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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
26 CFR Parts 1 and 301
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RIN 1545–BM94
Treatment of Certain Domestic Entities
Disregarded as Separate From Their
Owners as Corporations for Purposes
of Section 6038A
Internal Revenue Service (IRS),
Treasury.
ACTION: Final regulations.
AGENCY:
This document contains final
regulations that treat a domestic
disregarded entity wholly owned by a
foreign person as a domestic corporation
separate from its owner for the limited
purposes of the reporting, record
maintenance and associated compliance
requirements that apply to 25 percent
foreign-owned domestic corporations
under section 6038A of the Internal
Revenue Code.
DATES: Effective date: These regulations
are effective December 13, 2016.
Applicability date: For dates of
applicability, see §§ 1.6038A–1(n)(1)
and (2) and 301.7701–2(e)(9).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ronald M. Gootzeit, (202) 317–6937 (not
a toll-free number).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
Paperwork Reduction Act
The collection of information
contained in these final regulations has
been previously reviewed and approved
by the Office of Management and
Budget in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3507(d)) under control number
1545–1191. The estimated average
annual recordkeeping burden per
recordkeeper is 10 hours. The estimated
reporting burden is being reported
under Form 5472 (OMB #1545–0123).
The collection of information in these
final regulations is in §§ 1.6038A–2 and
1.6038A–3. This information will
enhance the United States’ compliance
with international standards of
transparency and exchange of
information for tax purposes and will
strengthen the enforcement of U.S. tax
laws. The likely respondents are
foreign-owned domestic entities that are
disregarded as separate from their
owners.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, a collection of information
unless it displays a valid control
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number assigned by the Office of
Management and Budget.
Books or records relating to a
collection of information must be
retained as long as their contents may
become material in the administration
of any internal revenue law. Generally,
tax returns and tax return information
are confidential, as required by 26
U.S.C. 6103.
Background and Explanation of
Provisions
On May 10, 2016, the Department of
the Treasury (Treasury Department) and
the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
published in the Federal Register a
notice of proposed rulemaking (REG–
127199–15; 81 FR 28784) under sections
6038A and 7701 (the proposed
regulations). The proposed regulations
would treat a domestic disregarded
entity wholly owned by a foreign person
as a domestic corporation separate from
its owner for the limited purposes of the
reporting, record maintenance and
associated compliance requirements
that apply to 25 percent foreign-owned
domestic corporations under section
6038A of the Internal Revenue Code.
The proposed regulations would have
applied to taxable years of the entities
described in § 301.7701–2(c)(2)(vi)
ending on or after the date that is 12
months after the date of publication of
the Treasury decision adopting the
proposed rules as final regulations in
the Federal Register.
In addition to generally soliciting
comments on all aspects of the proposed
rules, the preamble to the proposed
regulations specifically requested
comments on possible alternative
methods for reporting a domestic
disregarded entity’s transactions in
cases in which the foreign owner of the
domestic disregarded entity already has
an obligation to report the income
resulting from those transactions—for
example, transactions resulting in
income effectively connected with the
conduct of a U.S. trade or business.
No written comments on the proposed
regulations were received, and no
public hearing was requested or held.
However, these final regulations reflect
a limited number of changes by the
Treasury Department and the IRS to the
proposed regulations.
First, it was and remains the intent of
the Treasury Department and the IRS
that the generally applicable exceptions
to the requirements of section 6038A
should not apply to a domestic
disregarded entity that is wholly owned
by a foreign person. Accordingly, the
proposed regulations provided that the
exceptions to the record maintenance
requirements in § 1.6038A–1(h) and (i)
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for small corporations and de minimis
transactions would not apply to these
entities. The proposed regulations did
not address the additional exception
provided in § 1.6038A–2(e)(3), under
which a reporting corporation is not
required to file Form 5472, Information
Return of a 25% Foreign-Owned U.S.
Corporation or a Foreign Corporation
Engaged in a U.S. Trade or Business
(Under Sections 6038A and 6038C of
the Internal Revenue Code), with
respect to a related foreign corporation
when a U.S. person that controls the
related foreign corporation files a Form
5471, Information Return of U.S.
Persons With Respect to Certain Foreign
Corporations, containing required
information with respect to reportable
transactions between the reporting
corporation and the related foreign
corporation for the taxable year.
Similarly, the proposed regulations did
not address the additional exception
provided in § 1.6038A–2(e)(4), under
which a reporting corporation is not
required to file Form 5472 with respect
to a related foreign corporation that
qualifies as a foreign sales corporation
for a taxable year for which the foreign
sales corporation files Form 1120–FSC,
U.S. Income Tax Return of a Foreign
Sales Corporation. Upon final
consideration of the proposed
regulations, the Treasury Department
and the IRS have concluded that,
consistent with the scope and intent of
the proposed regulations, the reporting
requirements of the proposed
regulations should apply without regard
to the exceptions generally applicable
under § 1.6038A–2(e)(3) and (4). The
exceptions in § 1.6038A–2(e)(3) and (4)
are revised accordingly in the final
regulations.
Second, to facilitate entities’
compliance with the requirements of
section 6038A, including the obligation
of reporting corporations to file Form
5472, the final regulations provide that
these entities have the same taxable year
as their foreign owner if the foreign
owner has a U.S. return filing
obligation. If the foreign owner has no
U.S. return filing obligation, then for
ease of tax administration, the final
regulations provide that the taxable year
of these entities is the calendar year
unless otherwise provided in forms,
instructions, or published guidance.
Third, the Treasury Department and
the IRS have concluded that for ease of
administration, these regulations should
apply to taxable years of entities
beginning on or after January 1, 2017,
and ending on or after December 13,
2017. The proposed regulations would
have applied to taxable years ending on
or after the date that is 12 months after
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the date of publication of the final
regulations in the Federal Register,
without regard to the date on which the
taxable year began. This Treasury
decision adopts the proposed
regulations as so amended and with
other minor clarifications for
readability.
Special Analyses
Certain IRS regulations, including
these, are exempt from the requirements
of Executive Order 12866, as
supplemented and reaffirmed by
Executive Order 13563. Therefore, a
regulatory assessment is not required.
Pursuant to the Regulatory Flexibility
Act (5 U.S.C. chapter 6), it is hereby
certified that these regulations will not
have a significant economic impact on
a substantial number of small entities.
Accordingly, a regulatory flexibility
analysis is not required. This
certification is based on the fact that
these regulations will primarily affect a
small number of foreign-owned
domestic entities that do not themselves
otherwise have a U.S. return filing
requirement, and that the requirement
to file a return for these entities will not
impose a significant burden on them.
Pursuant to section 7805(f), the
proposed regulations were submitted to
the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the
Small Business Administration for
comment on their impact on small
entities.
Drafting Information
The principal author of these
regulations is Ronald M. Gootzeit, Office
of Associate Chief Counsel
(International). However, other
personnel from the Treasury
Department and the IRS participated in
their development.
List of Subjects
26 CFR Part 1
Income taxes, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements.
26 CFR Part 301
Employment taxes, Estate taxes,
Excise taxes, Gift taxes, Income taxes,
Penalties, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
Adoption of Amendments to the
Regulations
Accordingly, 26 CFR parts 1 and 301
are amended as follows:
PART 1—INCOME TAXES
Paragraph 1. The authority citation
for part 1 is amended by revising the
entries for §§ 1.6038A–1 and 1.6038A–
2 to read in part as follows:
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Authority: 26 U.S.C. 7805 * * *
Section 1.6038A–1 also issued under 26
U.S.C. 6001.
Section 1.6038A–2 also issued under 26
U.S.C. 6001.
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Par. 2. Section 1.6038A–0 is amended
by adding an entry for § 1.6038A–2(b)(9)
to read as follows:
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§ 1.6038A–0
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Table of contents.
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§ 1.6038A–2
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Requirement of return.
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(b) * * *
(9) Examples.
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■ Par. 3. Section 1.6038A–1 is amended
as follows:
■ 1. Add a sentence at the end of
paragraph (c)(1).
■ 2. Revise the first sentence of
paragraph (h).
■ 3. Revsie the first sentence of
paragraph (i)(1).
■ 4. Add a sentence at the end of
paragraph (n)(1).
■ 5. Add a sentence at the end of
paragraph (n)(2).
The additions and revisions read as
follows:
§ 1.6038A–1
definitions.
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General requirements and
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(c) * * *
(1) * * * A domestic business entity
that is wholly owned by one foreign
person and that is otherwise classified
under § 301.7701–3(b)(1)(ii) of this
chapter as disregarded as an entity
separate from its owner is treated as an
entity separate from its owner and
classified as a domestic corporation for
purposes of section 6038A. See
§ 301.7701–2(c)(2)(vi) of this chapter.
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(h) * * * A reporting corporation
(other than an entity that is a reporting
corporation as a result of being treated
as a corporation under § 301.7701–
2(c)(2)(vi) of this chapter) that has less
than $10,000,000 in U.S. gross receipts
for a taxable year is not subject to
§§ 1.6038A–3 and 1.6038A–5 for that
taxable year.* * *
(i) * * *
(1) * * * A reporting corporation
(other than an entity that is a reporting
corporation as a result of being treated
as a corporation under § 301.7701–
2(c)(2)(vi) of this chapter) is not subject
to §§ 1.6038A–3 and 1.6038A–5 for any
taxable year in which the aggregate
value of all gross payments it makes to
and receives from foreign related parties
with respect to related party
transactions (including monetary
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consideration, nonmonetary
consideration, and the value of
transactions involving less than full
consideration) is not more than
$5,000,000 and is less than 10 percent
of its U.S. gross income. * * *
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(n) * * *
(1) * * * However, § 1.6038A–1 as it
applies to entities that are reporting
corporations as a result of being treated
as a corporation under § 301.7701–
2(c)(2)(vi) of this chapter applies to
taxable years of such reporting
corporations beginning after December
31, 2016, and ending on or after
December 13, 2017.
(2) * * * Section 1.6038A–2 as it
applies to entities that are reporting
corporations as a result of being treated
as a corporation under § 301.7701–
2(c)(2)(vi) of this chapter applies to
taxable years of such reporting
corporations beginning after December
31, 2016, and ending on or after
December 13, 2017.
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■ Par. 4. Section 1.6038A–2 is amended
as follows:
■ 1. Revise the second sentence of
paragraph (a)(2).
■ 2. Revise paragraph (b)(3)(vii).
■ 3. Remove the word ‘‘and’’ at the end
of paragraph (b)(3)(ix).
■ 4. Remove the undesignated
paragraph following paragraph (b)(3)(x).
■ 5. Remove the period at the end of
paragraph (b)(3)(x) and add ‘‘; and’’ in
its place.
■ 6. Add paragraphs (b)(3)(xi) and (b)(9).
■ 7. Add a sentence at the end of
paragraph (d).
■ 8. Revise the first sentence of
paragraph (e)(3).
■ 9. Revise paragraph (e)(4).
The additions and revisions read as
follows:
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Requirements of return.
(a) * * *
(2) * * * However, if neither party to
the transaction is a United States person
as defined in section 7701(a)(30)
(which, for purposes of section 6038A,
includes an entity that is a reporting
corporation as a result of being treated
as a corporation under § 301.7701–
2(c)(2)(vi) of this chapter) and the
transaction—
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(b) * * *
(3) * * *
(vii) Amounts loaned and borrowed
(except open accounts resulting from
sales and purchases reported under
other items listed in this paragraph
(b)(3) that arise and are collected in full
in the ordinary course of business), to be
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reported as monthly averages or
outstanding balances at the beginning
and end of the taxable year, as the form
shall prescribe;
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(xi) With respect to an entity that is
a reporting corporation as a result of
being treated as a corporation under
§ 301.7701–2(c)(2)(vi) of this chapter,
any other transaction as defined by
§ 1.482–1(i)(7), such as amounts paid or
received in connection with the
formation, dissolution, acquisition and
disposition of the entity, including
contributions to and distributions from
the entity.
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(9) Examples. The following examples
illustrate the application of paragraph
(b)(3) of this section:
Example 1. (i) In year 1, W, a foreign
corporation, forms and contributes assets to
X, a domestic limited liability company that
does not elect to be treated as a corporation
under § 301.7701–3(c) of this chapter. In year
2, W contributes funds to X. In year 3, X
makes a payment to W. In year 4, X, in
liquidation, distributes its assets to W.
(ii) In accordance with § 301.7701–
3(b)(1)(ii) of this chapter, X is disregarded as
an entity separate from W. In accordance
with § 301.7701–2(c)(2)(vi) of this chapter, X
is treated as an entity separate from W and
classified as a domestic corporation for
purposes of section 6038A. In accordance
with paragraphs (a)(2) and (b)(3) of this
section, each of the transactions in years 1
through 4 is a reportable transaction with
respect to X. Therefore, X has a section
6038A reporting and record maintenance
requirement for each of those years.
Example 2. (i) The facts are the same as
in Example 1 of this paragraph (b)(9) except
that, in year 1, W also forms and contributes
assets to Y, another domestic limited liability
company that does not elect to be treated as
a corporation under § 301.7701–3(c) of this
chapter. In year 1, X and Y form and
contribute assets to Z, another domestic
limited liability company that does not elect
to be treated as a corporation under
§ 301.7701–3(c) of this chapter. In year 2, X
transfers funds to Z. In year 3, Z makes a
payment to Y. In year 4, Z distributes its
assets to X and Y in liquidation.
(ii) In accordance with § 301.7701–
3(b)(1)(ii) of this chapter, Y and Z are
disregarded as entities separate from each
other, W, and X. In accordance with
§ 301.7701–2(c)(2)(vi) of this chapter, Y, Z
and X are treated as entities separate from
each other and W, and are classified as
domestic corporations for purposes of section
6038A. In accordance with paragraph (b)(3)
of this section, each of the transactions in
years 1 through 4 involving Z is a reportable
transaction with respect to Z. Similarly, W’s
contribution to Y and Y’s contribution to Z
in year 1, the payment to Y in year 3, and
the distribution to Y in year 4 are reportable
transactions with respect to Y. Moreover, X’s
contribution to Z in Year 1, X’s funds transfer
to Z in year 2, and the distribution to X in
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year 4 are reportable transactions with
respect to X. Therefore, Z has a section
6038A reporting and record maintenance
requirement for years 1 through 4; Y has a
section 6038A reporting and record
maintenance requirement for years 1, 3, and
4; and X has a section 6038A reporting and
record maintenance requirement in years 1,
2, and 4 in addition to its section 6038A
reporting and record maintenance described
in Example 1 of this paragraph (b)(9).
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(d) * * * In the case of an entity that
is a reporting corporation as a result of
being treated as a corporation under
§ 301.7701–2(c)(2)(vi) of this chapter,
Form 5472 must be filed at such time
and in such manner as the
Commissioner may prescribe in forms or
instructions.
(e) * * *
(3) * * * A reporting corporation
(other than an entity that is a reporting
corporation as a result of being treated
as a corporation under § 301.7701–
2(c)(2)(vi) of this chapter) is not
required to make a return of information
on Form 5472 with respect to a related
foreign corporation for a taxable year for
which a U.S. person that controls the
foreign related corporation makes a
return of information on Form 5471 that
is required under section 6038 and this
section, if that return contains
information required under § 1.6038–
2(f)(11) with respect to the reportable
transactions between the reporting
corporation and the related corporation
for that taxable year.* * *
(4) Transactions with a foreign sales
corporation. A reporting corporation
(other than an entity that is a reporting
corporation as a result of being treated
as a corporation under § 301.7701–
2(c)(2)(vi) of this chapter) is not
required to make a return of information
on Form 5472 with respect to a related
corporation that qualifies as a foreign
sales corporation for a taxable year for
which the foreign sales corporation files
Form 1120–FSC.
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PART 301—PROCEDURE AND
ADMINISTRATION
Par. 5. The authority citation for part
301 continues to read in part as follows:
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Authority: 26 U.S.C. 7805 * * *
Par. 6. Section 301.7701–2 is
amended by revising the last sentence of
paragraph (a) and adding paragraphs
(c)(2)(vi) and (e)(9) to read as follows:
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§ 301.7701–2
definitions.
Business entities;
(a) * * * But see paragraphs (c)(2)(iii)
through (vi) of this section for special
rules that apply to an eligible entity that
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is otherwise disregarded as an entity
separate from its owner.
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(c) * * *
(2) * * *
(vi) Special rule for reporting under
section 6038A—(A) In general. An
entity that is disregarded as an entity
separate from its owner for any purpose
under this section is treated as an entity
separate from its owner and classified as
a corporation for purposes of section
6038A if—
(1) The entity is a domestic entity;
and
(2) One foreign person has direct or
indirect sole ownership of the entity.
(B) Definitions—(1) Indirect sole
ownership. For purposes of paragraph
(c)(2)(vi)(A)(2) of this section, indirect
sole ownership means ownership by
one person entirely through one or more
other entities disregarded as entities
separate from their owners or through
one or more grantor trusts, regardless of
whether any such disregarded entity or
grantor trust is domestic or foreign.
(2) Entity disregarded as separate
from its owner. For purposes of
paragraph (c)(2)(vi)(B)(1) of this section,
an entity disregarded as an entity
separate from its owner is an entity
described in paragraph (c)(2)(i) of this
section.
(3) Grantor trust. For purposes of
paragraph (c)(2)(vi)(B)(1) of this section,
a grantor trust is any portion of a trust
that is treated as owned by the grantor
or another person under subpart E of
subchapter J of chapter 1 of the Code.
(C) Taxable year. The taxable year of
an entity classified as a corporation for
section 6038A purposes pursuant to
paragraph (c)(2)(vi)(A) of this section
is—
(1) The same as the taxable year of the
foreign person described in paragraph
(c)(2)(vi)(A)(2) of this section, if that
foreign person has a U.S. income tax or
information return filing obligation for
its taxable year; or
(2) The calendar year, if paragraph
(c)(2)(vi)(C)(1) of this section does not
apply, unless otherwise provided in
forms, instructions, or published
guidance.
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(e) * * *
(9) Reporting required under section
6038A. Paragraph (c)(2)(vi) of this
section applies to taxable years of
entities beginning after December 31,
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2016, and ending on or after December
13, 2017.
John Dalrymple,
Deputy Commissioner for Services and
Enforcement.
Approved: November 15, 2016.
Mark J. Mazur,
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury (Tax
Policy).
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Specifically, the statute states that ‘‘[n]o
person in the United States shall, on the
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On July 13, 2015, at 80 FR 39977,
Treasury published its proposed rule
implementing Title VI. Each federal
agency subject to Title VI is required to
issue regulations implementing Title VI.
42 U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d–7; 28 CFR
42.403. The comment period for the
proposed rule ended on September 11,
2015.
III. Public Comments and Treasury’s
Response
A. The Public Comments Generally
The public posted six comments to
the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
implementing Title VI. Three comments
were from public interest groups. One
comment was from a city government
office. Two individuals also
commented, but one of the comments
was nonresponsive. All public
comments can be viewed at https://www.
regulations.gov/#!docketBrowser;
rpp=25;po=0;dct=PS%252BPR;D=
TREAS-DO-2015-0006.
The comments can be grouped in two
main subjects: Data collection and
coverage of Low Income Housing
Credits (LIHTCs).
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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 239 (Tuesday, December 13, 2016)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 89849-89852]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-29641]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
26 CFR Parts 1 and 301
[TD 9796]
RIN 1545-BM94
Treatment of Certain Domestic Entities Disregarded as Separate
From Their Owners as Corporations for Purposes of Section 6038A
AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury.
ACTION: Final regulations.
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SUMMARY: This document contains final regulations that treat a domestic
disregarded entity wholly owned by a foreign person as a domestic
corporation separate from its owner for the limited purposes of the
reporting, record maintenance and associated compliance requirements
that apply to 25 percent foreign-owned domestic corporations under
section 6038A of the Internal Revenue Code.
DATES: Effective date: These regulations are effective December 13,
2016.
Applicability date: For dates of applicability, see Sec. Sec.
1.6038A-1(n)(1) and (2) and 301.7701-2(e)(9).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ronald M. Gootzeit, (202) 317-6937
(not a toll-free number).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Paperwork Reduction Act
The collection of information contained in these final regulations
has been previously reviewed and approved by the Office of Management
and Budget in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3507(d)) under control number 1545-1191. The estimated average
annual recordkeeping burden per recordkeeper is 10 hours. The estimated
reporting burden is being reported under Form 5472 (OMB #1545-0123).
The collection of information in these final regulations is in
Sec. Sec. 1.6038A-2 and 1.6038A-3. This information will enhance the
United States' compliance with international standards of transparency
and exchange of information for tax purposes and will strengthen the
enforcement of U.S. tax laws. The likely respondents are foreign-owned
domestic entities that are disregarded as separate from their owners.
An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required
to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a valid
control number assigned by the Office of Management and Budget.
Books or records relating to a collection of information must be
retained as long as their contents may become material in the
administration of any internal revenue law. Generally, tax returns and
tax return information are confidential, as required by 26 U.S.C. 6103.
Background and Explanation of Provisions
On May 10, 2016, the Department of the Treasury (Treasury
Department) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) published in the
Federal Register a notice of proposed rulemaking (REG-127199-15; 81 FR
28784) under sections 6038A and 7701 (the proposed regulations). The
proposed regulations would treat a domestic disregarded entity wholly
owned by a foreign person as a domestic corporation separate from its
owner for the limited purposes of the reporting, record maintenance and
associated compliance requirements that apply to 25 percent foreign-
owned domestic corporations under section 6038A of the Internal Revenue
Code. The proposed regulations would have applied to taxable years of
the entities described in Sec. 301.7701-2(c)(2)(vi) ending on or after
the date that is 12 months after the date of publication of the
Treasury decision adopting the proposed rules as final regulations in
the Federal Register.
In addition to generally soliciting comments on all aspects of the
proposed rules, the preamble to the proposed regulations specifically
requested comments on possible alternative methods for reporting a
domestic disregarded entity's transactions in cases in which the
foreign owner of the domestic disregarded entity already has an
obligation to report the income resulting from those transactions--for
example, transactions resulting in income effectively connected with
the conduct of a U.S. trade or business.
No written comments on the proposed regulations were received, and
no public hearing was requested or held. However, these final
regulations reflect a limited number of changes by the Treasury
Department and the IRS to the proposed regulations.
First, it was and remains the intent of the Treasury Department and
the IRS that the generally applicable exceptions to the requirements of
section 6038A should not apply to a domestic disregarded entity that is
wholly owned by a foreign person. Accordingly, the proposed regulations
provided that the exceptions to the record maintenance requirements in
Sec. 1.6038A-1(h) and (i)
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for small corporations and de minimis transactions would not apply to
these entities. The proposed regulations did not address the additional
exception provided in Sec. 1.6038A-2(e)(3), under which a reporting
corporation is not required to file Form 5472, Information Return of a
25% Foreign-Owned U.S. Corporation or a Foreign Corporation Engaged in
a U.S. Trade or Business (Under Sections 6038A and 6038C of the
Internal Revenue Code), with respect to a related foreign corporation
when a U.S. person that controls the related foreign corporation files
a Form 5471, Information Return of U.S. Persons With Respect to Certain
Foreign Corporations, containing required information with respect to
reportable transactions between the reporting corporation and the
related foreign corporation for the taxable year. Similarly, the
proposed regulations did not address the additional exception provided
in Sec. 1.6038A-2(e)(4), under which a reporting corporation is not
required to file Form 5472 with respect to a related foreign
corporation that qualifies as a foreign sales corporation for a taxable
year for which the foreign sales corporation files Form 1120-FSC, U.S.
Income Tax Return of a Foreign Sales Corporation. Upon final
consideration of the proposed regulations, the Treasury Department and
the IRS have concluded that, consistent with the scope and intent of
the proposed regulations, the reporting requirements of the proposed
regulations should apply without regard to the exceptions generally
applicable under Sec. 1.6038A-2(e)(3) and (4). The exceptions in Sec.
1.6038A-2(e)(3) and (4) are revised accordingly in the final
regulations.
Second, to facilitate entities' compliance with the requirements of
section 6038A, including the obligation of reporting corporations to
file Form 5472, the final regulations provide that these entities have
the same taxable year as their foreign owner if the foreign owner has a
U.S. return filing obligation. If the foreign owner has no U.S. return
filing obligation, then for ease of tax administration, the final
regulations provide that the taxable year of these entities is the
calendar year unless otherwise provided in forms, instructions, or
published guidance.
Third, the Treasury Department and the IRS have concluded that for
ease of administration, these regulations should apply to taxable years
of entities beginning on or after January 1, 2017, and ending on or
after December 13, 2017. The proposed regulations would have applied to
taxable years ending on or after the date that is 12 months after the
date of publication of the final regulations in the Federal Register,
without regard to the date on which the taxable year began. This
Treasury decision adopts the proposed regulations as so amended and
with other minor clarifications for readability.
Special Analyses
Certain IRS regulations, including these, are exempt from the
requirements of Executive Order 12866, as supplemented and reaffirmed
by Executive Order 13563. Therefore, a regulatory assessment is not
required. Pursuant to the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. chapter
6), it is hereby certified that these regulations will not have a
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities.
Accordingly, a regulatory flexibility analysis is not required. This
certification is based on the fact that these regulations will
primarily affect a small number of foreign-owned domestic entities that
do not themselves otherwise have a U.S. return filing requirement, and
that the requirement to file a return for these entities will not
impose a significant burden on them. Pursuant to section 7805(f), the
proposed regulations were submitted to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy
of the Small Business Administration for comment on their impact on
small entities.
Drafting Information
The principal author of these regulations is Ronald M. Gootzeit,
Office of Associate Chief Counsel (International). However, other
personnel from the Treasury Department and the IRS participated in
their development.
List of Subjects
26 CFR Part 1
Income taxes, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
26 CFR Part 301
Employment taxes, Estate taxes, Excise taxes, Gift taxes, Income
taxes, Penalties, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
Adoption of Amendments to the Regulations
Accordingly, 26 CFR parts 1 and 301 are amended as follows:
PART 1--INCOME TAXES
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Paragraph 1. The authority citation for part 1 is amended by revising
the entries for Sec. Sec. 1.6038A-1 and 1.6038A-2 to read in part as
follows:
Authority: 26 U.S.C. 7805 * * *
Section 1.6038A-1 also issued under 26 U.S.C. 6001.
Section 1.6038A-2 also issued under 26 U.S.C. 6001.
* * * * *
0
Par. 2. Section 1.6038A-0 is amended by adding an entry for Sec.
1.6038A-2(b)(9) to read as follows:
Sec. 1.6038A-0 Table of contents.
* * * * *
Sec. 1.6038A-2 Requirement of return.
* * * * *
(b) * * *
(9) Examples.
* * * * *
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Par. 3. Section 1.6038A-1 is amended as follows:
0
1. Add a sentence at the end of paragraph (c)(1).
0
2. Revise the first sentence of paragraph (h).
0
3. Revsie the first sentence of paragraph (i)(1).
0
4. Add a sentence at the end of paragraph (n)(1).
0
5. Add a sentence at the end of paragraph (n)(2).
The additions and revisions read as follows:
Sec. 1.6038A-1 General requirements and definitions.
* * * * *
(c) * * *
(1) * * * A domestic business entity that is wholly owned by one
foreign person and that is otherwise classified under Sec. 301.7701-
3(b)(1)(ii) of this chapter as disregarded as an entity separate from
its owner is treated as an entity separate from its owner and
classified as a domestic corporation for purposes of section 6038A. See
Sec. 301.7701-2(c)(2)(vi) of this chapter.
* * * * *
(h) * * * A reporting corporation (other than an entity that is a
reporting corporation as a result of being treated as a corporation
under Sec. 301.7701-2(c)(2)(vi) of this chapter) that has less than
$10,000,000 in U.S. gross receipts for a taxable year is not subject to
Sec. Sec. 1.6038A-3 and 1.6038A-5 for that taxable year.* * *
(i) * * *
(1) * * * A reporting corporation (other than an entity that is a
reporting corporation as a result of being treated as a corporation
under Sec. 301.7701-2(c)(2)(vi) of this chapter) is not subject to
Sec. Sec. 1.6038A-3 and 1.6038A-5 for any taxable year in which the
aggregate value of all gross payments it makes to and receives from
foreign related parties with respect to related party transactions
(including monetary
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consideration, nonmonetary consideration, and the value of transactions
involving less than full consideration) is not more than $5,000,000 and
is less than 10 percent of its U.S. gross income. * * *
* * * * *
(n) * * *
(1) * * * However, Sec. 1.6038A-1 as it applies to entities that
are reporting corporations as a result of being treated as a
corporation under Sec. 301.7701-2(c)(2)(vi) of this chapter applies to
taxable years of such reporting corporations beginning after December
31, 2016, and ending on or after December 13, 2017.
(2) * * * Section 1.6038A-2 as it applies to entities that are
reporting corporations as a result of being treated as a corporation
under Sec. 301.7701-2(c)(2)(vi) of this chapter applies to taxable
years of such reporting corporations beginning after December 31, 2016,
and ending on or after December 13, 2017.
* * * * *
0
Par. 4. Section 1.6038A-2 is amended as follows:
0
1. Revise the second sentence of paragraph (a)(2).
0
2. Revise paragraph (b)(3)(vii).
0
3. Remove the word ``and'' at the end of paragraph (b)(3)(ix).
0
4. Remove the undesignated paragraph following paragraph (b)(3)(x).
0
5. Remove the period at the end of paragraph (b)(3)(x) and add ``;
and'' in its place.
0
6. Add paragraphs (b)(3)(xi) and (b)(9).
0
7. Add a sentence at the end of paragraph (d).
0
8. Revise the first sentence of paragraph (e)(3).
0
9. Revise paragraph (e)(4).
The additions and revisions read as follows:
Sec. 1.6038A-2 Requirements of return.
(a) * * *
(2) * * * However, if neither party to the transaction is a United
States person as defined in section 7701(a)(30) (which, for purposes of
section 6038A, includes an entity that is a reporting corporation as a
result of being treated as a corporation under Sec. 301.7701-
2(c)(2)(vi) of this chapter) and the transaction--
* * * * *
(b) * * *
(3) * * *
(vii) Amounts loaned and borrowed (except open accounts resulting
from sales and purchases reported under other items listed in this
paragraph (b)(3) that arise and are collected in full in the ordinary
course of business), to be reported as monthly averages or outstanding
balances at the beginning and end of the taxable year, as the form
shall prescribe;
* * * * *
(xi) With respect to an entity that is a reporting corporation as a
result of being treated as a corporation under Sec. 301.7701-
2(c)(2)(vi) of this chapter, any other transaction as defined by Sec.
1.482-1(i)(7), such as amounts paid or received in connection with the
formation, dissolution, acquisition and disposition of the entity,
including contributions to and distributions from the entity.
* * * * *
(9) Examples. The following examples illustrate the application of
paragraph (b)(3) of this section:
Example 1. (i) In year 1, W, a foreign corporation, forms and
contributes assets to X, a domestic limited liability company that
does not elect to be treated as a corporation under Sec. 301.7701-
3(c) of this chapter. In year 2, W contributes funds to X. In year
3, X makes a payment to W. In year 4, X, in liquidation, distributes
its assets to W.
(ii) In accordance with Sec. 301.7701-3(b)(1)(ii) of this
chapter, X is disregarded as an entity separate from W. In
accordance with Sec. 301.7701-2(c)(2)(vi) of this chapter, X is
treated as an entity separate from W and classified as a domestic
corporation for purposes of section 6038A. In accordance with
paragraphs (a)(2) and (b)(3) of this section, each of the
transactions in years 1 through 4 is a reportable transaction with
respect to X. Therefore, X has a section 6038A reporting and record
maintenance requirement for each of those years.
Example 2. (i) The facts are the same as in Example 1 of this
paragraph (b)(9) except that, in year 1, W also forms and
contributes assets to Y, another domestic limited liability company
that does not elect to be treated as a corporation under Sec.
301.7701-3(c) of this chapter. In year 1, X and Y form and
contribute assets to Z, another domestic limited liability company
that does not elect to be treated as a corporation under Sec.
301.7701-3(c) of this chapter. In year 2, X transfers funds to Z. In
year 3, Z makes a payment to Y. In year 4, Z distributes its assets
to X and Y in liquidation.
(ii) In accordance with Sec. 301.7701-3(b)(1)(ii) of this
chapter, Y and Z are disregarded as entities separate from each
other, W, and X. In accordance with Sec. 301.7701-2(c)(2)(vi) of
this chapter, Y, Z and X are treated as entities separate from each
other and W, and are classified as domestic corporations for
purposes of section 6038A. In accordance with paragraph (b)(3) of
this section, each of the transactions in years 1 through 4
involving Z is a reportable transaction with respect to Z.
Similarly, W's contribution to Y and Y's contribution to Z in year
1, the payment to Y in year 3, and the distribution to Y in year 4
are reportable transactions with respect to Y. Moreover, X's
contribution to Z in Year 1, X's funds transfer to Z in year 2, and
the distribution to X in year 4 are reportable transactions with
respect to X. Therefore, Z has a section 6038A reporting and record
maintenance requirement for years 1 through 4; Y has a section 6038A
reporting and record maintenance requirement for years 1, 3, and 4;
and X has a section 6038A reporting and record maintenance
requirement in years 1, 2, and 4 in addition to its section 6038A
reporting and record maintenance described in Example 1 of this
paragraph (b)(9).
* * * * *
(d) * * * In the case of an entity that is a reporting corporation
as a result of being treated as a corporation under Sec. 301.7701-
2(c)(2)(vi) of this chapter, Form 5472 must be filed at such time and
in such manner as the Commissioner may prescribe in forms or
instructions.
(e) * * *
(3) * * * A reporting corporation (other than an entity that is a
reporting corporation as a result of being treated as a corporation
under Sec. 301.7701-2(c)(2)(vi) of this chapter) is not required to
make a return of information on Form 5472 with respect to a related
foreign corporation for a taxable year for which a U.S. person that
controls the foreign related corporation makes a return of information
on Form 5471 that is required under section 6038 and this section, if
that return contains information required under Sec. 1.6038-2(f)(11)
with respect to the reportable transactions between the reporting
corporation and the related corporation for that taxable year.* * *
(4) Transactions with a foreign sales corporation. A reporting
corporation (other than an entity that is a reporting corporation as a
result of being treated as a corporation under Sec. 301.7701-
2(c)(2)(vi) of this chapter) is not required to make a return of
information on Form 5472 with respect to a related corporation that
qualifies as a foreign sales corporation for a taxable year for which
the foreign sales corporation files Form 1120-FSC.
* * * * *
PART 301--PROCEDURE AND ADMINISTRATION
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Par. 5. The authority citation for part 301 continues to read in part
as follows:
Authority: 26 U.S.C. 7805 * * *
0
Par. 6. Section 301.7701-2 is amended by revising the last sentence of
paragraph (a) and adding paragraphs (c)(2)(vi) and (e)(9) to read as
follows:
Sec. 301.7701-2 Business entities; definitions.
(a) * * * But see paragraphs (c)(2)(iii) through (vi) of this
section for special rules that apply to an eligible entity that
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is otherwise disregarded as an entity separate from its owner.
* * * * *
(c) * * *
(2) * * *
(vi) Special rule for reporting under section 6038A--(A) In
general. An entity that is disregarded as an entity separate from its
owner for any purpose under this section is treated as an entity
separate from its owner and classified as a corporation for purposes of
section 6038A if--
(1) The entity is a domestic entity; and
(2) One foreign person has direct or indirect sole ownership of the
entity.
(B) Definitions--(1) Indirect sole ownership. For purposes of
paragraph (c)(2)(vi)(A)(2) of this section, indirect sole ownership
means ownership by one person entirely through one or more other
entities disregarded as entities separate from their owners or through
one or more grantor trusts, regardless of whether any such disregarded
entity or grantor trust is domestic or foreign.
(2) Entity disregarded as separate from its owner. For purposes of
paragraph (c)(2)(vi)(B)(1) of this section, an entity disregarded as an
entity separate from its owner is an entity described in paragraph
(c)(2)(i) of this section.
(3) Grantor trust. For purposes of paragraph (c)(2)(vi)(B)(1) of
this section, a grantor trust is any portion of a trust that is treated
as owned by the grantor or another person under subpart E of subchapter
J of chapter 1 of the Code.
(C) Taxable year. The taxable year of an entity classified as a
corporation for section 6038A purposes pursuant to paragraph
(c)(2)(vi)(A) of this section is--
(1) The same as the taxable year of the foreign person described in
paragraph (c)(2)(vi)(A)(2) of this section, if that foreign person has
a U.S. income tax or information return filing obligation for its
taxable year; or
(2) The calendar year, if paragraph (c)(2)(vi)(C)(1) of this
section does not apply, unless otherwise provided in forms,
instructions, or published guidance.
* * * * *
(e) * * *
(9) Reporting required under section 6038A. Paragraph (c)(2)(vi) of
this section applies to taxable years of entities beginning after
December 31, 2016, and ending on or after December 13, 2017.
John Dalrymple,
Deputy Commissioner for Services and Enforcement.
Approved: November 15, 2016.
Mark J. Mazur,
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury (Tax Policy).
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