26 CFR §1.465-20
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- (a)General rule. The following amounts are treated in the same manner as borrowed amounts for which the taxpayer has no personal liability and for which no security is pledged—
- (1)Amounts that do not increase the taxpayer's amount at risk because they are borrowed from a person who has an interest in the activity other than that of a creditor or from a person who is related to a person (other than the taxpayer) who has an interest in the activity other than that of a creditor; and
- (2)Amounts (whether or not borrowed) that are protected against loss.
- (b)Interest other than that of a creditor; cross reference. See § 1.465-8 for additional rules relating to amounts borrowed from a person who has an interest in the activity other than that of a creditor or is related to a person (other than the taxpayer) who has an interest in the activity other than that of a creditor.
- (c)Amounts protected against loss; cross reference. See § 1.465-6 for rules relating to amounts protected against loss.
- (d)Effective date. This section applies to amounts borrowed after May 3, 2004.