Revenue and Taxation Code section 18042

(a)

Section 1042 of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to sales of stock to employee stock ownership plans or certain cooperatives, shall apply to taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 1995.

(b)

For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 1998, and before January 1, 2028, Section 1042 of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to sales of stock to employee stock ownership plans or certain cooperatives, is modified to provide that the term “domestic corporation” shall instead mean “domestic C corporation.”

(c)

For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2028, Section 1042(h) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to application of section to sale of stock in S corporation, shall apply.

(d)

Section 1042(g) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to application of section to sales of stock in agricultural refiners and processors to eligible farm cooperatives, shall not apply.

Source: Section 18042, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=RTC§ionNum=18042.­ (updated Oct. 1, 2025; accessed Jul. 27, 2026).

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