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Pub. 1212, Guide to Original Issue Discount (OID) Instruments 2006 Tax Year

Publication 1212 - Introductory Material

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Sections I-A through III-G available online. The original issue discount tables, Sections I-A through III-G, are now only available on the IRS website at www.irs.gov/formspubs/article/0,,id=109875,00.html. The tables are posted to the website in late November or early December of each year.

Publication 1212 no longer revised annually. Pages 1 through 16 of Publication 1212 will no longer be revised annually. See the above website for Sections I-A through III-G.

Section III-B Student Loan Marketing Association. Short-term obligations reported in Section III-B have been discontinued by the Student Loan Marketing Association.

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This publication has two purposes. Its primary purpose is to help brokers and other middlemen identify publicly offered original issue discount (OID) debt instruments they may hold as nominees for the true owners, so they can file Forms 1099-OID or Forms 1099-INT as required. The other purpose of the publication is to help owners of publicly offered OID debt instruments determine how much OID to report on their income tax returns.

The list of publicly offered OID debt instruments (OID list) is on the IRS website (see What's New on page 1). The information on this list comes from the issuers of the debt instruments and from financial publications and is updated annually. (However, see Debt Instruments Not on the OID List, later.)

Brokers and other middlemen can rely on this list to determine, for information reporting purposes, whether a debt instrument was issued at a discount and the OID to be reported on information returns. However, because the information in the list has generally not been verified by the IRS as correct, the following tax matters are subject to change upon examination by the IRS.

  • The OID reported by owners of a debt instrument on their income tax returns.

  • The issuer's classification of an instrument as debt for federal income tax purposes.

Instructions for issuers of OID debt instruments.   In general, issuers of publicly offered OID debt instruments must, within 30 days after the issue date, report information about the instruments to the IRS on Form 8281, Information Return for Publicly Offered Original Issue Discount Instruments. See the form instructions for more information.

Address you may need
Issuers should report errors in and omissions from the list in writing at the following address:


Internal Revenue Service
OID Publication Project
SE:W:CAR:MP:T
1111 Constitution Ave. NW, IR-6406
Washington, D.C. 20224

REMIC and CDO information reporting requirements.   Brokers and other middlemen must follow special information reporting requirements for real estate mortgage investment conduits (REMIC) regular and collateralized debt obligations (CDO) interests. The rules are explained in Publication 938, Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits (REMICs) Reporting Information.

  Holders of interests in REMICs and CDOs should see chapter 1 of Publication 550 for information on REMICs and CDOs.

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Publication

  • 515 Withholding of Tax on Nonresident Aliens and Foreign Entities

  • 550 Investment Income and Expenses

  • 938 Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits (REMICs) Reporting Information

Form (and Instructions)

  • 1096
    Annual Summary and Transmittal of U.S. Information Returns

  • 1099-B
    Proceeds From Broker and Barter Exchange Transactions

  • 1099-INT
    Interest Income

  • 1099-OID
    Original Issue Discount

  • Schedule B (Form 1040)
    Interest and Ordinary Dividends

  • Schedule D (Form 1040)
    Capital Gains and Losses

  • W-8
    Instructions for the Requester of Forms W-8BEN, W-8ECI, W-8EXP, and W-8IMY

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