# 26 U.S.C. § 859: Adoption of annual accounting period

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t26_s859

## Section

- **Citation:** 26 U.S.C. § 859
- **Heading:** Adoption of annual accounting period
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 16, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 26—INTERNAL REVENUE CODE > Subtitle A—Income Taxes > CHAPTER 1—NORMAL TAXES AND SURTAXES > Subchapter M—Regulated Investment Companies and Real Estate Investment Trusts > PART II—REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS

## Text

a real estate investment trust shall not change to any accounting period other than the calendar year, and

(Added Pub. L. 94–455, title XVI, § 1604(i)(1) , Oct. 4, 1976 , 90 Stat. 1752 , § 860; renumbered § 859 and amended Pub. L. 95–600, title III, § 362(d)(6) , title VII, § 701(t)(1), Nov. 6, 1978 , 92 Stat. 2852 , 2911; Pub. L. 99–514, title VI, § 661(c) , Oct. 22, 1986 , 100 Stat. 2300 .)

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