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131 STAT. 2102 PUBLIC LAW 115–97—DEC. 22, 2017 (c) REPEAL OF EXCLUSION FOR CERTAIN PROPERTY.—The last sentence of section 179(d)(1) is amended by inserting ‘‘(other than paragraph (2) thereof)’’ after ‘‘section 50(b)’’. (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section shall apply to property placed in service in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017. SEC. 13102. SMALL BUSINESS ACCOUNTING METHOD REFORM AND SIM- PLIFICATION. (a) MODIFICATION OF LIMITATION ON CASH METHOD OF ACCOUNTING.— (1) INCREASED LIMITATION.—So much of section 448(c) as precedes paragraph (2) is amended to read as follows: ‘‘(c) GROSS RECEIPTS TEST.—For purposes of this section— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A corporation or partnership meets the gross receipts test of this subsection for any taxable year if the average annual gross receipts of such entity for the 3- taxable-year period ending with the taxable year which pre- cedes such taxable year does not exceed $25,000,000.’’. (2) APPLICATION OF EXCEPTION ON ANNUAL BASIS.—Section 448(b)(3) is amended to read as follows: ‘‘(3) ENTITIES WHICH MEET GROSS RECEIPTS TEST.—Para- graphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) shall not apply to any corporation or partnership for any taxable year if such entity (or any predecessor) meets the gross receipts test of subsection (c) for such taxable year.’’. (3) INFLATION ADJUSTMENT.—Section 448(c) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ‘‘(4) ADJUSTMENT FOR INFLATION.—In the case of any tax- able year beginning after December 31, 2018, the dollar amount in paragraph (1) shall be increased by an amount equal to— ‘‘(A) such dollar amount, multiplied by ‘‘(B) the cost-of-living adjustment determined under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which the taxable year begins, by substituting ‘calendar year 2017’ for ‘cal- endar year 2016’ in subparagraph (A)(ii) thereof. If any amount as increased under the preceding sentence is not a multiple of $1,000,000, such amount shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of $1,000,000.’’. (4) COORDINATION WITH SECTION 481.—Section 448(d)(7) is amended to read as follows: ‘‘(7) COORDINATION WITH SECTION 481.—Any change in method of accounting made pursuant to this section shall be treated for purposes of section 481 as initiated by the taxpayer and made with the consent of the Secretary.’’. (5) APPLICATION OF EXCEPTION TO CORPORATIONS ENGAGED IN FARMING.— (A) IN GENERAL.—Section 447(c) is amended— (i) by inserting ‘‘for any taxable year’’ after ‘‘not being a corporation’’ in the matter preceding paragraph (1), and (ii) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows: ‘‘(2) a corporation which meets the gross receipts test of section 448(c) for such taxable year.’’. (B) COORDINATION WITH SECTION 481.—Section 447(f) is amended to read as follows: 26 USC 179 note. 26 USC 179. VerDate Sep 11 2014 10:09 Oct 18, 2018 Jkt 079139 PO 00097 Frm 00050 Fmt 6580 Sfmt 6581 E:\PUBLAW\PUBL097.115 PUBL097 dkrause on DSKBC28HB2PROD with PUBLAWS