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                                                                                       2020 IA 100C 
                          Iowa Capital Gain Deduction – Real Property Used in a Non-Farm Business 
                                                                                       tax.iowa.gov 

Name(s) ___________________________________________  SSN ___________________________ 

Part I: Sale of Real Property Used in a Non-Farm Business 
1. Business name ________________________________________________________________
2. Activity of the business __________________________________________________________
   ____________________________________________________________________________
3. Check the business organization type (check only one)
   Partnership  ☐                            S Corporation  ☐
   Sole Proprietorship  ☐                    C Corporation  ☐
   LLC  ☐                                    Other  ☐(Explain: __________________________  )
4. Real property address or legal description (also include a general location description) ________
   ____________________________________________________________________________
   ____________________________________________________________________________
5. Ownership period
   a. Date acquired ........................................... 5a. ______________ 
   b. Date sold ................................................... 5b. ______________ 
6. Length of holding period ................................... Years 6a.  ________  Months 6b. ____________ 
7. If the taxpayer did not own the property for at least 10 years, explain how the taxpayer held the
   property for at least 10 years under IRC section 1223.
   ___________________________________________________________________________
   ____________________________________________________________________________

Part II: Details of Property Sold 
1. Is the capital gain from a C corporation?
   No  ☐ ... Continue to Part II, line 3.
   Yes   ☐... Continue to Part II, line 2. 

2. Was the capital gain recognized under IRC 331 or IRC 338?
   No  ☐ ... Sale is not eligible for Iowa capital gain deduction. Stop.
   Yes   ☐... Continue to Part II, line 3. 

3. Are you the sole owner of this property? Married filers, see instructions.
   No  ☐ ... Continue to Part II, line 4.
   Yes   ☐... Enter 100% on Part II, line 4. 

4. Enter taxpayer’s ownership percentage of the total property sold to three
   decimal places (for example 65.2%) ................................................................. 4. _____________  % 
5. Provide all other owner name(s)  ____________________________________________________
    ______________________________________________________________________________
    ______________________________________________________________________________

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6. How did the taxpayer acquire the property? (check all that apply)
   Inheritance ☐                                  Like-kind (IRC 1031) Exchange ☐ 
   Purchase   ☐                                   Involuntary Conversion ☐ 
   Gift  ☐                                        Other  ☐(Explain): _________________________ 
7. Provide all purchaser name(s) ______________________________________________________
    ______________________________________________________________________________
    ______________________________________________________________________________
    ______________________________________________________________________________
8. Is the capital gain from an installment sale?
   No  ☐ ... Continue to Part III, line 1.
   Yes   ☐... Enter the property installment sale information: 

   a. Start date ........................................................ 8a.  _____________ 
   b. End date ......................................................... 8b.  _____________ 
   c. Total capital gain to be received by taxpayer
         over the life of the installment sale ................. 8c. $ ____________ 
   d. Capital gain received by the taxpayer in tax year 2020 .................. 8d. $ _____________ 

Part III: Material Participation in a Business 
1. Describe in detail the business use of this property ___________________________________
   ___________________________________________________________________________
   ___________________________________________________________________________
   ___________________________________________________________________________
   ___________________________________________________________________________
2. Was the property rented to a business in which you have or had an ownership interest?
   No  ☐  .. Continue to Part III, line 3.
   Yes    ☐.. Please explain your participation in the rental business, excluding tenant business 
              activity. Please note that participation associated with the tenant business does not 
              count towards participation in the rental business. 
    ___________________________________________________________________________ 
    ___________________________________________________________________________ 
    ___________________________________________________________________________ 
    ___________________________________________________________________________ 
    ___________________________________________________________________________ 

3. Check the box for each applicable material participation test for which the taxpayer has
   documentation. Check all that apply. If none of these apply, stop, the sale is not eligible for the
   Iowa Capital Gain Deduction. Please note that participation associated with the tenant business
   does not count towards participation in the rental business.
   3a. Test 1: Taxpayer participated in the business for more than 500 hours in the year. ......  ☐

   3b. Test 2: Taxpayer’s participation in the business constituted substantially all 
       participation in the business in the year. ........................................................................ ☐

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3c. Test 3: Taxpayer participated in the business more than 100 hours in the year,  
and no other person participated in the business more. ................................................  ☐

3d. Test 4: Taxpayer participated in the business that sold the property and at least 
one other business, excluding rental businesses, in the tax year, if for each year claimed: 

• Taxpayer participated in all such businesses more than 500 hours total; and
• Taxpayer participated more than 100 hours in each such business; and
• Taxpayer’s participation in each such business does not satisfy any other test. .......  ☐

3e. Test 5: Taxpayer materially participated in the business for five of the 10 
years immediately prior to the year claimed. .................................................................  ☐

3f. Test 6: Taxpayer materially participated in a personal service activity for at 
least three years (may be outside the 10 years prior to the sale). ..................................  ☐

3g. Test 7: Taxpayer participated in the business more than 100 hours in the 
year and, based on all facts and circumstances, the participation was 
regular, continuous, and substantial. .............................................................................  ☐

4. Describe in detail the daily, weekly, monthly, and annual duties of the taxpayer in the business
associated with this property during the 10 years immediately prior to the sale. Include the
years the taxpayer performed each duty. Please note that participation associated with the
tenant business does not count towards participation in the rental business.
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5. Iowa capital gain deduction. If the taxpayer meets the holding period
qualifications and material participation qualifications, enter the taxpayer’s
amount of capital gain deduction here and include on IA 1040 line 23. ....... 5. $ ______________ 

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                                                          2020 IA 100C Instructions, page 4 

               Instructions for 2020 IA 100C – Iowa Capital Gain Deduction for the 
                      Sale of Real Property Used in a Non-Farm Business
The  Iowa  capital gain deduction is subject to  Line 4. Enter the address of the real property 
review by  the Iowa  Department of Revenue.      sold, or enter  the legal description of  the real 
The Department will use this form to verify that property if no address is available. If providing 
the taxpayer(s) qualifies for the deduction. The a legal description, also provide a general 
Department may request additional information    description of the property location in relation 
if needed.                                       to a major road or town. 
This completed form must be included with the    Line 5.  Enter the acquisition date and sale 
IA 1040 to support the Iowa capital gain         date for the real property sold, as indicated in 
deduction claimed for the sale of real property  supporting documentation. 
used in a non-farm business.  Complete a 
                                                 Line 6. Enter the length of the holding period in 
separate IA 100C  for each distinct property 
                                                 years and months. 
sale. The entire form must be completed each 
year of a qualifying installment sale.           Line 7.  If the ownership period indicated in 
                                                 Part I, line 5 is less than 10 years, explain why 
For taxpayers filing separately on  the same 
                                                 the ownership period differs from the holding 
return, each spouse must complete an IA 100C 
                                                 period entered in Part  I, line 6. Real property 
for the  Iowa capital gain deduction claimed 
                                                 used in a non-farm business must be held, as 
based on the spouse’s ownership  percentage 
                                                 defined using Internal Revenue Code  (IRC) 
in the property. 
                                                 section 1223, for at least 10 years to qualify for 
Flowcharts to assist  in determining if a  gain  the Iowa capital gain deduction. For example, 
qualifies are also available in the expanded     the real property sold may have been acquired 
instructions online. For more information on the in a like-kind exchange or an  involuntary 
Iowa   capital   gain deduction,       see the   conversion, and the holding period of the real 
instructions below and  Iowa Administrative      property sold plus the previously-held property 
Code rule 701—40.38.                             may be at least 10 years.  
Part I: Sale of Real Property Used in a Non-     Part II: Details of Property Sold 
Farm Business  
                                                 Line 1. Check the box to indicate whether the 
Line 1. Enter the name(s) of the business that   capital gain is from a C corporation. 
used the real property sold. Include all legal 
                                                 Line 2.  Indicate whether the  C corporation 
names and trade names used. If the business 
                                                 capital gain was from the liquidation of assets 
was a sole proprietorship with no separate 
                                                 which are  recognized as a sale of assets 
legal or  trade name, enter  the taxpayer’s 
                                                 under  IRC section 331 or  from certain  stock 
name.  Note: Do not enter the name(s) of any 
                                                 sales which are treated as an acquisition of 
lessee business that paid rent for the  real 
                                                 assets under IRC section 338. 
property; instead, enter the name(s) of  the 
lessor business that received rent payments.      Line 3. If married filing jointly and both spouses 
                                                 are the only owners, check yes. If married filing 
Line 2.  Enter  the primary activities of  the 
                                                 separately and both spouses are owners, check 
business identified in Part I, line 1. Do not 
                                                 no; each spouse must complete an IA 100C and 
include the activities of any lessee businesses 
                                                 indicate on  line  3  the separate ownership 
that rented the real property. 
                                                 percentage of that spouse. 
Line 3.  Check the  box to indicate how the 
                                                 Line  4.  Enter the taxpayer’s ownership 
business identified in Part I, line 1  was 
                                                 percentage of the property sold at the time of 
organized  on the date of the sale. If  “Other,” 
                                                 the sale to three decimal places (for example: 
explain  how the business was legally 
                                                 50.0%; 33.3%). If not the sole owner,  the 
organized.  “Rental” is not a  legal  business 
                                                 taxpayer’s ownership percentage must be less 
organization type. 
                                                 than 100% and greater than 0%. 

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                                                               2020 IA 100C Instructions, page 5 

Line  5.  Enter the  names  of all persons  and      claimed, excluding rental businesses. Note: 
entities that owned the  property  at the time of    The taxpayer must  participate in each  such 
sale.  If the capital gain flowed through to  the    business  more than 100 hours but no more 
taxpayer  from a partnership, S corporation,         than 500 hours for each year claimed. 
limited  liability company (LLC), estate,  or trust, 
                                                     Test 5: If claiming this test, the taxpayer must 
all owners of the entity must be reported. 
                                                     be able to show that, for each  year claimed, 
Line  6. Check all boxes that indicate how  the      the taxpayer materially participated under any 
taxpayer  acquired the  property. If “Other”,        of Tests 1 to 4 for five of the 10 years prior to 
explain how the taxpayer acquired the property.      the year  claimed. If claiming this test,  the 
                                                     taxpayer must also  report having satisfied at 
Line  7. Enter  the  names of all persons and 
                                                     least one of Tests 1 to 4. 
entities that purchased the property. 
                                                     Test 6: If claiming this test, enter at least three 
Line 8.  Check the box to indicate whether the 
                                                     years in Part III, line 3. These three years may 
capital gain comes from an installment sale. If 
                                                     be  before the  10  years prior  to the sale.  A 
“Yes,” enter the date of the first installment, the 
                                                     personal  service  activity involves    the
expected date of the final installment, the total 
                                                     performance of personal services in the fields 
capital gain generated by  the  sale,  and the 
                                                     of health, law, engineering, actuarial science, 
capital gain  the taxpayer received during tax 
                                                     architecture, accounting, performing arts, 
year 2020. Do not include any interest 
                                                     consulting, or any other trade  or business in 
received. 
                                                     which capital is not a  material income-
Part III: Material Participation in a Business       producing factor. 
Line 1.  Describe in detail how the business         Test 7: If claiming this test, include a separate 
identified in Part I, line 1 used the real property  statement  explaining how, based on all facts 
sold.                                                and circumstances, the taxpayer materially 
Line 2.   Check the box to indicate if  the          participated in the business each year. 
property was rented to a company in which the        Line  4. Enter the taxpayer’s  daily, weekly, 
taxpayer has  or had  an ownership interest. If      monthly, and yearly  activities  in the business 
yes, explain participation in the rental business,   identified in Part I, line 1  during the  10  years 
excluding  participation associated with the         prior to the sale (if Test 6 is claimed in Part III, 
tenant business activity.                            line 2, enter the activities for the relevant three-
Lines 3a-3g. The taxpayer must satisfy at least      year period).  The activities must verify  the 
one of these seven tests for  material               taxpayer satisfies the test(s) claimed in Part III, 
participation for each of  the  10  years prior to   line 2. Describe the activities in detail, and 
the sale; however,  the taxpayer may instead         include the year(s) the taxpayer performed the 
satisfy Test 6 for at least three years. Check       activities. Do not include activities performed 
the box for each test claimed. More than one         by any person other than the taxpayer, such as 
test may be claimed. For more information on         tenants and  employees.  The taxpayer’s 
the tests  for material participation, see the       activities  must be supported by records. 
instructions below and  Iowa Administrative          Records prepared long after the activity 
Code rule 701—40.38(1)“e”.                           generally   cannot         establish    material
                                                     participation.  
Tests 2 and 3: If claiming either of these tests, 
the taxpayer must consider the activities of all     Line  5. Enter the amount of the taxpayer’s 
persons who participated in  the business,           capital gain  deduction  claimed.  Note that the 
including employees of the business and non-         deduction applies to the net capital gain from a 
employees who helped maintain the property           sale. Any nonrecaptured losses are treated as 
or otherwise participated in the business.           ordinary income and are not eligible for  the 
                                                     Iowa capital gain deduction. The eligibility of 
Test 4: If claiming this test, include a separate    the Iowa capital gain deduction reported  here 
statement  explaining the taxpayer’s activities      may be  subject  to further examination by the 
and hours of participation in all businesses         Department. 

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