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carried forward. If a corporation uses an apportionment formula to determine the amount of income that is attributable to North Dakota, the corporation must use the same formula to determine the amount of net operating loss that is attributable to North Dakota. In addition, no deduction may be taken for a carryforward when determining the amount of net operating loss that is attributable to North Dakota sources. 57-38-01.4. Recognition of subchapter S election. 1. For the purposes of this chapter, any person as defined in section 57-38-01 and required to file a North Dakota income tax return who makes an election under subchapter S of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended, for federal income tax purposes shall have such status recognized and such person's taxable income must be computed as provided in subchapter S of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended, with the adjustments allowed by this chapter or other provisions of law. Income of a subchapter S corporation subject to tax for federal income tax purposes is also subject to state income tax at the corporate income tax rates imposed by section 57-38-30. 2. The distributed and undistributed taxable income of an electing small business corporation for federal and state income tax purposes derived from or connected with sources in this state does constitute income derived from sources within this state for a nonresident person who is a shareholder of such a corporation, and a net operating loss of such corporation derived from or connected with sources in this state does constitute a loss or deduction connected with sources in this state for such a nonresident individual. 57-38-01.5. Crop insurance proceeds - Option to postpone for income tax purposes. Repealed by S.L. 1983, ch. 630, § 2. 57-38-01.6. Deduction for contributions to retirement plans. Repealed by S.L. 1983, ch. 630, § 2. 57-38-01.7. Income tax credit for charitable contributions - Limitation. 1. At the election of the taxpayer, there must be allowed, subject to the applicable limitations provided in this subsection, as a nonrefundable credit against the income tax liability under section 57-38-30 or 57-38-30.3 for the taxable year, an amount equal to fifty percent of the aggregate amount of charitable contributions made by the taxpayer during the year to nonprofit private institutions of higher education located within the state or to the North Dakota independent college fund. The amount allowable as a credit under this subsection for any taxable year may not exceed fifty percent of the taxpayer's total income tax under this chapter for the year, or two thousand five hundred dollars, whichever is less. 2. At the election of the taxpayer, there must be allowed, subject to the applicable limitations provided in this subsection, as a nonrefundable credit against the income tax liability under section 57-38-30 or 57-38-30.3 for the taxable year, an amount equal to fifty percent of the aggregate amount of charitable contributions made by the taxpayer during the year directly to nonprofit private institutions of secondary education, located within the state. The amount allowable as a credit under this subsection for any taxable year may not exceed fifty percent of the taxpayer's total income tax under this chapter for the year, or two thousand five hundred dollars, whichever is less. 3. At the election of the taxpayer, there must be allowed, subject to the applicable limitations provided in this subsection, as a nonrefundable credit against the income tax liability under section 57-38-30 or 57-38-30.3 for the taxable year, an amount equal to fifty percent of the aggregate amount of charitable contributions made by the taxpayer during the year directly to nonprofit private institutions of primary education, Page No. 6