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Form 706-CE (Rev. 10-2019) Page 3
Future developments. For the latest information about Where to file. File Form 706-CE and amended Form 706-CE at
developments related to Form 706-CE and its instructions, such the following address.
as legislation enacted after they were published, go to Internal Revenue Service Center
www.irs.gov/Form706CE. Attn: E&G, Stop 824G
7940 Kentucky Drive
General Instructions Florence, KY 41042-2915
Section references are to the Internal Revenue Code unless If you choose to use a private delivery service (PDS), send Form
otherwise noted. 706-CE to this address. Go to www.irs.gov/PDS for the current
The executor of the decedent’s estate must file Form 706-CE list of designated services.
before the IRS can allow a credit for foreign death taxes claimed Internal Revenue Service Center
on Form 706, United States Estate (and Generation-Skipping Attn: E&G, Stop 824G
Transfer) Tax Return. As explained in the instructions for 7940 Kentucky Drive
Schedule P of Form 706, the credit for foreign death taxes is Florence, KY 41042-2915
authorized either by statute or treaty. See the instructions for
Schedule P of Form 706, section 2014, and the related Paperwork Reduction Act Notice. We ask for the information
regulations for more information on the credit for foreign death on this form to carry out the Internal Revenue laws of the United
taxes and its application in cases involving a death tax treaty, States. You are required to give us the information. We need it
including how to figure the amount of the credit. to ensure that you are complying with these laws and to allow
Prepare three copies of Form 706-CE for each foreign us to figure and collect the right amount of tax.
country’s death tax for which you are claiming credit. Send the You are not required to provide the information requested on
original form and one copy to the foreign government to whom a form that is subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act unless
you paid the tax. Ask that office to certify the form and send it to the form displays a valid OMB control number. Books or
the Internal Revenue Service Center listed below. Keep the third records relating to a form or its instructions must be retained as
copy for your records. long as their contents may become material in the
If the foreign government refuses to certify Form 706-CE, the administration of any Internal Revenue law. Generally, tax
executor must file it directly with the Internal Revenue Service returns and return information are confidential, as required by
Center listed in the Where to file section of these instructions. section 6103.
Complete the entire form, except the certification. Attach a The time needed to complete and file this form will vary
statement under penalties of perjury to explain why the foreign depending on individual circumstances. The estimated average
government did not certify it. In addition, attach a copy of the time is:
foreign death tax return and a copy of the receipt or canceled Recordkeeping. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 min.
check for the payment of the foreign death tax.
Learning about the law or the form . . . . . . . 4 min.
If you or any other person receives a refund of any of the
foreign death tax for which you are claiming this credit, you or Preparing the form . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 min.
the person receiving the refund must notify the Internal Revenue Copying, assembling, and sending
Service Center listed in the Where to file section of these the form to the IRS . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 min.
instructions within 30 days of receiving any refund. Regulations
section 20.2016-1 describes what information to include in this If you have comments concerning the accuracy of these time
notice. The persons who received the refund must pay any estimates or suggestions for making this form simpler, we would
additional federal estate tax due. be happy to hear from you. You can send us comments from
www.irs.gov/FormComments. Or you can write to the Internal
Revenue Service, Tax Forms and Publications Division, 1111
Constitution Ave. NW, IR-6526, Washington, DC 20224. Do not
send the tax form to this address. Instead, see Where to file,
earlier.
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