82_FR_53067 82 FR 52848 - Treatment of Certain Transfers of Property to Foreign Corporations; Correction

82 FR 52848 - Treatment of Certain Transfers of Property to Foreign Corporations; Correction

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 219 (November 15, 2017)

Page Range52848-52848
FR Document2017-24687

This document contains corrections to final regulations (TD 9803) that were published in the Federal Register on Friday, December 16, 2016. The final regulations are related to certain transfers of property by United States persons to foreign corporations.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 219 (Wednesday, November 15, 2017)
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 219 (Wednesday, November 15, 2017)]
[Rules and Regulations]
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[FR Doc No: 2017-24687]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service

26 CFR Part 1

[TD 9803]
RIN 1545-BL87


Treatment of Certain Transfers of Property to Foreign 
Corporations; Correction

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury.

ACTION: Correcting amendment.

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SUMMARY: This document contains corrections to final regulations (TD 
9803) that were published in the Federal Register on Friday, December 
16, 2016. The final regulations are related to certain transfers of 
property by United States persons to foreign corporations.

DATES: This correction is effective on November 15, 2017 and is 
applicable on or after December 16, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lynlee Baker at (202) 317-6937 (not a 
toll-free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    The final regulations (TD 9803) that are the subject of this 
correction are issued under section 367 of the Internal Revenue Code.

Need for Correction

    As published, the final regulations published in the Federal 
Register on Friday, December 16, 2016 (81 FR 91012) (TD 9803) contain 
an error that needs to be corrected. Specifically, paragraph (e) was 
inadvertently omitted from the final regulations.

List of Subjects in 26 CFR Part 1

    Income taxes, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

Correction of Publication

    Accordingly, 26 CFR part 1 is corrected by making the following 
correcting amendment:

PART 1--INCOME TAXES

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

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

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Par. 2. Section 1.367(a)-1 is amended by adding paragraph (e) to read 
as follows:


Sec.  1.367(a)-1   Transfers to foreign corporations subject to section 
367(a): In general.

* * * * *
    (e) Close of taxable year in certain section 368(a)(1)(F) 
reorganizations. If a domestic corporation is the transferor 
corporation in a reorganization described in section 368(a)(1)(F) after 
March 30, 1987, in which the acquiring corporation is a foreign 
corporation, then the taxable year of the transferor corporation shall 
end with the close of the date of the transfer and the taxable year of 
the acquiring corporation shall end with the close of the date on which 
the transferor's taxable year would have ended but for the occurrence 
of the transfer. With regard to the consequences of the closing of the 
taxable year, see section 381 and the regulations thereunder.
* * * * *

Martin V. Franks,
Chief, Publications and Regulations Branch, Legal Processing Division, 
Associate Chief Counsel (Procedure and Administration).
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                                              standards and practices to determine if                 PART 1—INCOME TAXES                                   FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                              it should take action in the future.                                                                          Daniel S. Liebman (liebman.daniel@
                                                By direction of the Commission.
                                                                                                      ■ Paragraph 1. The authority citation                 pbgc.gov), Acting Assistant General
                                                                                                      for part 1 continues to read in part as               Counsel for Regulatory Affairs, Pension
                                              Donald S. Clark,
                                                                                                      follows:                                              Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 1200 K
                                              Secretary.
                                                                                                          Authority: 26 U.S.C. 7805 * * *                   Street NW., Washington, DC 20005,
                                              [FR Doc. 2017–24728 Filed 11–14–17; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                      ■ Par. 2. Section 1.367(a)–1 is amended               202–326–4400 ext. 6510. (TTY/TDD
                                              BILLING CODE 6750–01–P                                                                                        users may call the Federal relay service
                                                                                                      by adding paragraph (e) to read as
                                                                                                      follows:                                              toll-free at 1–800–877–8339 and ask to
                                                                                                                                                            be connected to 202–326–4400, ext.
                                                                                                      § 1.367(a)–1 Transfers to foreign                     6510.)
                                              DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY                              corporations subject to section 367(a): In
                                                                                                      general.                                              SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:     PBGC’s
                                              Internal Revenue Service                                                                                      regulation on Benefits Payable in
                                                                                                      *      *     *     *    *                             Terminated Single-Employer Plans (29
                                              26 CFR Part 1                                              (e) Close of taxable year in certain               CFR part 4022) prescribes actuarial
                                                                                                      section 368(a)(1)(F) reorganizations. If a            assumptions—including interest
                                                                                                      domestic corporation is the transferor                assumptions—for paying plan benefits
                                              [TD 9803]                                               corporation in a reorganization                       under terminated single-employer plans
                                                                                                      described in section 368(a)(1)(F) after               covered by title IV of the Employee
                                              RIN 1545–BL87                                           March 30, 1987, in which the acquiring                Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
                                                                                                      corporation is a foreign corporation,                 The interest assumptions in the
                                              Treatment of Certain Transfers of                       then the taxable year of the transferor
                                              Property to Foreign Corporations;                                                                             regulation are also published on PBGC’s
                                                                                                      corporation shall end with the close of               Web site (http://www.pbgc.gov).
                                              Correction                                              the date of the transfer and the taxable                 PBGC uses the interest assumptions in
                                              AGENCY:  Internal Revenue Service (IRS),                year of the acquiring corporation shall               appendix B to part 4022 to determine
                                              Treasury.                                               end with the close of the date on which               whether a benefit is payable as a lump
                                                                                                      the transferor’s taxable year would have              sum and to determine the amount to
                                              ACTION: Correcting amendment.
                                                                                                      ended but for the occurrence of the                   pay. Appendix C to part 4022 contains
                                              SUMMARY:   This document contains                       transfer. With regard to the                          interest assumptions for private-sector
                                              corrections to final regulations (TD                    consequences of the closing of the                    pension practitioners to refer to if they
                                              9803) that were published in the                        taxable year, see section 381 and the                 wish to use lump-sum interest rates
                                              Federal Register on Friday, December                    regulations thereunder.                               determined using PBGC’s historical
                                              16, 2016. The final regulations are                     *      *     *     *    *                             methodology. Currently, the rates in
                                              related to certain transfers of property                Martin V. Franks,                                     appendices B and C of the benefit
                                              by United States persons to foreign                     Chief, Publications and Regulations Branch,
                                                                                                                                                            payment regulation are the same.
                                              corporations.                                           Legal Processing Division, Associate Chief               The interest assumptions are intended
                                              DATES:  This correction is effective on                 Counsel (Procedure and Administration).               to reflect current conditions in the
                                              November 15, 2017 and is applicable on                  [FR Doc. 2017–24687 Filed 11–14–17; 8:45 am]          financial and annuity markets.
                                              or after December 16, 2016.                             BILLING CODE 4830–01–P
                                                                                                                                                            Assumptions under the benefit
                                                                                                                                                            payments regulation are updated
                                              FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                                                                              monthly. This final rule updates the
                                              Lynlee Baker at (202) 317–6937 (not a                                                                         benefit payments interest assumptions
                                              toll-free number).                                                                                            for December 2017.1
                                                                                                      PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY
                                              SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                              CORPORATION                                              The December 2017 interest
                                                                                                                                                            assumptions under the benefit payments
                                              Background
                                                                                                      29 CFR Part 4022                                      regulation will be 0.75 percent for the
                                                 The final regulations (TD 9803) that                                                                       period during which a benefit is in pay
                                              are the subject of this correction are                  Benefits Payable in Terminated Single-                status and 4.00 percent during any years
                                              issued under section 367 of the Internal                Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions                  preceding the benefit’s placement in pay
                                              Revenue Code.                                           for Paying Benefits                                   status. In comparison with the interest
                                              Need for Correction                                                                                           assumptions in effect for November
                                                                                                      AGENCY:  Pension Benefit Guaranty
                                                                                                                                                            2017, these assumptions are unchanged.
                                                 As published, the final regulations                  Corporation.
                                                                                                                                                               PBGC has determined that notice and
                                              published in the Federal Register on                    ACTION: Final rule.                                   public comment on this amendment are
                                              Friday, December 16, 2016 (81 FR                                                                              impracticable and contrary to the public
                                                                                                      SUMMARY:   This final rule amends the
                                              91012) (TD 9803) contain an error that                                                                        interest. This finding is based on the
                                                                                                      Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation’s
                                              needs to be corrected. Specifically,                                                                          need to determine and issue new
                                                                                                      regulation on Benefits Payable in
                                              paragraph (e) was inadvertently omitted                                                                       interest assumptions promptly so that
                                                                                                      Terminated Single-Employer Plans to
                                              from the final regulations.                                                                                   the assumptions can reflect current
                                                                                                      prescribe interest assumptions under
                                              List of Subjects in 26 CFR Part 1                       the regulation for valuation dates in                 market conditions as accurately as
                                                                                                                                                            possible.
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                                                Income taxes, Reporting and                           December 2017. The interest
                                              recordkeeping requirements.                             assumptions are used for paying                         1 Appendix B to PBGC’s regulation on Allocation
                                                                                                      benefits under terminating single-                    of Assets in Single-Employer Plans (29 CFR part
                                              Correction of Publication                               employer plans covered by the pension                 4044) prescribes interest assumptions for valuing
                                                Accordingly, 26 CFR part 1 is                         insurance system administered by                      benefits under terminating covered single-employer
                                                                                                      PBGC.                                                 plans for purposes of allocation of assets under
                                              corrected by making the following                                                                             ERISA section 4044. Those assumptions are
                                              correcting amendment:                                   DATES:   Effective December 1, 2017.                  updated quarterly.



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Document Created: 2018-10-25 10:37:47
Document Modified: 2018-10-25 10:37:47
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionRules and Regulations
ActionCorrecting amendment.
DatesThis correction is effective on November 15, 2017 and is applicable on or after December 16, 2016.
ContactLynlee Baker at (202) 317-6937 (not a toll-free number).
FR Citation82 FR 52848 
RIN Number1545-BL87
CFR AssociatedIncome Taxes and Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements

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