Section 1.41-0A - Table of contentsThis section lists the paragraphs contained in §§ 1.41-0A , 1.41-3A , 1.41-4A and 1.41-5A .
§ 1.41-0A Table of contents.§ 1.41-3A Base period research expense. (a) Number of years in base period.(c) Definition of base period research expenses.(d) Special rules for short taxable years.(1) Short determination year.(2) Short base period year.(3) Years overlapping the effective dates of section 41 (section 44F). (4) Number of months in a short taxable year.§ 1.41-4A Qualified research for taxable years beginning before January 1, 1986. (b) Activities outside the United States. (c) Social sciences or humanities.(d) Research funded by any grant, contract, or otherwise.(2) Research in which taxpayer retains no rights.(3) Research in which the taxpayer retains substantial rights.(ii) Pro rata allocation.(iii) Project-by-project determination.(4) Independent research and development under the Federal Acquisition Regulations System and similar provisions.(5) Funding determinable only in subsequent taxable year.§ 1.41-5A Basic research for taxable years beginning before January 1, 1987.(b) Trade or business requirement.(c) Prepaid amounts. (2) Transfers of property.(d) Written research agreement. (2) Agreement between a corporation and a qualified organization after June 30, 1983. (ii) Transfers of property.(3) Agreement between a qualified fund and a qualified educational organization after June 30, 1983.(e) Exclusions. (1) Research conducted outside the United States.(2) Research in the social sciences or humanities.(f) Procedure for making an election to be treated as a qualified fund.T.D. 8930, 66 FR 295 , Jan. 3, 2001