Massachusetts General Laws (Tax)

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 63, § 38J

Qualified research contribution deduction

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Section 38J. In determining the net income subject to tax under this chapter, a business corporation may deduct, in addition to any other allowable deduction under this chapter, an amount equal to twenty-five per cent of the allowable deduction for any qualified research contribution, as defined in section one hundred and seventy (e)(4) of the Federal Internal Revenue Code as amended and in effect for the taxable year, to an educational organization, as therein defined, located in the commonwealth.

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  1. 63-37 · Repealed, 1966, 698, Sec. 57
  2. 63-38 · Determination of net income derived from business carried on…
  3. 63-38A · Taxable net income
  4. 63-38AA · Credit against taxes imposed for qualified donation of…
  5. 63-38B · Financial institutions and business corporations engaged…
  6. 63-38BB · Credit against taxes imposed for a certified housing…
  7. 63-38C · Repealed, 2008, 173, Sec. 66
  8. 63-38CC · Life Sciences refundable jobs credit
  9. 63-38D · Deduction of expenditures for industrial waste treatment or…
  10. 63-38DD · Credit against excise tax imposed under Secs. 2(b), 2B(b) or…
  11. 63-38E · Eligible business facility; excise credit
  12. 63-38EE · Community investment tax credit
  13. 63-38F · Deduction from net income for compensation paid to individuals…
  14. 63-38FF · Repealed, 2012, 224, Sec. 56A
  15. 63-38G · Reporting wholly-owned DISC income
  16. 63-38GG · Hiring of qualified veterans; excise tax credit
  17. 63-38H · Alternative energy sources; deduction
  18. 63-38HH · Credit for wages paid to qualified apprentice
  19. 63-38I · Wages deemed compensation paid in commonwealth; deduction;…
  20. 63-38II · Cranberry production
  21. 63-38J · Qualified research contribution deduction
  22. 63-38JJ · Tax credits for qualified employees with disabilities
  23. 63-38K · Repealed, 1985, 188, Sec. 10A
  24. 63-38KK · Tax credits for qualified employers hiring members of the…
  25. 63-38L · Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Fund; contributions
  26. 63-38LL · Offshore wind tax incentive program; refundable jobs credit
  27. 63-38M · Credit against amount of excise due; research expenses
  28. 63-38MM · Refundable credit for capital investment in an offshore wind…
  29. 63-38N · Economic development incentive program; tax credit for…
  30. 63-38NN · Nonrefundable credits for trainings; eligibility; credit…
  31. 63-38O · Economic target areas; tax deduction for renovation of…
  32. 63-38OO · Credit against the tax liability; transfer of credit; carry…
  33. 63-38P · Repealed, 2021, 68, Sec. 5
  34. 63-38PP · Massachusetts homeownership tax credit; amount allowed;…
  35. 63-38Q · Environmental response actions; credit
  36. 63-38QQ · Credit for taxpayers with an eligible theater production…
  37. 63-38R · Massachusetts historic rehabilitation tax credit
  38. 63-38RR · Refundable credit under climatetech tax incentive program;…
  39. 63-38S · Automatic sprinkler system; depreciation deduction
  40. 63-38SS · Amount of credit for research and development costs under…
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