81 FR 3069 - Treatment of Certain Transfers of Property of Foreign Corporations; Hearing

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 12 (January 20, 2016)

This document provides notice of public hearing on the proposed regulations relating to certain transfers of property by United States persons to foreign corporations. The proposed regulations affect United States persons that transfer certain property, including foreign goodwill and going concern value, to foreign corporations in non-recognition transactions described in section 367 of the Internal Revenue Code.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 12 (Wednesday, January 20, 2016)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 3069]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-00961]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service

26 CFR Part 1

[REG-139483-13]
RIN 1545-BL87


Treatment of Certain Transfers of Property of Foreign 
Corporations; Hearing

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury.

ACTION: Notice of public hearing on proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This document provides notice of public hearing on the 
proposed regulations relating to certain transfers of property by 
United States persons to foreign corporations. The proposed regulations 
affect United States persons that transfer certain property, including 
foreign goodwill and going concern value, to foreign corporations in 
non-recognition transactions described in section 367 of the Internal 
Revenue Code.

DATES: The public hearing is being held on Monday, February 8, 2016 at 
10:00 a.m. The IRS must receive outlines of the topics to be discussed 
at the public hearing by Monday, January 25, 2016.

ADDRESSES: The public hearing is being held in the IRS Auditorium, 
Internal Revenue Service Building, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20224. Due to building security procedures, visitors 
must enter at the Constitution Avenue entrance. In addition, all 
visitors must present photo identification to enter the building.
    Send Submissions to CC:PA:LPD:PR (REG-139483-13), Room 5205, 
Internal Revenue Service, P.O. Box 7604, Ben Franklin Station, 
Washington, DC 20044. Submissions may be hand-delivered Monday through 
Friday to CC:PA:LPD:PR (REG-139483-13), Couriers Desk, Internal Revenue 
Service, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224 or sent 
electronically via the Federal eRulemaking Portal at 
www.regulations.gov (IRS-2015-0047).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Concerning the regulations, Ryan A. 
Bowen at (202) 317-6937; concerning submissions of comments, the 
hearing and/or to be placed on the building access list to attend the 
hearing Regina Johnson at (202) 317-6901 (not toll-free numbers).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    The subject of the public hearing is the notice of proposed 
rulemaking (REG-139483-13) that was published in the Federal Register 
on Wednesday, September 16, 2015 (80 FR 55568). The rules of 26 CFR 
601.601(a)(3) apply to the hearing. Persons who wish to present oral 
comments at the hearing that submitted written comments by December 15, 
2015 must submit an outline of the topics to be addressed and the 
amount of time to be devoted to each topic by January 25, 2016.
    A period of 10 minutes is allotted to each person for presenting 
oral comments. After the deadline for receiving outlines has passed, 
the IRS will prepare an agenda containing the schedule of speakers. 
Copies of the agenda will be made available, free of charge, at the 
hearing or in the Freedom of Information Reading Room (FOIA RR) (Room 
1621) which is located at the 11th and Pennsylvania Avenue NW. 
entrance, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224.
    Because of access restrictions, the IRS will not admit visitors 
beyond the immediate entrance area more than 30 minutes before the 
hearing starts. For information about having your name placed on the 
building access list to attend the hearing, see the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document.

Martin V. Franks,
Chief, Publications and Regulations Branch, Legal Processing Division, 
Associate Chief Counsel, (Procedure and Administration).
[FR Doc. 2016-00961 Filed 1-19-16; 8:45 am]
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