| The tax paid on sales represented by accounts charged off as |
worthless may be credited against the tax due on a subsequent |
return filed within 3 years of the charge-off. For purposes of |
this section, a worthless account is a bad debt as defined in |
Section 166 of the Code, adjusted to exclude finance charges or |
interest, taxes charged on the sale price and expenses incurred |
in attempting to collect the debt. A credit may be taken on the |
return filed for the period during which the account is written |
off as uncollectible in the claimant's books and records and is |
eligible to be deducted for federal income tax purposes. If a |
deduction is taken for a bad debt and the debt is subsequently |
collected in whole or in part, the tax on the amount so collected |
must be paid and reported on the return filed for the period in |
which the collection is made. |