Editorial Notes
Amendments

2004—Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 108–311 substituted “(60 percent” for “60 percent”.

1997—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105–34, § 1530(c)(11)(A), inserted “or acquired any qualified employer securities in a qualified gratuitous transfer to which section 664(g) applied” after “section 1042 applied” in introductory provisions.

Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 105–34, § 1530(c)(11)(B), inserted before comma at end “60 percent of the total value of all employer securities as of such disposition in the case of any qualified employer securities acquired in a qualified gratuitous transfer to which section 664(g) applied)”.

Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 105–34, § 1530(c)(12)(A), inserted “or acquired in the qualified gratuitous transfer to which section 664(g) applied” after “section 1042 applied” in introductory provisions.

Subsec. (b)(2)(A). Pub. L. 105–34, § 1530(c)(12)(B), inserted “or to which section 664(g) applied” after “section 1042 applied”.

Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 105–34, § 1530(c)(13), substituted “written statement described in section 664(g)(1)(E) or in section 1042(b)(3) (as the case may be)” for “written statement described in section 1042(b)(3)”.

Subsec. (e)(2). Pub. L. 105–34, § 1530(c)(14), inserted before period at end “; except that such section shall be applied without regard to subparagraph (B) thereof for purposes of applying this section and section 4979A with respect to securities acquired in a qualified gratuitous transfer (as defined in section 664(g)(1))”.

1996—Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 104–188 added subpars. (A) and (B) and closing provisions and struck out former subpars. (A) to (D) and closing provisions which read as follows:

“(A) first, from section 133 securities (as defined in section 4978B(e)(2)) acquired during the 3-year period ending on the date of such disposition, beginning with the securities first so acquired.

“(B) second, from section 133 securities (as so defined) acquired before such 3-year period unless such securities (or proceeds from the disposition) have been allocated to accounts of participants or beneficiaries.

“(C) third, from qualified securities to which section 1042 applied acquired during the 3-year period ending on the date of the disposition, beginning with the securities first so acquired, and

“(D) then from any other employer securities.

If subsection (d) or section 4978B(d) applies to a disposition, the disposition shall be treated as made from employer securities in the opposite order of the preceding sentence.”

1989—Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 101–239 substituted “determined as if such securities were disposed of—”, subpars. (A) to (D), and concluding provision for “(determined as if such securities were disposed of in the order described in section 4978A(e))”.

1988—Subsec. (d)(4). Pub. L. 100–647 added par. (4).

1987—Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 100–203 substituted “(determined as if such securities were disposed of in the order described in section 4978A(e))” for “(determined as if such securities were disposed of before any other securities)”.

1986—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 99–514, § 1854(e)(1), substituted “than” for “then”.

Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 99–514, § 1854(e)(2), substituted “subsection (a)” for “paragraph (1)”.

Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 99–514, § 1854(e)(3), substituted “section 1042(b)(3)” for “section 1042(a)(2)(B)”.

Subsec. (d)(1)(C). Pub. L. 99–514, § 1854(e)(4), substituted “section 72(m)(7)” for “section 72(m)(5)”.

Subsec. (d)(3). Pub. L. 99–514, § 1854(e)(7), added par. (3).

Subsec. (e)(2). Pub. L. 99–514, § 1854(e)(5), substituted “section 1042(c)(1)” for “section 1042(b)(1)”.

Subsec. (e)(3). Pub. L. 99–514, § 1854(e)(6), substituted “section 1042(c)(2)” for “section 1042(b)(1)”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1997 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 105–34 applicable to transfers made by trusts to, or for the use of, an employee stock ownership plan after Aug. 5, 1997, see section 1530(d) of Pub. L. 105–34, set out as a note under section 401 of this title.

Effective Date of 1996 Amendment

Amendment by section 1602(b)(1) of Pub. L. 104–188 applicable to loans made after Aug. 20, 1996, with exception and provisions relating to certain refinancings, see section 1602(c) of Pub. L. 104–188, set out as an Effective Date of Repeal note under former section 133 of this title.

Effective Date of 1989 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 101–239 applicable to estates of decedents dying after Dec. 19, 1989, see section 7304(a)(3) of Pub. L. 101–239, set out as a note under section 409 of this title.

Effective Date of 1988 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 100–647 effective, except as otherwise provided, as if included in the provision of the Tax Reform Act of 1986, Pub. L. 99–514, to which such amendment relates, see section 1019(a) of Pub. L. 100–647, set out as a note under section 1 of this title.

Effective Date of 1987 Amendment

Pub. L. 100–203, title X, § 10413(c), Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1330–438, provided that: “The amendments made by this section [enacting section 4978A of this title and amending this section] shall apply to taxable events (within the meaning of section 4978A(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) occurring after February 26, 1987.”

Effective Date of 1986 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 99–514 effective, except as otherwise provided, as if included in the provisions of the Tax Reform Act of 1984, Pub. L. 98–369, div. A, to which such amendment relates, see section 1881 of Pub. L. 99–514, set out as a note under section 48 of this title.

Effective Date

Pub. L. 98–369, div. A, title V, § 545(c), July 18, 1984, 98 Stat. 896, provided that: “The amendments made by this section [enacting this section] shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of enactment of this Act [July 18, 1984].”

Plan Amendments Not Required Until January 1, 1989

For provisions directing that if any amendments made by subtitle A or subtitle C of title XI [§§ 1101–1147 and 1171–1177] or title XVIII [§§ 1800–1899A] of Pub. L. 99–514 require an amendment to any plan, such plan amendment shall not be required to be made before the first plan year beginning on or after Jan. 1, 1989, see section 1140 of Pub. L. 99–514, as amended, set out as a note under section 401 of this title.