Section 6707A and the Failure To Include on Any Return or Statement Any Information Required To Be Disclosed Under Section 6011 With Respect to a Reportable Transaction, 55256-55260 [2011-22853]

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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 173 (Wednesday, September 7, 2011)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 55256-55260]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-22853]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service

26 CFR Part 301

[TD 9550]
RIN 1545-BF61


Section 6707A and the Failure To Include on Any Return or 
Statement Any Information Required To Be Disclosed Under Section 6011 
With Respect to a Reportable Transaction

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury.

ACTION: Final regulations and removal of temporary regulations.

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SUMMARY: This document contains final regulations that provide guidance 
regarding section 6707A of the Internal Revenue Code (Code) with 
respect to the penalties applicable to the failure to include on any 
return or statement any information required to be disclosed under 
section 6011 with respect to a reportable transaction. These final 
regulations reflect amendments under the Small Business Jobs Act of 
2010 that revise the penalty calculation.

DATES: Effective Date: These regulations are effective on September 7, 
2011.
    Applicability Date: For dates of applicability, see Sec.  
301.6707A-1(f).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Spence Hanemann, (202) 622-4940 (not a 
toll-free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    This document contains amendments to 26 CFR part 301 under section 
6707A of the Code. On September 11, 2008, temporary regulations (TD 
9425) relating to the penalty under section 6707A for the failure to 
include on any return or statement any information required to be 
disclosed under section 6011 with respect to a reportable transaction 
were published in the Federal Register (73 FR 52784). A notice of 
proposed rulemaking (REG-160868-04) cross-referencing the temporary 
regulations was published in the Federal Register on the same day (73 
FR 52805). No public hearing was requested or held. One written comment 
responding to the notice of proposed rulemaking was received from the 
public. This comment was considered and is available for public 
inspection at https://www.regulations.gov or upon request. Upon due 
consideration, the proposed regulations are adopted as amended by this 
Treasury decision, and the corresponding temporary regulations are 
removed. The revisions are discussed in this preamble.

Summary of Comments and Explanation of Revisions

1. 2010 Amendments to Section 6707A

    On September 27, 2010, the President signed into law the Small 
Business Jobs Act of 2010, Public Law 111-240 (124 Stat. 2504), section 
2041 of which amended section 6707A of the Code. The amendments revise 
the amount of the penalty to make the penalty proportionate to the 
decrease in tax shown on the return as a result of the reportable 
transaction (or which would have resulted from the reportable 
transaction if it were respected for Federal tax purposes). The 
amendments also establish maximum and minimum penalty amounts. The 
amended penalty calculation was made retroactive to penalties assessed 
after December 31, 2006. To account for the change in the law, these 
final regulations conform to the statutory language of section 6707A, 
as amended. These changes are reflected in Sec. Sec.  301.6707A-1(a) 
and 301.6707A-1(e). These final regulations follow the amended 
statutory language regarding

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the amount of the penalty enacted in the Small Business Jobs Act of 
2010, but do not give further guidance on how the amount of the penalty 
is computed. The Treasury Department and the IRS are aware that 
questions have been raised regarding the 2010 amendments to section 
6707A and expect to issue regulations that will provide guidance on the 
computation of the amount of the penalty, as amended, at a later time. 
Interested persons may submit comments regarding the 2010 amendments to 
section 6707A relating to the computation of the penalty, including how 
to determine the decrease in tax shown on the return and application of 
the maximum penalty. For information on how to submit comments, see the 
section on ``Comments on Future Notice of Proposed Rulemaking'' in this 
preamble.
    The proposed regulations included factors the Commissioner would 
consider and weigh in determining whether to grant a request for 
rescission of the section 6707A penalty associated with a nonlisted 
reportable transaction. Under the law in effect at the time the 
proposed regulations were issued, the section 6707A penalty amount was 
a fixed dollar amount that did not account for the tax benefit 
associated with the reportable transaction. The proposed regulations 
included consideration of whether the penalty assessed was 
disproportionately larger than the tax benefit received among the 
factors in the Commissioner's determination. Because the 2010 
amendments to section 6707A provide that the penalty is a percentage of 
the tax benefit associated with the reportable transaction subject to 
maximum and minimum limitations on the penalty amounts, consideration 
of whether the penalty assessed is disproportionately larger than the 
tax benefit received for purposes of rescission was eliminated.
    Also, at the time the proposed regulations were issued, the section 
6707A(e) penalty for failing to disclose the requirement to pay certain 
penalties in certain Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings 
was treated in the same way as the penalty for failure to disclose a 
listed transaction as required under section 6011. Because a penalty 
for failing to disclose a listed transaction is not subject to 
rescission, the proposed regulations stated that the section 6707A(e) 
penalty for failing to make a disclosure in an SEC filing also was not 
subject to rescission. As a result of the 2010 amendments to section 
6707A, the penalty for failure to make a disclosure in an SEC filing is 
no longer treated exclusively like a section 6707A penalty for failure 
to disclose a listed transaction as required by section 6011. These 
final regulations adopt the rule that the section 6707A(e) penalty for 
failing to disclose certain penalties in SEC filings will be rescinded 
if the IRS rescinds in full the section 6707A penalty for failing to 
disclose under section 6011 the reportable transaction that underlies 
the section 6707A(e) penalty.

2. Clarifying Changes

    The final regulations clarify where a late Form 8886 should be 
filed in order for the late submission to weigh in favor of rescinding 
the penalty for not filing the form as required by Sec.  1.6011-4. 
These final regulations generally state that, if a taxpayer 
inadvertently fails to file a Form 8886 as required by Sec.  1.6011-4 
and, upon becoming aware of the failure, files an untimely but 
otherwise complete and proper Form 8886, the filing of the untimely 
disclosure statement will weigh in favor of rescission. Under Sec.  
1.6011-4, a taxpayer who has participated in a reportable transaction 
must file a disclosure statement, Form 8886, ``Reportable Transaction 
Disclosure Statement,'' providing detailed information about the 
transaction and its expected tax treatment and all potential tax 
benefits. The taxpayer must attach a Form 8886 to any tax return 
(including any amended return or application for tentative refund) that 
reflects participation in a reportable transaction. At the same time 
that the Form 8886 is first filed by the taxpayer pertaining to a 
particular reportable transaction, the taxpayer also must send a copy 
of the Form 8886 to the Office of Tax Shelter Analysis (OTSA). These 
final regulations generally provide that, in order to weigh in favor of 
rescission, an untimely disclosure statement should be filed with the 
office or offices where the disclosure statement should have been filed 
in the first instance. If the taxpayer failed to file a disclosure 
statement with a return (including an amended return or application for 
tentative refund), the taxpayer must file an amended return with the 
disclosure statement so that the service center can associate the 
untimely disclosure statement with the proper return. The amended 
return accompanying the untimely disclosure statement must make no 
amendments to the original return other than the inclusion of the 
untimely disclosure statement. Additionally, the taxpayer must state in 
the space provided for an explanation of changes on the amended return 
that it is filing the amended return solely because it failed to 
disclose a reportable transaction on its original return. An example 
was added to the final regulation to illustrate these rules.
    A clarifying change was also made with respect to Sec.  1.6707A-
1(d)(5) relating to rescission. Reasonable cause and good faith is a 
factor that may weigh in favor of rescission. Part of a determination 
whether reasonable cause and good faith exist may depend upon whether a 
taxpayer reasonably believed that the Code did not require disclosure 
or disclosure was adequately made. To acknowledge that these are 
appropriate considerations, a statement was added to the regulation 
that the Commissioner may consider doubt as to liability to the extent 
it is a factor in the determination of reasonable cause and good faith. 
Otherwise, the Commissioner (or the Commissioner's delegate) will not 
consider doubt as to liability for the penalties in determining whether 
to grant rescission.
    In addition to the changes described in this preamble, these final 
regulations clarify the language of the proposed regulations in a few 
other ways not intended to be substantive.

3. Clarification of Section 6011 References

    A commenter suggested that references to section 6011 be revised to 
reference either Sec.  1.6011-4 or the other Code provisions that deal 
specifically with reportable transactions. In response to this comment 
pinpoint citations to the regulations under section 6011 were added in 
some examples. The language used in section 6707A refers to the general 
provision of section 6011 rather than to a specific regulatory section 
under section 6011. These regulations include language that mirrors the 
language used in section 6707A, but also include appropriate citations 
to regulations under section 6011 to add clarity to the scope of these 
regulations.

4. Comments on Future Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

    As discussed in this preamble, interested persons may submit 
comments on the future Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding the 2010 
amendments to section 6707A relating to the computation of the penalty 
under section 6707A. Comments should be submitted in writing and can be 
mailed to Office of Associate Chief Counsel (Procedure and 
Administration), Re: REG-103033-11, CC:PA:B02, Room 5135, 1111 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20224.

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Special Analyses

    It has been determined that this final rule is not a significant 
regulatory action as defined in Executive Order 12866, as supplemented 
by Executive Order 13563. Therefore, a regulatory assessment is not 
required. It also has been determined that section 553(b) of the 
Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. chapter 5) does not apply to 
these regulations and, because these regulations do not impose a 
collection of information on small entities, the Regulatory Flexibility 
Act (5 U.S.C. chapter 6) does not apply.
    Pursuant to section 7805(f) of the Code, the notice of proposed 
rulemaking preceding this regulation was submitted to the Chief Counsel 
for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration for comment on its 
impact on small business.

Drafting Information

    The principal authors of these regulations are Spence Hanemann of 
the Office of the Associate Chief Counsel (Procedure and 
Administration) and Adrienne Mikolashek, formerly of the Office of the 
Associate Chief Counsel (Procedure and Administration).

List of Subjects in 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 part 301 is amended as follows:

PART 301--PROCEDURE AND ADMINISTRATION

0
Paragraph 1. The authority citation for part 301 continues to read in 
part as follows:

    Authority:  26 U.S.C. 7805 * * *


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Par. 2. Section 301.6707A-1 is added to read as follows:


Sec.  301.6707A-1  Failure to include on any return or statement any 
information required to be disclosed under section 6011 with respect to 
a reportable transaction.

    (a) In general. Any person who fails to include on any return or 
statement any information required to be disclosed under section 6011 
with respect to a reportable transaction may be subject to a monetary 
penalty. Subject to maximum and minimum limits, the penalty for failure 
to include information with respect to any reportable transaction is 75 
percent of the decrease in tax shown on the return as a result of the 
transaction or the decrease that would have resulted from the 
transaction if it were respected for Federal tax purposes. The penalty 
for failure to include information with respect to a listed transaction 
shall not exceed $100,000 for a natural person and $200,000 for all 
other persons. The penalty for failure to include information with 
respect to any other reportable transaction shall not exceed $10,000 
for a natural person and $50,000 for all other persons. The penalty 
with respect to any reportable transaction shall not be less than 
$5,000 for a natural person and $10,000 for all other persons. The 
section 6707A penalty is in addition to any other penalty that may be 
imposed.
    (b) Definitions--(1) Reportable transaction. The term ``reportable 
transaction'' is defined in section 6707A(c)(1) of the Code and Sec.  
1.6011-4(b)(1) of this chapter.
    (2) Listed transaction. The term ``listed transaction'' is defined 
in section 6707A(c)(2) of the Code and Sec.  1.6011-4(b)(2) of this 
chapter.
    (c) Assessment of the penalty--(1) In general. The Internal Revenue 
Service may assess a penalty under section 6707A with respect to each 
failure to disclose a reportable transaction within the time and in the 
form and manner provided by Sec. Sec.  1.6011-4(d) and 1.6011-4(e) of 
this chapter or pursuant to the time, form, and manner stated in other 
published guidance. Section 1.6011-4(e) provides, in part, that a 
taxpayer must attach a disclosure statement to the taxpayer's return 
for each taxable year for which the taxpayer participates in a 
reportable transaction. A taxpayer also must attach a disclosure 
statement to each amended return that reflects the taxpayer's 
participation in a reportable transaction and, if a reportable 
transaction results in a loss that is carried back to a prior year, a 
taxpayer must attach a disclosure statement to the taxpayer's 
application for tentative refund or amended return for that prior year. 
In addition, a copy of the disclosure statement must be sent to the IRS 
Office of Tax Shelter Analysis (OTSA) at the same time that any 
disclosure statement is first filed by the taxpayer pertaining to a 
particular reportable transaction. Nonetheless, a taxpayer who is 
required to disclose a transaction by filing Form 8886, ``Reportable 
Transaction Disclosure Statement,'' (or successor form) with a return 
(including an amended return or application for tentative refund) and 
who is also required to disclose the transaction by filing that form 
with OTSA, is subject to only a single section 6707A penalty for 
failure to make either one or both of those disclosures. If section 
6011 and the regulations thereunder require a disclosure statement to 
be filed at the time that a return is filed, the disclosure statement 
is considered to be timely filed if it is filed at the same time as the 
return, even if the return is filed untimely after its due date 
(including extensions).
    (2) Examples. The rules of paragraph (c)(1) of this section are 
illustrated by the following examples:

    Example 1.  Taxpayer T is required to attach a Form 8886 to its 
return for the 2008 taxable year and to send a copy of the Form 8886 
to OTSA at the time it files its return. Taxpayer T fails to attach 
the Form 8886 to its return and fails to send a copy of the Form 
8886 to OTSA. Taxpayer T is subject to a single penalty under 
section 6707A for failure to disclose because Taxpayer T failed to 
comply with the disclosure requirements of section 6011 as described 
in Sec. Sec.  1.6011-4(d) and 1.6011-4(e) of this chapter. A penalty 
under section 6707A also would apply if Taxpayer T had failed to 
comply with only one of the two requirements.
    Example 2.  Same as Example 1, except that Taxpayer T also 
subsequently files an amended return for 2008 that reflects Taxpayer 
T's participation in the reportable transaction described in Example 
1. Taxpayer T fails to attach a Form 8886 to the amended return as 
required by Sec.  1.6011-4(e)(1) of this chapter. Taxpayer T is 
subject to an additional penalty under section 6707A for failing to 
disclose a reportable transaction on the amended return for 2008.
    Example 3.  In November 2009, Taxpayer U participates in a 
reportable transaction resulting in a loss. On March 15, 2010, 
Taxpayer U files its 2009 return, on which it reports the loss and 
to which it fails to attach a Form 8886. One month later, Taxpayer U 
files an amended return for 2008, on which it carries back the loss 
and to which it fails to attach a Form 8886. Section 1.6011-4(e)(1) 
of this chapter requires Taxpayer U to attach a Form 8886 to its 
amended return for the 2008 taxable year. Taxpayer U is subject to 
two penalties under section 6707A: one for the failure to attach 
Form 8886 to its amended return for 2008 and another for the failure 
to attach Form 8886 to its 2009 return.
    Example 4.  Taxpayer V participates in a nonlisted reportable 
transaction and is required to attach a Form 8886 to its return for 
the 2009 taxable year that is due on March 15, 2010. Taxpayer V 
timely files its return but fails to attach the Form 8886 to its 
return. After the due date of Taxpayer V's return and without an 
extension of time to file, Taxpayer V files an amended return 
relating to the 2009 taxable year to which Taxpayer V attaches the 
Form 8886. Taxpayer V is subject to a penalty under section 6707A 
for failure to disclose because Taxpayer V failed to comply with the 
disclosure requirements of section 6011 (described in Sec.  1.6011-
4(e)(1) of this chapter) by not attaching a Form 8886 to its 
original return for the 2009 taxable year that was timely filed on 
or before the due date of March 15, 2010. An additional penalty 
under section 6707A would apply if Taxpayer V

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had failed to attach a Form 8886 to its amended return.
    Example 5.  Shareholder W, a shareholder in an S Corporation, 
receives a timely Schedule K-1, ``Shareholder's Share of Income, 
Deductions, Credits, etc.,'' on April 10, 2009, and determines that 
she is required to attach a Form 8886 to her individual income tax 
return for the 2008 taxable year. Shareholder W fails to attach the 
Form 8886 to her 2008 individual income tax return but files a 
proper and complete Form 8886 with OTSA on June 12, 2009. Section 
1.6011-4(e)(1) of this chapter provides that if a taxpayer who is a 
partner in a partnership, a shareholder in an S corporation, or a 
beneficiary of a trust receives a timely Schedule K-1 less than 10 
calendar days before the due date of the taxpayer's return 
(including extensions) and, based on receipt of the timely Schedule 
K-1, the taxpayer determines that the taxpayer participated in a 
reportable transaction, the disclosure statement will not be 
considered late if the taxpayer discloses the reportable transaction 
by filing a disclosure statement with OTSA within 60 calendar days 
after the due date of the taxpayer's return (including extensions). 
Accordingly, Shareholder W is not subject to a penalty under section 
6707A for failure to disclose.
    Example 6.  In July 2008, Taxpayer X participates in Transaction 
Z, a transaction that is not reportable as of April 15, 2009, the 
date Taxpayer X files his individual income tax return for 2008. On 
July 15, 2009, Transaction Z is identified as a transaction of 
interest. Section 1.6011-4(e)(2)(i) of this chapter provides that if 
a transaction that is not otherwise a reportable transaction becomes 
a listed transaction or a transaction of interest after the taxpayer 
has filed a tax return (including an amended return) reflecting the 
taxpayer's participation in the listed transaction or transaction of 
interest and before the end of the period of limitations for 
assessment of tax for any taxable year in which the taxpayer 
participated in the listed transaction or transaction of interest, 
then a disclosure statement must be filed with OTSA within 90 
calendar days after the date on which the transaction became a 
listed transaction or transaction of interest, regardless of whether 
the taxpayer participated in the transaction in the year the 
transaction became a listed transaction or a transaction of 
interest. Taxpayer X fails to file a Form 8886 with OTSA by October 
13, 2009, 90 calendar days after the date that the transaction was 
identified as a transaction of interest. Accordingly, Taxpayer X is 
subject to a penalty under section 6707A.
    Example 7.  Taxpayer Y is required to attach a Form 8886 to its 
return for the 2008 taxable year with respect to participation in a 
listed transaction. Taxpayer Y attaches the Form 8886 to its timely 
filed return. The Form 8886, however, does not describe all of the 
potential tax benefits expected to result from this transaction and 
states that information will be provided upon request. Because the 
Form 8886 does not describe all of the potential tax benefits 
expected to result from the transaction and merely provides that the 
information will be provided upon request, the Form 8886 filed by 
Taxpayer Y is incomplete and does not satisfy the requirements set 
forth in Sec.  1.6011-4(d) of this chapter. Taxpayer Y is subject to 
a penalty under section 6707A for failure to disclose in the 
appropriate manner.

    (d) Rescission authority--(1) In general. The Commissioner (or the 
Commissioner's delegate) may rescind the section 6707A penalty if--
    (i) The violation relates to a reportable transaction that is not a 
listed transaction; and
    (ii) Rescinding the penalty would promote compliance with the 
requirements of the Code and effective tax administration.
    (2) Requesting rescission. The Secretary may prescribe the 
procedures for a taxpayer to request rescission of a section 6707A 
penalty with respect to a reportable transaction other than a listed 
transaction by publishing a revenue procedure or other guidance in the 
Internal Revenue Bulletin.
    (3) Factors that weigh in favor of granting rescission. In 
determining whether rescission would promote compliance with the 
requirements of the Internal Revenue Code and effective tax 
administration, the Commissioner (or the Commissioner's delegate) will 
take into account the following list of factors that weigh in favor of 
granting rescission. This is not an exclusive list and no single factor 
will be determinative of whether to grant rescission in any particular 
case. Rather, the Commissioner (or the Commissioner's delegate) will 
consider and weigh all relevant factors, regardless of whether the 
factor is included in this list.
    (i) The taxpayer, upon becoming aware that it failed, in whole or 
in part, to disclose a reportable transaction in accordance with the 
requirements of Sec.  1.6011-4 of this chapter, filed a complete and 
proper, albeit untimely, Form 8886 (or successor form), as required by 
Sec.  1.6011-4. If the penalty is due to the taxpayer's failure to file 
Form 8886 (or successor form) with a return (including an amended 
return or application for tentative refund), in order for an untimely 
disclosure to weigh in favor of rescission, the taxpayer must file an 
amended return with the appropriate Service Center and attach a 
complete and proper Form 8886 (or successor form) to that amended 
return. The amended return filed with the untimely Form 8886 (or 
successor form) must not reflect any other changes to the return 
(including an amended return or application for tentative refund) that 
it amends, and the taxpayer must, in the space provided for an 
explanation of changes on the amended return, state the reason for 
filing the amended return. If the penalty is due to the taxpayer's 
failure to file Form 8886 (or successor form) with OTSA, in order for 
an untimely disclosure to weigh in favor of rescission, the taxpayer 
must file a complete and proper Form 8886 (or successor form) with 
OTSA. If the taxpayer fails to file a complete and proper Form 8886 (or 
successor form) with the return (including an amended return or 
application for tentative refund) and also fails to file a copy of the 
complete and proper Form 8886 (or successor form) with OTSA, incurring 
one penalty for both failures, then the taxpayer must, in the manner 
prescribed in this paragraph (d)(3)(i), file complete and proper Forms 
8886 with both the Service Center and OTSA in order for the untimely 
disclosures to weigh in favor of rescission. This factor will weigh 
heavily in favor of rescission provided that--
    (A) The taxpayer files the Form 8886 prior to the date the IRS 
first contacts the taxpayer (including contacts by the IRS with any 
partnership in which the taxpayer is a partner, any S corporation in 
which the taxpayer is a shareholder, or any trust in which the taxpayer 
is a beneficiary) concerning a tax examination for the tax period in 
which the taxpayer participated in the reportable transaction; and
    (B) Other circumstances suggest that the taxpayer did not delay 
filing an untimely but properly completed Form 8886 until after the IRS 
had taken steps to identify the taxpayer's participation in the 
reportable transaction in question.
    (ii) The failure, in whole or in part, to disclose in accordance 
with the requirements of Sec.  1.6011-4 of this chapter was due to an 
unintentional mistake of fact that existed despite the taxpayer's 
reasonable attempts to ascertain the correct facts with respect to the 
transaction.
    (iii) The taxpayer has an established history of properly 
disclosing other reportable transactions and complying with other tax 
laws.
    (iv) The taxpayer demonstrates that the failure to include on any 
return or statement any information required to be disclosed under 
section 6011 arose from events beyond the taxpayer's control.
    (v) The taxpayer cooperates with the IRS by providing timely 
information with respect to the transaction at issue that the 
Commissioner (or the Commissioner's delegate) may request in 
consideration of the rescission request. In considering whether a 
taxpayer cooperates with the IRS, the Commissioner (or the 
Commissioner's

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delegate) will take into account whether the taxpayer meets the 
deadlines described in Rev. Proc. 2007-21 (2007-1 CB 613) (or successor 
document) (see Sec.  601.601(d)(2)(ii)(b) of this chapter) for 
complying with requests for additional information.
    (vi) Assessment of the penalty weighs against equity and good 
conscience, including whether the taxpayer demonstrates that there was 
reasonable cause for, and the taxpayer acted in good faith with respect 
to, the failure to timely file or to include on any return any 
information required to be disclosed under section 6011. An important 
factor in determining reasonable cause and good faith is the extent of 
the taxpayer's efforts to ensure that persons who prepared the 
taxpayer's return were informed of the taxpayer's participation in the 
reportable transactions; this factor will be disregarded, however, if 
the persons who prepared the taxpayer's return were material advisors 
with respect to the reportable transaction. The presence of reasonable 
cause, however, will not necessarily be determinative of whether to 
grant rescission.
    (4) Absence of favorable factors weighs against rescission. The 
absence of facts establishing the factors described in paragraph (d)(3) 
of this section weighs against granting rescission. The absence of any 
one of these factors, however, will not necessarily be determinative of 
whether to grant rescission.
    (5) Factors not considered. In determining whether to grant 
rescission, the Commissioner (or the Commissioner's delegate) will not 
consider collectability of, or doubt as to liability for, the penalties 
(except that the Commissioner may consider doubt as to liability to the 
extent it is a factor in the determination of reasonable cause and good 
faith).
    (6) Example. The following example illustrates the rules of 
paragraph (d)(3) of this section:

    Example. In 2008, Taxpayer Z participated in a nonlisted 
reportable transaction for the first time. Under Sec.  1.6011-
4(e)(1) of this chapter, he was required to attach a complete and 
proper Form 8886 to his 2008 return, due on April 15, 2009, and to 
file a copy of the Form 8886 with OTSA. Taxpayer Z timely filed his 
2008 return but failed to attach a Form 8886 to his return or file a 
Form 8886 with OTSA. On June 1, 2009, Taxpayer Z discovered his 
error. On June 8, 2009, Taxpayer Z filed an amended return for tax 
year 2008 and attached a complete and proper Form 8886 that 
disclosed his participation in the reportable transaction. The 
amended return reflected no changes from the original return and 
explained that the sole purpose of the amended return was to correct 
Taxpayer Z's failure to file a Form 8886 with his original return. 
On June 8, 2009, Taxpayer Z also filed a copy of the complete and 
proper Form 8886 with OTSA. The IRS later notified Taxpayer Z that 
he was subject to a penalty under section 6707A because he failed to 
comply with the disclosure requirements of section 6011 by not 
attaching Form 8886 to his return for the 2008 taxable year. The IRS 
properly assessed the penalty under section 6707A and, on October 
15, 2010, issued notice and demand. On November 1, 2010, in 
accordance with Rev. Proc. 2007-21, Taxpayer Z submitted a written 
request for rescission of the assessed penalty. The fact that 
Taxpayer Z filed an untimely Form 8886 shortly after discovery of 
his error but before the IRS first contacted him concerning his 
return for the 2008 taxable year will weigh heavily in favor of 
rescission.

    (e) Reports to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)--(1) In 
general. Under section 6707A(e), a taxpayer who is required to file 
periodic reports under section 13 or section 15(d) of the Securities 
Exchange Act of 1934 (or is required to be consolidated with another 
person for purposes of these reports) must disclose in certain reports, 
as provided in revenue procedures or other guidance published pursuant 
to paragraph (e)(2) of this section, the requirement to pay each of the 
following penalties:
    (i) The penalty imposed by section 6707A(a) for failure to disclose 
a listed transaction.
    (ii) The accuracy-related penalty imposed by section 6662A(a) at 
the 30- percent rate determined under section 6662A(c) for a reportable 
transaction understatement with respect to which the relevant facts 
affecting the tax treatment of the reportable transaction were not 
adequately disclosed in accordance with regulations prescribed under 
section 6011.
    (iii) The accuracy-related penalty imposed by section 6662(a) at 
the 40-percent rate determined under section 6662(h) for a gross 
valuation misstatement, if the taxpayer (but for the exclusionary rule 
of section 6662A(e)(2)(C)(ii)) would have been subject to the accuracy-
related penalty under section 6662A(a) at the 30-percent rate 
determined under section 6662A(c).
    (iv) The penalty described in paragraph (e)(3) of this section for 
failure to disclose in periodic reports filed with the SEC the 
requirement to pay any of the penalties described in paragraphs 
(e)(1)(i) through (e)(1)(iii) or paragraph (e)(3) of this section.
    (2) Manner and content of disclosure. The Secretary may, by 
publishing a revenue procedure or other guidance in the Internal 
Revenue Bulletin, prescribe the manner in which the disclosure under 
paragraph (e)(1) of this section must be made, including identification 
of the specific SEC form and section thereof in which the taxpayer must 
make the disclosure as well as specification of the timing and contents 
of the disclosure.
    (3) Penalty for failure to disclose in SEC filings. Any taxpayer 
who is required to file periodic reports under section 13 or section 
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (or is required to file 
consolidated reports with another person) may be subject to a penalty 
under section 6707A(b) for each failure to disclose the requirement to 
pay a penalty identified in paragraphs (e)(1)(i) through (e)(1)(iii) of 
this section in the manner specified by revenue procedure or other 
guidance published in the Internal Revenue Bulletin. The taxpayer also 
may be subject to an additional penalty under section 6707A(b) for each 
failure to disclose a penalty arising under this section in the manner 
specified by revenue procedure or other guidance published in the 
Internal Revenue Bulletin. The penalty provided by this paragraph 
(e)(3) will be rescinded if the IRS rescinds in full the penalty for 
failing to disclose under section 6011 the reportable transaction 
underlying the penalty provided by this section. Otherwise, the penalty 
provided by this paragraph (e)(3) is not subject to rescission.
    (f) Effective/applicability date. (1) The rules of this section 
apply to disclosure statements that are due after September 11, 2008.
    (2) The penalty calculations set forth in paragraph (a) of this 
section apply to penalties assessed after December 31, 2006.


Sec.  301.6707A-1T  [Removed]

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Par. 3. Section 301.6707A-1T is removed.

Steven T. Miller,
Deputy Commissioner for Services and Enforcement.
    Approved: August 19, 2011.
Emily S. McMahon,
Acting Assistant Secretary of the Treasury (Tax Policy).
[FR Doc. 2011-22853 Filed 9-1-11; 4:15 pm]
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