| 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. |