Under existing IRS regulations on Section 199, the Domestic Production Deduction, software qualifies for 199 treatment, but online software may or may not depending upon whether certain exceptions are met. As with other qualifying domestic production property under...
This week the IRS released a new Chief Counsel Advisory Opinion (CCA) regarding Online Software and Section 199. The key issue was applying the exception for software that is ‘substantially identical’ available from third parties via download or shrink-wrap. Thus, a...
