(a) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, amendments made by Section 13102(e)(2) of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (Public Law 115-97), relating to preservation of suspense account rules with respect to any existing suspense accounts, shall apply to any suspense account existing as of the effective date of the act adding this subdivision that was not otherwise precluded by Section 24652.5.
(b) (1) Any change in method of accounting made pursuant to this section shall be treated for purposes of applying Section 24721, as initiated by the taxpayer and made with the consent of the Franchise Tax Board.
(2) Section 13102(e)(1) of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (Public Law 115-97) does not apply to this section.
(3) Notwithstanding paragraph (2), a taxpayer may elect to apply the provisions of this section to suspense accounts established before the effective date of the act adding this section.
(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 39, Sec. 30. (AB 91) Effective July 1, 2019.)