B) and inserting in lieu thereof ", or", and by adding 
after subparagraph (B) the following new subparagraph: 
"(C) from a foreign corporation to the extent that such 
amount is required by section 243(d) (relating to certain 
dividends from forei^ corporations) to be treated as divi-
dends from a domestic corporation which is subject to taxa-
tion under this chapter, and to such extent subparagraph (B) 
shall not apply to such amount." 
(c) The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall apply 
to dividends received after December 31,1959, in taxable years ending 
after such date. 
SEC. 4. (a) (1) Subpart D of part I I I of subchapter N of chapter 1 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (relating to possessions of the 
United States) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following 
new section: 
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"SEC. 934. LIMITATION ON REDUCTION IN INCOME TAX LIABILITY 
INCURRED TO THE VIRGIN ISLANDS. 
"(a) GENERAL RULE.—Tax liability incurred to the Virgin Islands 
pursuant to this subtitle, as made applicable in the Virgin Islands by 
the Act entitled 'An Act making appropriations for the naval service 
for the fiscal year ending June 30. 1922, and for other purposes', 
approved July 12, 1921 (48 U.S.C. 1397), or pursuant to section 
28(a) of the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands, approved 
July 22, 1954 (48 U.S.C. 1642), shall not be reduced or remitted in 
any way, directly or indirectly, whether by grant, subsidy, or other 
similar payment, by any law enacted in the Virgin Islands, except to 
the extent provided in subsection (b) or (c). 
"(b) EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN DOMESTIC AND VIRGIN ISLANDS COR-
PORATION^.—In the case of a domestic corporation or a Virgin Islands 
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corporation, subsection (a) shall not apply (if the information re-
quired hj subsection (d) is supplied) to the extent such corporation 
derived its income from sources without the United States if the con-
ditions of both paragraph (1) and paragraph (2) are satisfied: 
"(1) THREE-YEAR PERIOD.—If 80 percent or more of the gross 
income of such corporation for the 3-year period immediately 
preceding the close of the taxable year (or for such part of such 
period immediately preceding the close of such taxable year as 
may be applicable) was derived from sources within the Virgin 
Islands; and 
"(2) TRADE OR BUSINESS.—If 50 percent or more of the gross 
income of such corporation for such period or such ^art thereof 
was derived from the active conduct of a trade or business within 
the Virgin Islands. 
For purposes of the preceding sentence, the gross income of a Virgin 
Islands corporation, and the sources from which the income of such 
corporation is derived, shall be determined as if such corporation were 
a domestic corporation. 
For the purposes of this subsection, all 
amounts received by such corporation within the United States, 
whether derived from sources within or without the United States, 
shall be considered as being derived from sources within the United 
States. 
"(c) EXCEPTION TOR CERTAIN EESIDENTS OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS.— 
Subsection (a) shall not apply in the case of an individual citizen of 
the United States who is a bona fide resident of the Virgin Islands 
during the entire taxable year (if the information required by subsec-
tion (d) is supplied), to the extent his income is derived from sources 
within the Virgin Islands (except that subsection (a) shall apply in 
the case of amounts received for services performed as an employee 
of the United States or any agency thereof). 
For pui-poses of the 
preceding sentence, gain or loss from the sale or exchange of any 
security (as defined in section 165(g)(2)) shall not be treated as 
derived from sources within the Virgin Islands. 
"(d) REQUIREMENT To SUPPLY INFORMATION.—Subsections (b) 
and 
(c) shall apply only in the case of persons who supply (at such time 
and in such manner as the Secretary or his delegate may by regula-
tions prescribe) such information as the Secretary or his delegate may 
by regulations prescribe for purposes of determining the applicability 
of such subsections." 
(2) The table of sections for such subpart D is amended by adding 
at the end thereof the following: 
"Sec. 934. Limitation on reduction in income tax liability incurred 
to the Virgin Islands." 
(b) (1) Subchapter C of chapter 11 of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1954 (relating to miscellaneous estate tax provisions) is amended 
by adding at the end thereof the following new section : 
"SEC. 2209. CERTAIN RESIDENTS OF POSSESSIONS CONSIDERED NON-
RESIDENTS NOT CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES. 
"A decedent who was a citizen of the United States and a resident 
of a possession thereof at the time of his death shall, for purposes of 
the tax imposed by this chapter, be considered a 'nonresident not a 
citizen of the United States' within the meaning of that term wherever 
used in this title, but only if such person acquired his United States 
citizenship solely by reason of (1) his being a citizen of such possessioi^ 
of the United States, or (2) his birth or residence within such posses-
sion of the United States." 
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(2) The table of sections for subchapter C of chapter 11 of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1954 is amended by adding at the end 
thereof the following: 
"Sec. 2209. Certain residents of possessions considered nonresidents 
not citizens of the United States." 
(c) Section 2106(a) (3) of the Internal Eevenue Code of 1954 
(relating to exemption m determining taxable estate of nonresidents 
not citizens) is amended to read as follows: 
"(3) EXEMPTION.— 
"(A^ GENERAL RULE.—An exemption of $2,000. 
"(B) RESIDENTS OF POSSESSIONS OF THE UNITED STATES.—In 
the case of a decedent who is considered to be a 'nonresident 
not a citizen of the United States' under the provisions of 
section 2209, the exemption shall be the greater of ^i) $2,000, 
or (ii) that proportion of the exemption authorized oy section 
2052 which the value of that part of the decedent's gross 
estate which at the time of his death is situated in the United 
States bears to the value of his entire gross estate wherever 
situated." 
(d) (1) Section 2501 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (relat-
ing to imposition of gift tax) is amended by redesignating subsec-
tion (c) to be subsection (d) and by adding after subsection (b) the 
following new subsection: 
"(c) CERTAIN RESIDENTS OF POSSESSIONS CONSIDERED NONRESIDENTS 
NOT CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES.—A donor who is a citizen of 
the United States and a resident of a possession thereof shall, for 
purposes of the tax imposed by this chapter, be considered a 'non-
resident not a citizen of the United States' within the meaning of that 
term wherever used in this title, but only if such donor acquired his 
United States citizenship solely by reason of (1) his being a citizen 
of such possession of the United States, or (2) his birth or residence 
within such possession of the United States." 
(2) Section 2501(a) of such Code is amended by striking out "non-
resident who is not a citizen of the United States and'* and inserting 
in lieu thereof "nonresident not a citizen of the United States." 
(e) (1) The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply to 
tax liability incurred with respect to taxable years beginning on or 
after January 1, 1960. 
(2) The amendments made by subsections (b) and (c) shall ap-
ply with respect to estates of decedents dying after the date of the 
enactment or this Act. 
(3) The amendments made by subsection (d) shall apply with re-
spect to gifts made after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 5. (a) Section 6015(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 
(relating to requirement of declaration of estimated income tax by 
individuals) is amended to read as follows: 
"(a) REQUIREMENT OF DECLARATION.—Every individual 
(other 
than a nonresident alien with respect to whose wages, as defined in 
section 3401(a), withholding under chapter 24 is not made applicable, 
but including everjr alien individual who is a resident of Puerto 
Rico during the entire taxable year) shall make a declaration of his 
estimated tax for the taxable year if— 
"(1) the gross income for the taxable year can reasonably be 
expected to exceed— 
" (A) $5,000^ in the case of— 
"(i) a single individual other than a head of a house-
hold (as defined in section 1(b)(2)) or a surviving 
spouse (as defined in section 2 ( b ) ) ; 
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"(ii) a married individual not entitled under sub-
section (b) to file a joint declaration with his spouse; or 
"(iii) a married individual entitled under subsection 
(b) to file a joint declaration with his spouse, but only 
if the aggregate gross income of such individual and his 
spouse for the taxable year can reasonably be expected 
to exceed $10,000; or 
"(B) $10,000, in the case of— 
"(i) a head of a household (as defined in section 
1(b)(2)); or 
"(ii) a surviving spouse (as defined in section 2 ( b ) ) ; 
or 
"(2) the gross income can reasonably be expected to include 
more than $200 from sources other than wages (as defined in 
section 3401(a)). 
Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection, no declaration is 
required if the estimated tax (as defined in subsection (c)) can rea-
sonably be expected to be less than $40." 
(b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with 
respect to taxable years beginnmg after December SI, 1960. 
SEC. 6. (a) Part VI of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the Internal 
Eevenue Code of 1954 (relating to itemized deductions for individuals 
and corporations) is amended by adding at the end thereof the follow-
ing new section: 
"SEC. 180. EXPENDITURES BY FARMERS FOR FERTIUZER, ETC. 
"(a) I N GENERAL.—^A taxpayer engaged in the business of farm-
ing may elect to treat as expenses which are not chargeable to capital 
account expenditures (otherwise chargeable to capital account) which 
are paid or incurred by him during the taxable year for the purchase 
or acquisition of fertilizer, lime, ground limestone, marl, or other ma-
terials to enrich, neutralize, or condition land used in farming, or 
for the application of such materials to such land. The expenditures 
so treated shall be allowed as a deduction. 
"(b) LAND USED IN FARMING.—For purposes of subsection (a), 
the term 'land used in farming' means land used (before or simulta-
neously with the expenditures described in subsection (^a)) by the 
taxpayer or his tenant for the production of crops, fruits, or other 
agricultural products or for the sustenance of livestock. 
"(c) ELECTION.—The election under subsection (a) for any taxable 
year shall be made within the time prescribed by law (including ex-
tensions thereof) for filing the return for such taxable year. 
Such 
election shall be made in such manner as the Secretary or his delegate 
may by regulations prescribe. 
Such election may not be revoked ex-
cept with the consent of the Secretary or his delegate." 
(b) The table of sections for such part VI is amended by adding at 
the end thereof the following: 
"Sec. 180. Expenditures by farmers for fertilizer, etc." 
(c) Section 263(a) (1) of such Code (relating to capital expendi- 
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tures) is amended— 
(1) by striking out "or" at the end of subparagraph (B) ; 
(2) by striking out the period at the end of subparagraph (C) 
and inserting in lieu thereof ", or"; and 
(3) by adding after subparagraph (C) the following new 
subparagraph: 
"(D) expenditures by farmers for fertilizer, etc., deduct-
ible under section 180." 
(d) The amendments made by subsections (a), (b), and (c) shall 
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apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1959. 
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SEC. 7. (a) Sectioii 170 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 
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(relating to charitable, etc., contributions and gifts) is amended— 
(1) by adding at the end of subsection (c) the following new-
sentence : 
"For purposes of this section, the term 'charitable contribution' also 
means an amount treated under subsection (d) as paid for the use of 
an organization described in paragraph (2), (3), or (4)."; and 
(2) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections 
(e) and (f), respectively, and by inserting after subsection (c) 
the following new subsection: 
"(d) AMOUNTS PAID To MAINTAIN CERTAIN STUDENTS AS MEMBERS 
OF TAXPAYER'S HOUSEHOLD.— 
"(1) I N GENERAL.—Subject to the limitations provided by 
paragraph (2), amounts paid by the taxpayer to maintain an 
individual (other than a dependent, as defined in section 152, or a 
relative of the taxpayer) as a member of his household during the 
period that such individual is— 
"(A) a member of the taxpayer's household under a writ-
ten agreement between the taxpayer and an organization 
described in paragraph (2), (3), or (4) of subsection (c) to 
implement a program of the organization to provide educa-
tional opportunities for pupils or students in private homes, 
and 
"(B) a full-time pupil or student in the twelfth or any 
lower grade at an educational institution (as defined in sec-
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tion 151(e) (4)) located in the United States, 
shall be treated as amounts paid for the use of the organiza-
tion. 
"(2) 
LIMITATIONS.— 
"(A) AMOUNT.—Paragraph (1) shall apply to amounts 
paid within the taxable year only to the extent that such 
amounts do not exceed $50 multiplied by the number of full 
calendar months during the taxable year which fall within 
the period described in paragraph (1). For purposes of the 
preceding sentence, if 15 or more days of a calendar month 
fall within such period such month shall be considered as a 
full calendar month. 
"(B) 
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R REIMBUTISEMENT.—Paragraph (1) 
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shall not apply to any amount paid by the taxpayer within 
the taxable year if the taxpayer receives any money or other 
property as compensation or reimbursement for maintain-
ing the individual in his household during the period de-
scribed in paragraph (1). 
"(3) RELATIVE DEFINED.—For purposes of paragraph (1), the 
term 'relative of the taxpayer' means an individual who, with 
respect to the taxpayer, bears any of the relationships described 
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in paragraphs (1) through (8) of section 152(a). 
"(4) No OTHER AMOUNT ALLOWED AS DEDUCTION.—No deduction 
shall be allowed under subsection (a) for any amount paid by 
a taxpayer to maintain an individual as a member of his house-
hold under a program described in paragraph (1) (A) except as 
provided in this subsection." 
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(b) Section 162(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (relat-
ing to charitable contributions and gifts excepted from trade or busi-
ness expenses) is amended by inserting after "the percentage limita-
tions," the following: "the dollar limitations,". 
(c) The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall apply 
with respect to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1959. 
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Trade or busi-
ness expenses. 
SEC. 8. (a) Section 162 of the Internal Kevenue Code of 1954 (relat-
ing to trade or business expenses) is amended by redesignating sub-
section (d) as subsection (e), and by inserting after subsection (c) the 
following new subsection: 
"(d) 
(jAprrAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSO-
CIATION.—For purposes of this subtitle, whenever the amount of 
capital contributions evidenced hj a share of stock issued pursuant to 
section 303(c) of the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter 
Act (12 U.S.C, sec. 1718) exceeds the fair market value of the stock as 
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of the issue date of such stock, the initial holder of the stock shall 
treat the excess as ordinary and necessary expenses paid or incurred 
during the taxable year in carrying on a trade or business." 
(b) Part IV of subchapter O of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1954 (relating to special rules as to basis of property) is 
amended by redesignating section 1054 as 1055, and by inserting after 
section 1053 the following new section: 
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"SEC. 1054. CERTAIN STOCK OF FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSO-
CIATION. 
"In the case of a share of stock issued pursuant to section 303(c) 
of the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act (12 
U.S.C, sec. 1718), the basis of such share in the hands of the initial 
holder shall be an amount equal to the capital contributions evidenced 
by such share reduced by the amount (if any) required by section 
162(d) to be treated (with respect to such share) as ordinary and 
supra. 
necessary expenses paid or incurred in carrying on a trade or 
business." 
(c) The table of sections for such part IV is amended by striking 
out the last line and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 
"Sec. 1054. Certain stock of Federal National Mortgage Association. 
"Sec. 1055. Cross references." 
(d) The amendments made by subsections (a), (b), and (c) shall 
apply with respect to taxable years beginning after December 31,1959. 
SEC. 9. (a) Section 4201 of the Internal Kevenue Code of 1954 cJ^"n'ci™g''''J'i^ji: 
(relating to tax on pens and mechanical pencils and lighters) is ers.''*"'^ ^' ^^ 
amended— 
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(1) by inserting " (a)" before "There", 
(2) by striking out "Mechanical lighters for cigarettes, cigars, 
and pipes.", and 
(3) by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: 
"(b) There is hereby imposed upon the sale by the manufacturer, 
producer, or importer of mechanical lighters for cigarettes, cigars, 
and pipes a tax of 10 cents for each lighter but not more than 10 
percent of the price for which so sold." 
(b) The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply only 
with respect to articles sold by the manufacturer, producer, or 
importer thereof on or after the first day of the first month which 
begins more than 10 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
SEC. 10. (a) Subchapter M of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue 
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Code of 1954 (relating to regulated investment companies) is amended 
by adding at the end thereof the following: 
"PART II—REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS 
"See. 856. Definition of real estate Investment trust. 
"Sec. 857. Taxation of real estate investment trusts and their bene-
ficiaries. 
"Sec. 858. Dividends paid by real estate investment trust after close 
of taxable year. 
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"SEC. 856. DEFINITION OF REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST. 
"(a) I N GENERAL.—For purposes of this subtitle, the term 'real 
estate investment trust' means an unincorporated trust or an unincor-
porated association— 
" (1) which is managed by one or more trustees; 
"(2) the beneficial ownership of which is evidenced by trans-
ferable shares, or by transferable certificates of beneficial interest; 
"(3) which (but for the provisions of this part) would be 
taxable as a domestic corporation; 
"(4) which does not hold any property primarily for sale to 
customers in the ordinary course of its trade or business; 
"(5) the beneficial ownership of which is held by 100 or more 
persons; 
"(6) which would not be a personal holding company (as 
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defined in section 542) if all of its gross income constituted per-
sonal holding company income (as defined in section 543); and 
" (7) which meets the requirements of subsection (c). 
"(b) DETERMINATION OF STATUS.—The conditions described in 
paragraphs (1) to (4), inclusive, of subsection (a) must be met dur-
nig the entire taxable year, and the condition described in paragraph 
(5) must exist during at least 335 days of a taxable year of 12 months, 
or during a proportionate part of a taxable year of less than 12 
months. 
"(c) LIMITATIONS.—A trust or association shall not be considered 
a real estate investment trust for any taxable year unless— 
"(1) it files with its return for the taxable year an election to 
be a real estate investment trust or has made such election for a 
previous taxable year which be^an after December 31,1960; 
"(2) at least 90 percent of its gross income is derived from— 
"(A) dividends; 
"(B) interest; 
"(C) rents from real property; 
"(D) gain from the sale or other disposition of stock, 
securities, and real property (including interests in real prop-
erty and interests in mortgages on real property); and 
"(E) abatements and refunds of taxes on real property; 
"(3) at least 75 percent of its gross income is derived from— 
"(A) rents from real property; 
"(B) interest on obligations secured by mortgages on real 
property or on interests in real property; 
"(C) gain from the sale or other disposition of real prop-
erty (including interests in real property and interests m 
mortgages on real property); 
"(D) dividends or other distributions on, and gain from 
the sale or other disposition of, transferable shares (or trans-
ferable certificates of beneficial interest) in other real estate 
investment trusts which meet the requirements of this part; 
and 
"(E) abatements and refunds of taxes on real property; 
"(4) less than 30 percent of its gross income is derived from 
the sale or other disposition of— 
"(A) stock or securities held for less than 6 months; and 
"(B) real property (including interests in real property) 
not compulsorily or involuntarily converted within the mean-
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ing of section 1033, held for less than 4 years; and 
" (5) at the close of each quarter of the taxable year— 
"(A) at least 75 percent of the value of its total assets is 
represented by real estate assets, cash and cash items (includ-
ing receivables), and Government securities; and 
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"(B) not more than 25 percent of the value of its total 
assets is represented by securities (other than those includible 
under subparagraph (A)) for purposes of this calculation 
limited in respect of any one issuer to an amount not greater 
in value than 5 percent of the value of the total assets of 
the trust and to not more than 10 percent of the outstanding 
voting securities of such issuer. 
A real estate investment trust which meets the requirements of 
this paragraph at the close of any quarter shall not lose its status 
as a real estate investment trust because of a discrepancy during a 
subsequent quarter between the value of its various investments 
and such requirements unless such discrepancy exists immediately 
after the acquisition of any security or other property and is 
wholly or partly the result of such acquisition. 
A real estate 
investment trust which does not meet such requirements at the 
close of any quarter by reason of a discrepancy existing immedi-
ately after the acquisition of any security or other property which 
is wholly or partly the result of such acquisition during such 
quarter shall not lose its status for such quarter as a real estate 
investment trust if such discrepancy is eliminated within 30 days 
after the close of such quarter and in such cases it shall be con-
sidered to have met such requirements at the close of such quarter 
for purposes of applying the preceding sentence. 
"(6) For purposes of this part— 
Defiaitions. 
"(A) The term 'value' means, with respect to securities for 
which market quotations are readily available, the market 
value of such securities; and with respect to other securities 
and assets, fair value as determined in good faith by the 
trustees, except that in the case of securities of real estate 
investment trusts such fair value shall not exceed market 
value or asset value, whichever is higher. 
"(B) The term 'real estate assets' means real property 
(including interests in real property and interests in mort-
gages on real property) and shares (or transferable certifi-
cates of beneficial interest) in other real estate investment 
trusts which meet the requirements of this part. 
"(C) The term 'interests in real property' includes fee 
ownership and co-ownership of land or 
improvements 
thereon and leaseholds of land or improvements thereon, but 
does not include mineral, oil, or gas royalty interests. 
"(D) All other terms shall have the same meaning as 
when used in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as 
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"(d) RENTS FROM REAL PROPERTY DEFINED.—For purposes of para-
graphs (2) and (3) of subsection (c), the term 'rents from real prop-
erty' includes rents from interests in real property but does not in-
clude— 
"(1) any amount received or accrued, directly or indirectly, 
with respect to any real property, if the determination of such 
amount depends in whole or in part on the income or profits 
derived by any person from such property (except that any 
amount so received or accrued shall not be excluded from the 
term 'rents from real propei-ty' solely by reason of being based 
on a fixed percentage or percentages of receipts or sales) ; 
*'(2) any amount received or accrued directly or indirectly 
from any person if the real estate investment trust owns, directly 
or indirectly— 
"(A) in the case of any person which is a corporation, 
stock of such person possessing 10 percent or more of the 
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total combined voting power of all classes of stock entitled 
to vote, or 10 percent or more of the total number of shares 
of all classes of stock of such person; or 
"(B) in the case of any person which is not a corpora-
tion, an interest of 10 percent or more in the assets or net 
profits of such person; and 
"(8) any amount received or accrued, directly or indirectly, 
with I'espect to any real property, if the real estate investment 
trust furnishes or renders services to the tenants of such prop-
ei'ty, or manages or operates such property, other than through 
an independent contractor from whom the trust itself does not 
derive or receive any income. For purposes of this paragraph, 
the term 'independent contractor' means— 
"(A) a person who does not own, directly or indirectly, 
more than 35 percent of the shares, or certificates of beneficial 
interest, in the real estate investment trust, or 
"(B) a person, if a corporation, not more than 35 percent 
of the total combined voting power of whose stock (or 35 
percent of the total shares of all classes of whose stock), or, if 
not a corporation, not more than 35 percent of the interest in 
whose assets or net profits is owned, directly or indirectly, 
by one or more persons owning 35 percent or more of the 
shares or certificates of beneficial interest in the trust. 
For purposes of paragraphs (2) and (3), the rules prescribed by sec-
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|.'QJ^ 318(a) for determining the ownership of stock shall apply in 
determining the ownership of stock, assets, or net profits of any per-
son; except that '10 percent' shall be substituted for '50 percent' in 
subparagraph (C) of section 318(a) (2). 
"SEC. 857. TAXATION OF REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS AND 
THEIR BENEFICIARIES. 
"(a) REQUIREMENTS ArPLiCAULE TO REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT 
TRUSTS.—The provisions of this part (other than subsection (d) of 
this section) shall not apply to a real estate investment trust for a 
taxable year unless— 
" (1) the deduction for dividends paid during the taxable year 
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(j^g defined in section.5(51, but without regard to capital gains div-
idends) equals or exceeds 90 percent of its real estate investment 
trust taxable income for the taxable year (determined without re-
gard to subsection (b) (2) (C)), and 
"(2) the real estate investment trust complies for such year 
with regulations prescribed by the Secretary or his delegate for 
the purpose of ascertaining the actual ownership of the outstand-
ing shares, or certificates of beneficial interest, of such trust. 
"(b) 
METHOD or TAXAITON OF REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS 
AND HOLDKRS OF S H A K E S OR (yERTlFIOAl'ES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST. 
"(1) 
IMPOSITION OF NORMAL TAX AND SURTAX ON REAL ESTATE 
INVESTMENT TRUSTS.—There is hereby imposed for each taxable 
year on the real estate investment trust taxable income of every 
real estate investment trust a normal tax and surtax computed 
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j^g provided in section 11, as though the real estate investment 
trilst taxable income were the taxable income referred to in 
section 11. For purposes of computing the normal tax under 
section 11, the taxable income and the dividends paid deduction 
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of such real estate investment trust for the taxable year (com-
puted without regard to capital gains dividends) shall be re-
duced by the deduction provided by section 242 (relating to 
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partially tax-exempt interest). 
"(2) REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST TAXABLE INCOME.—For 
purposes of this part, the term 'real estate investment trust tax-
able income' means the taxable income of the real estate invest-
ment trust, adjusted as follows: 
"(A) There shall be excluded the excess, if anyj of the 
net long-term capital gain over the net short-term capital loss. 
"(B) The deductions for corporations provided in part 
VIII (except section 248) of subchapter B (section 241 and 
^e u«c 248. 
following, relating to the deduction for dividends received, 
etc.) shall not be allowed. 
"(C) The deduction for dividends paid (as defined in 
section 561) shall be allowed, but shall be computed without 
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regard to capital gains dividends. 
"(D) The taxable income shall be computed without re-
gard to section 443(b) (relating to computation of tax on 
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change of annual accounting period). 
"(E) The net operating loss deduction provided in section 
172 shall not be allowed. 
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"(3) CAPITAL GAINS.— 
"(A) IMPOSITION OF TAX.—There is hereby imposed for 
each taxable year in the case of every real estate investment 
trust a tax of 25 percent of the excess, if any, of the net long-
term capital gain over the sum of— 
"(i) the net short-term capital loss; and 
"(ii) the deduction for dividends paid (as defined in 
section 561) determined with reference to capital gains 
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dividends only. 
"(B) TREATMENT OF CAPITAL GAIN DIVIDENDS BY SHARE-
HOLDERS.—A capital gain dividend shall be treated by the 
shareholders or holders of beneficial interests as a gain from 
the sale or exchange of a capital asset held for more than 6 
months. 
"(C) DEFINITION OF CAPITAL GAIN DIVIDEND.—For purposes 
of this part, a capital gain dividend is any dividend, or part 
thereof, which is designated by the real estate investment 
trust as a capital gain dividend in a written notice mailed 
to its shareholders or holders of beneficial interests at any 
time before the expiration of 30 days after the close of its 
taxable year. If the aggregate amount so designated with 
respect to a taxable year of the trust (including capital gain 
dividends paid after the close of the taxable year described 
in section 858) is greater than the excess of the net long-term 
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capital gain over the net short-term capital loss of the tax-
able year, the portion of each distribution which shall be 
a capital gain dividend shall be only that proportion of the 
amount so designated which such excess of the net long-term 
capital gain over the net short-term capital loss bears to the 
aggregate amount so designated. 
"(4) Loss O
N SALE OR EXCHANGE OF STOCK HEIJ> I^SS THAN 
31 DAYS. 
If 
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"(A) under subparagraph (B) of paragraph (3) a share-
holder of, or a holder of a beneficial interest in, a real estate 
investment trust is required, with respect to any share or 
beneficial interest, to treat any amount as a long-term capital 
gain, and 
"(B) such share or interest is held by the taxpayer for less 
than 31 days, 
then any loss on the sale or exchange of such share or interest 
shall, to the extent of the amount described in subparagraph (A) 
of this paragraph, be treated as loss from the sale or exchange of 
a capital asset held for more than 6 months. For purposes of this 
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paragraph, the rules of section 246(c)(3) shall apply in deter-
mining whether any share of stock or beneficial interest has been 
held for less than 31 days; except that '30 days' shall be substi-
tuted for the number of days specified in subparagraph (B) of 
section 246(c) (3). 
"(c) RESTRKJTIONS APPI.ICABLE TO DIVIDENDS RECEIVED FROM REAL 
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ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS.—For purposes of section 34(a) (relating 
to credit for dividends received by individuals), section 116 (relating 
Post, p. 1009. 
^ g^jj exclusion for dividends received by individuals), and section 243 
(relating to deductions for dividends received by corporations), a 
dividend received from a real estate investment trust which meets the 
requirements of this part shall not be considered as a dividend. 
"(d) EARNINGS AND PROFITS.—The earnings and profits of a real 
estate investment trust for any taxable year (but not its accumulated 
earnings and profits) shall not be reduced by any amount which is riot 
allowable as a deduction in computing its taxable income for such 
taxable year. For purposes of this subsection, the term 'real estate 
investment trust' includes a domestic unincorporated trust or associa-
tion which is a real estate investment trust determined without regard 
to the requirements of subsection (a). 
"SEC. 858. DIVIDENDS PAID BY REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST 
AFTER CLOSE OF TAXABLE YEAR. 
"(a) GENERAL RULE.—For purposes of this part, if a real estate 
investment trust— 
"(1) declares a dividend before the time prescribed by law for 
the filing of its return for a taxable year (including the period 
of any extension of time granted for filing such return), and 
"(2) distributes the amount of such dividend to shareholders or 
holders of beneficial interests in the 12-month period following 
the close of such taxable year and not later than the date of the 
first regular dividend payment made after such declaration, 
the amount so declared and distributed shall, to the extent the trust 
elects in such return in accordance with regulations prescribed by 
the Secretary or his delegate, be considered as having been paid during 
such taxable year, except as provided in subsections (b) and (c). 
"(b) RECEIPT BY SHAREHOLDER.—Amounts to which subsection (a) 
applies shall be treated as received by the shareholder or holder of a 
beneficial interest in the taxable year in which the distribution is 
made. 
"(c) NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.—In the case of amounts to which 
subsection (a) applies, any notice to shareholders or holders of bene-
ficial interests required under this part with respect to such amounts 
shall be made not later than 30 days after the close of the taxabfe 
year in which the distribution is made." 
(b) Subchapter M of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1954 is amended— 
(1) by striking out the heading thereof and inserting in lieu 
thereof the following: 
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"Subchapter M—Regulated Investment Companies and 
Real Estate Investment Trusts 
"Part I. Regulated investment companies. 
"Part II, Heal estate investment trusts. 
"Part I—Regulated Investment Companies"; 
(2) by striking out "this subchapter" in sections 852(a) and 
855(c) and inserting in lieu thereof "this part"; and 
26uscss2, sss. 
(3) by striking out "A capital gain dividend means" in sec-
tion 852(b) (3) (C) and inserting in lieu thereof "For purposes 
of this part, a capital gain dividend is". 
(c) The table of subchapters for chapter 1 of such Code is amended 
by inserting "and real estate investment trusts" after "Regulated 
investment companies". 
(d) Section 11(d) (3) of such Code (relating to tax on corporations) 
^^ "^^ "• 
is amended by inserting "and real estate investment trusts" after "reg-
ulated investment companies." 
(e) Section 34(c) of such Code (relating to credit for dividends 
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received by individuals) is amended by striking out the word "or" 
at the end of paragraph (1), by striking out the period at the end 
of paragraph (2) and inserting in lieu thereof "; or", and by adding 
at the end thereof the following new paragraph: 
"(3) a real estate investment trust which, for the taxable year 
of the trust in which the dividend is paid, qualifies under part I I 
of subchapter M (sec. 856 and following).' 
(f) Section 116(b) of such Code (relating to an exclusion for divi- 
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dends received by individuals) is amended by striking out the word 
"or" at the end of paragraph (1), by striking out the period at the 
end of paragraph (2) and inserting in lieu thereof "; or", and by 
adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: 
"(3) a real estate investment trust which, for the taxable year 
of the trust in which the dividend is paid, qualifies under part I I 
of subchapter M (sec. 856 and following)." 
(g) Section 243(c) of such Code (relating to deduction for divi- 
^^ ^^ 24;i. 
dends received by corporations) is amended by adding at the end 
thereof the following new paragraph: 
"(3) Any dividend received from a real estate investment 
trust which, for the taxable year of the trust in which the divi-
dend is paid, qualifies under part I I of subchapter M (sec. 856 
and following) shall not be treated as a dividend." 
(h) Section 318(b) of such Code (relating to constructive owner- 
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ship of stock) is amended by striking out the word "and" at the end 
of paragraph (4), by striking out the period at the end of para-
graph (5) and inserting in lieu thereof^'; and", and by adding at 
the end thereof the following new paragraph: 
"(6) section 856(d) (relating to definition of rents from real prop-
erty in the case of real estate investment trusts)." 
(i) Section 443(d) of such Code (relating to computation of tax 
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on change of annual accounting period) is amended by adding at the 
end thereof the following new paragraph ; 
"(5) The taxable income of a real estate investment trust, see 
section 857(b)(2)(D)." 
(j) Section 1504(b)(6) of such Code (relating to consolidated 
returns) is amended by inserting "and real estate investment trusts" 
after "Kegulated investment companies". 
(k) The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect 
to taxable years of real estate investment trusts beginning after 
December 31, 1960. 
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pwbeVs" local 
^Ec. 11. The Pensioii Fund, Plumbers' Local Union Numbered 775, 
Union Numbered whicli was Created May 1, 1957, as a result of an agreement between 
"*• 
Plumbers' Local Union Numbered 775, of Suffolk County, New York, 
affiliated with the United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices 
of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry of the United States and 
Canada, and the Suffolk County Plumbing and Heating Contractors 
Association, Inc.j and which has been held by the Internal Revenue 
Service to constitute a qualified trust under section 401(a) of the 
26 use 401. 
Internal Revenue Code of 1954, and to be exempt from taxation under 
26 use sou 
section 501(a) of such Code, shall be held and considered to have 
been a qualified trust under such section 401(a), and to have been 
exempt from taxation under such section 501(a), for the period 
beginning May 1, 1957, and ending May 11, 1959, but only if it is 
shown to the satisfaction of the Secretary of the Treasury or his 
delegate that the trust has not in this period been operated in a manner 
which would jeopardize the interests of its beneficiaries. 
Approved September 14, 1960. 
Public Law 86-780 
September 14, 1960 
A N A C T 
JH R 
100871 
—LJ—I 
i— To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to permit taxpayers to elect an 
overall limitation on the foreign tax credit. 
I R e 
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mendment 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United /States of ATnerica in Congress assembled^ That (a) section 904 
F o r e i g n tax gf ^he Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (relating to limitation on for-
'^'esA Stat. 287. 
^^^ tax Credit) is amended by striking out subsection (a) and insert-
26 use 904. 
ing in lieu thereof the following new subsections: 
'(a) ALTERNATIVE LIMITATIONS.— 
"(1) PER-COUNTRY LIMITATION.—In the case of any taxpayer 
who does not elect the limitation provided by paragraph (2), the 
amount of the credit in respect of the tax paid or accrued to any 
foreign country or possession of the United States shall not 
exceed the same proportion of the tax against which such credit 
is taken which the taxpayer's taxable income from sources within 
such country or possession (but not in excess of the taxpayer's 
entire taxable income) bears to his entire taxable income for the 
same taxable year. 
"(2) OVERALL LIMITATION.—In the case of any taxpayer who 
elects the limitation provided by this paragraph, the total amount 
of the credit in respect of taxes paid or accrued to all foreign 
countries and possessions of the United States shall not exceed 
the same proportion of the tax against which such credit is taken 
which the taxpayer's taxable income from sources without the 
United States (but not in excess of the taxpayer's entire taxable 
income) bears to his entire taxable income for the same taxable 
year. 
"(b) ELECTION OF OVERALL LIMITATION.— 
"(1) I N GENERAL.—A taxpayer may elect the limitation pro-
vided by subsection (a) (2) for any taxable year beginning 
after December 31. 1960. An election under this paragraph for 
any taxable year shall remain in effect for all subsequent taxable 
years, except that it may be revoked Avith the consent of the 
Secretary or his delegate with respect to any taxable year.