Certain Transfers of Stock or Securities by U.S. Persons to
Foreign Corporations & Related Reporting Requirements

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service 26 CFR Parts 1, 7 and 602 [TD 8770] RIN
1545-AP81; RIN 1545-AI32

TITLE: Certain Transfers of Stock or Securities by U.S. Persons to
Foreign Corporations and Related Reporting Requirements

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury.

ACTION: Final and temporary regulations.

SUMMARY: This document contains regulations relating to certain
transfers of stock or securities by U.S. persons to foreign
corporations pursuant to the corporate organization and
reorganization provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, and the
reporting requirements related to such transfers. The regulations
provide the public with guidance necessary to comply with the Tax
Reform Act of 1984.

DATES: These regulations are effective July 20, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Philip L. Tretiak at (202) 622-3860
(not a toll-free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Paperwork Reduction Act

The collection of information contained in these final regulations
has been reviewed and approved by the Office of Management and
Budget in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
3507) under control number 1545- 1271. Responses to these
collections of information are required in order for certain U.S.
shareholders that transfer stock or securities in section 367(a)
exchanges to qualify for an exception to the general rule of
taxation under section 367(a)(1).

An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required
to respond to, a collection of information unless the collection of
information displays a valid control number.

The estimated burden per respondent varies from .5 to 8 hours,
depending upon individual circumstances, with an estimated average
of 4 hoU.S. Comments concerning the accuracy of this burden estimate
and suggestions for reducing this burden should be sent to the
Internal Revenue Service, Attn: IRS Reports Clearance Officer,
T:FS:FP, Washington, DC 20224, and to the Office of Management and
Budget, Attn: Desk Officer for the Department of the Treasury,
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Washington, DC 20503.

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

On May 16, 1986, temporary and proposed regulations under sections
367(a) and (d), and 6038B were published in the Federal Register (51
FR 17936). These regulations, which addressed transfers of stock or
securities and other assets, as well as related reporting
requirements, were published to provide the public with guidance
necessary to comply with changes made to the Internal Revenue Code
by the Tax Reform Act of 1984. The IRS and the Treasury Department
later issued Notice 87-85 (1987-2 C.B. 395), which set forth
substantial changes to the 1986 regulations, effective with respect
to transfers of domestic or foreign stock or securities occurring
after December 16, 1987. A further notice of proposed rulemaking
containing rules under section 367(a) with respect to transfers of
domestic or foreign stock or securities, as well as section 367(b),
was published in the Federal Register on August 26, 1991 (56 FR
41993). The section 367(a) portion of the 1991 proposed regulations
was generally based upon the positions announced in Notice 87-85,
but the regulations proposed certain modifications to Notice 87-85,
particularly with respect to transfers of stock or securities of
foreign corporations.

Subsequently, the IRS and the Treasury Department have issued
guidance focusing on the transfers of stock or securities of
domestic corporations. Notice 94-46 (1994-1 C.B. 356) announced
modifications to the positions set forth in Notice 87-85 (and the
1991 proposed regulations) with respect to transfers of stock or
securities of domestic corporations occurring after April 17, 1994.
Temporary and proposed regulations (referred to as the inversion
regulations) implementing Notice 94-46 (with certain modifications)
were published in the Federal Register on December 26, 1995 (60 FR
66739 and 66771). Final inversion regulations, published in the
Federal Register on December 27, 1996 (61 FR 61849), generally
followed the rules contained in the temporary regulations, with
modifications.

The final regulations herein address transfers of foreign stock or
securities, and other matters addressed in the 1991 proposed
regulations under section 367(a) that were not addressed in the 1996
final inversion regulations.

In addition, these final regulations address those portions of the
1991 proposed section 367(b) regulations that relate to transactions
that are subject to both sections 367(a) and (b). The remainder of
the 1991 proposed section 367(b) regulations will be finalized at a
later date.

This document also contains final regulations under section 6038B
with respect to reporting requirements applicable to transfers of
stock or securities described under section 367(a). Rules regarding
outbound transfers to corporations of assets other than stock
(including intangibles), and outbound transfers to foreign
partnerships will be addressed in separate guidance.

Finally, these final regulations contain a clarification with
respect to the scope of certain outbound transfers of intangibles
that are subject to section 367(d).

Explanation of Provisions

Sections 367(a) and (b): introduction Section 367(a)(1) generally
treats a transfer of property (including stock or securities) by a
U.S. person to a foreign corporation (an outbound transfer) in an
exchange described in section 332, 351, 354, 356 or 361 as a taxable
exchange unless the transfer qualifies for an exception to this
general rule.

Section 367(a)(2) provides that, except as provided by regulations,
section 367(a)(1) shall not apply to the transfer of stock or
securities of a foreign corporation which is a party to the exchange
or a party to the reorganization. Section 367(a)(3) contains an
exception to section 367(a)(1) for certain outbound transfers of
tangible assets other than stock or securities. Section 367(a)(5)
contains limitations on any exceptions to section 367(a)(1) in
certain instances.

Section 367(b) provides that, with respect to certain nonrecognition
transfers in connection with which there is no transfer of property
described in section 367(a)(1), a foreign corporation will retain
its status as a corporation unless regulations provide otherwise.

These final regulations address transactions described in both
sections 367(a) and (b), and are prescribed under the authority of
both sections 367(a) and (b).

Stock transfers under sections 367(a) and (b): scope Outbound
transfers of stock that are subject to section 367(a) may be either
direct (such as an outbound transfer of stock described under
section 351), indirect (as described below with respect to certain
transfers) or constructive (such as an outbound stock transfer that
may occur pursuant to a change in an entity's classification). See
§1.367(a)-3( a) (as amended) for the general rules regarding the
scope of stock transfers that are subject to section 367(a).

Indirect stock transfers: in general

The current temporary regulations contain illustrative examples of
certain transactions, including triangular reorganizations described
under section 368(a)(1)(A) and either section 368(a)(2)(D) or (E),
section 368(a)(1)(B) or (C), that are treated as indirect stock
transfers subject to section 367(a) where the acquired company and
the acquiring company are domestic corporations and the shareholders
of the acquired company receive stock of the acquiring company's
foreign parent in the exchange. (Under the terminology used in the
proposed and final regulations, in the case of a reorganization
described in sections 368(a)(1)(A) and (a)(2)(E), U.S. shareholders
exchange their stock for stock of the acquired company's foreign
parent.)

The proposed regulations clarified the treatment of indirect stock
transfers, and provided extensive examples of the rules. The
proposed regulations provided that transactions that are treated as
indirect stock transfers include: (i) successive section 351
exchanges, and (ii) section 368(a)(1)(C) reorganizations followed by
section 368(a)(2)(C) exchanges. In addition, the reorganizations
illustrated under the existing temporary regulations are also
treated as indirect stock transfers under the proposed regulations
where the acquired and/or acquiring corporations are foreign
corporations.

The proposed regulations requested comments as to the scope of the
indirect stock transfer rules. The IRS and the Treasury Department
carefully considered comments received with respect to the scope of
the indirect stock transfer rules and have decided to retain the
rules set forth in the proposed regulations. These rules are
contained in §1.367(a)-3(d), and additional examples are provided in
the final regulations.

Indirect stock transfer rules and section 367(d) In the case of a
triangular section 368(a)(1)(C) reorganization in which a U.S.
target company (UST) transfers its assets to a foreign acquiring
company (FA) and UST's U.S. parent company (USP) receives stock of
FA's foreign parent (the transferee foreign corporation or TFC) in
exchange for the UST stock, the indirect stock transfer rules and
the asset transfer rules will apply contemporaneously.

If UST is taxable under section 367(a) with respect to its outbound
(section 361) transfer of all or a portion of its tangible assets
(because such assets do not qualify for an exception to section
367(a)(1)), USP will receive a step up in the basis of its stock in
UST, provided that USP and UST file a consolidated Federal income
tax return. See §1.1502-32. USP will also be deemed to make an
indirect transfer of the stock of UST for TFC stock. See
§1.367(a)-3( d)(1)(iv). Thus, if USP receives at least five percent
of either the total value or the total voting power of the stock of
TFC (i.e., USP is a 5-percent shareholder (which is also referred to
as a 5-percent transferee shareholder in §1.367(a)-3(c)(5)(ii)) and
the value of the UST stock exceeds USP's basis in UST (taking into
account basis adjustments relating to the asset transfer), USP may
qualify for nonrecognition treatment by entering into a gain
recognition agreement (GRA), described below, provided that the
requirements of §1.367(a)-3(c)(1) are satisfied. See, e.g.,
§1.367(a)-3(d)(3), Example 7 through Example 7C.

If the asset transfer involves tangible assets and the transfer is
fully taxable (so that USP's basis in its UST stock equals the value
of the UST stock), the indirect stock transfer would not be taxable
under section 367(a), and, hence, no GRA would be required. In
contrast, if the assets transferred by UST include intangibles that
are taxable under section 367(d), the exact manner in which section
367(d) operates is less certain.

The regulations under section 367(d) do not address the tax
consequences when the U.S. transferor goes out of existence pursuant
to the transaction. The IRS and the Treasury Department are studying
the manner in which the rules under section 367(d) should operate
when the U.S. transferor goes out of existence contemporaneously
with (or subsequent to) its outbound transfer of an intangible.

Comments are requested with respect to this issue.

Transactions subject to sections 367(a) and (b) An outbound transfer
of foreign stock or securities can be subject to both sections
367(a) and (b). Pursuant to section 367(a)(2), §1.367(a)-3T(b) of
the current temporary regulations provides that, if an exchange is
described in section 354 or 361, an outbound transfer of stock or
securities of a foreign corporation that is a party to the
reorganization is not subject to section 367(a). Thus, for example,
an outbound transfer in which a U.S. person exchanges stock in one
controlled foreign corporation (CFC) for another CFC that qualifies
as a reorganization under section 368(a)(1)(B) (a B reorganization),
including a transfer that qualifies as both a B reorganization and a
section 351 exchange, is subject only to section 367(b), not section
367(a). In such case, no GRA, described below, is required under the
current temporary regulations to preserve nonrecognition treatment.
In contrast, an outbound transfer of foreign stock that qualifies as
a section 351 exchange but not a B reorganization is currently
subject to only section 367(a), not section 367(b), and, thus, a GRA
may be required to preserve nonrecognition treatment.

The IRS and the Treasury Department believe that substantially
similar transactions, such as these, should not be treated in
markedly different manners. Thus, these final regulations adopt the
approach contained in the proposed regulations: that all outbound
transfers of foreign stock will be subject to sections 367(a) and
(b) concurrently, except to the extent that the exchange is fully
taxable under section 367(a)(1). See §1.367(a)-3( b)(2).

Sections 367(a) and (b): exceptions to taxation Once a determination
is made that a particular outbound transfer of stock or securities
is subject to section 367(a), the next determination is the tax
treatment of such transfer. In general, the current rules regarding
the outbound transfer of stock or securities under section 367(a)
provide for three different tax consequences depending upon the
particular facts: (i) certain transfers retain nonrecognition
treatment without condition, (ii) certain transfers retain
nonrecognition treatment only if the U.S. transferor enters into a
GRA, and (iii) certain transfers of stock are taxable to the U.S.
transferor under section 367(a)(1) with no option to file a GRA to
secure nonrecognition treatment. These final regulations retain this
general framework.

The current rules governing whether a taxpayer may qualify for an
exception under section 367(a) in the case of an outbound transfer
of stock are described in §1.367(a)-3( c) of the final inversion
regulations (in the case of domestic stock or securities) and Notice
87-85 (in the case of foreign stock or securities).

Notice 87-85 provides that in the case of an outbound transfer of
foreign stock or securities to which section 367(a) applies, a U.S.
transferor may generally qualify for nonrecognition treatment if it
either (i) is not a 5-percent shareholder, or (ii) is a 5-percent
shareholder but enters into a GRA for a term of 5 or 10 years,
depending upon the TFC stock owned by all U.S. transferors. Under
current law, a 5-percent shareholder that qualifies for
nonrecognition treatment under section 367(a) by filing a GRA agrees
that if the TFC disposes of the stock of the transferred corporation
in a taxable transaction during the term of the GRA, the 5-percent
shareholder must amend its return for the year of the transfer and
include in income the amount that it realized but did not recognize
with respect to the stock of the transferred corporation, and pay
the tax due, plus interest, on this amount. (Under Notice 87-85, the
term of the GRA is 5 years if all U.S. transferors, in the
aggregate, own less than 50 percent of both the total voting power
and the total value of the TFC immediately after the transfer, or 10
years if all U.S. transferors, in the aggregate, own 50 percent or
more of either the total voting power or the total value of the TFC
immediately after the transfer.) Although GRAs are currently used
solely with respect to outbound transfers of stock or securities,
the IRS and the Treasury Department may, at a later date, permit
taxpayers to secure nonrecognition treatment under section 367(a)
with respect to other types of assets by entering into GRAs.

Notice 87-85, however, provides no exception to section 367(a)(1) if
a U.S. transferor transfers stock in a CFC in which it is a United
States shareholder (as defined in §7.367(b)-2(b) or section 953(c))
but does not receive back stock in a CFC in which it is a United
States shareholder.

The final regulations, following the proposed regulations on this
point, provide that a transfer described in the preceding paragraph,
such as a section 351 exchange in which a U.S. transferor exchanges
stock of a CFC in which it is a United States shareholder for stock
of a non-CFC, is not automatically taxable. Instead, both sections
367(a) and (b) apply to the exchange. If the U.S. transferor is
required under section 367(a) to enter into a GRA to preserve
nonrecognition treatment and fails to do so, the transaction is
fully taxable under section 367(a) (and, as a consequence, the
section 1248 amount that would be included as a dividend under
section 367(b) had a GRA been filed is instead treated as a dividend
under section 1248). If the U.S. transferor is required to enter
into a GRA and properly does so, the U.S. transferor is required
under section 367(b) to include in income the section 1248 amount
attributable to the stock exchanged. The amount of the GRA equals
the gain realized on the transfer less the inclusion under section
367(b). See §1.367(a)-3(b)(2).

As noted above, Notice 87-85 addressed outbound transfers of both
domestic and foreign stock. The (1996) final inversion regulations
superseded Notice 87-85 with respect to outbound transfers of
domestic stock. The rules in Notice 87-85 with respect to outbound
transfers of foreign stock have been incorporated into these final
regulations with respect to transfers that occur prior to July 20,
1998. See §1.367(a)-3(g). Notice 87-85 will be obsolete when these
final regulations are effective.

Section 367(a): post-GRA transactions

Section 1.367(a)-8 provides general rules regarding terms and
conditions relating to GRAs, and the manner in which post-GRA
transactions impact the GRA. The general terms and conditions for
GRAs have not changed significantly from the terms and conditions
set forth in §1.367(a)-3T(g) of the current temporary regulations,
except that the final regulations contain an election (the GRA
election), described below, to permit the taxpayer to include the
GRA amount in income in the year of the triggering event (with
interest on the tax due from the year of the transfer) rather than
on an amended return for the year of the initial transfer. In
addition, the final regulations generally follow the proposed
regulations by providing a more comprehensive explanation of the
manner in which the GRA is affected by both taxable and nontaxable
dispositions by the U.S. transferor, the TFC, and the transferred
corporation.

The current temporary regulations provide that the GRA is triggered
if (i) the TFC disposes of all or a portion of the stock of the
transferred corporation, or (ii) the transferred corporation
disposes of a substantial portion of its assets. The term
substantial portion was not defined in the regulations.

Both the final and the proposed regulations use the rule from the
current temporary regulations that a GRA is triggered to the extent
that the TFC disposes of all or a portion of the stock of the
transferred corporation. The final regulations also adopt the rule
contained in the proposed regulations that a GRA is triggered if the
transferred corporation disposes of substantially all of its assets
(within the meaning of section 368(a)(1)(C)). In addition, the final
regulations provide that a GRA will be triggered if the U.S.
transferor is either a U.S. citizen or long-term resident (as
defined in section 877(e)(2)) at the time of the initial transfer
and such person ceases to be a U.S. citizen or long-term resident
during the GRA term.

Under the current temporary regulations, if a GRA is triggered, the
U.S. transferor must amend its tax return for the year of the
initial transfer, include in income the gain that was realized but
not recognized, and pay the tax due thereon with interest. The
proposed regulations would have maintained the amended
return/interest charge requirement, but requested comments as to (i)
the amount of gain to be recognized by the U.S. transferor upon a
triggering event, (ii) the year in which the gain should be included
in the income of the U.S. transferor, and (iii) whether an interest
charge is appropriate.

A number of commentators have suggested that the 10- year GRA term
under Notice 87-85 in certain instances is too restrictive because a
disposition of the stock of the transferred corporation in year 8,
for example, would likely not be a tax avoidance transfer but the
interest charges would be burdensome in such case. Other
commentators suggested a deferred income approach similar to that
applicable in the consolidated return deferred intercompany context.

In response to these comments, these final regulations contain two
significant modifications to the current temporary regulations.
First, in conformity with the final inversion regulations, these
regulations provide that the GRA term will be 5 years in all cases
involving outbound transfers of foreign stock. (Moreover, taxpayers
may elect to apply these final regulations to past transactions so
that any 10-year GRA that is in existence (i.e., has not been
triggered) on July 20, 1998 will be a 5-year GRA.

Thus, the 10-year GRA will be considered to be a 5-year GRA by the
IRS, and, such GRA will terminate on the fifth full taxable year
following the close of the taxable year of the initial transfer.)
Second, because the IRS and the Treasury Department are concerned
that the amended return requirement can be burdensome to taxpayers
in the event that a GRA is triggered, the final regulations contain
an election (the GRA election), which must be filed with the U.S.
transferor's tax return that includes the date of the initial
transfer, that permits taxpayers to report a triggering event in the
year of the triggering event rather than on an amended return for
the year of the initial transfer. (No such election is available
with respect to GRAs that are in existence when these final
regulations become effective.)

Even if a transferor makes a GRA election, such person is still
required to extend the statute of limitations, comply with all of
the applicable GRA reporting requirements (such as filing annual
certifications) and, in the case of a triggering event, include in
income the GRA amount plus interest in the same manner as under the
current temporary regulations, except that (i) the GRA amount and
interest would be included on the U.S. transferor's tax return for
the year that includes the triggering event, and (ii) other
computations, such as the section 1248 amount (if any) attributable
to the transferred stock, will be determined on the triggering date
rather than the date of the initial transfer.

Consistent with the proposed regulations, the final regulations
clarify that post-GRA nonrecognition transactions (e.g.,
nonrecognition transactions in which the U.S. transferor transfers
the stock of the TFC, the TFC transfers the stock of the transferred
corporation, or the transferred corporation transfers substantially
all of its assets) generally do not trigger the GRA, provided that
the U.S. transferor reports the transaction and amends the GRA to
reflect the post-GRA transaction.

The current temporary regulations do not provide instances that
would cause the GRA to be terminated (i.e., extinguished). The
proposed regulations would have provided that the GRA would be
terminated if either (i) the U.S. transferor disposed of all of its
TFC stock in a taxable transaction, or (ii) the transferred company
is a U.S. company that sold substantially all of its assets in a
taxable transaction (but only if the transferred company was
affiliated with the U.S. transferor under section 1504(a)(2) prior
to the initial transfer).

The final regulations retain these two rules. In addition, the final
regulations also provide that a GRA will be terminated if (i) the
TFC distributes the stock of the transferred corporation back to the
U.S. transferor in a section 355 exchange, or (ii) the TFC
liquidates into the U.S. transferor under section 332, provided
that, immediately after the section 355 distribution or section 332
liquidation, the U.S. transferor's basis in the transferred stock is
less than or equal to the basis that it had in the transferred stock
immediately prior to the initial transfer of such stock.

Finally, the current temporary regulations provide (and the 1991
proposed regulations would have provided) certain restrictions on
taxpayers' ability to use net operating losses and credits to offset
the amount of gain recognized upon the trigger of a GRA. In response
to suggestions from commentators, the final regulations remove these
restrictions.

Section 367(a) and "check-the-box" rules

The IRS and the Treasury Department are aware that taxpayers may
attempt to use the entity classification (i.e., check-the-box)
regulations to avoid entering into GRAs. For example, assume that a
U.S. transferor (USP) owns all of the stock of two CFCs, CFC1 and
CFC2. USP transfers the stock of CFC2 to CFC1 in an exchange
otherwise described as both a section 351 exchange and a B
reorganization. USP elects under §301.7701-3(c) to treat CFC2 as a
disregarded entity, and such election is effective immediately prior
to the transfer.

Provided that the election is respected, USP would, for Federal
income tax purposes, transfer the assets (and not the stock) of CFC2
to CFC1 in a section 351 exchange. If the assets will be used by
CFC1 in the active conduct of a trade or business outside the United
States, the transfer of the assets by USP will qualify for the
exception contained in section 367(a)(3) and §1.367(a)-2T (as
limited by certain provisions, including §§1.367(a)-4T through
1.367(a)-6T).

If the assets are disposed of (either directly by CFC2 or because
the stock of CFC2 is disposed of by CFC1) in connection with the
transfer to CFC1, the step transaction doctrine may apply to deny
nonrecognition treatment to the outbound transfer to the extent it
is treated as an asset transfer. In addition, the active trade or
business exception under §1.367(a)-2T is inapplicable if, as part of
the same transaction in which the TFC received the assets, it
disposes of such assets. See §1.367(a)-2T(c). Thus, if USP intended
to sell CFC2 or its business at the time of the election or the
asset transfer, the transfer would be treated as a taxable exchange
under section 367(a)(1). If the step transaction doctrine and the
active trade or business anti-avoidance rule do not apply, however,
the use of the "check-the-box" regulations in this context will not
be viewed as inconsistent with the purposes of section 367(a), and,
therefore, the transaction will be respected as an asset transfer.

Section 367(a) and tax-motivated transactions The IRS and the
Treasury Department are aware that certain taxpayers have entered
into (or are contemplating) transactions that are designed to avoid
the inversion regulations under §1.367(a)-3(c). In these
transactions (where a foreign corporation acquires the stock of a
domestic corporation), one or more U.S. transferors attempt to avoid
taxation under the inversion regulations by retaining an equity
interest (or receiving a modified equity interest) in the domestic
target corporation. Such interest, however, is typically coupled
with an interest in the foreign acquirer, or a right to convert the
interest in the domestic target into stock of the foreign acquirer.

The IRS and the Treasury Department are currently scrutinizing these
transactions on a case-by-case basis using substance over form (or
other) principles, and are studying whether it is appropriate to
issue specific guidance with respect to these transactions. Comments
are requested as to the instances in which a U.S. transferor that
receives (or maintains) a stock interest in the domestic target in
circumstances similar to those described above should not be treated
as having received stock in the foreign acquirer for purposes of
section 367(a).

Section 367(b)

This document finalizes the 1991 proposed section 367(b) regulations
to the extent necessary to address those transfers of foreign stock
subject to both sections 367(a) and (b) under the 1991 proposed
regulations.

In addition, this document contains a number of other miscellaneous
provisions, at the request of commentators.

First, under current law, if a United States

shareholder (defined under §7.367(b)-2(b) as a 10 percent
shareholder of a CFC within the past 5 years) exchanges, under
section 351, stock of a foreign corporation for stock of a domestic
corporation, the U.S. transferor is not taxable under section
367(b). However, if the transaction constitutes a section 354
exchange, under §7.367(b)-7(c)(1) the United States shareholder must
include in income the section 1248 amount attributable to the stock
exchanged.

Consistent with the 1991 proposed regulations as well as the purpose
of these final regulations to harmonize the Federal income tax
consequences of substantially similar transactions, the final
section 367(b) regulations provide that a section 1248 inclusion
generally is not required in the case of the section 354 exchange
described above. (This result is accomplished by excluding domestic
stock from the categories of nonqualifying consideration described
in §1.367(b)-4(b)(1). Thus, these transfers will generally be
respected as nonrecognition exchanges under 367(b).) Second,
consistent with the principles of section 367(b), in cases where the
final regulations do not require that the section 1248 amount be
included in income, the regulations clarify the appropriate
treatment of post-reorganization exchanges under section 1248 or
367(b). See §1.367(b)-4(b)(5).

Third, in an effort to reduce the reporting burdens of U.S. persons
that make outbound transfers of foreign stock or securities, the
section 367(b) regulations are amended to provide that, to the
extent that a transaction is described in both sections 367(a) and
(b), and the exchanging shareholder is not a United States
shareholder of the corporation whose stock is exchanged, reporting
under section 367(b) is not required. See §1.367(b)-1(c).

Finally, the proposed section 367(b) regulations provided that final
regulations generally would be effective for exchanges that occur on
or after 30 days after the final regulations were published in the
Federal Register. However, §1.367(b)-2(d) (relating to the
definition of the all earnings and profits amount) was proposed to
be effective for transfers occurring on or after August 26, 1991. In
response to comments regarding this provision and its effective
date, a separate notice of proposed rulemaking is issued with these
final regulations to delete the August 26, 1991, effective date with
respect to the all earnings and profits amount. Thus, the definition
of the all earnings and profits amount that will be included in
forthcoming section 367(b) final regulations will apply to exchanges
that occur on or after 30 days after the issuance of those final
regulations.

The IRS and the Treasury Department will issue guidance at a later
date to address section 367(b) provisions described in the 1991
proposed regulations that are not addressed herein.

Section 6038B: in general

Section 6038B, as enacted under the Deficit Reduction Act of 1984
(Public Law 98-369), provided that U.S. persons that made certain
outbound transfers of property to foreign corporations were required
to report those transfers in the manner prescribed by regulations.
The penalty for failure to comply with the regulations was 25
percent of the gain realized on the exchange, unless the failure was
due to reasonable cause and not to willful neglect. (The penalty was
modified by the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 (TRA '97).)

Section 1.6038B-1T, promulgated on May 15, 1986, by TD 8087
(together with regulations under sections 367(a) and (d)), provided
rules concerning the information that was required to be reported
under section 6038B with respect to transfers of property to foreign
corporations.

Section 6038B: transfers of stock or securities Section
1.6038B-1T(b)(2)(i) of the current temporary regulations provides,
inter alia, that no notice is required under section 6038B with
respect to a transfer of stock or securities described in
§1.367(a)-3T(f)(1) of the current temporary regulations. Section
1.367(a)-3T(f)(1) had provided that an outbound transfer of stock or
securities of a domestic or foreign corporation was not taxable
under section 367(a)(1) if immediately after the transfer (i) all
U.S. transferors owned in the aggregate less than 20 percent of both
the total voting power and the total value of the stock of the TFC,
or (ii) all U.S. transferors owned in the aggregate 20 percent or
more of either the total voting power or the total value of the
stock of the TFC, but less than 50 percent of that total voting
power and total value and the subject U.S. transferor was not a 5-
percent shareholder.

Notice 87-85 superseded the 1986 temporary regulations under section
367(a) (including §1.367(a)-3T(f)(1)) with respect to the exceptions
available for outbound stock transfers. Notice 87-85 provided that
final regulations would incorporate the rules contained in the
Notice, for transfers occurring after December 16, 1987. The
exceptions in the 1986 temporary regulations, including
§1.367(a)-3T( f)(1) of the current temporary regulations, were
removed as deadwood (for transfers occurring after December 16,
1987) by the 1995 temporary inversion regulations (TD 8638).

Prior to the issuance of these final regulations, however, section
6038B had not been amended with respect to outbound transfers of
stock or securities. Thus, there was uncertainty whether a U.S.
transferor that qualified under the inversion regulations or Notice
87-85 for nonrecognition treatment without filing a GRA (i.e., such
U.S. transferor was not a 5-percent shareholder) was required to
comply with section 6038B.

To reduce the reporting burdens on U.S. taxpayers that make outbound
transfers of stock subject to section 6038B, the final section 6038B
regulations provide that, with respect to transfers occurring after
December 16, 1987, and before these final regulations are generally
effective, a U.S. transferor that makes an outbound transfer subject
to section 367(a) will not be subject to section 6038B with respect
to such transfer if (i) such person was not a 5- percent shareholder
and the transfer qualified for nonrecognition treatment under
section 367(a), or (ii) such person was not a 5-percent shareholder
in the case of a taxable transaction but such person included the
gain on its Federal income tax return for the taxable year that
included the date of the transfer.

With respect to transfers occurring after these final regulations
are effective, these regulations contain the two exceptions
described above. In addition, a 5-percent shareholder that is
required to file a GRA is not subject to section 6038B provided that
a GRA is properly filed.

Moreover, U.S. transferors that are taxable on their outbound
transfers of stock or securities (such as under the inversion
regulations or because a 5-percent shareholder that was eligible to
qualify for nonrecognition treatment chose not to file a GRA) are
not subject to section 6038B if they properly report the gain
recognized on the transfer on their tax returns that include the
date of the transfer.

Thus, a U.S. transferor that does not properly report the gain
recognized on its outbound stock transfer has not met its section
6038B filing obligation with respect to such transfer, and will be
subject to the penalty under section 6038B, unless the transferor's
failure to report the gain from the outbound transfer was due to
reasonable cause and not willful neglect. Such person will also be
subject to the extended statute of limitations under section 6501(c)
(8).

Section 6038B: transfers of cash and unappreciated property As noted
above, prior to the enactment of TRA '97, the penalty for failure to
comply with section 6038B was 25 percent of the gain realized on the
outbound transfer.

Thus, in the case of an outbound transfer of cash or unappreciated
property required to be reported under section 6038B, no penalty was
imposed upon the failure to report the transfer.

Pursuant to the TRA '97, the penalty for failure to report under
section 6038B is revised from 25 percent of the gain realized in the
property transferred to 10 percent of the fair market value of the
property transferred, but limited to $100,000 unless the failure to
report the exchange was due to intentional disregard. (The final
regulations reflect the modification to the penalty provision under
section 6038B.)

In response to the TRA '97 change to the penalty structure under
section 6038B, these final regulations clarify that transfers of
unappreciated property are required to be reported, or the 10
percent penalty will apply. These final regulations, however, do not
require outbound transfers of cash to be reported. Rules regarding
outbound transfers of cash will be provided in future regulations.

Section 6038B: other transfers

Pursuant to TRA '97, certain outbound transfers to foreign
partnerships are required to be reported under section 6038B. Rules
regarding outbound transfers to foreign corporations of assets not
covered in these final regulations (such as intangibles), and
outbound transfers to foreign partnerships, will be addressed in
separate guidance.

Section 367(d) and other TRA '97 matters

A clarification provides that certain rules under section 367(a)
will also apply under section 367(d) for purposes of determining the
identity of the transferor that makes an outbound transfer of an
intangible subject to section 367(d). Section 367(a)(4) and
§1.367(a)-1T(c)(5) provide that, for purposes of section 367(a), a
partnership is treated as an aggregate in cases where a U.S. person
transfers a partnership interest or a partnership makes an outbound
transfer of stock (or other assets).

The IRS and the Treasury Department believe that the identity of the
transferor has been and must be consistent under both sections
367(a) and (d). Consequently, a U.S. person may not attempt the use
of a foreign partnership as an intermediary (in light of the repeal
of section 1491) for an outbound transfer of an intangible by a U.S.
person to a foreign corporation to avoid section 367(d). In the case
of a transfer of an intangible by a partnership to a foreign
corporation that qualifies as a section 351 exchange, each partner
that is a U.S. person is treated as transferring its share of the
intangible in a transfer that is subject to section 367(d).

Guidance under TRA '97 relating to the repeal of section 1491 may
address situations in which inappropriate results can be achieved
through transactions facilitated by such repeal. For example,
guidance may address the appropriate tax consequences when a U.S.
person who is a United States shareholder of a CFC transfers stock
in the CFC to a foreign partnership, and immediately after the
transfer the foreign corporation loses its status as a CFC.

Guidance is generally not, however, expected to require gain
recognition under section 721(c) in cases where gain is not
inappropriately shifted to foreign persons.

Effective Dates

The final regulations contained herein are generally effective for
transfers occurring on or after July 20, 1998.

However, taxpayers generally may elect to apply the final
regulations under §1.367(a)-3(b) and (d) to transfers of foreign
stock or securities occurring after December 17, 1987. A taxpayer
that makes the election must apply section 367(b) and the
regulations thereunder to such transfers. In the case of a transfer
described in section 351, an electing transferor must apply section
367(b) and the regulations thereunder as if the exchange was
described in §7.367(b)-7.

Thus, for example, in a case of a section 351 exchange in which a
U.S. person exchanges stock of a CFC in which it is a United States
shareholder but does receive back stock of a CFC in which it is a
United States shareholder, the electing transferor must include in
income the section 1248 amount with respect to the transferred
stock.

Special Analyses

It has been determined that this regulation is not a significant
regulatory action as defined in EO 12866.

Therefore, a regulatory assessment is not required. It is hereby
certified that the collection of information contained in this
regulation will not have a significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities.

This certification is based upon the fact that these final
regulations generally reduce the reporting requirements in
comparison with the requirements contained under current law and the
proposed sections 367(a) and (b) regulations. For example, the
maximum term of the GRA under section 367(a) is reduced from 10 to 5
years, thus eliminating the need for annual certifications in years
5 through 9. Moreover, the requirements under section 6038B have
been substantially revised for outbound transfers of stock described
in section 367(a) so that the amount of filing required under that
section will be significantly reduced. In addition, as a general
matter, these regulations will primarily affect large shareholders
and U.S. multinational corporations with foreign operations. Thus, a
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis under the Regulatory Flexibility Act
(5 U.S.C. chapter 6) is not required.

Drafting Information

The principal author of these regulations is Philip L.

Tretiak of the Office of Associate Chief Counsel (International),
within the Office of Chief Counsel, IRS.

However, other personnel from the IRS and Treasury Department
participated in their development.

List of Subjects

26 CFR Parts 1 and 7 Income taxes, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.

26 CFR Part 602 Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

Adoption of Amendments to the Regulations Accordingly, 26 CFR parts
1, 7 and 602 are amended as follows:

PART 1--INCOME TAXES

Paragraph 1. The authority citation for part 1 is amended by
revising the entry for section 1.367(b)-7 and adding new entries to
read in part as follows:

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

Section 1.367(a)-3 also issued under 26 U.S.C. 367(a) and (b).

Section 1.367(a)-8 also issued under 26 U.S.C. 367(a) and (b).

Section 1.367(b)-1 also issued under 26 U.S.C. 367(a) and (b). * * *

Section 1.367(b)-4 also issued under 26 U.S.C. 367(a) and (b).

Section 1.367(b)-7 also issued under 26 U.S.C. 367(a) and (b). * * *

Par. 2. Section 1.367(a)-1T is amended as follows:

1. Paragraph (a), fourth sentence is amended by removing the
reference "§1.367(a)-3T" and adding "§1.367(a)-3" in its place.

2. Paragraph (a), last sentence is amended by removing the reference
"§1.6038B-1T" and adding "§§1.6038B-1 and 1.6038B-1T" in its place.

3. Paragraph (b)(2)(i) is removed and reserved.

4. Paragraph (b), the concluding text immediately following
paragraph (b)(2)(iii) is removed.

5. Paragraph (c)(1), the last sentence is removed.

6. Paragraph (c)(2) is revised to read as set forth below.

7. Paragraph (c)(3)(ii)(C), the second sentence of the concluding
text immediately following paragraph (c)(3)(ii)(C)(2) is amended by
removing the language "§1.367(a)-3T" and adding "§1.367(a)-3" in its
place.

§1.367(a)-1T Transfers to foreign corporations subject to section
367(a): in general (temporary).

* * * * *

(c) * * *

(2) Indirect transfers in certain reorganizations.

[Reserved] For further guidance, see §1.367(a)-3(d).

* * * * *

Par. 3. Section 1.367(a)-3 is amended as follows:

1. Paragraphs (a) and (b) are revised.

2. Paragraph (c)(1)(iii)(B) is amended by removing the reference
"§1.367(a)-3T(g)" and adding "§1.367(a)-8" in its place.

3. Revising paragraph (d).

4. Removing paragraphs (e) through (h) and adding paragraphs (e),
(f) and (g).

The revisions and additions read as follows:

§1.367(a)-3 Treatment of transfers of stock or securities to foreign
corporations.

(a) In general. This section provides rules concerning the transfer
of stock or securities by a U.S. person to a foreign corporation in
an exchange described in section 367(a). In general, a transfer of
stock or securities by a U.S. person to a foreign corporation that
is described in section 351, 354 (including a reorganization
described in section 368(a)(1)(B) and including an indirect stock
transfer described in paragraph (d) of this section), 356 or section
361(a) or (b) is subject to section 367(a)(1) and, therefore, is
treated as a taxable exchange, unless one of the exceptions set
forth in paragraph (b) of this section (regarding transfers of
foreign stock or securities) or paragraph (c) of this section
(regarding transfers of domestic stock or securities) applies.
However, if in an exchange described in section 354, a U.S. person
exchanges stock of one foreign corporation for stock of another
foreign corporation in a reorganization described in section 368(a)
(1)(E), or a U.S. person exchanges stock of a domestic corporation
for stock of a foreign corporation pursuant to an asset
reorganization described in section 368(a)(1)(C), (D) or (F) that is
not treated as an indirect stock transfer under paragraph (d) of
this section, such section 354 exchange is not a transfer to a
foreign corporation subject to section 367(a). See, e.g., paragraph
(d)(3) Example 12.

For rules regarding other indirect or constructive transfers of
stock or securities subject to section 367(a), see §1.367(a)-1T(c).
For additional rules relating to an exchange involving a foreign
corporation in connection with which there is a transfer of stock,
see section 367(b) and the regulations under that section. For
additional rules regarding a transfer of stock or securities in an
exchange described in section 361(a) or (b), see section 367(a)(5)
and any regulations under that section. For rules regarding
reporting requirements with respect to transfers described under
section 367(a), see section 6038B and the regulations thereunder.

(b) Transfers by U.S. persons of stock or securities of foreign
corporations to foreign corporations--(1) General rule. Except as
provided in section 367(a)(5), a transfer of stock or securities of
a foreign corporation by a U.S. person to a foreign corporation that
would otherwise be subject to section 367(a)(1) under paragraph (a)
of this section shall not be subject to section 367(a)(1) if
either--

(i) Less than 5-percent shareholder. The U.S. person owns less than
five percent (applying the attribution rules of section 318, as
modified by section 958(b)) of both the total voting power and the
total value of the stock of the transferee foreign corporation
immediately after the.35 transfer; or

(ii) 5-percent shareholder. The U.S. person enters into a five-year
gain recognition agreement with respect to the transferred stock or
securities as provided in §1.367(a)-8.

(2) Certain transfers subject to sections 367(a) and (b)--(i) In
general. A transfer of foreign stock or securities described in
section 367(a) or any regulations thereunder as well as in section
367(b) or any regulations thereunder shall be concurrently subject
to sections 367(a) and (b) and the regulations thereunder, except to
the extent that the transferee foreign corporation is not treated as
a corporation under section 367(a)(1). The example in paragraph (b)
(2)(ii) of this section illustrates the rules of this paragraph (b)
(2). For an illustration of the interaction of the indirect stock
transfer rules under section 367(a) (described under paragraph (d)
of this section) and the rules of section 367(b), see paragraph (d)
(3) Example 11 of this section.

(ii) Example. The following example illustrates the provisions of
this paragraph (b)(2):

Example. (i) Facts. DC, a domestic corporation, owns all of the
stock of FC1, a controlled foreign corporation within the meaning of
section 957(a). DC's basis in the stock of FC1 is $50, and the value
of such stock is $100.

The section 1248 amount with respect to such stock is $30.

FC2, also a foreign corporation, is owned entirely by foreign
individuals who are not related to DC or FC1. In a reorganization
described in section 368(a)(1)(B), FC2 acquires all of the stock of
FC1 from DC in exchange for 20 percent of the voting stock of FC2.
FC2 is not a controlled foreign corporation after the
reorganization.

(ii) Result without gain recognition agreement. Under the provisions
of this paragraph (b), if DC fails to enter into a gain recognition
agreement, DC is required to recognize in the year of the transfer
the $50 of gain that it realized upon the transfer, $30 of which
will be treated as a dividend under section 1248.

(iii) Result with gain recognition agreement. If DC enters into a
gain recognition agreement under §1.367(a)-8 with respect to the
transfer of FC1 stock, the exchange will also be subject to the
provisions of section 367(b) and the regulations thereunder to the
extent that it is not subject to tax under section 367(a)(1). In
such case, DC will be required to recognize the section 1248 amount
of $30 on the exchange of FC1 for FC2 stock. See §1.367(b)-4(b). The
deemed dividend of $30 recognized by DC will increase its basis in
the FC1 stock exchanged in the transaction and, therefore, the basis
of the FC2 stock received in the transaction. The remaining gain of
$20 realized by DC (otherwise recognizable under section 367(a)) in
the exchange of FC1 stock will not be recognized if DC enters into a
gain recognition agreement with respect to the transfer. (The result
would be unchanged if, for example, the exchange of FC1 stock for
FC2 stock qualified as a section 351 exchange, or as an exchange
described in both sections 351 and 368(a)(1)(B).)

* * * * *

(d) Indirect stock transfers in certain nonrecognition
transfers--(1) In general. For purposes of this section, a U.S.
person who exchanges, under section 354 (or section 356) stock or
securities in a domestic or foreign corporation for stock or
securities in a foreign corporation in connection with one of the
following transactions described in paragraphs (d)(1)(i) through (v)
of this section (or who is deemed to make such an exchange under
paragraph (d)(1)(vi) of this section) shall be treated as having
made an indirect transfer of such stock or securities to a foreign
corporation that is subject to the rules of this section, including,
for example, the requirement, where applicable, that the U.S.
transferor enter into a gain recognition agreement to preserve
nonrecognition treatment under section 367(a). If the U.S. person
exchanges stock or securities of a foreign corporation, see also
section 367(b) and the regulations thereunder. For an example of the
concurrent application of the indirect stock transfer rules under
section 367(a) and the rules of section 367(b), see, e.g., paragraph
(d)(3) Example 11 of this section.

(i) Mergers described in sections 368(a)(1)(A) and (a)(2)(D). A U.S.
person exchanges stock or securities of a corporation (the acquired
corporation) for stock or securities of a foreign corporation that
controls the acquiring corporation in a reorganization described in
sections 368(a)(1)(A) and (a)(2)(D). See, e.g., paragraph (d)(3)
Example 1 of this section.

(ii) Mergers described in sections 368(a)(1)(A) and (a)(2)(E). A
U.S. person exchanges stock or securities of a corporation (the
acquiring corporation) for stock or securities in a foreign
corporation that controls the acquired corporation in a
reorganization described in sections 368(a)(1)(A) and (a)(2)(E).

(iii) Triangular reorganizations described in section 368(a)(1)(B).
A U.S. person exchanges stock of the acquired corporation for voting
stock of a foreign corporation that is in control (as defined in
section 368(c)) of the acquiring corporation in connection with a
reorganization described in section 368(a)(1)(B). See, e.g.,
paragraph (d)(3) Example 4 of this section.

(iv) Triangular reorganizations described in section 368(a)(1)(C). A
U.S. person exchanges stock or securities of a corporation (the
acquired corporation) for voting stock or securities of a foreign
corporation that controls the acquiring corporation in a
reorganization described in section 368(a)(1)(C). See, e.g.,
paragraph (d)(3) Example 5 of this section (for an example of a
triangular section 368(a)(1)(C) reorganization involving domestic
acquired and acquiring corporations), and paragraph (d)(3) Example 7
of this section (for an example involving a domestic acquired
corporation and a foreign acquiring corporation). If the acquired
corporation is a foreign corporation, see paragraph (d)(3) Example
11 of this section, and section 367(b) and the regulations
thereunder.

(v) Reorganizations described in sections 368(a)(1)(C) and (a)(2)
(C). A U.S. person exchanges stock or securities of a corporation
(the acquired corporation) for voting stock or securities of a
foreign acquiring corporation in a reorganization described in
sections 368(a)(1)(C) and (a)(2)(C) (other than a triangular section
368(a)(1)(C) reorganization described in paragraph (d)(1)(iv) of
this section). In the case of a reorganization in which some but not
all of the assets of the acquired corporation are transferred
pursuant to section 368(a)(2)(C), the transaction shall be
considered to be an indirect transfer of stock or securities subject
to this paragraph (d) only to the extent of the assets so
transferred. (Other assets shall be treated as having been
transferred in an asset transfer rather than an indirect stock
transfer, and such asset transfer would be subject to the other
provisions of section 367, including sections 367(a)(1), (3), (5)
and (d) if the acquired corporation is a domestic corporation.) See,
e.g., paragraph (d)(3) Example 5B of this section.

(vi) Successive transfers of property to which section 351 applies.
A U.S. person transfers property (other than stock or securities) to
a foreign corporation in an exchange described in section 351, and
all or a portion of such assets transferred to the foreign
corporation by such person are, in connection with the same
transaction, transferred to a second corporation that is controlled
by the foreign corporation in one or more exchanges described in
section 351. For purposes of this paragraph (d)(1) and §1.367(a)-8,
the initial transfer by the U.S. person shall be deemed to be a
transfer of stock described in section 354. (Any assets transferred
to the foreign corporation that are not transferred by the foreign
corporation to a second corporation shall be treated as a transfer
of assets subject to the general rules of section 367, including
sections 367(a)(1), (3), (5) and (d), and not as an indirect stock
transfer under the rules of this paragraph (d).) See, e.g.,
paragraph (d)(3) Example 10 and Example 10A of this section.

(2) Special rules for indirect transfers. If a U.S. person is
considered to make an indirect transfer of stock or securities
described in paragraph (d)(1) of this section, the rules of this
section and §1.367(a)-8 shall apply to the transfer. For purposes of
applying the rules of this section and §1.367(a)-8:

(i) Transferee foreign corporation. The transferee foreign
corporation shall be the foreign corporation that issues stock or
securities to the U.S. person in the exchange.

(ii) Transferred corporation. The transferred corporation shall be
the acquiring corporation, except that in the case of a triangular
section 368(a)(1)(B) reorganization described in paragraph (d)(1)
(iii) of this section, the transferred corporation shall be the
acquired corporation; in the case of a triangular section 368(a)(1)
(C) reorganization described in paragraph (d)(1)(iv) of this section
followed by a section 368(a)(2)(C) transfer or a section 368(a)(1)
(C) reorganization followed by a section 368(a)(2)(C) transfer
described in paragraph (d)(1)(v) of this section, the transferred
corporation shall be the transferee corporation; and in the case of
successive section 351 transfers described in paragraph (d)(1)(vi)
of this section, the transferred corporation shall be the transferee
corporation in the final section 351 transfer. The transferred
property shall be the stock or securities of the transferred
corporation, as appropriate in the circumstances.

(iii) Amount of gain. The amount of gain that a U.S. person is
required to include in income in the event of a disposition (or a
deemed disposition) of some or all of the stock or securities of the
transferred corporation shall be the proportionate share (as
determined under §1.367(a)-8(e)) of the U.S. person's gain realized
but not recognized in the initial exchange (or deemed exchange) of
stock or securities under section 354.

(iv) Gain recognition agreements involving multiple parties. The
U.S. transferor's agreement to recognize gain, as provided in
§1.367(a)-8, shall include appropriate provisions, consistent with
the principles of these rules, requiring the transferor to recognize
gain in the event of a direct or indirect disposition of the stock
or assets of the transferred corporation. For example, in the case
of a triangular section 368(a)(1)(B) reorganization described in
paragraph (d)(1)(iii) of this section, a disposition of the
transferred stock shall include an indirect disposition of such
stock by the transferee foreign corporation, such as a disposition
of such stock by the acquiring corporation or a disposition of the
stock of the acquiring corporation by the transferee foreign
corporation. See, e.g., paragraph (d)(3) Example 4 of this section.

(v) Determination of whether the transferred corporation disposed of
substantially all of its assets.

For purposes of applying §1.367(a)-8(e)(3)(i) to determine whether
the transferred corporation has disposed of substantially all of its
assets, the following assets shall be taken into account (but only
if such assets are not fully taxable under section 367 in the
taxable year that includes the indirect transfer)--

(A) In the case of a sections 368(a)(1)(A) and (a)(2)(D)
reorganization, and a triangular section 368(a)(1)(C) reorganization
described in paragraph (d)(1)(i) or (iv) of this section,
respectively, the assets of the acquired corporation;

(B) In the case of a sections 368(a)(1)(A) and (a)(2)(E)
reorganization described in paragraph (d)(1)(ii) of this section,
the assets of the acquiring corporation immediately prior to the
transaction;

(C) In the case of a sections 368(a)(1)(C) and (a)(2)(C)
reorganization described in paragraph (d)(1)(v) of this section, the
assets of the acquired corporation that are subject to a transfer
described in section 368(a)(2)(C); and

(D) In the case of successive section 351 exchanges described in
paragraph (d)(1)(vi) of this section, the assets that are both
transferred initially to the foreign corporation, and transferred by
the foreign corporation to a second corporation.

(vi) Coordination between asset transfer rules and indirect stock
transfer rules. If, pursuant to any of the transactions described in
paragraph (d)(1) of this section, a domestic corporation transfers
(or is deemed to transfer) assets to a foreign corporation (other
than in an exchange described in section 354), the rules of section
367, including sections 367(a)(1), (a)(3) and (a)(5), as well as
section 367(d), and the regulations thereunder shall apply prior to
the application of the rules of this section.

However, if a transaction is described in this paragraph (d),
section 367(a) shall not apply in the case of a domestic acquired
corporation that transfers its assets to a foreign acquiring
corporation, to the extent that such assets are re-transferred to a
domestic corporation in a transfer described in section 368(a)(2)(C)
or paragraph (d)(1)(vi) of this section, but only if the domestic
transferee's basis in the assets is no greater than the basis that
the domestic acquired company had in such assets.

See, e.g., paragraph (d)(3) Example 8 and Example 10A of this
section.

(3) Examples. The rules of this paragraph (d) and §1.367(a)-8 are
illustrated by the following examples:

Example 1. Section 368(a)(1)(A)/(a)(2)(D)

reorganization--(i) Facts. F, a foreign corporation, owns all the
stock of Newco, a domestic corporation. A, a domestic corporation,
owns all of the stock of W, also a domestic corporation. A and W
file a consolidated Federal income tax return. A does not own any
stock in F (applying the attribution rules of section 318, as
modified by section 958(b)). In a reorganization described in
sections 368(a)(1)(A) and (a)(2)(D), Newco acquires all of the
assets of W, and A receives 40% of the stock of F in an exchange
described in section 354.

(ii) Result. Pursuant to paragraph (d)(1)(i) of this section, the
reorganization is subject to the indirect stock transfer rules. F is
treated as the transferee foreign corporation, and Newco is treated
as the transferred corporation. Provided that the requirements of
paragraph (c)(1) of this section are satisfied, including the
requirement that A enter into a five-year gain recognition agreement
as described in §1.367(a)-8, A's exchange of W stock for F stock
under section 354 will not be subject to section 367(a)(1). If F
disposes (within the meaning of §1.367(a)-8(e)) of all (or a
portion) of Newco's stock within the five-year term of the agreement
(and A has not made a valid election under §1.367(a)-8(b)(1)(vii)),
A is required to file an amended return for the year of the transfer
and include in income, with interest, the gain realized but not
recognized on the initial section 354 exchange. If A has made a
valid election under §1.367(a)-8( b)(1)(vii) to include the amount
subject to the gain recognition agreement in the year of the
triggering event, A would instead include the gain on its tax return
for the taxable year that includes the triggering event, together
with interest.

Example 1A. Transferor is a subsidiary in consolidated group--(i)
Facts. The facts are the same as in Example 1, except that A is
owned by P, a domestic corporation, and for the taxable year in
which the transaction occurred, P, A and W filed a consolidated
Federal income tax return.

(ii) Result. Even though A is the U.S. transferor, P is required
under §1.367(a)-8(a)(3) to enter into the gain recognition agreement
and comply with the requirements under §1.367(a)-8. In the event
that A leaves the P group, A would make the annual certifications
required under §1.367(a)-8(b)(5)(ii). P would remain liable with A
under the gain recognition agreement.

Example 2. Taxable inversion pursuant to indirect stock transfer
rules--(i) Facts. The facts are the same as in Example 1, except
that A receives more than fifty percent of either the total voting
power or the total value of the stock of F in the transaction.

(ii) Result. A is required to include in income in the year of the
exchange the amount of gain realized on such exchange. See paragraph
(c)(1)(i) of this section. If A fails to include the income on its
timely-filed return, A will also be liable for the penalty under
section 6038B (together with interest and other applicable
penalties) unless A's failure to include the income is due to
reasonable cause and not willful neglect. See §1.6038B-1( f).

Example 3. Disposition by U.S. transferred corporation of
substantially all of its assets--(i) Facts.

The facts are the same as in Example 1, except that, during the
third year of the gain recognition agreement, Newco disposes of
substantially all (as described in §1.367(a)-8( e)(3)(i)) of the
assets described in paragraph (d)(2)(v)(A) of this section for cash
and recognizes currently all of the gain realized on the
disposition.

(ii) Result. Under §1.367(a)-8(e)(3)(i), the gain recognition
agreement is generally triggered when the transferred corporation
disposes of substantially all of its assets. However, under the
special rule contained in §1.367(a)-8(h)(2), because A and W filed a
consolidated Federal income tax return prior to the transaction, and
Newco, the transferred corporation, is a domestic corporation, the
gain recognition agreement is terminated and has no further effect.

Example 4. Triangular section 368(a)(1)(B) reorganization--(i)
Facts. F, a foreign corporation, owns all the stock of S, a domestic
corporation. U, a domestic corporation, owns all of the stock of Y,
also a domestic corporation. U does not own any of the stock of F
(applying the attribution rules of section 318, as modified by
section 958(b)). In a triangular reorganization described in section
368(a)(1)(B) and paragraph (d)(1)(iii) of this section, S acquires
all the stock of Y, and U receives 10% of the voting stock of F.

(ii) Result. U's exchange of Y stock for F stock will not be subject
to section 367(a)(1), provided that all of the requirements of
paragraph (c)(1) are satisfied, including the requirement that U
enter into a five-year gain recognition agreement. For purposes of
this section, F is treated as the transferee foreign corporation and
Y is treated as the transferred corporation. See paragraphs (d)(2)
(i) and (ii) of this section. Under paragraph (d)(2)(iv) of this
section, the gain recognition agreement would be triggered if F sold
all or a portion of the stock of S, or if S sold all or a portion of
the stock of Y.

Example 5. Triangular section 368(a)(1)(C)

reorganization--(i) Facts. F, a foreign corporation, owns all of the
stock of R, a domestic corporation that operates an historical
business. V, a domestic corporation, owns all of the stock of Z,
also a domestic corporation. V does not own any of the stock of F
(applying the attribution rules of section 318 as modified by
section 958(b)). In a triangular reorganization described in section
368(a)(1)(C) (and paragraph (d)(1)(iv) of this section), R acquires
all of the assets of Z, and V receives 30% of the voting stock of F.

(ii) Result. The consequences of the transfer are similar to those
described in Example 1; V is required to enter into a 5-year gain
recognition agreement under §1.367(a)-8 to secure nonrecognition
treatment under section 367(a). Under paragraphs (d)(2)(i) and (ii)
of this section, F is treated as the transferee foreign corporation
and R is treated as the transferred corporation. In determining
whether, in a later transaction, R has disposed of substantially all
of its assets under §1.367(a)-8( e)(3)(i), see paragraph (d)(2)(v)
(A) of this section.

Example 5A. Section 368(a)(1)(C) reorganization followed by section
368(a)(2)(C) exchange--(i) Facts.

The facts are the same as in Example 5, except that the transaction
is structured as a section 368(a)(1)(C) reorganization, followed by
a section 368(a)(2)(C) exchange, and R is a foreign corporation. The
following additional facts are present. Z has 3 businesses: Business
A with a basis of $10 and a value of $50, Business B with a basis of
$10 and a value of $40, and Business C with a basis of $10 and a
value of $30. V and Z file a consolidated Federal income tax return
and V has a basis of $30 in the Z stock, which has a value of $120.
Assume that Businesses A and B consist solely of assets that will
satisfy the section 367(a)(3) active trade or business exception;
none of Business C's assets will satisfy the exception. Z transfers
all 3 businesses to F in exchange for 30 percent of the F stock,
which Z distributes to V pursuant to a section 368(a)(1)(C)
reorganization. F then contributes Businesses B and C to R pursuant
to section 368(a)(2)(C).

(ii) Result. The transfer of the Business A assets by Z to F is
subject to the general rules under section 367, as such transfer
does not constitute an indirect stock transfer. The transfer by Z of
the Business B and C assets to F must first be tested under sections
367(a)(1), (3) and (5). Z recognizes $20 of gain on the outbound
transfer of the Business C assets, as such assets do not qualify for
an exception to section 367(a)(1). The Business B assets, which will
be used by R in an active trade or business outside the United
States, qualify for the exception under section 367(a)(3) and
§1.367(a)-2T(c)(2). V is deemed to transfer the stock of Z to F in a
section 354 exchange subject to the rules of paragraph (d). V must
enter into the gain recognition agreement in the amount of $30 to
preserve Z's nonrecognition treatment with respect to its transfer
of Business B assets. Under paragraphs (d)(2)(i) and (ii) of this
section, F is the transferee foreign corporation and R is the
transferred corporation.

Example 5B. Section 368(a)(1)(C) reorganization followed by section
368(a)(2)(C) exchange with U.S. transferee--(i) Facts. The facts are
the same as in Example 5A, except that R is a U.S. corporation.

(ii) Result. As in Example 5A, the outbound transfer of Business A
assets to F is subject to section 367(a) and is not affected by the
rules of this paragraph (d). The Business B assets qualified for
nonrecognition treatment; the Business C assets did not. However,
pursuant to paragraph (d)(2)(vi) of this section, the Business C
assets are not subject to section 367(a)(1), provided that the basis
of the assets in the hands of R is no greater than the basis of the
assets in the hands of Z. V is deemed to make an indirect transfer
under the rules of this paragraph (d).

To preserve nonrecognition treatment under section 367(a), V must
enter into a 5-year gain recognition agreement in the amount of $50,
the amount of the appreciation in the Business B and C assets, as
the transfer of such assets by Z were not taxable under section
367(a)(1) but were treated as an indirect stock transfer.

Example 6. Triangular section 368(a)(1)(C)

reorganization followed by 351 exchange--(i) Facts. The facts are
the same as in Example 5, except that, during the fourth year of the
gain recognition agreement, R transfers substantially all of the
assets received from Z to K, a wholly-owned domestic subsidiary of
R, in an exchange described in section 351.

(ii) Result. The disposition by R, the transferred corporation, of
substantially all of its assets would trigger the gain recognition
agreement if the assets were disposed of in a taxable transaction.
However, because the assets were transferred in a nonrecognition
transaction, such transfer does not trigger the gain recognition
agreement if V satisfies the reporting requirements contained in
§1.367(a)-8(g)(3)(i) (which includes the requirement that V amend
its gain recognition agreement to reflect the transaction). See also
paragraph (d)(2)(iv) of this section. To determine whether
substantially all of the assets are disposed of, any assets of Z
that were transferred by Z to R and then contributed by R to K are
taken into account.

Example 6A. Triangular section 368(a)(1)(C) reorganization followed
by section 351 exchange with foreign transferee--(i) Facts. The
facts are the same as in Example 6 except that K is a foreign
corporation.

(ii) Result. This transfer of assets by R to K must be analyzed to
determine its effect upon the gain recognition agreement, and such
transfer is also an outbound transfer of assets that is taxable
under section 367(a)(1) unless the active trade or business
exception under section 367(a)(3) applies. If the transfer is fully
taxable under section 367(a)(1), the transfer is treated as if the
transferred company, R, sold substantially all of its assets. Thus,
the gain recognition agreement would be triggered (but see
§1.367(a)-8(b)(3)(ii) for potential offsets to the gain to be
recognized). If each asset transferred qualifies for nonrecognition
treatment under section 367(a)(3) and the regulations thereunder
(which require, under §1.367(a)-2T(a)(2), the transferor to comply
with the reporting requirements under section 6038B), the result is
the same as in Example 6. If a portion of the assets transferred
qualify for nonrecognition treatment under section 367(a)(3) and a
portion are taxable under section 367(a)(1) (but such portion does
not result in the disposition of substantially all of the assets),
the gain recognition agreement will not be triggered if such
information is reported as required under §1.367(a)-8(b)(5) and (e)
(3)(i).

Example 7. Concurrent application of asset transfer and indirect
stock transfer rules in consolidated return setting--(i) Facts.
Assume the same facts as in Example 5, except that R is a foreign
corporation and V and Z file a consolidated return for Federal
income tax purposes. The properties of Z consist of Business A
assets, with an adjusted basis of $50 and fair market value of $90,
and Business B assets, with an adjusted basis of $50 and a fair
market value of $110. Assume that the Business A assets do not
qualify for the active trade or business exception under section
367(a)(3), but that the Business B assets do qualify for the
exception. V's basis in the Z stock is $100, and the value of such
stock is $200.

(ii) Result. Under paragraph (d)(2)(vi), the assets of Businesses A
and B that are transferred to R must be tested under sections 367(a)
(3) and (a)(5) prior to consideration of the indirect stock transfer
rules of this paragraph (d). Thus, Z must recognize $40 of income
under section 367(a)(1) on the outbound transfer of Business A
assets. Under §1.1502-32, because V and Z file a consolidated
return, V's basis in its Z stock increases from $100 to $140 as a
result of Z's $40 gain. Provided that all of the other requirements
under paragraph (c)(1) of this section are satisfied, to qualify for
nonrecognition treatment with respect to V's indirect transfer of Z
stock, V must enter into a gain recognition agreement in the amount
of $60 (the gain realized but not recognized by V in the stock of Z
after the $40 basis adjustment). If F sells a portion of its stock
in R during the term of the agreement, V will be required to
recognize a portion of the $60 gain subject to the agreement. To
determine whether R disposes of substantially all of its assets
(under §1.367(a)-8( e)(3)(i)), only the Business B assets will be
considered (because the transfer of the Business A assets was
taxable to Z under section 367). See paragraph (d)(2)(v)(A) of this
section.

Example 7A. Concurrent application without consolidated returns--(i)
Facts. The facts are the same as in Example 7, except that V and Z
do not file consolidated income tax returns.

(ii) Result. Z would still recognize $40 of gain on the transfer of
its Business A assets, and the Business B assets would still qualify
for the active trade or business exception under section 367(a)(3).
However, V's basis in its stock of Z would not be increased by the
amount of Z's gain. V's indirect transfer of stock will be taxable
unless V enters into a gain recognition agreement (as described in
§1.367(a)-8) for the $100 of gain realized but not recognized with
respect to the stock of Z.

Example 7B. Concurrent application with individual U.S.
shareholder--(i) Facts. The facts are the same as in Example 7,
except that V is an individual U.S. citizen.

(ii) Result. Section 367(a)(5) would prevent the application of the
active trade or business exception under section 367(a)(3). Thus,
Z's transfer of assets to R would be fully taxable under section
367(a)(1). Z would recognize $100 of income. V's basis in its stock
of Z is not increased by this amount. V is taxable with respect to
its indirect transfer of its Z stock unless V enters into a gain
recognition agreement in the amount of the $100, the gain realized
but not recognized with respect to its Z stock.

Example 7C. Concurrent application with nonresident alien
shareholder--(i) Facts. The facts are the same as in Example 7,
except that V is a nonresident alien.

(ii) Result. Pursuant to section 367(a)(5), the active trade or
business exception under section 367(a)(3) is not available with
respect to Z's transfer of assets to R. Thus, Z has $100 of gain
with respect to the Business A and B assets. Because V is a
nonresident alien, however, V is not subject to section 367(a) with
respect to its indirect transfer of Z stock.

Example 8. Concurrent application with section 368(a)(2)(C)
Exchange--(i) Facts. The facts are the same as in Example 7, except
that R transfers the Business A assets to M, a wholly-owned domestic
subsidiary of R, in an exchange described in section 368(a)(2)(C).

(ii) Result. Pursuant to paragraph (d)(2)(vi) of this section,
section 367(a)(1) does not apply to Z's transfer of Business A
assets to R, because such assets are transferred to M, a domestic
corporation. Sections 367(a)(1), (3) and (5), as well as section
367(d), apply to Z's transfer of assets to R to the extent that such
assets are not transferred to M. However, the Business B assets
qualify for an exception to taxation under section 367(a)(3). Thus,
if the requirements of paragraph (c)(1) of this section are
satisfied, including the requirement that V enter into a 5- year
gain recognition agreement and comply with the requirements of
§1.367(a)-8 with respect to the gain realized on the Z stock, $100,
the entire transaction qualifies for nonrecognition treatment under
section 367(a)(1). See also section 367(a)(5) and any regulations
issued thereunder. Under paragraphs (d)(2)(i) and (ii) of this
section, the transferee foreign corporation is F and the transferred
corporation is M. Pursuant to paragraph (d)(2)(iv) of this section,
a disposition by F of the stock of R, or a disposition by R of the
stock of M, will trigger the gain recognition agreement. To
determine whether substantially all of the assets have been disposed
of (as described under §1.367(a)-8(e)(3)(i)), the Business A assets
in M and the Business B assets in R must both be considered.

Example 9. Concurrent application of direct and indirect stock
transfer rules--(i) Facts. F, a foreign corporation, owns all of the
stock of O, also a foreign corporation. D, a domestic corporation,
owns all of the stock of E, also a domestic corporation, which owns
all of the stock of N, also a domestic corporation. Prior to the
transactions described in this Example 9, D, E and N filed a
consolidated income tax return. D has a basis of $100 in the stock
of E, which has a fair market value of $160.

The N stock has a fair market value of $100, and E has a basis of
$60 in such stock. In addition to the stock of N, E owns the assets
of Business X. The assets of Business X have a fair market value of
$60, and E has a basis of $50 in such assets. Assume that the
Business X assets qualify for nonrecognition treatment under section
367(a)(3). D does not own any stock in F (applying the attribution
rules of section 318 as modified by section 958(b)). In a triangular
reorganization described in section 368(a)(1)(C) and paragraph (d)
(1)(iv) of this section, O acquires all of the assets of E, and D
exchanges its stock in E for 40% of the voting stock of F.

(ii) Result. E's transfer of its assets, including the N stock, must
be tested under the general rules of section 367(a) before
consideration of D's indirect transfer of the stock of E. E's
transfer of the assets of Business X qualify for nonrecognition
under section 367(a)(3). E could qualify for nonrecognition
treatment with respect to its transfer of N stock if it enters into
a gain recognition agreement (and all of the requirements of
paragraph (c)(1)(i) of this section are satisfied); however under
§1.367(a)-8(f)(2)(i), D, the parent of the consolidated group, must
enter into the agreement. O is the transferee foreign corporation; N
is the transferred corporation. D may also qualify for
nonrecognition with respect to its indirect transfer of the stock of
E if it enters into a separate gain recognition agreement with
respect to the E stock (and all of the requirements of paragraph (c)
(1)(i) of this section are satisfied). As to this transfer, F is the
transferee foreign corporation; O is the transferred corporation.
The amount of the gain recognition agreement is $60. See also
section 367(a)(5) and any regulations issued thereunder.

Example 10. Successive section 351 exchanges--(i) Facts. D, a
domestic corporation, owns all the stock of X, a controlled foreign
corporation that operates an historical business, which owns all the
stock of Y, a controlled foreign corporation that also operates an
historical business. The properties of D consist of Business A
assets, with an adjusted basis of $50 and a fair market value of
$90, and Business B assets, with an adjusted basis of $50 and a fair
market value of $110. Assume that the Business B assets qualify for
the exception under section 367(a)(3) and §1.367(a)-2T(c)(2), but
that the Business A assets do not qualify for the exception. In an
exchange described in section 351, D transfers the assets of
Businesses A and B to X, and, in connection with the same
transaction, X transfers the assets of Business B to Y in another
exchange described in section 351.

(ii) Result. Under paragraph (d)(1)(vi) of this section, this
transaction is treated as an indirect stock transfer for purposes of
section 367(a), but the transaction is not recharacterized for
purposes of section 367(b).

Moreover, under paragraph (d)(2)(vi) of this section, the assets of
Businesses A and B that are transferred to X must be tested under
section 367(a)(3). The Business A assets, which were not transferred
to Y, are subject to the general rules of section 367(a), and not
the indirect stock transfer rules described in this paragraph (d). D
must recognize $40 of income on the outbound transfer of Business A
assets.

The transfer of the Business B assets is subject to both the asset
transfer rules (under section 367(a)(3)) and the indirect stock
transfer rules of this paragraph (d) and §1.367(a)-8. Thus, D's
transfer of the Business B assets will not be subject to section
367(a)(1) if D enters into a five-year gain recognition agreement
with respect to the stock of Y. Under paragraphs (d)(2)(i) and (ii)
of this section, X will be treated as the transferee foreign
corporation and Y will be treated as the transferred corporation for
purposes of applying the terms of the agreement. If X sells all or a
portion of the stock of Y during the term of the agreement, D will
be required to recognize a proportionate amount of the $60 gain that
was realized by D on the initial transfer of the Business B assets.

Example 10A. Successive section 351 exchanges with ultimate domestic
transferee--(i) Facts. The facts are the same as in Example 10,
except that Y is a domestic corporation.

(ii) Result. As Example 10, D must recognize $40 of income on the
outbound transfer of the Business A assets.

Although the Business B assets qualify for the exception under
section 367(a)(3) (and end up in U.S. corporate solution, in Y), the
$60 of gain realized on the Business B assets is nevertheless
taxable under paragraphs (c)(1) and (d)(1)(vi) of this section
because the transaction is considered to be a transfer by D of stock
of a domestic corporation, Y, in which D receives more than 50
percent of the stock of the transferee foreign corporation, X. A
gain recognition agreement is not permitted.

Example 11. Concurrent application of indirect stock transfer rules
and section 367(b)--(i) Facts. F, a foreign corporation, owns all of
the stock of Newco, which is also a foreign corporation. P, a
domestic corporation, owns all of the stock of S, a foreign
corporation that is a controlled foreign corporation within the
meaning of section 957(a).

P's basis in the stock of S is $50 and the value of S is $100. The
section 1248 amount with respect to S stock is $30. In a
reorganization described in section 368(a)(1)(C) (and paragraph (d)
(1)(iv) of this section), Newco acquires all of the properties of S,
and P exchanges its stock in S for 49 percent of the stock of F.

(ii) Result. P's exchange of S stock for F stock under section 354
will be taxable under section 367(a) (and section 1248 will be
applicable) if P fails to enter into a 5-year gain recognition
agreement in accordance with §1.367(a)-8. Under paragraph (b)(2) of
this section, if P enters into a gain recognition agreement, the
exchange will be subject to the provisions of section 367(b) and the
regulations thereunder as well as section 367(a). Under
§7.367(b)-7(c)(1)(i) of this chapter, P must recognize the section
1248 amount of $30 because P exchanged stock of a controlled foreign
corporation, S, for stock of a foreign corporation that is not a
controlled foreign corporation, F.

The indirect stock transfer rules do not apply with respect to
section 367(b). The deemed dividend of $30 recognized by P will
increase P's basis in the F stock received in the transaction, and
F's basis in the Newco stock. Thus, the amount of the gain
recognition agreement is $20 ($50 gain realized on the transfer less
the $30 inclusion under section 367(b)). Under paragraphs (d)(2)(i)
and (ii) of this section, F is treated as the transferee foreign
corporation and Newco is the transferred corporation.

Example 11A. Triangular section 368(a)(1)(C) reorganization
involving foreign acquired corporation--(i) Facts. Assume the same
facts as in Example 11, except that P receives 51 percent of the
stock of F.

(ii) Result. P may still enter into a gain recognition agreement to
avoid taxation under section 367(a). There is, however, no inclusion
under section 367(b) because P would be exchanging stock in one
controlled foreign corporation for another. The amount of the gain
recognition agreement is $50. See, also, §1.367(b)-4(b)(4).

Example 12. Direct asset reorganization not subject to stock
transfer rules--(i) Facts. D is a publicly traded domestic
corporation. D's assets consist of tangible assets, including stock
or securities. In a reorganization described in section 368(a)(1)
(F), D becomes a foreign corporation, F.

(ii) Result. The reorganization is characterized under
§1.367(a)-1T(f). D's outbound transfer of assets is taxable under
section 367(a)(1). Even if any of D's assets would have otherwise
qualified for an exception to section 367(a)(1), section 367(a)(5)
provides that no exception can apply. The section 368(a)(1)(F)
reorganization is not an indirect stock transfer described in
paragraph (d) of this section. Moreover, the exchange by D's
shareholders of D stock for F stock in an exchange described under
section 354 is not an exchange described under section 367(a). See
paragraph (a) of this section.

(e) Effective dates--(1) In general. The rules in paragraphs (a),
(b) and (d) of this section apply to transfers occurring on or after
July 20, 1998. The rules in paragraph (c) of this section with
respect to transfers of domestic stock or securities are generally
applicable for transfers occurring after January 29, 1997. See
§1.367(a)-3( c)(11). For rules regarding transfers of domestic stock
or securities after December 16, 1987, and before January 30, 1997,
and transfers of foreign stock or securities after December 16,
1987, and before July 20, 1998, see paragraph (g) of this section.

(2) Election. Notwithstanding paragraphs (e)(1) and (g) of this
section, taxpayers may, by timely filing an original or amended
return, elect to apply paragraphs (b) and (d) of this section to all
transfers of foreign stock or securities occurring after December
16, 1987, and before July 20, 1998, except to the extent that a gain
recognition agreement has been triggered prior to July 20, 1998. If
an election is made under this paragraph (e)(2), the provisions of
§1.367(a)-3T(g) (see 26 CFR part 1, revised April 1, 1998) shall
apply, and, for this purpose, the term substantial portion under
§1.367(a)-3T(g)(3)(iii) (see 26 CFR part 1, revised April 1, 1998)
shall be interpreted to mean substantially all as defined in section
368(a)(1)(C).

In addition, if such an election is made, the taxpayer must apply
the rules under section 367(b) and the regulations thereunder to any
transfers occurring within that period as if the election to apply
§1.367(a)-3(b) and (d) to transfers occurring within that period had
not been made, except that in the case of an exchange described in
section 351 the taxpayer must apply section 367(b) and the
regulations thereunder as if the exchange was described in
§7.367(b)-7 of this chapter. For example, if a U.S. person, pursuant
to a section 351 exchange, transfers stock of a controlled foreign
corporation in which it is a United States shareholder but does not
receive back stock of a controlled foreign corporation in which it
is a United States shareholder, the U.S. person must include in
income under §7.367(b)-7 of this chapter the section 1248 amount
attributable to the stock exchanged (to the extent that the fair
market value of the stock exchanged exceeds its adjusted basis).
Such inclusion is required even though §7.367(b)-7 of this chapter,
by its terms, did not apply to section 351 exchanges.

(f) Former 10-year gain recognition agreements. If a taxpayer elects
to apply the rules of this section to all prior transfers occurring
after December 16, 1987, any 10- year gain recognition agreement
that remains in effect (has not been triggered in full) on July 20,
1998, will be considered by the Internal Revenue Service to be a 5-
year gain recognition agreement with a duration of five full taxable
years following the close of the taxable year of the initial
transfer.

(g) Transition rules regarding certain transfers of domestic or
foreign stock or securities after December 16, 1987, and prior to
July 20, 1998--(1) Scope. Transfers of domestic stock or securities
described under section 367(a) that occurred after December 16,
1987, and prior to April 17, 1994, and transfers of foreign stock or
securities described under section 367(a) that occur after December
16, 1987, and prior to July 20, 1998, are subject to the rules
contained in section 367(a) and the regulations thereunder, as
modified by the rules contained in paragraph (g)(2) of this section.
For transfers of domestic stock or securities described under
section 367(a) that occurred after April 17, 1994 and before January
30, 1997, see Temporary Income Regulations under section 367(a) in
effect at the time of the transfer (§1.367(a)-3T(a) and (c), 26 CFR
part 1, revised April 1, 1996) and paragraph (c)(11) of this
section. For transfers of domestic stock or securities described
under section 367(a) that occur after January 29, 1997, see
§1.367(a)-3(c).

(2) Transfers of domestic or foreign stock or securities: additional
substantive rules--(i) Rule for less than 5-percent shareholders.
Unless paragraph (g)(2)(iii) of this section applies (in the case of
domestic stock or securities) or paragraph (g)(2)(iv) of this
section applies (in the case of foreign stock or securities), a U.S.
transferor that transfers stock or securities of a domestic or
foreign corporation in an exchange described in section 367(a) and
owns less than 5 percent of both the total voting power and the
total value of the stock of the transferee foreign corporation
immediately after the transfer (taking into account the attribution
rules of section 958) is not subject to section 367(a)(1) and is not
required to enter into a gain recognition agreement.

(ii) Rule for 5-percent shareholders. Unless paragraph (g)(2)(iii)
or (iv) of this section applies, a U.S. transferor that transfers
domestic or foreign stock or securities in an exchange described in
section 367(a) and owns at least 5 percent of either the total
voting power or the total value of the stock of the transferee
foreign corporation immediately after the transfer (taking into
account the attribution rules under section 958) may qualify for
nonrecognition treatment by filing a gain recognition agreement in
accordance with §1.367(a)-3T(g) in effect prior to July 20, 1998,
(see 26 CFR part 1, revised April 1, 1998) for a duration of 5 or 10
years. The duration is 5 years if the U.S. transferor (5-percent
shareholder) determines that all U.S. transferors, in the aggregate,
own less than 50 percent of both the total voting power and the
total value of the transferee foreign corporation immediately after
the transfer. The duration is 10 years in all other cases.

See, however, §1.367(a)-3(f). If a 5-percent shareholder fails to
properly enter into a gain recognition agreement, the exchange is
taxable to such shareholder under section 367(a)(1).

(iii) Gain recognition agreement option not available to controlling
U.S. transferor if U.S. stock or securities are transferred.
Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (g)(2)(ii) of this
section, in no event will any exception to section 367(a)(1) apply
to the transfer of stock or securities of a domestic corporation
where the U.S. transferor owns (applying the attribution rules of
section 958) more than 50 percent of either the total voting power
or the total value of the stock of the transferee foreign
corporation immediately after the transfer (i.e., the use of a gain
recognition agreement to qualify for nonrecognition treatment is
unavailable in this case).

(iv) Loss of United States shareholder status in the case of a
transfer of foreign stock. Notwithstanding the provisions of
paragraphs (g)(2)(i) and (ii) of this section, in no event will any
exception to section 367(a)(1) apply to the transfer of stock of a
foreign corporation in which the U.S. transferor is a United States
shareholder (as defined in §7.367(b)-2(b) of this chapter or section
953(c)) unless the U.S. transferor receives back stock in a
controlled foreign corporation (as defined in section 953(c),
section 957(a) or section 957(b)) as to which the U.S. transferor is
a United States shareholder immediately after the transfer.

§1.367(a)-3T [Removed]

Par. 4. Section 1.367(a)-3T is removed.

Par. 5. Section 1.367(a)-8 is added to read as follows:

§1.367(a)-8 Gain recognition agreement requirements.

(a) In general. This section specifies the general terms and
conditions for an agreement to recognize gain entered into pursuant
to §1.367(a)-3(b) or (c) to qualify for nonrecognition treatment
under section 367(a).

(1) Filing requirements. A transferor's agreement to recognize gain
(described in paragraph (b) of this section) must be attached to,
and filed by the due date (including extensions) of, the
transferor's income tax return for the taxable year that includes
the date of the transfer.

(2) Gain recognition agreement forms. Any agreement, certification,
or other document required to be filed pursuant to the provisions of
this section shall be submitted on such forms as may be prescribed
therefor by the Commissioner (or similar statements providing the
same information that is required on such forms). Until such time as
forms are prescribed, all necessary filings may be accomplished by
providing the required information to the Internal Revenue Service
in accordance with the rules of this section.

(3) Who must sign. The agreement to recognize gain must be signed
under penalties of perjury by a responsible officer in the case of a
corporate transferor, except that if the transferor is a member but
not the parent of an affiliated group (within the meaning of section
1504(a)(1)), that files a consolidated Federal income tax return for
the taxable year in which the transfer was made, the agreement must
be entered into by the parent corporation and signed by a
responsible officer of such parent corporation; by the individual,
in the case of an individual transferor (including a partner who is
treated as a transferor by virtue of §1.367(a)-1T(c)(3)); by a
trustee, executor, or equivalent fiduciary in the case of a
transferor that is a trust or estate; and by a debtor in possession
or trustee in a bankruptcy case under Title 11, United States Code.
An agreement may also be signed by an agent authorized to do so
under a general or specific power of attorney.

(b) Agreement to recognize gain--(1) Contents. The agreement must
set forth the following information, with the heading "GAIN
RECOGNITION AGREEMENT UNDER §1.367(a)-8", and with paragraphs
labeled to correspond with the numbers set forth as follows--

(i) A statement that the document submitted constitutes the
transferor's agreement to recognize gain in accordance with the
requirements of this section;

(ii) A description of the property transferred as described in
paragraph (b)(2) of this section;

(iii) The transferor's agreement to recognize gain, as described in
paragraph (b)(3) of this section;

(iv) A waiver of the period of limitations as described in paragraph
(b)(4) of this section;

(v) An agreement to file with the transferor's tax returns for the 5
full taxable years following the year of the transfer a
certification as described in paragraph

(b)(5) of this section;

(vi) A statement that arrangements have been made in connection with
the transferred property to ensure that the transferor will be
informed of any subsequent disposition of any property that would
require the recognition of gain under the agreement; and

(vii) A statement as to whether, in the event all or a portion of
the gain recognition agreement is triggered under paragraph (e) of
this section, the taxpayer elects to include the required amount in
the year of the triggering event rather than in the year of the
initial transfer. If the taxpayer elects to include the required
amount in the year of the triggering event, such statement must be
included with all of the other information required under this
paragraph (b), and filed by the due date (including extensions) of
the transferor's income tax return for the taxable year that
includes the date of the transfer.

(2) Description of property transferred--(i) The agreement shall
include a description of each property transferred by the
transferor, an estimate of the fair market value of the property as
of the date of the transfer, a statement of the cost or other basis
of the property and any adjustments thereto, and the date on which
the property was acquired by the transferor.

(ii) If the transferred property is stock or securities, the
transferor must provide the information contained in paragraphs (b)
(2)(ii)(A) through (F) of this section as follows--

(A) The type or class, amount, and characteristics of the stock or
securities transferred, as well as the name, address, and place of
incorporation of the issuer of the stock or securities, and the
percentage (by voting power and value) that the stock (if any)
represents of the total stock outstanding of the issuing
corporation;

(B) The name, address and place of incorporation of the transferee
foreign corporation, and the percentage of stock (by voting power
and value) that the U.S. transferor received or will receive in the
transaction;

(C) If stock or securities are transferred in an exchange described
in section 361(a) or (b), a statement that the conditions set forth
in the second sentence of section 367(a)(5) and any regulations
under that section have been satisfied, and an explanation of any
basis or other adjustments made pursuant to section 367(a)(5) and
any regulations thereunder;

(D) If the property transferred is stock or securities of a domestic
corporation, the taxpayer identification number of the domestic
corporation whose stock or securities were transferred, together
with a statement that all of the requirements of §1.367(a)-3(c)(1)
are satisfied;

(E) If the property transferred is stock or securities of a foreign
corporation, a statement as to whether the U.S. transferor was a
United States shareholder (a U.S. transferor that satisfies the
ownership requirements of section 1248(a)(2) or (c)(2)) of the
corporation whose stock was exchanged, and, if so, a statement as to
whether the U.S. transferor is a United States shareholder with
respect to the stock received, and whether any reporting
requirements contained in regulations under section 367(b) are
applicable, and, if so, whether they have been satisfied; and

(F) If the transaction involved the transfer of assets other than
stock or securities and the transaction was subject to the indirect
stock transfer rules of §1.367(a)-3( d), a statement as to whether
the reporting requirements under section 6038B have been satisfied
with respect to the transfer of property other than stock or
securities, and an explanation of whether gain was recognized under
section 367(a)(1) and whether section 367(d) was applicable to the
transfer of such assets, or whether any tangible assets qualified
for nonrecognition treatment under section 367(a)(3) (as limited by
section 367(a)(5) and §§1.367(a)-4T, 1.367(a)-5T and 1.367(a)-6T).

(3) Terms of agreement--(i) General rule. If prior to the close of
the fifth full taxable year (i.e., not less than 60 months)
following the close of the taxable year of the initial transfer, the
transferee foreign corporation disposes of the transferred property
in whole or in part (as described in paragraphs (e)(1) and (2) of
this section), or is deemed to have disposed of the transferred
property (under paragraph (e)(3) of this section), then, unless an
election is made in paragraph (b)(1)(vii) of this section, by the
90th day thereafter the U.S. transferor must file an amended return
for the year of the transfer and recognize thereon the gain realized
but not recognized upon the initial transfer, with interest. If an
election under paragraph (b)(1)(vii) of this section was made, then,
if a disposition occurs, the U.S. transferor must include the gain
realized but not recognized on the initial transfer in income on its
Federal income tax return for the period that includes the date of
the triggering event. In accordance with paragraph (b)(3)(iii) of
this section, interest must be paid on any additional tax due. (If a
taxpayer properly makes the election under paragraph (b)(1)(vii) of
this section but later fails to include the gain realized in income,
the Commissioner may, in his discretion, include the gain in the
taxpayer's income in the year of the initial transfer.)

(ii) Offsets. No special limitations apply with respect to net
operating losses, capital losses, credits against tax, or similar
items.

(iii) Interest. If additional tax is required to be paid, then
interest must be paid on that amount at the rates determined under
section 6621 with respect to the period between the date that was
prescribed for filing the transferor's income tax return for the
year of the initial transfer and the date on which the additional
tax for that year is paid. If the election in paragraph (b)(1)(vii)
of this section is made, taxpayers should enter the amount of
interest due, labelled as "sec. 367 interest" at the bottom right
margin of page 1 of the Federal income tax return for the period
that includes the date of the triggering event (page 2 if the
taxpayer files a Form 1040), and include the amount of interest in
their payment (or reduce the amount of any refund due by the amount
of the interest). If the election in paragraph (b)(1)(vii) of this
section is made, taxpayers should, as a matter of course, include
the amount of gain as taxable income on their Federal income tax
returns (together with other income or loss items). The amount of
tax relating to the gain should be separately stated at the bottom
right margin of page 1 of the Federal income tax return (page 2 if
the taxpayer files a Form 1040), labelled as "sec. 367 tax."

(iv) Basis adjustments--(A) Transferee. If a U.S. transferor is
required to recognize gain under this section on the disposition by
the transferee foreign corporation of the transferred property, then
in determining for U.S. income tax purposes any gain or loss
recognized by the transferee foreign corporation upon its
disposition of such property, the transferee foreign corporation's
basis in such property shall be increased (as of the date of the
initial transfer) by the amount of gain required to be recognized
(but not by any tax or interest required to be paid on such amount)
by the U.S. transferor. In the case of a deemed disposition of the
stock of the transferred corporation described in paragraph (e)(3)
(i) of this section, the transferee foreign corporation's basis in
the transferred stock deemed disposed of shall be increased by the
amount of gain required to be recognized by the U.S. transferor.

(B) Transferor. If a U.S. transferor is required to recognize gain
under this section, then the U.S. transferor's basis in the stock of
the transferee foreign corporation shall be increased by the amount
of gain required to be recognized (but not by any tax or interest
required to be paid on such amount).

(C) Other adjustments. Other appropriate adjustments to basis that
are consistent with the principles of this paragraph (b)(3)(iv) may
be made if the U.S. transferor is required to recognize gain under
this section.

(D) Example. The principles of this paragraph (b)(3) are illustrated
by the following example:

Example--(i) Facts. D, a domestic corporation owning 100 percent of
the stock of S, a foreign corporation, transfers all of the S stock
to F, a foreign corporation, in an exchange described in section
368(a)(1)(B). The section 1248 amount with respect to the S stock is
$0. In the exchange, D receives 20 percent of the voting stock of F.

All of the requirements of §1.367(a)-3(c)(1) are satisfied, and D
enters into a five-year gain recognition agreement to qualify for
nonrecognition treatment and does not make the election contained in
paragraph (b)(1)(vii) of this section.

One year after the initial transfer, F transfers all of the S stock
to F1 in an exchange described in section 351, and D complies with
the requirements of paragraph (g)(2) of this section. Two years
after the initial transfer, D transfers its entire 20 percent
interest in F's voting stock to a domestic partnership in exchange
for an interest in the partnership. Three years after the initial
exchange, S disposes of substantially all (as described in paragraph
(e)(3)(i) of this section) of its assets in a transaction that would
be taxable under U.S. income tax principles, and D is required by
the terms of the gain recognition agreement to recognize all the
gain that it realized on the initial transfer of the stock of S.

(ii) Result. As a result of this gain recognition and paragraph (b)
(3)(iv) of this section, D is permitted to increase its basis in the
partnership interest by the amount of gain required to be recognized
(but not by any tax or interest required to be paid on such amount),
the partnership is permitted to increase its basis in the 20 percent
voting stock of F, F is permitted to increase its basis in the stock
of F1, and F1 is permitted to increase its basis in the stock of S.
S, however, is not permitted to increase its basis in its assets for
purposes of determining the direct or indirect U.S. tax results, if
any, on the sale of its assets.

(4) Waiver of period of limitation. The U.S. transferor must file,
with the agreement to recognize gain, a waiver of the period of
limitation on assessment of tax upon the gain realized on the
transfer. The waiver shall be executed on Form 8838 (Consent to
Extend the Time to Assess Tax Under Section 367--Gain Recognition
Agreement) and shall extend the period for assessment of such tax to
a date not.68 earlier than the eighth full taxable year following
the taxable year of the transfer. Such waiver shall also contain
such other terms with respect to assessment as may be considered
necessary by the Commissioner to ensure the assessment and
collection of the correct tax liability for each year for which the
waiver is required. The waiver must be signed by a person who would
be authorized to sign the agreement pursuant to the provisions of
paragraph (a)(3) of this section.

(5) Annual certification--(i) In general. The U.S. transferor must
file with its income tax return for each of the five full taxable
years following the taxable year of the transfer a certification
that the property transferred has not been disposed of by the
transferee in a transaction that is considered to be a disposition
for purposes of this section, including a disposition described in
paragraph (e)(3) of this section. The U.S. transferor must include
with its annual certification a statement describing any taxable
dispositions of assets by the transferred corporation that are not
in the ordinary course of business.

The annual certification pursuant to this paragraph (b)(5) must be
signed under penalties of perjury by a person who would be
authorized to sign the agreement pursuant to the provisions of
paragraph (a)(3) of this section.

(ii) Special rule when U.S. transferor leaves its affiliated group.
If, at the time of the initial transfer, the U.S. transferor was a
member of an affiliated group (within the meaning of section 1504(a)
(1)) filing a consolidated Federal income tax return but not the
parent of such group, the U.S. transferor will file the annual
certification (and provide a copy to the parent corporation) if it
leaves the group during the term of the gain recognition agreement,
notwithstanding the fact that the parent entered into the gain
recognition agreement, extended the statute of limitations pursuant
to this section, and remains liable (with other corporations that
were members of the group at the time of the initial transfer) under
the gain recognition agreement in the case of a triggering event.

(c) Failure to comply--(1) General rule. If a person that is
required to file an agreement under paragraph (b) of this section
fails to file the agreement in a timely manner, or if a person that
has entered into an agreement under paragraph (b) of this section
fails at any time to comply in any material respect with the
requirements of this section or with the terms of an agreement
submitted pursuant hereto, then the initial transfer of property is
described in section 367(a)(1) (unless otherwise excepted under the
rules of this section) and will be treated as a taxable exchange in
the year of the initial transfer (or in the year of the failure to
comply if the agreement was filed with a timely-filed (including
extensions) original (not amended) return and an election under
paragraph (b)(1)(vii) of this section was made). Such a material
failure to comply shall extend the period for assessment of tax
until three years after the date on which the Internal Revenue
Service receives actual notice of the failure to comply.

(2) Reasonable cause exception. If a person that is permitted under
§1.367(a)-3(b) or (c) to enter into an agreement (described in
paragraph (b) of this section) fails to file the agreement in a
timely manner, as provided in paragraph (a)(1) of this section, or
fails to comply in any material respect with the requirements of
this section or with the terms of an agreement submitted pursuant
hereto, the provisions of paragraph (c)(1) of this section shall not
apply if the person is able to show that such failure was due to
reasonable cause and not willful neglect and if the person files the
agreement or reaches compliance as soon as he becomes aware of the
failure. Whether a failure to file in a timely manner, or materially
comply, was due to reasonable cause shall be determined by the
district director under all the facts and circumstances.

(d) Use of security. The U.S. transferor may be required to furnish
a bond or other security that satisfies the requirements of
§301.7101-1 of this chapter if the district director determines that
such security is necessary to ensure the payment of any tax on the
gain realized but not recognized upon the initial transfer. Such
bond or security will generally be required only if the stock or
securities transferred are a principal asset of the transferor and
the director has reason to believe that a disposition of the stock
or securities may be contemplated.

(e) Disposition (in whole or in part) of stock of transferred
corporation--(1) In general--(i) Definition of disposition. For
purposes of this section, a disposition of the stock of the
transferred corporation that triggers gain under the gain
recognition agreement includes any taxable sale or any disposition
treated as an exchange under this subtitle, (e.g., under sections
301(c)(3)(A), 302(a), 311, 336, 351(b) or section 356(a)(1)), as
well as any deemed disposition described under paragraph (e)(3) of
this section. It does not include a disposition that is not treated
as an exchange, (e.g., under section 302(d) or 356(a)(2)). A
disposition of all or a portion of the stock of the transferred
corporation by installment sale is treated as a disposition of such
stock in the year of the installment sale. A disposition of the
stock of the transferred corporation does not include certain
transfers treated as nonrecognition transfers (under paragraph (g)
of this section) in which the gain recognition agreement is retained
but modified, or certain transfers (under paragraph (h) of this
section) in which the gain recognition agreement is terminated and
has no further effect.

(ii) Example. The provisions of this paragraph (e) are illustrated
by the following example:

Example. Interaction between trigger of gain recognition agreement
and subpart F rules--(i) Facts. A U.S. corporation (USP) owns all of
the stock of two foreign corporations, CFC1 and CFC2. USP's section
1248 amount with respect to CFC2 is $30. USP has a basis of $50 in
its stock of CFC2; CFC2 has a value of $100. In a transaction
described in section 351 and 368(a)(1)(B), USP transfers the stock
of CFC2 in exchange for additional stock of CFC1. The transaction is
subject to both sections 367(a) and (b). See §§1.367(a)-3(b) and
1.367(b)-1(a). To qualify for nonrecognition treatment under section
367(a), USP enters into a 5-year gain recognition agreement for $50
under this section. No election under paragraph 8(b)(1)(vii) of this
section is made. USP also complies with the notice requirement under
§1.367(b)-1(c).

(ii) Trigger of gain recognition agreement with no election. Assume
that in year 2, CFC1 sells the stock of CFC2 for $120, and that
there were no distributions by CFC2 prior to the sale. USP must
amend its return for the year of the initial transfer and include
$50 in income (with interest), $30 of which will be recharacterized
as a dividend pursuant to section 1248. As a result, CFC1 has a
basis of $100 in CFC2. As a result of the sale of CFC2 stock by
CFC1, USP will have $20 of subpart F foreign personal holding
company income. See section 951, et. seq., and the regulations
thereunder.

(iii) Trigger of gain recognition agreement with election. Assume
the same facts as in paragraphs (i) and (ii) of this Example, except
that when USP attached the gain recognition agreement to its timely
filed Federal income tax return for the year of the initial
transfer, it elected under paragraph (b)(1)(vii) of this section to
include the amount of gain realized but not recognized on the
initial transfer, $50, in the year of the triggering event rather
than in the year of the initial transfer. In such case, the result
is the same as in paragraph (e)(1)(ii)(B) of this section, except
that USP will include the $50 of gain on its year 2 return, together
with interest. For purposes of determining the dividend component,
if any, of the $50 inclusion, USP will take into account the section
1248 amount of CFC2 at the time of the disposition in Year 2.

(2) Partial disposition. If the transferee foreign corporation
disposes of (or is deemed to dispose of) only a portion of the
transferred stock or securities, then the U.S. transferor is
required to recognize only a proportionate amount of the gain
realized but not recognized upon the initial transfer of the
transferred property. The proportion required to be recognized shall
be determined by reference to the relative fair market values of the
transferred stock or securities disposed of and retained.

Solely for purposes of determining whether the U.S. transferor must
recognize income under the agreement described in paragraph (b) of
this section, in the case of transferred property (including stock
or securities) that is fungible with other property owned by the
transferee foreign corporation, a disposition by such corporation of
any such property shall be deemed to be a disposition of no less
than a ratable portion of the transferred property.

(3) Deemed dispositions of stock of transferred corporation--(i)
Disposition by transferred corporation of substantially all of its
assets--(A) In general. Unless an exception applies (as described in
paragraph (e)(3)(i)(B) of this section), a transferee foreign
corporation will be treated as having disposed of the stock or
securities of the transferred corporation if, within the term of the
gain recognition agreement, the transferred corporation makes a
disposition of substantially all (within the meaning of section
368(a)(1)(C)) of its assets (including stock in a subsidiary
corporation or an interest in a partnership). If the initial
transfer that necessitated the gain recognition agreement was an
indirect stock transfer, see §1.367(a)-3( d)(2)(v). If the
transferred corporation is a U.S. corporation, see paragraph (h)(2)
of this section.

(B) The transferee foreign corporation will not be deemed to have
disposed of the stock of the transferred corporation if the
transferred corporation is liquidated into the transferee foreign
corporation under sections 337 and 332, provided that the transferee
foreign corporation does not dispose of substantially all of the
assets formerly held by the transferred corporation (and considered
for purposes of the substantially all determination) within the
remaining period during which the gain recognition agreement is in
effect. A nonrecognition transfer is not counted for purposes of the
substantially all determination as a disposition if the transfer
satisfies the requirements of paragraph (g)(3) of this section. A
disposition does not include a compulsory transfer as described in
§1.367(a)-4T( f) that was not reasonably forseeable by the U.S.
transferor at the time of the initial transfer.

(ii) U.S. transferor becomes a non-citizen nonresident.

If a U.S. transferor loses U.S. citizenship or a long-term resident
ceases to be taxed as a lawful permanent resident (as defined in
section 877(e)(2)), then immediately prior to the date that the U.S.
transferor loses U.S. citizenship or ceases to be taxed as a long-
term resident, the gain recognition agreement will be triggered as
if the transferee foreign corporation disposed of all of the stock
of the transferred corporation in a taxable transaction on such
date. No additional inclusion is required under section 877, and a
gain recognition agreement under section 877 may not be used to
avoid taxation under section 367(a) resulting from the trigger of
the section 367(a) gain recognition agreement.

(f) Effect on gain recognition agreement if U.S. transferor goes out
of existence--(1) In general. If an individual transferor that has
entered into an agreement under paragraph (b) of this section dies,
or if a U.S. trust or estate that has entered into an agreement
under paragraph (b) of this section goes out of existence and is not
required to recognize gain as a consequence thereof with respect to
all of the stock of the transferee foreign corporation received in
the initial transfer and not previously disposed of, then the gain
recognition agreement will be triggered unless one of the following
requirements is met--

(i) The person winding up the affairs of the transferor retains, for
the duration of the waiver of the statute of limitations relating to
the gain recognition agreement, assets to meet any possible
liability of the transferor under the duration of the agreement;

(ii) The person winding up the affairs of the transferor provides
security as provided under paragraph (d) of this section for any
possible liability of the transferor under the agreement; or

(iii) The transferor obtains a ruling from the Internal Revenue
Service providing for successors to the transferor under the gain
recognition agreement.

(2) Special rule when U.S. transferor is a corporation--(i) U.S.
transferor goes out of existence pursuant to the transaction. If the
transferor is a U.S. corporation that goes out of existence in a
transaction in which the transferor's gain would have qualified for
nonrecognition treatment under §1.367(a)-3(b) or (c) had the U.S.
transferor remained in existence and entered into a gain recognition
agreement, then the gain may generally qualify for nonrecognition
treatment only if the U.S. transferor is owned by a single U.S.
parent corporation and the U.S. transferor and its parent
corporation file a consolidated Federal income tax return for the
taxable year that includes the transfer, and the parent of the
consolidated group enters into the gain recognition agreement.
However, notwithstanding the preceding sentence, a U.S. transferor
that was controlled (within the meaning of section 368(c)) by five
or fewer domestic corporations may request a ruling that, if certain
conditions prescribed by the Internal Revenue Service are satisfied,
the transaction may qualify for nonrecognition treatment.

(ii) U.S. corporate transferor is liquidated after gain recognition
agreement is filed. If a U.S. transferor files a gain recognition
agreement but is liquidated during the term of the gain recognition
agreement, such agreement will be terminated if the liquidation does
not qualify as a tax-free liquidation under sections 337 and 332 and
the U.S. transferor includes in income any gain from the
liquidation.

If the liquidation qualifies for nonrecognition treatment under
sections 337 and 332, the gain recognition agreement will be
triggered unless the U.S. parent corporation and the U.S. transferor
file a consolidated Federal income tax return for the taxable year
that includes the dates of the initial transfer and the liquidation
of the U.S. transferor, and the U.S. parent enters into a new gain
recognition agreement and complies with reporting requirements
similar to those contained in paragraph (g)(2) of this section.

(g) Effect on gain recognition agreement of certain nonrecognition
transactions--(1) Certain nonrecognition transfers of stock or
securities of the transferee foreign corporation by the U.S.
transferor. If the U.S. transferor disposes of any stock of the
transferee foreign corporation in a nonrecognition transfer and the
U.S. transferor complies with reporting requirements similar to
those contained in paragraph (g)(2) of this section, the U.S.
transferor shall continue to be subject to the terms of the gain
recognition agreement in its entirety.

(2) Certain nonrecognition transfers of stock or securities of the
transferred corporation by the transferee foreign corporation. (i)
If, during the period the gain recognition agreement is in effect,
the transferee foreign corporation disposes of all or a portion of
the stock of the transferred corporation in a transaction in which
gain or loss would not be required to be recognized by the
transferee foreign corporation under U.S. income tax principles,
such disposition will not be treated as a disposition within the
meaning of paragraph (e) of this section if the transferee foreign
corporation receives (or is deemed to receive), in exchange for the
property disposed of, stock in a corporation, or an interest in a
partnership, that acquired the transferred property (or receives
stock in a corporation that controls the corporation acquiring the
transferred property); and the U.S. transferor complies with the
requirements of paragraphs (g)(2)(ii) through (iv) of this section.

(ii) The U.S. transferor must provide a notice of the transfer with
its next annual certification under paragraph (b)(5) of this
section, setting forth--

(A) A description of the transfer;

(B) The applicable nonrecognition provision; and

(C) The name, address, and taxpayer identification number (if any)
of the new transferee of the transferred property.

(iii) The U.S. transferor must provide with its next annual
certification a new agreement to recognize gain (in accordance with
the rules of paragraph (b) of this section) if, prior to the close
of the fifth full taxable year following the taxable year of the
initial transfer, either--

(A) The initial transferee foreign corporation disposes of the
interest (if any) which it received in exchange for the transferred
property (other than in a disposition which itself qualifies under
the rules of this paragraph (g)(2)); or

(B) The corporation or partnership that acquired the property
disposes of such property (other than in a disposition which itself
qualifies under the rules of this paragraph (g)(2)); or

(C) There is any other disposition that has the effect of an
indirect disposition of the transferred property.

(iv) If the U.S. transferor is required to enter into a new gain
recognition agreement, as provided in paragraph (g)(2)(iii) of this
section, the U.S. transferor must provide with its next annual
certification (described in paragraph (b)(5) of this section) a
statement that arrangements have been made, in connection with the
nonrecognition transfer, ensuring that the U.S. transferor will be
informed of any subsequent disposition of property with respect to
which recognition of gain would be required under the agreement.

(3) Certain nonrecognition transfers of assets by the transferred
corporation. A disposition by the transferred corporation of all or
a portion of its assets in a transaction in which gain or loss would
not be required to be recognized by the transferred corporation
under U.S. income tax principles, will not be treated as a
disposition within the meaning of paragraph (e)(3) of this section
if the transferred corporation receives in exchange stock or
securities in a corporation or an interest in a partnership that
acquired the assets of the transferred corporation (or receives
stock in a corporation that controls the corporation acquiring the
assets). If the transaction would be treated as a disposition of
substantially all of the transferred corporation's assets, the
preceding sentence shall only apply if the U.S. transferor complies
with reporting requirements comparable to those of paragraphs (g)(2)
(ii) through (iv) of this section, providing for notice, an
agreement to recognize gain in the case of a direct or indirect
disposition of the assets previously held by the transferred
corporation, and an assurance that necessary information will be
provided to appropriate parties.

(h) Transactions that terminate the gain recognition agreement--(1)
Taxable disposition of stock or securities of transferee foreign
corporation by U.S. transferor. (i) If the U.S. transferor disposes
of all of the stock of the transferee foreign corporation that it
received in the initial transfer in a transaction in which all
realized gain (if any) is recognized currently, then the gain
recognition agreement shall terminate and have no further effect. If
the transferor disposes of a portion of the stock of the transferee
foreign corporation that it received in the initial transfer in a
taxable transaction, then in the event that the gain recognition
agreement is later triggered, the transferor shall be required to
recognize only a proportionate amount of the gain subject to the
gain recognition agreement that would otherwise be required to be
recognized on a subsequent disposition of the transferred property
under the rules of paragraph (b)(2) of this section. The proportion
required to be recognized shall be determined by reference to the
percentage of stock (by value) of the transferee foreign corporation
received in the initial transfer that is retained by the United
States transferor.

(ii) The rule of this paragraph (h) is illustrated by the following
example:

Example. A, a United States citizen, owns 100 percent of the
outstanding stock of foreign corporation X. In a transaction
described in section 351, A exchanges his stock in X (and other
assets) for 100 percent of the outstanding voting and nonvoting
stock of foreign corporation Y. A submits an agreement under the
rules of this section to recognize gain upon a later disposition. In
the following year, A disposes of 60 percent of the fair market
value of the stock of Y, thus terminating 60 percent of the gain
recognition agreement. One year thereafter, Y disposes of 50 percent
of the fair market value of the stock of X. A is required to include
in his income in the year of the later disposition 20 percent (40
percent interest in Y multiplied by a 50 percent disposition of X)
of the gain that A realized but did not recognize on his initial
transfer of X stock to Y.

(2) Certain dispositions by a domestic transferred corporation of
substantially all of its assets. If the transferred corporation is a
domestic corporation and the U.S. transferor and the transferred
corporation filed a consolidated Federal income tax return at the
time of the transfer, the gain recognition agreement shall terminate
and cease to have effect if, during the term of such agreement, the
transferred corporation disposes of substantially all of its assets
in a transaction in which all realized gain is recognized currently.
If an indirect stock transfer necessitated the filing of the gain
recognition agreement, such agreement shall terminate if,
immediately prior to the indirect transfer, the U.S. transferor and
the acquired corporation filed a consolidated return (or, in the
case of a section 368(a)(1)(A) and (a)(2)(E) reorganization
described in §1.367(a)-3(d)(1)(ii), the U.S. transferor and the
acquiring corporation filed a consolidated return) and the
transferred corporation disposes of substantially all of its assets
(taking into account §1.367(a)-3(d)(2)(v)) in a transaction in which
all realized gain is recognized currently.

(3) Distribution by transferee foreign corporation of stock of
transferred corporation that qualifies under section 355 or section
337. If, during the term of the gain recognition agreement, the
transferee foreign corporation distributes to the U.S. transferor,
in a transaction that qualifies under section 355, or in a
liquidating distribution that qualifies under sections 332 and 337,
the stock that initially necessitated the filing of the gain
recognition agreement (and any additional stock received after the
initial transfer), the gain recognition agreement shall terminate
and have no further effect, provided that immediately after the
section 355 distribution or section 332 liquidation, the U.S.
transferor's basis in the transferred stock is less than or equal to
the basis that it had in the transferred stock immediately prior to
the initial transfer that necessitated the GRA.

(i) Effective date. The rules of this section shall apply to
transfers that occur on or after July 20, 1998.

For matters covered in this section for periods before July 20,
1998, the corresponding rules of §1.367(a)-3T(g) (see 26 CFR part 1,
revised April 1, 1998) and Notice 87-85 ((1987-2 C.B. 395); see
§601.601(d)(2)(ii) of this chapter) apply.

In addition, if a U.S. transferor entered into a gain recognition
agreement for transfers prior to July 20, 1998, then the rules of
§1.367(a)-3T(g) (see 26 CFR part 1, revised April 1, 1998) shall
continue to apply in lieu of this section in the event of any direct
or indirect nonrecognition transfer of the same property. See, also,
§1.367(a)-3(f).

Par. 6. Section 1.367(b)-1 is added to read as.84 follows:

§1.367(b)-1 Other transfers.

(a) Scope. Section 367(b) and the regulations thereunder set forth
certain rules regarding the extent to which a foreign corporation
shall be considered to be a corporation in connection with an
exchange to which section 367(b) applies. An exchange to which
section 367(b) applies is any exchange described in section 332,
351, 354, 355, 356 or 361, with respect to which the status of a
foreign corporation as a corporation is relevant for determining the
extent to which income shall be recognized or for determining the
effect of the transaction on earnings and profits, basis of stock or
securities, or basis of assets.

Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, a section 367(b) exchange
does not include a transfer to the extent that the foreign
corporation fails to be treated as a corporation by reason of
section 367(a)(1). See §1.367(a)-3(b)(2)(ii) for an illustration of
the interaction of sections 367(a) and (b). This paragraph applies
for transfers occurring on or after July 20, 1998.

(b) [Reserved]. For further guidance, see §7.367(b)-1( b) of this
chapter.

(c) Notice required--(1) In general. If any person referred to in
section 6012 (relating to the requirement to make returns of income)
realized gain or other income (whether or not recognized) on account
of any exchange to which section 367(b) applies, such person must
file a notice of such exchange on or before the last date for filing
a Federal income tax return (taking into account any extensions of
time therefor) for the person's taxable year in which such gain or
other income is realized. This notice must be filed with the
district director with whom the person would be required to file a
Federal income tax return for the taxable year in which the exchange
occU.S. Notwithstanding anything in this paragraph (c)(1) to the
contrary, no notice under this paragraph (c)(1) is required to the
extent a transaction is described in both section 367(a) and (b),
and the exchanging person is not a United States shareholder of the
corporation whose stock is exchanged. This paragraph applies to
transfers occurring on or after July 20, 1998.

(c)(2) through (f) [Reserved]. For further guidance, see
§7.367(b)-1(c)(2) through (f) of this chapter.

Par. 6a. Section 1.367(b)-4 is added to read as follows:

§1.367(b)-4 Certain exchanges of stock described in section 354,
351, or sections 354 and 351.

(a) In general. This section applies to an exchange of stock in a
foreign corporation by a United States shareholder if the exchange
is described in section 351, or is described in section 354 and is
made pursuant to a reorganization described in section 368(a)(1)(B)
(including an exchange that is also described in section 351),
without regard to whether the exchange may also be described in
section 361.

(b) Recognition of income. If an exchange is described in paragraph
(b)(1), (2) or (3) of this section, the exchanging shareholder shall
include in income as a deemed dividend the section 1248 amount
attributable to the stock that it exchanges. See, also,
§1.367(a)-3(b)(2).

However, in the case of a recapitalization described in paragraph
(b)(3) of this section that occurred prior to July 20, 1998, the
exchanging shareholder shall include the section 1248 amount on its
tax return for the taxable year that includes the exchange described
in paragraph (b)(2)(iii) of this section (and not in the taxable
year of the recapitalization), except that no inclusion is required
if both the recapitalization and the exchange described in paragraph
(b)(2)(iii) of this section occurred prior to July 20, 1998.

(1) Loss of United States shareholder or controlled foreign
corporation status. An exchange is described in this paragraph (b)
(1) if--

(i) An exchanging shareholder receives stock of a foreign
corporation that is not a controlled foreign corporation;

(ii) An exchanging shareholder receives stock of a controlled
foreign corporation as to which the exchanging United States
shareholder is not a United States shareholder; or

(iii) The corporation whose stock is exchanged is not a controlled
foreign corporation immediately after the transfer.

(2) Receipt by domestic corporation of preferred or other stock in
certain instances. An exchange is described in this paragraph (b)(2)
if--

(i) Immediately before the exchange, the foreign acquired
corporation and the foreign acquiring corporations are not members
of the same affiliated group (within the meaning of section 1504(a),
but without regard to the exceptions set forth in section 1504(b),
and substituting the words "more than 50" in place of the words "at
least 80" in sections 1504(a)(2)(A) and (B));

(ii) Immediately after the exchange, a domestic corporation meets
the ownership threshold specified by section 902(a) or (b) such that
it may qualify for a deemed paid foreign tax credit if it receives
from the foreign acquiring corporation a distribution (directly or
through tiers) of its earnings and profits; and

(iii) The exchanging shareholder receives preferred stock (other
than preferred stock that is fully participating with respect to
dividends, redemptions and corporate growth) in consideration for
common stock or preferred stock that is fully participating with
respect to dividends, redemptions and corporate growth, or, in the
discretion of the District Director (and without regard to whether
the stock exchanged is common stock or preferred stock), receives
stock that entitles it to participate (through dividends, redemption
payments or otherwise) disproportionately in the earnings generated
by particular assets of the foreign acquired corporation or foreign
acquiring corporation. See, e.g., paragraph (b)(4) Example 1 through
Example 3 of this section.

(3) Certain exchanges involving recapitalizations. An exchange
pursuant to a recapitalization under section 368(a)(1)(E) shall be
deemed to be an exchange described in this paragraph (b)(3) if the
following conditions are satisfied--

(i) During the 24-month period immediately preceding or following
the date of the recapitalization, the corporation that undergoes the
recapitalization (or a predecessor of, or successor to, such
corporation) also engages in a transaction that would be described
in paragraph (b)(2) of this section but for paragraph (b)(2)(iii) of
this section, either as the foreign acquired corporation or the
foreign acquiring corporation; and (ii) The exchange in the
recapitalization is described in paragraph (b)(2)(iii) of this
section.

(4) Examples. The rules of paragraph (b)(2) of this section are
illustrated by the following examples: Example 1--(i) Facts. FC1 is
a foreign corporation.

DC is a domestic corporation that is unrelated to FC1. DC owns all
of the outstanding stock of FC2, a foreign corporation, and FC2 has
no outstanding preferred stock.

The value of FC2 is $100 and DC has a basis of $50 in the stock of
FC2. The section 1248 amount attributable to the stock of FC2 held
by DC is $20. In a reorganization described in section 368(a)(1)(B),
FC1 acquires all of the stock of FC2 and, in exchange, DC receives
FC1 voting preferred stock that constitutes 10 percent of the
outstanding voting stock of FC1 for purposes of section 902(a).
Immediately after the exchange, FC1 and FC2 are controlled foreign
corporations and DC is a United States shareholder of FC1, so
paragraph (b)(1) of this section does not require inclusion in
income of the section 1248 amount.

(ii) Result. Pursuant to §1.367(a)-3(b)(2), the transfer is subject
to both section 367(a) and section 367(b). Under §1.367(a)-3(b)(1),
DC will not be subject to tax under section 367(a)(1) if it enters
into a gain recognition agreement in accordance with §1.367(a)-8.
The amount of the gain recognition agreement is $50 less any
inclusion under section 367(b). Even though paragraph (b)(1) of this
section does not apply to require inclusion in income by DC of the
section 1248 amount, DC must nevertheless include the $20 section
1248 amount in income as a deemed dividend from FC2 under paragraph
(b)(2) of this section. Thus, if DC enters into a gain recognition
agreement, the amount is $30 (the $50 gain realized less the $20
recognized under section 367(b)). (If DC fails to enter into a gain
recognition agreement, it must include in income under section
367(a)(1) the $50 of gain realized; $20 of which is treated as a
dividend. Section 367(b) does not apply in such case.)

Example 2--(i) Facts. The facts are the same as in Example 1, except
that DC owns all of the outstanding stock of FC1 immediately before
the transaction.

(ii) Result. Both section 367(a) and section 367(b) apply to the
transfer. Paragraph (b)(2) of this section does not apply to require
inclusion of the section 1248 amount. Under paragraph (b)(2)(i) of
this section, the transaction is outside the scope of paragraph (b)
(2) of this section, because FC1 and FC2 are, immediately before the
transaction, members of the same affiliated group (within the
meaning of such paragraph). Thus, if DC enters into a gain
recognition agreement in accordance with §1.367(a)-8, the amount of
such agreement is $50. As in Example 1, if DC fails to enter into a
gain recognition agreement, it must include in income $50, $20 of
which will be treated as a dividend.

Example 3--(i) Facts. FC1 is a foreign corporation.

DC is a domestic corporation that is unrelated to FC1. DC owns all
of the stock of FC2, a foreign corporation. The section 1248 amount
attributable to the stock of FC2 held by DC is $20. In a
reorganization described in section 368(a)(1)(B), FC1 acquires all
of the stock of FC2 in exchange for FC1 voting stock that
constitutes 10 percent of the outstanding voting stock of FC1 for
purposes of section 902(a). The FC1 voting stock received by DC in
the exchange carries voting rights in FC1, but by agreement of the
parties the shares entitle the holder to dividends, amounts to be
paid on redemption, and amounts to be paid on liquidation, which are
to be determined by reference to the earnings or value of FC2 as of
the date of such event, and which are affected by the earnings or
value of FC1 only if FC1 becomes insolvent or has insufficient
capital surplus to pay dividends.

(ii) Result. Under §1.367(a)-3(b)(1), DC will not be subject to tax
under section 367(a)(1) if it enters into a gain recognition
agreement with respect to the transfer of FC2 stock to FC1. Under
§1.367(a)-3(b)(2), the exchange will be subject to the provisions of
section 367(b) and the regulations thereunder to the extent that it
is not subject to tax under section 367(a)(1). Furthermore, even if
DC would not otherwise be required to recognize income under this
section, the District Director may nevertheless require that DC
include the $20 section 1248 amount in income as a deemed dividend
from FC2 under paragraph (b)(2) of this section.

(5) Special rules for applying section 1248 to subsequent exchanges.
(i) If income is not required to be recognized under paragraph (b)
of this section in a transaction described in paragraph (b)(1) of
this section involving a foreign acquiring corporation, then, for
purposes of applying section 1248 or 367(b) to subsequent exchanges,
the earnings and profits attributable to an exchanging shareholder's
stock received in the transaction shall be determined by reference
to the exchanging shareholder's pro rata interest in the earnings
and profits of the foreign acquiring corporation and foreign
acquired corporation that accrue after the transaction, as well as
its pro rata interest in the earnings and profits of the foreign
acquired corporation that accrued prior to the transaction. See also
section 1248(c)(2)(D)(ii). The earnings and profits attributable to
an exchanging shareholder's stock received in the transaction shall
not include any earnings and profits of the foreign acquiring
corporation that accrued prior to the transaction.

(ii) The following example illustrates this paragraph (b)(5):

Example. (i) Facts. DC1, a domestic corporation, owns all of the
stock of FC1, a foreign corporation. DC1 has owned all of the stock
of FC1 since FC1's formation. DC2, a domestic corporation, owns all
of the stock of FC2, a foreign corporation. DC2 has owned all of the
stock of FC2 since FC2's formation. DC1 and DC2 are unrelated. In a
reorganization described in section 368(a)(1)(B), DC1 transfers all
of the stock of FC1 to FC2 in exchange for 40 percent of FC2. DC1
enters into a five-year gain recognition agreement under the
provisions of §§ 1.367(a)-3( b) and 1.367(a)-8 with respect to the
transfer of FC1 stock to FC2.

(ii) Result. DC1's transfer of FC1 to FC2 is an exchange described
in paragraph (b) of this section.

Because the transfer is not described in paragraph (b)(1), (2) or
(3) of this section, DC1 is not required to include in income the
section 1248 amount attributable to the exchanged FC1 stock and the
special rule of this paragraph (b)(5) applies. Thus, for purposes of
applying section 1248 or section 367(b) to subsequent exchanges, the
earnings and profits attributable to DC1's interest in FC2 will be
determined by reference to 40 percent of the post-reorganization
earnings and profits of FC1 and FC2, and by reference to 100 percent
of the pre-reorganization earnings and profits of FC1. The earnings
and profits attributable to DC1's interest in FC2 do not include any
earnings and profits accrued by FC2 prior to the transaction. Those
earnings and profits are attributed to DC2 under section 1248.

(6) Effective date. This section applies to transfers occurring on
or after July 20, 1998.

(c) and (d) [Reserved]. For further guidance, see §7.367(b)-4(c) and
(d) of this chapter.

Par. 7. In §1.367(b)-7, paragraphs (a) and (b) are added to read as
follows:

§1.367(b)-7 Exchange of stock described in section 354.

(a) Scope. (1) This section applies to an exchange of stock in a
foreign corporation (other than a foreign investment company as
defined in section 1246(b)) occurring on or after July 20, 1998,
if--

(i) The exchange is described in section 354 or 356 and is made
pursuant to a reorganization described in section 368(a)(1)(B)
through (F); and

(ii) The exchanging person is either a United States shareholder or
a foreign corporation having a United States shareholder who is also
a United States shareholder of the corporation whose stock is
exchanged.

(2) However, this section shall not apply if a United States
shareholder exchanges stock of a foreign corporation in an exchange
described in section 368(a)(1)(B). For further guidance, see
§1.367(b)-4.

(b) [Reserved]. For further guidance, see §7.367(b)-7( b) of this
chapter.

* * * * *

Par. 8. Section 1.367(d)-1T is amended by adding a sentence at the
end of paragraph (a) to read as follows:

§1.367(d)-1T Transfers of intangible property to foreign
corporations (temporary).

(a) * * * For purposes of determining whether a U.S. person has made
a transfer of intangible property that is subject to the rules of
section 367(d), the rules of §1.367(a)-1T(c) shall apply.

* * * * *

Par. 9. Section 1.6038B-1 is added to read as follows:

§1.6038B-1 Reporting of certain transactions.

(a) Purpose and scope. This section sets forth information reporting
requirements under section 6038B concerning certain transfers of
property to foreign corporations. Paragraph (b) of this section
provides general rules explaining when and how to carry out the
reporting required under section 6038B with respect to the transfers
to foreign corporations. Paragraph (c) of this section and
§1.6038B-1T(d) specify the information that is required to be
reported with respect to certain transfers of property that are
described in section 6038B(a)(1)(A) and 367(d), respectively.
Section 1.6038B-1T(e) specifies the limited reporting that is
required with respect to transfers of property described in section
367(e)(1). Paragraph (f) of this section sets forth the consequences
of a failure to comply with the requirements of section 6038B and
this section. For effective dates, see paragraph (g) of this
section. For rules regarding transfers to foreign partnerships, see
section 6038B(a)(1)(B) and any regulations thereunder.

(b) Time and manner of reporting--(1) In general-- (i) Reporting
procedure. Except for stock or securities qualifying under the
special reporting rule of paragraph (b)(2) of this section, or cash,
which is currently not required to be reported, any U.S. person that
makes a transfer described in section 6038B(a)(1)(A), 367(d) or (e)
(1) is required to report pursuant to section 6038B and the rules of
this section and must attach the required information to Form 926
(Return by Transferor of Property to a Foreign Corporation, Foreign
Estate or Trust, or Foreign Partnership). For purposes of
determining a U.S. transferor that is subject to section 6038B, the
rules of §1.367(a)-1T( c) and §1.367(a)-3(d) shall apply with
respect to a transfer described in section 367(a), and the rules of
§1.367(a)-1T(c) shall apply with respect to a transfer described in
section 367(d). Notwithstanding any statement to the contrary on
Form 926, the form and attachments must be attached to, and filed by
the due date (including extensions) of, the transferor's income tax
return for the taxable year that includes the date of the transfer
(as defined in §1.6038B-1T(b)(4)). Any attachment to Form 926
required under the rules of this section is filed subject to the
transferor's declaration under penalties of perjury on Form 926 that
the information submitted is true, correct, and complete to the best
of the transferor's knowledge and belief.

(ii) Reporting by corporate transferor. If the transferor is a
corporation, Form 926 must be signed by an authorized officer of the
corporation. If, however, the transferor is a member of an
affiliated group under section 1504(a)(1) that files a consolidated
Federal income tax return, but the transferor is not the common
parent corporation, an authorized officer of the common parent
corporation must sign Form 926.

(iii) Transfers of jointly-owned property. If two or more persons
transfer jointly-owned property to a foreign corporation in a
transfer with respect to which a notice is required under this
section, then each person must report with respect to the particular
interest transferred, specifying the nature and extent of the
interest. However, a husband and wife who jointly file a single
Federal income tax return may file a single Form 926 with their tax
return.

(2) Exceptions and special rules for transfers of stock or
securities under section 367(a)--(i) Transfers on or after July 20,
1998. A U.S. person that transfers stock or securities on or after
July 20, 1998, in a transaction described in section 6038(a)(1)(A)
will be considered to have satisfied the reporting requirement under
section 6038B and paragraph (b)(1) of this section if either--

(A) The U.S. transferor owned less than 5 percent of both the total
voting power and the total value of the transferee foreign
corporation immediately after the transfer (taking into account the
attribution rules of section 318 as modified by section 958(b)), and
either:

(1) The U.S. transferor qualified for nonrecognition treatment with
respect to the transfer (i.e., the transfer was not taxable under
§§1.367(a)-3(b) or (c)); or

(2) The U.S. transferor is a tax-exempt entity and the income was
not unrelated business income; or

(3) The transfer was taxable to the U.S. transferor under
§1.367(a)-3(c), and such person properly reported the income from
the transfer on its timely-filed (including extensions) Federal
income tax return for the taxable year that includes the date of the
transfer; or

(B) The U.S. transferor owned 5 percent or more of the total voting
power or the total value of the transferee foreign corporation
immediately after the transfer (taking into account the attribution
rules of section 318 as modified by section 958(b)) and either:

(1) The transferor (or one or more successors) properly entered into
a gain recognition agreement under §1.367(a)-8; or

(2) The transferor is a tax-exempt entity and the income was not
unrelated business income; or

(3) The transferor properly reported the income from the transfer on
its timely-filed (including extensions) Federal income tax return
for the taxable year that includes the date of the transfer.

(ii) Transfers before July 20, 1998. With respect to transfers
occurring after December 16, 1987, and prior to July 20, 1998, a
U.S. transferor that transferred U.S. or foreign stock or securities
in a transfer described in section 367(a) is not subject to section
6038B if such person is described in paragraph (b)(2)(i)(A) of this
section.

(3) Special rule for transfers of cash. [Reserved].

(4) [Reserved]. For further guidance, see §1.6038B-1T( b)(4).

(c) Information required with respect to transfers described in
section 6038B(a)(1)(A). A U.S. person that transfers property to a
foreign corporation in an exchange described in section 6038B(a)(1)
(A) (including unappreciated property other than cash) must provide
the following information, in paragraphs labelled to correspond with
the number or letter set forth in this paragraph (c) and
§1.6038B-1T(c)(1) through (5). If a particular item is not
applicable to the subject transfer, the taxpayer must list its
heading and state that it is not applicable. For special rules
applicable to transfers of stock or securities, see paragraph (b)(2)
(ii) of this section.

(1) through (5) [Reserved]. For further guidance, see §1.6038B-1T(c)
(1) through (5).

(6) Application of section 367(a)(5). If the asset is transferred in
an exchange described in section 361(a) or (b), a statement that the
conditions set forth in the second sentence of section 367(a)(5) and
any regulations under that section have been satisfied, and an
explanation of any basis or other adjustments made pursuant to
section 367(a)(5) and any regulations thereunder.

(d) and (e) [Reserved]. For further guidance, see §1.6038B-1T(d) and
(e).

(f) Failure to comply with reporting requirements--(1) Consequences
of failure. If a U.S. person is required to file a notice (or
otherwise comply) under paragraph (b) of this section and fails to
comply with the applicable requirements of section 6038B and this
section, then with respect to the particular property as to which
there was a failure to comply--

(i) That property shall not be considered to have been transferred
for use in the active conduct of a trade or business outside of the
United States for purposes of section 367(a) and the regulations
thereunder;

(ii) The U.S. person shall pay a penalty under section 6038B(b)(1)
equal to 10 percent of the fair market value of the transferred
property at the time of the exchange, but in no event shall the
penalty exceed $100,000 unless the failure with respect to such
exchange was due to intentional disregard (described under paragraph
(g)(4) of this section); and

(iii) The period of limitations on assessment of tax upon the
transfer of that property does not expire before the date which is 3
years after the date on which the Secretary is furnished the
information required to be reported under this section. See section
6501(c)(8) and any regulations thereunder.

(2) Failure to comply. A failure to comply with the requirements of
section 6038B is--

(i) The failure to report at the proper time and in the proper
manner any material information required to be reported under the
rules of this section; or

(ii) The provision of false or inaccurate information in purported
compliance with the requirements of this section. Thus, a transferor
that timely files Form 926 with the attachments required under the
rules of this section shall, nevertheless, have failed to comply if,
for example, the transferor reports therein that property will be
used in the active conduct of a trade or business outside of the
United States, but in fact the property continues to be used in a
trade or business within the United States.

(3) Reasonable cause exception. The provisions of paragraph (f)(1)
of this section shall not apply if the transferor shows that a
failure to comply was due to reasonable cause and not willful
neglect. The transferor may do so by providing a written statement
to the district director having jurisdiction of the taxpayer's
return for the year of the transfer, setting forth the reasons for
the failure to comply. Whether a failure to comply was due to
reasonable cause shall be determined by the district director under
all the facts and circumstances.

(4) Definition of intentional disregard. If the transferor fails to
qualify for the exception under paragraph (f)(3) of this section and
if the taxpayer knew of the rule or regulation that was disregarded,
the failure will be considered an intentional disregard of section
6038B, and the monetary penalty under paragraph (f)(1)(ii) of this
section will not be limited to $100,000. See §1.6662-3(b)(2).

(g) Effective date. This section applies to transfers occurring on
or after July 20, 1998. See §1.6038B-1T for transfers occurring
prior to July 20, 1998.

Par. 10. Section 1.6038B-1T is amended as follows:

1. The section heading is revised.

2. Paragraphs (a) through (b)(2) are revised.

3. Paragraph (b)(3) is redesignated as paragraph (b)(4).

4. New paragraph (b)(3) is added and reserved.

5. Paragraph (c) introductory text is revised and paragraph (c)(6)
is added.

6. Paragraph (f) is revised.

7. Paragraph (g) is added.

The revisions and additions read as follows:

§1.6038B-1T Reporting of certain transactions (temporary).

(a) through (b)(2) [Reserved]. For further guidance, see
§1.6038B-1(a) through (b)(2).

(b)(3) [Reserved].

* * * * *

(c) Introductory text [Reserved]. For further guidance, see
§1.6038B-1(c).

* * * * *

(6) [Reserved]. For further guidance, see §1.6038B-1( c)(6).

* * * * *

(f) [Reserved]. For further guidance, see §1.6038B-1( f).

(g) Effective date. This section applies to transfers occurring
after December 31, 1984, except paragraph (e)(1) applies to
transfers occurring on or after September 13, 1996. See
§1.6038B-1T(a) through (b)(2), (c) introductory text, and (f) (26
CFR part 1, revised April 1, 1998) for transfers occurring prior to
July 20, 1998. See §1.6038B-1 for transfers occurring on or after
July 20, 1998.

PART 7--TEMPORARY INCOME TAX REGULATIONS UNDER THE TAX REFORM ACT OF
1976

Par. 11. The authority citation for part 7 continues to read in part
as follows:

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

Par. 12. Section 7.367(b)-1 is amended as follows:

1. Paragraphs (a) and (c)(1) are revised.

2. The authority citation at the end of the section is removed.

The revisions read as follows:

§7.367(b)-1 Other transfers.

(a) [Reserved] For guidance relating to transfers occurring on or
after July 20, 1998, see §1.367(b)-1(a) of this chapter.

* * * * *

(c)(1) [Reserved] For guidance relating to transfers occurring on or
after July 20, 1998, see §1.367(b)-1(c) of this chapter.

* * * * *

Par. 13. Section 7.367(b)-4 is amended as follows:

1. Paragraphs (a) and (b) are revised.

2. The authority citation at the end of the section is removed.

The revision reads as follows:

§7.367(b)-4 Certain changes described in more than one Code
provision.

(a) and (b) [Reserved]. For guidance relating to transfers occurring
on or after July 20, 1998, see §1.367(b)-4(a) and (b) of this
chapter.

* * * * *

Par. 14. Section 7.367(b)-7 is amended as follows:

1. Paragraph (a) is revised.

2. The authority citation at the end of the section is removed.

The revision reads as follows:

§7.367(b)-7 Exchange of stock described in section 354.

(a) [Reserved] For guidance relating to transfers occurring on or
after July 20, 1998, see §1.367(b)-7(a) of this chapter.

* * * * *

PART 602--OMB CONTROL NUMBERS UNDER THE PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT

Par. 15. The authority citation for part 602 continues to read as
follows:

Authority: 26 U.S.C. 7805.

Par. 16. In §602.101, paragraph (c) is amended by:

1. Removing the following entry from the table:

CFR part or section where Current OMB identified and described
control No.

* * * * *

1.367(a)-3T........................................1545-0026

* * * * *

2. Adding the following entry to the table in numerical order to
read as follows:

§602.101 OMB Control numbers.

* * * * *

(c) * * *

CFR part or section where Current OMB identified and described
control No.

* * * * *

1.367(a)-8.........................................1545-1271

* * * * *

Michael P. Dolan
Deputy Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Approved: May 13, 1998
Donald C. Lubick
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury

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