District of Columbia Code Division VIII. General Laws. § 47-1806.10. Income averaging--employment discrimination.

(1) “Average annual net backpay and frontpay amount” means the amount equal to the excess of employment discrimination backpay and frontpay over the amount of deductions that would have been allowable but for subsection (b)(1)(B) of this section, divided by the number of years in the backpay period and frontpay period.

(2) “Backpay” means amounts includible in gross income in the taxable year as compensation which is attributable to services performed, or that would have been performed, but for a claimed violation of law, as an employee, former employee, or prospective employee in a prior taxable year for the taxpayer's employer, former employer, or prospective employer.

(3) “Backpay period” means the period during which services are performed, or would have been performed, to which backpay is attributable. If the period is not equal to a whole number of taxable years, the period shall be increased to the next highest number of whole taxable years.

(4) “Employment discrimination backpay or frontpay” means backpay or frontpay receivable, whether as a lump sum or periodic payments, on account of a claim of unlawful employment discrimination.

(5) “Frontpay” means amounts includible in gross income in the taxable year as compensation which is attributable to employment that would have been performed but for a claimed violation of law, in a subsequent taxable year, and which are:

(6) “Frontpay period” means the period of foregone employment to which frontpay is attributable. If the period is not equal to a whole number of taxable years, the period shall be increased to the next highest number of whole taxable years.

(1) The tax which would be so imposed if:

(2) The product of: