Integrated Hedging Transactions of Qualifying Debt, 53732-53735 [2015-22554]

Agencies

• Internal Revenue Service
• DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 173 (Tuesday, September 8, 2015)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 53732-53735]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-22554]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service

26 CFR Part 1

[TD 9736]
RIN 1545-BK98


Integrated Hedging Transactions of Qualifying Debt

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 address certain 
integrated transactions that involve a foreign currency denominated 
debt instrument and multiple associated hedging transactions. The 
regulations provide that if a taxpayer has identified multiple hedges 
as being part of a qualified hedging transaction, and the taxpayer has 
terminated at least one but less than all of the hedges (including a 
portion of one or more of the hedges), the taxpayer must treat the 
remaining hedges as having been sold for fair market value on the date 
of disposition of the terminated hedge.

DATES: Effective Date. These regulations are effective on September 8, 
2015.
    Applicability Date. These regulations apply to leg-outs within the 
meaning of Sec.  1.988-5(a)(6)(ii) that occur on or after September 6, 
2012.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sheila Ramaswamy, at (202) 317-6938 
(not a toll-free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On September 5, 2012, the Treasury Department and the IRS issued 
temporary regulations (TD 9598) (the ``Temporary Regulations'') that 
revised the legging out rules of Sec.  1.988-5(a)(6)(ii) applicable to 
hedging transactions under section 988(d). No public hearing was 
requested or held. One comment was received, which is available at 
www.regulations.gov or upon request. After consideration of the 
comment, the Temporary Regulations are adopted as final regulations 
without substantive change. The Temporary Regulations are removed.

Summary of Comments and Explanation of Revisions

    The only comment received on the Temporary Regulations suggested 
that the promulgation of the Temporary Regulations was unnecessary 
because the prior regulations did not support the taxpayer reporting 
position that the Temporary Regulations were designed to prevent. The 
comment considered the taxpayer position addressed in the Temporary 
Regulations to be inconsistent with both the purposes of section 988(d) 
and the economic substance of the transaction. Although the comment 
finds the Temporary Regulations ultimately unnecessary, it acknowledges 
that the section 988 hedging rules are a complicated area of law and 
that the prior regulations could be improved to provide greater 
certainty to taxpayers. The Treasury Department and the IRS have 
determined that the Temporary Regulations are useful in clarifying the 
section 988(d) integration rules--as well as in preventing unintended 
approaches to legging out under those rules--and thus should be adopted 
as final.
    The comment recommended that the Treasury Department and the IRS 
consider aligning the hedge integration regime under section 988 with 
the approach taken in regulations under section 1275 on the basis that 
the section 1275 approach is more consistent with economic reality. The 
Sec.  1.1275-6 regulations generally allow the integration of a 
qualifying debt instrument with a hedge or combination of hedges if the 
combined cash flows of the components are substantially equivalent to 
the cash flows on a fixed or variable rate debt instrument. However, a 
financial instrument that hedges currency risk cannot be integrated as 
a Sec.  1.1275-6 hedge. See Sec.  1.1275-6(b)(2). Under the legging out 
rules of Sec.  1.1275-6, a taxpayer that legs out of an integrated 
transaction is treated as terminating the synthetic debt instrument for 
its fair market value and recognizing any gain or loss. If the taxpayer 
remains liable on the qualifying debt instrument after the leg-out, 
adjustments are made to reflect any difference between the fair market 
value of the qualifying debt instrument and its adjusted issue price. 
If the taxpayer remains a party to the Sec.  1.1275-6 hedge, the hedge 
is treated as entered into at its fair market value. By contrast, 
subject to Sec.  1.988-5T(a)(6)(ii)(F), the legging out rules under 
Sec.  1.988-5 treat a taxpayer that legs out of a synthetic debt 
instrument under section 988 as having disposed of any remaining 
hedges, and those hedges cannot be part of a qualified hedging 
transaction for any period after the leg-out date.
    The Treasury Department and the IRS have determined that achieving 
greater alignment between the hedge integration regimes under sections 
988 and 1275 is beyond the scope of this project and unnecessary to 
achieve the purpose of the Temporary Regulations. The limited purpose 
of the Temporary Regulations was to clarify the application of the 
legging out rules under Sec.  1.988-5 to a particular fact pattern 
rather than to undertake a more general revision of those rules. When 
some of the hedge components of a qualified hedging transaction are 
disposed of on a leg-out date, deeming a disposition of all remaining 
components is sufficient to achieve a clear reflection of income. 
Continuing to treat the remaining components as integrated, as under 
the rule of Sec.  1.1275-6, would represent a departure from the 
approach taken in the original Sec.  1.988-5 regulations. Nonetheless, 
the Treasury Department and the IRS will continue to consider whether 
the hedge integration regimes under sections 988 and 1275 should be 
modified and brought into closer conformity.
    As further support for the recommendation to achieve better 
alignment between Sec. Sec.  1.988-5 and 1.1275-6, the comment also 
suggested that the provision in Sec.  1.988-5T(a)(6)(ii)(F) of the 
Temporary Regulations, which was also included in the prior final 
regulations, would be unnecessary if the regulations were modified to 
conform to Sec.  1.1275-6. Under Sec.  1.988-5T(a)(6)(ii)(F), if a 
taxpayer legs out of a qualified hedging transaction and realizes a 
gain with respect to the debt instrument or hedge that is disposed of 
or otherwise terminated, then the taxpayer is not treated as legging 
out if during the period beginning 30 days before the leg-out date and 
ending 30 days after that date the taxpayer enters into another 
transaction that, taken together with any remaining components of the 
hedge, hedges at least 50 percent of the remaining currency flow with 
respect to the qualifying debt instrument that was part of the 
qualified hedging transaction. Section 1.988-5T(a)(6)(ii)(F) also 
provides a similar rule where a taxpayer has a qualified hedging 
transaction comprised of multiple components. In such a case, the 
taxpayer will not be treated as legging out of the qualified hedging 
transaction if the taxpayer terminates all or a part of one or more of 
the components and

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realizes a net gain with respect to the terminated component, 
components, or portions thereof, provided that the remaining components 
of the hedge by themselves hedge at least 50 percent of the remaining 
currency flow with respect to the qualifying debt instrument that was 
part of the qualified hedging transaction.
    The comment suggests that this provision of the section 988 hedging 
rules is unnecessarily complex, as well as incomplete because it does 
not cover situations in which, upon legging out, a taxpayer recognizes 
a loss on the debt instrument or hedge that is disposed of or otherwise 
terminated. However, as stated in this preamble, in issuing the 
Temporary Regulations, the Treasury Department and the IRS only sought 
to clarify the application of the section 988 hedging rules to a 
particular fact pattern and did not seek to undertake a more general 
revision of those rules. Accordingly, the Treasury Department and the 
IRS have determined that modifications to Sec.  1.988-5T(a)(6)(ii)(F) 
are beyond the scope of this guidance project. However, the Treasury 
Department and the IRS will continue to consider whether any 
modifications to the rule are necessary or appropriate.
    Finally, the comment also recommended that, even if the final 
regulations do not adopt the recommendation to align with the approach 
taken in Sec.  1.1275-6, the Temporary Regulations should be modified 
to provide that, when an issuer of a qualifying debt instrument legs 
out but continues to be the obligor on the qualifying debt instrument, 
the issuer should be deemed to repurchase and reissue the debt 
instrument for its then fair market value. The Temporary Regulations 
instead provide that, in such a case, the debt instrument is ``treated 
as sold for its fair market value.'' The comment notes that the sale of 
a debt instrument has no tax consequences for the issuer of the 
instrument. The Treasury Department and the IRS agree that this aspect 
of the Temporary Regulations should be modified and, for the sake of 
consistency, these final regulations adopt the phrasing ``treated as 
sold or otherwise terminated by the taxpayer for its fair market 
value,'' which is used in Sec.  1.988-5(a)(6)(i)(C) (regarding legging 
in).
    The final regulations also update the dates in two existing 
examples, to be consistent with the applicability date of the revised 
legging out rules. Additionally, the final regulations reflect minor 
wording changes to the Temporary Regulations for purposes of improving 
clarity. The Treasury Department and the IRS do not intend these 
changes to be interpreted as substantive changes to the Temporary 
Regulations.

Special Analyses

    Certain IRS regulations, including this one, are exempt from the 
requirements of Executive Order 12866, as supplemented and reaffirmed 
by Executive Order 13563. Therefore, a regulatory impact assessment is 
not required. It has also been determined that section 553(b) of the 
Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. chapter 5) does not apply to 
these regulations. It is hereby certified that these regulations will 
not have a significant impact on a substantial number of small 
entities. This certification is based upon the fact that these 
regulations merely clarify an existing standard and do not impose a 
collection of information on small entities. Accordingly, a Regulatory 
Flexibility Analysis under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 
chapter 6) is not required. Pursuant to section 7805(f) of the Internal 
Revenue 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 author of these regulations is Sheila Ramaswamy, 
Office of Associate Chief Counsel (International). However, other 
personnel from the IRS and the Treasury Department participated in 
their development.

List of Subjects in 26 CFR Part 1

    Income taxes, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

Adoptions of Amendment to the Regulations

    Accordingly, 26 CFR part 1 is amended as follows:

PART 1--INCOME TAXES

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

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

    Par. 2. Section 1.988-5 is amended by:

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1. Revising paragraph (a)(6)(ii).
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2. Adding Example 11 to paragraph (a)(9)(iv).
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3. Revising paragraph (a)(10)(iv).
    The revisions and addition read as follows:


Sec.  1.988-5  Section 988(d) hedging transactions.

    (a) * * *
    (6) * * *
    (ii) Legging out. With respect to a qualifying debt instrument and 
hedge that are properly identified as a qualified hedging transaction, 
``legging out'' of integrated treatment under this paragraph (a) means 
that the taxpayer disposes of or otherwise terminates all or any 
portion of the qualifying debt instrument or the hedge before maturity 
of the qualified hedging transaction. For purposes of the preceding 
sentence, if the taxpayer changes a material term of the qualifying 
debt instrument (for example, exercises an option to change the 
interest rate or index, or the maturity date) or the hedge (for 
example, changes the interest or exchange rates underlying the hedge, 
or the expiration date) before maturity of the qualified hedging 
transaction, the taxpayer will be deemed to have disposed of or 
otherwise terminated all or any portion of the qualifying debt 
instrument or the hedge, as applicable. A taxpayer that disposes of or 
terminates a qualified hedging transaction (that is, disposes of or 
terminates both the qualifying debt instrument and the hedge in their 
entirety on the same day) is considered to have disposed of or 
otherwise terminated the synthetic debt instrument rather than legging 
out. See paragraph (a)(9)(iv) of this section, Example 10 for an 
illustration of this rule. If a taxpayer legs out of integrated 
treatment, the following rules apply:
    (A) The transaction will be treated as a qualified hedging 
transaction during the time the requirements of this paragraph (a) were 
satisfied.
    (B) If all of the instruments comprising the hedge (each such 
instrument, a component) are disposed of or otherwise terminated, the 
qualifying debt instrument is treated as sold or otherwise terminated 
by the taxpayer for its fair market value on the date the hedge is 
disposed of or otherwise terminated (the leg-out date), and any gain or 
loss (including gain or loss resulting from factors other than 
movements in exchange rates) from the identification date to the leg-
out date is realized and recognized on the leg-out date. The spot rate 
on the leg-out date is used to determine exchange gain or loss on the 
debt instrument for the period beginning on the leg-out date and ending 
on the date such instrument matures or is disposed of or otherwise 
terminated. Proper adjustment must be made to reflect any gain or loss 
taken into account. The netting rule of Sec.  1.988-2(b)(8) applies. 
See paragraph

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(a)(9)(iv) of this section, Example 4 and Example 5 for an illustration 
of this rule.
    (C) If a hedge has more than one component (and such components 
have been properly identified as being part of the qualified hedging 
transaction) and at least one but not all of the components that 
comprise the hedge has been disposed of or otherwise terminated, or if 
part of any component of the hedge has been terminated (whether a hedge 
consists of a single or multiple components), the date such component 
(or part thereof) is disposed of or terminated is considered the leg-
out date and the qualifying debt instrument is treated as sold or 
otherwise terminated by the taxpayer for its fair market value in 
accordance with the rules of paragraph (a)(6)(ii)(B) of this section on 
such leg-out date. In addition, all of the remaining components (or 
parts thereof) that have not been disposed of or otherwise terminated 
are treated as sold by the taxpayer for their fair market value on the 
leg-out date, and any gain or loss from the identification date to the 
leg-out date is realized and recognized on the leg-out date. To the 
extent relevant, the spot rate on the leg-out date is used to determine 
exchange gain or loss on the remaining components (or parts thereof) 
for the period beginning on the leg-out date and ending on the date 
such components (or parts thereof) are disposed of or otherwise 
terminated. See paragraph (a)(9)(iv) of this section, Example 11 for an 
illustration of this rule.
    (D) If the qualifying debt instrument is disposed of or otherwise 
terminated in whole or in part, the date of such disposition or 
termination is considered the leg-out date. Accordingly, the hedge 
(including all components making up the hedge in their entirety) that 
is part of the qualified hedging transaction is treated as sold by the 
taxpayer for its fair market value on the leg-out date, and any gain or 
loss from the identification date to the leg-out date is realized and 
recognized on the leg-out date. To the extent relevant, the spot rate 
on the leg-out date is used to determine exchange gain or loss on the 
hedge (including all components thereof) for the period beginning on 
the leg-out date and ending on the date such hedge is disposed of or 
otherwise terminated.
    (E) Except as provided in paragraph (a)(8)(iii) of this section 
(regarding identification by the Commissioner), the part of the 
qualified hedging transaction that has not been disposed of or 
otherwise terminated (that is, the remaining debt instrument in its 
entirety even if partially hedged, or the remaining components of the 
hedge) cannot be part of a qualified hedging transaction for any period 
after the leg-out date.
    (F) If a taxpayer legs out of a qualified hedging transaction and 
realizes a net gain with respect to the debt instrument that is 
disposed of or otherwise terminated, then paragraph (a)(6)(ii)(B), (C), 
and (D) of this section, as appropriate, will not apply if during the 
period beginning 30 days before the leg-out date and ending 30 days 
after that date the taxpayer enters into another transaction that, 
taken together with any remaining components of the hedge, hedges at 
least 50 percent of the remaining currency flow with respect to the 
qualifying debt instrument that was part of the qualified hedging 
transaction or, if appropriate, an equivalent amount under the hedge 
(or any remaining components thereof) that was part of the qualified 
hedging transaction. Similarly, in a case in which a hedge has multiple 
components that are part of a qualified hedging transaction, if the 
taxpayer legs out of a qualified hedging transaction by terminating one 
such component or a part of one or more such components and realizes a 
net gain with respect to the terminated component, components, or 
portions thereof, then paragraphs (a)(6)(ii)(B), (C), and (D) of this 
section, as appropriate, will not apply if the remaining components of 
the hedge (including parts thereof) by themselves hedge at least 50 
percent of the remaining currency flow with respect to the qualifying 
debt instrument that was part of the qualified hedging transaction. See 
paragraph (a)(9)(iv) of this section, Example 11 for an illustration of 
this rule.
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    (9) * * *
    (iv) * * *
    Example 11.  (i) K is a domestic corporation with the U.S. 
dollar as its functional currency. On January 1, 2013, K borrows 100 
British pounds ([pound]) for two years at a 10% rate of interest 
payable on December 31 of each year with no principal payment due 
until maturity on December 31, 2014. Assume that the spot rate on 
January 1, 2013, is [pound]1=$1. On the same date, K enters into two 
swap contracts with an unrelated counterparty that economically 
results in the transformation of the fixed rate [pound]100 borrowing 
to a floating rate dollar borrowing. The terms of the swaps are as 
follows:
    (A) Swap #1, Currency swap. On January 1, 2013, K will exchange 
[pound]100 for $100.
    (1) On December 31 of both 2013 and 2014, K will exchange $8 for 
[pound]10;
    (2) On December 31, 2014, K will exchange $100 for [pound]100.
    (B) Swap #2, Interest rate swap. On December 31 of both 2013 and 
2014, K will pay LIBOR times a notional principal amount of $100 and 
will receive 8% times the same $100 notional principal amount.
    (ii) Assume that K properly identifies the pound borrowing and 
the swap contracts as a qualified hedging transaction as provided in 
paragraph (a)(8)(i) of this section and that the other relevant 
requirements of paragraph (a) of this section are satisfied.
    (iii) On January 1, 2014, the spot exchange rate is [pound]1=$2; 
the U.S. dollar LIBOR rate of interest is 9%; the market value of 
K's note in pounds has not changed; and K terminates swap #2. 
Because interest rates have increased from 8% to 9%, K will incur a 
loss of ($.92) (the present value of the ($1) difference between the 
8% and 9% interest payments discounted at the current interest rate 
of 9%) with respect to the termination of such swap on January 1, 
2014. Pursuant to paragraph (a)(6)(ii)(C) of this section, K must 
treat swap #1 as having been sold for its fair market value on the 
leg-out date, which is the date swap #2 is terminated. K must 
realize and recognize gain of $100.92 (the present value of 
[pound]110 discounted in pounds to equal [pound]100 x $2 ($200) less 
the present value of $108 ($99.08)). The loss inherent in the pound 
borrowing from January 1, 2013 to January 1, 2014 is realized and 
recognized on January 1, 2014. Such loss is exchange loss in the 
amount of $100 (the present value of [pound]110 that was to be paid 
at the end of the year discounted at pound interest rates to equal 
[pound]100 times the change in exchange rates: ([pound]100 x $1, the 
spot rate on January 1, 2013)-([pound]100 x $2, the spot rate on 
January 1, 2014)). Pursuant to paragraph (a)(6)(ii)(E) of this 
section, except as provided in paragraph (a)(8)(iii) of this section 
(regarding identification by the Commissioner), the pound borrowing 
and currency swap cannot be part of a qualified hedging transaction 
for any period after the leg-out date.
    (iv) Assume the facts are the same as in paragraph (iii) of this 
Example except that on January 1, 2014, the U.S. dollar LIBOR rate 
of interest is 7% rather than 9%. When K terminates swap #2, K will 
realize gain of $0.93 (the present value of the ($1) difference 
between the 8% and 7% interest payments discounted at the current 
interest rate of 7%) received with respect to the termination on 
January 1, 2014. Fifty percent or more of the remaining pound cash 
flow of the pound borrowing remains hedged after the termination of 
swap #2. Accordingly, under paragraph (a)(6)(ii)(F) of this section, 
paragraphs (a)(6)(ii)(B) and (C) of this section do not apply, and 
the gain on swap #1 and the loss on the qualifying debt instrument 
are not taken into account. Thus, K will include in income $0.93 
realized from the termination of swap #2.

    (10) * * *
    (iv) Effective/applicability dates for legging in and legging out 
rules. (A) The rules of paragraph (a)(6)(i) of this section are 
effective for qualified hedging transactions that are legged into after 
March 17, 1992.
    (B) The rules of paragraph (a)(6)(ii) and Example 11 of paragraph 
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of this section apply to leg-outs that occur on or after September 6, 
2012.
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Sec.  1.988-5  [Amended]

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Par. 3. For each section listed in the table, remove the language in 
the ``Remove'' column and add in its place the language in the ``Add'' 
column as set forth below:

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             Section                    Remove                Add
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Sec.   1.988-5(a)(9)(iv),         January 1, 1990...  January 1, 2013.
 Example 4, paragraph (i),
 second, third and fourth
 sentences.
Sec.   1.988-5(a)(9)(iv),         December 31, 1990.  December 31, 2013.
 Example 4, paragraph (i), table.
Sec.   1.988-5(a)(9)(iv),         December 31, 1991.  December 31, 2014.
 Example 4, paragraph (i), table.
Sec.   1.988-5(a)(9)(iv),         December 31, 1992.  December 31, 2015.
 Example 4, paragraph (i), table.
Sec.   1.988-5(a)(9)(iv),         1990..............  2013.
 Example 4, paragraph (iii)(B).
Sec.   1.988-5(a)(9)(iv),         1991..............  2014.
 Example 4, paragraph (iii)(B).
Sec.   1.988-5(a)(9)(iv),         1992..............  2015.
 Example 4, paragraph (iii)(B).
Sec.   1.988-5(a)(9)(iv),         1992..............  2015.
 Example 4, paragraph (iii)(D),
 second sentence.
Sec.   1.988-5(a)(9)(iv),         January 1, 1991...  January 1, 2014.
 Example 4, paragraph (iv),
 first, second, fourth, fifth,
 and sixth sentences.
Sec.   1.988-5(a)(9)(iv),         January 1, 1990...  January 1, 2013.
 Example 4, paragraph (iv),
 first, fourth, and fifth
 sentences.
Sec.   1.988-5(a)(9)(iv),         1990..............  2013.
 Example 4, paragraph (iv),
 third sentence.
Sec.   1.988-5(a)(9)(iv),         December 31, 1992.  December 31, 2015.
 Example 4, paragraph (iv),
 sixth and seventh sentences.
Sec.   1.988-5(a)(9)(iv),         January 1, 1990...  January 1, 2013.
 Example 5, paragraph (i),
 second, fourth, and fifth
 sentences.
Sec.   1.988-5(a)(9)(iv),         December 31, 1990.  December 31, 2013.
 Example 5, paragraph (i), table.
Sec.   1.988-5(a)(9)(iv),         December 31, 1991.  December 31, 2014.
 Example 5, paragraph (i), table.
Sec.   1.988-5(a)(9)(iv),         December 31, 1992.  December 31, 2015.
 Example 5, paragraph (i), table.
Sec.   1.988-5(a)(9)(iv),         January 1, 1991...  January 1, 2014.
 Example 5, paragraph (ii),
 second and third sentences.
Sec.   1.988-5(a)(9)(iv),         January 1, 1990...  January 1, 2013.
 Example 5, paragraph (ii),
 second sentence.
Sec.   1.988-5(a)(9)(iv),         December 31, 1991.  December 31, 2014.
 Example 5, paragraph (ii),
 third sentence.
Sec.   1.988-5(a)(9)(iv),         December 31, 1992.  December 31, 2015.
 Example 5, paragraph (ii),
 third sentence.
Sec.   1.988-5(a)(9)(iv),         1991..............  2014.
 Example 5, paragraph (ii),
 third sentence.
Sec.   1.988-5(a)(9)(iv),         1992..............  2015.
 Example 5, paragraph (ii),
 third sentence.
Sec.   1.988-5(a)(9)(iv),         January 1, 1990...  January 1, 2013.
 Example 5, paragraph (iii),
 second sentence.
Sec.   1.988-5(a)(9)(iv),         January 1, 1991...  January 1, 2014.
 Example 5, paragraph (iii),
 second sentence.
Sec.   1.988-5(a)(9)(iv),         1990..............  2013.
 Example 5, paragraph (iii)(B).
Sec.   1.988-5(a)(9)(iv),         1991..............  2014.
 Example 5, paragraph (iii)(B).
Sec.   1.988-5(a)(9)(iv),         1992..............  2015.
 Example 5, paragraph (iii)(B).
Sec.   1.988-5(a)(9)(iv),         1990..............  2013.
 Example 5, paragraph (iii)(C),
 first sentence.
Sec.   1.988-5(a)(9)(iv),         1991..............  2014.
 Example 5, paragraph (iii)(C),
 first sentence.
Sec.   1.988-5(a)(9)(iv),         1992..............  2015.
 Example 5, paragraph (iii)(C),
 first sentence.
Sec.   1.988-5(a)(9)(iv),         1990..............  2013.
 Example 5, paragraph (iii)(D),
 second sentence.
Sec.   1.988-5(a)(9)(iv),         January 1, 1991...  January 1, 2014.
 Example 5, paragraph (iv),
 first, second, third, and sixth
 sentences.
Sec.   1.988-5(a)(9)(iv),         1990..............  2013.
 Example 5, paragraph (iv),
 fourth sentence.
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Sec.  1.988-5T  [Removed]

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Par. 4. Section 1.988-5T is removed.

John Dalrymple,
Deputy Commissioner for Services and Enforcement.
    Approved: August 25, 2015.
Mark J. Mazur,
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury (Tax Policy).
[FR Doc. 2015-22554 Filed 9-3-15; 4:15 pm]
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