Section 235-71.5 - Alternative tax for corporationsSection 1201 (with respect to alternative tax for corporations) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended as of December 31, 1996, shall be operative for the purposes of this chapter and shall be applied as set forth in this section. If for any taxable year a corporation, regulated investment company, or real estate investment trust has a net capital gain, then, in lieu of the tax imposed by section 235-71, there is hereby imposed a tax (if such tax is less than the tax imposed under section 235-71 ) which shall consist of the sum of:
(1) A tax computed on the taxable income reduced by the amount of the net capital gain, at the rates and in the manner as if this section had not been enacted, plus(2) The sum of: (A) 3.08 per cent of the lesser of: (i) The net capital gain determined by including only the gain or loss which is properly taken into account for the portion of the taxable year before April 1, 1987 (i.e., the amount in paragraph (1)), or(ii) The net capital gain for the taxable year, plus(B) 4 per cent of the excess (if any) of: (i) The net capital gain for the taxable year, over(ii) The amount of the net capital gain taken into account under subparagraph (A).L 1988, c 10, §1(1); am L 1998, c 113, §3