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paragraph in the case of a taxpayer to which Section 163(j) of the Internal Revenue Code applies for the taxable year, the reduction in the amount of interest for which a deduction is allowed by reason of Section 163(j) shall be treated as allocable first to persons who are not foreign persons referred to in this paragraph and then to such foreign persons. For taxable years ending before December 31, 2025, this paragraph shall not apply to the following: (i) an item of interest paid, accrued, or incurred, directly or indirectly, to a person who is subject in a foreign country or state, other than a state which requires mandatory unitary reporting, to a tax on or measured by net income with respect to such interest; or (ii) an item of interest paid, accrued, or incurred, directly or indirectly, to a person if the taxpayer can establish, based on a preponderance of the evidence, both of the following: (a) the person, during the same taxable year, paid, accrued, or incurred, the interest to a person that is not a related member, and (b) the transaction giving rise to the interest expense between the taxpayer and the person did not have as a principal purpose the SB3019 Enrolled LRB104 20255 HLH 33706 b Public Act 104-0468