Montana Code 15-31-172. Small business corporation — deduction for donation of computer equipment to schools
15-31-172. Small business corporation — deduction for donation of computer equipment to schools. A small business corporation, as defined in 15-30-3301, is allowed a deduction equal to the fair market value, not to exceed 30% of the small business corporation’s net income, of a computer or other sophisticated technological equipment or apparatus intended for use with the computer donated to an elementary, secondary, or accredited postsecondary school located in Montana if:
Terms Used In Montana Code 15-31-172
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Donee: The recipient of a gift.
- Fair market value: The price at which an asset would change hands in a transaction between a willing, informed buyer and a willing, informed seller.
- Property: means real and personal property. See Montana Code 1-1-205
(1)the contribution is made no later than 5 years after the manufacture of the donated property is substantially completed;
(2)the property is not transferred by the donee in exchange for money, other property, or services;
(3)the electing small business corporation receives a written statement from the donee in which the donee agrees to accept the property and representing that the use and disposition of the property will be in accordance with the provisions of subsection (2); and
(4)the deduction allowed in this section is in lieu of the deduction allowed under 15-30-2131 for charitable contributions.