IRS Corrects Final Regs on GILTI High-Tax Exclusion

Guidance Under Sections 951A and 954 Regarding Income Subject to a High Rate of Foreign Tax; Correcting Amendment

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
26 CFR Part 1

Treasury Decision 9902

RIN 1545–BP15

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury.

ACTION: Correcting amendments.

SUMMARY: This document contains corrections to Treasury Decision 9902, which was published in the Federal Register on Thursday, July 23, 2020. Treasury Decision 9902 contained final regulations under the global intangible low-taxed income and subpart F income provisions of the Internal Revenue Code regarding the treatment of income that is subject to a high rate of foreign tax.

DATES: This correction is effective on October 9, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jorge M. Oben or Larry R. Pounders at (202) 317–6934 (not a toll-free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

The final regulations (TD 9902) that are the subject of this correction are issued under section 951A of the Code.

Need for Correction

As published, the final regulations (TD 9902) contain errors that need to be corrected.

List of Subjects in 26 CFR Part 1

Income taxes, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

Correction of Publication

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

PART 1 — INCOME TAXES

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

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

Par. 2. Section 1.951A-2 is amended by adding a sentence at the end of paragraph (c)(7)(viii)(E)(2)(ii) to read as follows:

§1.951A-2 Tested Income and tested loss.

* * * * *

(c) * * *

(7) * * *

(viii) * * *

(E) * * *

(2) * * *

(ii) * * * Notwithstanding the rule set forth in this paragraph (c)(7)(viii)(E)(2)(ii), a controlled foreign corporation is not a member of a CFC group if, as of the close of its CFC inclusion year, the controlled foreign corporation does not have a controlling domestic shareholder.

Crystal Pemberton,
Senior Federal Register Liaison,
Publications and Regulations Branch,
Legal Processing Division,
Associate Chief Counsel,
(Procedure and Administration).

[FR Doc. 2020-20419 Filed: 10/8/2020 8:45 am; Publication Date: 10/9/2020]