Userid: CPM Schema: Leadpct: 100% Pt. size: 10 Draft Ok to Print instrx AH XSL/XML Fileid: … ns/i5471/202401/a/xml/cycle08/source (Init. & Date) _______ Page 1 of 52 7:44 - 25-Jan-2024 The type and rule above prints on all proofs including departmental reproduction proofs. MUST be removed before printing. Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service Instructions for Form 5471 (Rev. January 2024) (Use with the December 2023 revision of Form 5471 and separate Schedules G-1 and Q; the December 2021 revision of separate Schedules E, H, I-1, and M; the December 2020 revision of separate Schedules J, P, and R; and the December 2012 revision of separate Schedule O.) Information Return of U.S. Persons With Respect to Certain Foreign Corporations Section references are to the Internal On page 5 of the form, the question entered “XX” on Form 5471, Revenue Code unless otherwise noted. on Schedule G, line 18, has been Schedule G, line 14, if the answer to Contents Page deleted and replaced with new question 22 of the table in the Future Developments . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 questions 18a and 18b to better instructions was “Yes.” What’s New . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 reflect Regulations section 1.482-2(a) Worksheet A, lines 23 and 25, were General Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 (2)(iii)(B). revised to add a reference to section Purpose of Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 On page 5, the question on 961(c). Who Must File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Schedule G, line 19a, has been Worksheet A, lines 28 and 31, were When and Where To File . . . . . . . . . . 2 reworded to better reflect Regulations amended. Categories of Filers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 section 1.385-3. As a result, the Worksheet A, line 58, was revised Additional Filing Requirements . . . . . . 7 information requested on line 19b(1) to more accurately reflect Regulations Penalties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 has also been reworded. Other Reporting Requirements . . . . . . 8 section 1.951-1(b)(1)(ii)(A). Specific Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Changes to separate Sched- The instructions for Worksheet A, Schedule B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 ule G-1. Line 6b was reworded to line 1a, were clarified by adding a Schedule C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 better reflect Regulations section reference to the limitation on section Schedule F . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 1.482-7A. 954(c)(6) in Regulations section Schedule G . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Changes to separate Schedule Q. 1.245A-5. Schedule I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 On page 1 of the schedule, line 1f now A new instruction for Worksheet A, Instructions for Separate requests “Other Foreign Personal lines 13b, 13d, 13e, 14b, 15b, 16b, Schedules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Holding Company Income.” Filers are 18b, and 19b, was added regarding Schedule E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 directed to see the instructions for an allocation and apportionment of Schedule E-1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 attachment requirement for line 1f. expenses to better reflect Regulations Schedule G-1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Schedule H . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 On page 4 of the schedule, the section 1.954-1(c)(1)(i), (ii), and (iv). Schedule I-1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 following lines have been shaded A new Worksheet H-1 has been Schedule J . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 under column (xv), Loss Allocation. added to these instructions. Also, new Schedule M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 • Lines 3, 3(1), and 3(2), pertaining to Worksheet H-1 Instructions have been Schedule O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 the Tested Income Group. provided. Schedule P . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 • Lines 4, 4(1), and 4(2), pertaining to In the instructions for separate Schedule Q . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 the Residual Income Group. Schedule Q, line 1, the attachment Schedule R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Changes to these instructions. requirement for line 1f has been Principal Business Activity Codes . . . 50 These instructions have been updated clarified. for the aforementioned changes to Future Developments Form 5471 and separate Schedule Q. General Instructions For the latest information about No changes were needed to the developments related to Form 5471, instructions for separate Purpose of Form its schedules, and its instructions, Schedule G-1. such as legislation enacted after they Form 5471 is used by certain U.S. In addition, the following changes were published, go to IRS.gov/ persons who are officers, directors, or have been made. Form5471. shareholders in certain foreign The table of questions for Form corporations. The form and schedules What’s New 5471, Schedule G, line 14, has been are used to satisfy the reporting amended as follows. If the answer to requirements of sections 6038 and Changes to Form 5471. On page 1 question 22 of that table is “Yes,” for 6046, and the related regulations. of the form, new line 1b(3) requests tax year 2023, affected Form 5471 the previous reference ID number(s) filers will enter code “PRS” on Form Who Must File of the foreign corporation, if any. 5471, Schedule G, line 14. For tax Generally, all U.S. persons described year 2022, affected Form 5471 filers in Categories of Filers below must Jan 25, 2024 Cat. No. 49959G |
Page 2 of 52 Fileid: … ns/i5471/202401/a/xml/cycle08/source 7:44 - 25-Jan-2024 The type and rule above prints on all proofs including departmental reproduction proofs. MUST be removed before printing. complete the schedules, statements, U.S. shareholder. For purposes of shareholder with respect to a and/or other information requested in Category 1, a U.S. shareholder is a foreign-controlled section 965 SFC the chart, Filing Requirements for U.S. person who owns (directly, who: Categories of Filers, later. Read the indirectly, or constructively, within the 1. Owns, within the meaning of information for each category carefully meaning of section 958(a) and (b)) section 958(a), stock of a to determine which schedules, 10% or more of the total combined foreign-controlled section 965 SFC; statements, and/or information apply. voting power or value of shares of all and classes of stock of a section 965 SFC. Note. When a schedule is required 2. Is not related (using principles See section 951(b). but all amounts are zero, the schedule of section 954(d)(3)) to the should still be filed with one or more U.S. person. For purposes of foreign-controlled section 965 SFC. zero amounts. For schedules that are Category 1, a U.S. person is: Foreign-controlled section 965 completed by category (that is, 1. A citizen or resident of the SFC. For purposes of Category 1b, a Schedules E, I-1, J, P, and Q), United States; foreign-controlled section 965 SFC is inclusion of a single instance of that 2. A domestic partnership; a foreign corporation that is a section schedule for any separate category will meet the requirement. 3. A domestic corporation; or 965 SFC that would not be a section 965 SFC if the determination were 4. An estate or trust that is not a If the filer is described in more than made without applying subparagraphs foreign estate or trust, as defined in one filing category, do not duplicate (A), (B), and (C) of section 318(a)(3) section 7701(a)(31). information. However, complete all so as to consider a U.S. person as items that apply. For example, if you See section 957(c) for exceptions. owning stock that is owned by a are the sole owner of a CFC (that is, Section 965 SFC. For purposes of foreign person. you are described in Categories 4 and Category 1, a section 965 SFC is: 5a), complete all six pages of Form Category 1c Filer 5471 and separate Schedules E, G-1, 1. A controlled foreign corporation H, I-1, J, M, P, Q, and R. (CFC) (see Category 5 Filers, later, for definition); or A Category 1c filer is a person who is a related constructive U.S. Note. Complete a separate Form 2. Any foreign corporation with shareholder (defined below) of a 5471 and all applicable schedules for respect to which one or more foreign-controlled section 965 SFC each applicable foreign corporation. domestic corporations are U.S. (defined below). This type of Category shareholders. 1 filer extends the relief for certain When and Where To File Category 5 filers announced in However, if a passive foreign Attach Form 5471 to your income tax section 8.03 of Rev. Proc. 2019-40, investment company (PFIC) (as return (or, if applicable, partnership or 2019-43 I.R.B. 982, to similarly defined in section 1297) with respect exempt organization return) and file situated Category 1 filers. to the shareholder is not a CFC, then both by the due date (including such corporation is not a section 965 extensions) for that return. Related constructive U.S. share- SFC. holder. For purposes of Category 1c, Categories of Filers See section 965 and the a related constructive U.S. regulations thereunder for exceptions. shareholder is a U.S. shareholder with Category 1 Filers respect to a foreign-controlled section In general, a Category 1 filer is a Category 1a Filer 965 SFC who: person who was a U.S. shareholder of 1. Does not own, within the a foreign corporation that was a A Category 1a filer is a Category 1 meaning of section 958(a), stock of section 965 specified foreign filer that is not a Category 1b or 1c the foreign-controlled section 965 corporation (SFC) at any time during filer. SFC; and the foreign corporation’s tax year 2. Is related (using principles of ending with or within the U.S. Category 1b Filer section 954(d)(3)) to the shareholder’s tax year, and who foreign-controlled section 965 SFC. owned that stock on the last day in A Category 1b filer is a person who is that year in which the foreign an unrelated section 958(a) U.S. Foreign-controlled section 965 corporation was a section 965 SFC, shareholder (defined below) of a SFC. For purposes of Category 1c, taking into account the regulations foreign-controlled section 965 SFC the term “foreign-controlled section under section 965. There are three (defined below). This type of Category 965 SFC” has the same meaning as different types of Category 1 filers, 1 filer extends the relief for certain provided under Category 1b Filer, each described below: Category 1a Category 5 filers announced in earlier. filers, Category 1b filers, and section 8.02 of Rev. Proc. 2019-40, Category 1c filers. 2019-43 I.R.B. 982, to similarly Additional Information for Except as otherwise provided in the situated Category 1 filers. Category 1 Filers instructions for each type of Category Unrelated section 958(a) U.S. When Category 1 reporting is no 1 filer below, the following definitions shareholder. For purposes of longer required. A Category 1 filer apply for purposes of Category 1. Category 1b, an unrelated section must continue to file all information 958(a) U.S. shareholder is a U.S. required as long as: 2 Instructions for Form 5471 (Rev. 01-2024) |
Page 3 of 52 Fileid: … ns/i5471/202401/a/xml/cycle08/source 7:44 - 25-Jan-2024 The type and rule above prints on all proofs including departmental reproduction proofs. MUST be removed before printing. • The section 965 SFC (or section 5.02 of Notice 2018-13, See Regulations section foreign-controlled section 965 SFC) 2018-6 I.R.B. 341, to similarly situated 1.6046-1(i) for additional information. has accumulated earnings and profits Category 1 filers. U.S. person. For purposes of (E&P) related to section 965 that is Unrelated constructive U.S. share- Category 2, a U.S. person is: reportable on Schedule J (Form holder. A Category 1 filer does not 5471), or 1. A citizen or resident of the have to file Form 5471 if all of the • The Category 1 filer has previously United States; following conditions are met. taxed E&P related to section 965 that 2. A domestic partnership; is reportable on Schedule P (Form 1. The foreign corporation is a 3. A domestic corporation; or 5471). foreign-controlled section 965 SFC. 4. An estate or trust that is not a 2. The Category 1 filer is a U.S. foreign estate or trust, as defined in Category 1 Filers—Exceptions shareholder that does not own stock, section 7701(a)(31). From Filing within the meaning of section 958(a), Certain constructive owners. in the foreign-controlled section 965 See Regulations section • A Category 1 filer does not have to SFC. 1.6046-1(f)(3) for exceptions. file Form 5471 if all of the following 3. The Category 1 filer is not conditions are met. related, using principles of section Additional Information for 1. The Category 1 filer does not 954(d)(3), to the foreign-controlled Category 2 Filers own a direct interest in the foreign section 965 SFC. Foreign sales corporations (FSCs). corporation. This exception implements the Category 2 filers who are 2. The Category 1 filer is required relief for certain Category 5 filers shareholders, officers, and directors to furnish the information requested announced in section 8.04 of Rev. of an FSC (as defined in section 922, solely because of constructive Proc. 2019-40, 2019-43 I.R.B. 982, as in effect before its repeal) must file ownership (as determined under and extends it to Category 1 filers. Form 5471 and a separate Regulations section 1.958-2, Schedule O to report changes in the Other filing exceptions. Certain 1.6038-2(c), or 1.6046-1(i)) from ownership of the FSC. other filing exceptions apply to all another U.S. person. categories of filers. See Additional Category 2 Filers—Exceptions 3. The U.S. person through which Filing Exceptions, later. From Filing the Category 1 filer constructively owns an interest in the foreign Category 2 Filer A Category 2 filer does not have to file corporation files Form 5471 to report This category includes a U.S. citizen Form 5471 if: all of the information required of the or resident who is an officer or director 1. Immediately after a reportable Category 1 filer. of a foreign corporation in which a stock acquisition, three or fewer U.S. U.S. person (defined below) has persons own 95% or more in value of • A Category 1 filer does not have to acquired (in one or more the outstanding stock of the foreign file Form 5471 if it: transactions): corporation and the U.S. person 1. Does not own a direct or making the acquisition files a return 1. Stock that meets the 10% stock indirect interest in the foreign for the acquisition as a Category 3 ownership requirement (defined corporation, and filer; or below) with respect to the foreign 2. Is required to file Form 5471 corporation, or 2. The U.S. person(s) for which solely because of constructive the Category 2 filer is required to file 2. An additional 10% or more (in ownership from a nonresident alien. Form 5471 does not directly own an value or voting power) of the No statement is required to be outstanding stock of the foreign interest in the foreign corporation but attached to the tax return of a corporation. is required to furnish the information Category 1 filer claiming either solely because of constructive stock A U.S. person has acquired stock constructive ownership exception. ownership from a U.S. person and the in a foreign corporation when that See Regulations section 1.6038-2(j) person from whom the stock person has an unqualified right to (2) and (3), and Regulations section ownership is attributed furnishes all of receive the stock, even though the 1.6038-2(l) for additional information. the information required of the stock is not actually issued. See Category 2 filer. No section 958(a) U.S. sharehold- Regulations section 1.6046-1(c) and er. A Category 1 filer does not have to (f)(1) for more details. Other filing exceptions. Certain file Form 5471 if no U.S. shareholder other filing exceptions apply to all 10% stock ownership requirement. (including the Category 1 filer) owns, categories of filers. See Additional For purposes of Category 2, the stock within the meaning of section 958(a), Filing Exceptions, later. ownership threshold is met if a U.S. stock in the section 965 SFC on the person owns: last day in the year of the foreign Category 3 Filer corporation in which it was a section 1. 10% or more of the total value This category includes: 965 SFC and the SFC is a of the foreign corporation's stock, or 1. A U.S. person (defined below) foreign-controlled section 965 SFC. 2. 10% or more of the total who acquires stock in a foreign This exception extends the relief for combined voting power of all classes corporation which, when added to any Category 5 filers announced in of stock with voting rights. stock owned on the date of Instructions for Form 5471 (Rev. 01-2024) 3 |
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A domestic corporation; and of an FSC (as defined in section 922, ownership requirement with respect to as in effect before its repeal) must file 6. An estate or trust that is not a the foreign corporation; Form 5471 and a separate foreign estate or trust, as defined in 3. A person who is treated as a Schedule O to report changes in the section 7701(a)(31). U.S. shareholder under section 953(c) ownership of the FSC. with respect to the foreign corporation; See Regulations section 4. A person who becomes a U.S. Category 3 Filers—Exception 1.6038-2(d) for exceptions. person while meeting the 10% stock From Filing Control. For purposes of Category 4, ownership requirement with respect to A Category 3 filer does not have to a U.S. person has control of a foreign the foreign corporation; or file Form 5471 if all of the following corporation if, at any time during that 5. A U.S. person who disposes of conditions are met. person's tax year, it owns stock sufficient stock in the foreign 1. The Category 3 filer does not possessing: corporation to reduce his or her own a direct interest in the foreign 1. More than 50% of the total interest to less than the 10% stock corporation. combined voting power of all classes ownership requirement. 2. The Category 3 filer is required of stock of the foreign corporation For more information, see section to furnish the information requested entitled to vote, or 6046 and Regulations section solely because of constructive 2. More than 50% of the total 1.6046-1. ownership (as determined under value of shares of all classes of stock Regulations section 1.958-2, of the foreign corporation. 10% stock ownership requirement. 1.6038-2(c), or 1.6046-1(i)) from For purposes of Category 3, the stock another U.S. person. For purposes of Category 4, a person in control of a corporation that, ownership threshold is met if a U.S. 3. The U.S. person through which in turn, owns more than 50% of the person owns: the Category 3 filer constructively combined voting power, or the value, 1. 10% or more of the total value owns an interest in the foreign of all classes of stock of another of the foreign corporation's stock, or corporation files Form 5471 to report corporation is also treated as being in 2. 10% or more of the total all of the information required of the control of such other corporation. combined voting power of all classes Category 3 filer. Example. Corporation A owns of stock with voting rights. No statement is required to be 51% of the voting stock in Corporation See Regulations section attached to tax returns for persons B. Corporation B owns 51% of the 1.6046-1(i) for additional information. claiming this constructive ownership voting stock in Corporation C. exception. U.S. person. For purposes of Corporation C owns 51% of the voting Category 3, a U.S. person is: Other filing exceptions. Certain stock in Corporation D. Therefore, 1. A citizen or resident of the other filing exceptions apply to all Corporation D is controlled by United States; categories of filers. See Additional Corporation A. Filing Exceptions, later. For more details on “control” for 2. A domestic partnership; 3. A domestic corporation; or Category 4 Filer purposes of Category 4, see section 6038(e)(2) and Regulations section 4. An estate or trust that is not a This category includes a U.S. person 1.6038-2(b) and (c). foreign estate or trust, as defined in (defined below) who had control section 7701(a)(31). (defined below) of a foreign Additional Information for corporation during the annual Category 4 Filers See Regulations section accounting period of the foreign 1.6046-1(f)(3) for exceptions. corporation. Foreign sales corporations (FSCs). • Category 4 filers who are Additional Information for U.S. person. For purposes of shareholders of an FSC are not Category 3 Filers Category 4, a U.S. person is: subject to the subpart F rules with 1. A citizen or resident of the respect to the FSC for: Statement required. Category 3 United States; filers must attach a statement that 1. Exempt foreign trade income; includes: 2. A nonresident alien for whom an 2. Deductions that are election is in effect under section 1. The amount and type of any apportioned or allocated to exempt 6013(g) to be treated as a resident of indebtedness the foreign corporation foreign trade income; the United States; has with the related persons 3. Nonexempt foreign trade described in Regulations section 3. An individual for whom an income (other than section 923(a)(2) 1.6046-1(b)(11), and election is in effect under section nonexempt income, within the 4 Instructions for Form 5471 (Rev. 01-2024) |
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Regulations section 1.921-1T(b)(3). corporation that has U.S. However, these filers are required to • Category 4 filers who are shareholders that own (directly, file Form 5471 for an FSC, regardless shareholders of an FSC are subject to indirectly, or constructively, within the of whether it has filed Form the subpart F rules for: meaning of section 958(a) and (b)) on 1120-FSC, if the filer has inclusions any day of the tax year of the foreign 1. All other types of FSC income with respect to the FSC under section corporation, more than 50% of: (including section 923(a)(2) 951(a) (as described above). nonexempt income within the 1. The total combined voting meaning of section 927(d)(6), as in Other filing exceptions. Certain power of all classes of its voting stock, effect before its repeal); other filing exceptions apply to all or categories of filers. See Additional 2. Investment income and carrying Filing Exceptions, later. 2. The total value of the stock of charges (as defined in section 927(c) the corporation. and (d)(1), as in effect before its Category 5 Filers For purposes only of taking into repeal); and In general, a Category 5 filer is a account income described in section 3. All other FSC income that is not person who was a U.S. shareholder 953(a) (relating to insurance income), foreign trade income or investment (defined below) that owned stock in a a CFC also includes a foreign income or carrying charges. foreign corporation that was a CFC corporation that is described in (defined below) at any time during the section 957(b); and for purposes only Category 4 Filers—Exceptions foreign corporation’s tax year ending of taking into account related person From Filing with or within the U.S. shareholder’s insurance income, a CFC includes a Certain constructive owners. tax year, and who owned that stock on foreign corporation described in • A Category 4 filer does not have to the last day in that year in which the section 953(c)(1)(B). file Form 5471 if all of the following foreign corporation was a CFC. There conditions are met. are three different types of Category 5 Category 5a Filer filers, each described below: 1. The Category 4 filer does not Category 5a filers, Category 5b filers, A Category 5a filer is a Category 5 own a direct interest in the foreign and Category 5c filers. corporation. filer that is not a Category 5b or 5c 2. The Category 4 filer is required Except as otherwise provided in the filer. to furnish the information requested instructions for each type of Category solely because of constructive 5 filer below, the following definitions Category 5b Filer ownership (as determined under apply for purposes of Category 5. Regulations section 1.958-2, U.S. shareholder. For purposes of A person is a Category 5b filer if they 1.6038-2(c), or 1.6046-1(i)) from Category 5, a U.S. shareholder is a are an unrelated section 958(a) U.S. another U.S. person. U.S. person (defined below) who: shareholder (defined below) of a foreign-controlled CFC (defined 3. The U.S. person through which 1. Owns (directly, indirectly, or below). This type of Category 5 filer the Category 4 filer constructively constructively, within the meaning of implements the relief for certain owns an interest in the foreign section 958(a) and (b)) 10% or more Category 5 filers announced in corporation files Form 5471 to report of the total combined voting power or section 8.02 of Rev. Proc. 2019-40, all of the information required of the value of shares of all classes of stock 2019-43 I.R.B. 982. Category 4 filer. of a CFC; or Unrelated section 958(a) U.S. • A Category 4 filer does not have to 2. Owns (either directly or shareholder. For purposes of file Form 5471 if it: indirectly, within the meaning of Category 5b, an unrelated section section 958(a)) any stock of a CFC 1. Does not own a direct or 958(a) U.S. shareholder is a U.S. (as defined in sections 953(c)(1)(B) indirect interest in the foreign shareholder with respect to a and 957(b)), unless the foreign corporation, and foreign-controlled CFC who: corporation has an effective section 2. Is required to file Form 5471 953(c)(3)(C) election in place for the 1. Owns, within the meaning of solely because of constructive tax year. section 958(a), stock of a ownership from a nonresident alien. foreign-controlled CFC; and U.S. person. For purposes of No statement is required to be 2. Is not related (using principles Category 5, a U.S. person is: attached to the tax return of a of section 954(d)(3)) to the Category 4 filer claiming either 1. A citizen or resident of the foreign-controlled CFC. constructive ownership exception. United States; Foreign-controlled CFC. For See Regulations section 1.6038-2(j) 2. A domestic partnership; purposes of Category 5b, a (2) and (3), and Regulations section 3. A domestic corporation; or foreign-controlled CFC is a foreign 1.6038-2(l) for additional information. corporation that is a CFC that would Instructions for Form 5471 (Rev. 01-2024) 5 |
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The filer is a U.S. shareholder 3. All other FSC income that is not are a related constructive U.S. that does not own stock, within the foreign trade income or investment shareholder (defined below) of a meaning of section 958(a), in the income or carrying charges. foreign-controlled CFC (defined foreign-controlled CFC. below). This type of Category 5 filer Category 5 Filers—Exceptions 3. The filer is not related, using implements the relief for certain From Filing principles of section 954(d)(3), to the Category 5 filers announced in foreign-controlled CFC. section 8.03 of Rev. Proc. 2019-40, Certain constructive owners. 2019-43 I.R.B. 982. • A Category 5 filer does not have to See section 8.04 of Rev. Proc. file Form 5471 if all of the following 2019-40, 2019-43 I.R.B. 982, for Related constructive U.S. share- conditions are met. additional information. holder. For purposes of Category 5c, a related constructive U.S. 1. The Category 5 filer does not FSCs. Category 5 filers are not shareholder is a U.S. shareholder with own a direct interest in the foreign required to file a Form 5471 (in order respect to a foreign-controlled CFC corporation. to satisfy the requirements of section who: 2. The Category 5 filer is required 6038) if the FSC has filed a Form 1. Does not own, within the to furnish the information requested 1120-FSC. See Temporary meaning of section 958(a), stock of solely because of constructive Regulations section 1.921-1T(b)(3). the foreign-controlled CFC; and ownership (as determined under However, these filers are required to Regulations section 1.958-2, file Form 5471 for an FSC, regardless 2. Is related (using principles of 1.6038-2(c), or 1.6046-1(i)) from of whether it has filed Form section 954(d)(3)) to the another U.S. person. 1120-FSC, if the filer has inclusions foreign-controlled CFC. with respect to the FSC under section 3. The U.S. person through which Foreign-controlled CFC. For the Category 5 filer constructively 951(a) (as described above). purposes of Category 5c, the term owns an interest in the foreign Other filing exceptions. Certain “foreign-controlled CFC” has the same corporation files Form 5471 to report other filing exceptions apply to all meaning as defined in Category 5b all of the information required of the categories of filers. See Additional Filer, earlier. Category 5 filer. Filing Exceptions next. Additional Information for • A Category 5 filer does not have to Category 5 Filers file Form 5471 if it: Additional Filing Exceptions 1. Does not own a direct or Foreign sales corporations (FSCs). indirect interest in the foreign Multiple filers of same information. • Category 5 filers who are corporation, and With respect to any category of filer, shareholders of an FSC are not one person may file Form 5471 and subject to the subpart F rules with 2. Is required to file Form 5471 respect to the FSC for: solely because of constructive the applicable schedules for other ownership from a nonresident alien. persons who have the same filing 1. Exempt foreign trade income; requirements. If you and one or more 2. Deductions that are No statement is required to be other persons are required to furnish apportioned or allocated to exempt attached to the tax return of a information for the same foreign foreign trade income; Category 5 filer claiming either corporation for the same period, a constructive ownership exception. joint information return that contains 3. Nonexempt foreign trade See Regulations section 1.6038-2(j) the required information may be filed income (other than section 923(a)(2) (2) and (3), and Regulations section with your tax return or with the tax nonexempt income, within the 1.6038-2(l) for additional information. return of any one of the other persons. meaning of section 927(d)(6), as in effect before repeal); and No section 958(a) U.S. sharehold- For example, a U.S. person described 4. Any deductions that are er. A Category 5 filer does not have to in Category 5 may file a joint Form apportioned or allocated to the file Form 5471 if no U.S. shareholder 5471 with a Category 4 filer or another nonexempt foreign trade income (including the Category 5 filer) owns, Category 5 filer; similarly, a U.S. described above. within the meaning of section 958(a), person described in Category 5b may stock in the CFC on the last day in the file a joint Form 5471 with a Category • Category 5 filers who are year of the foreign corporation in 4 or 5a filer or another Category 5b shareholders of an FSC are subject to which it was a CFC and the CFC is a filer (but not a Category 5c filer). the subpart F rules for: foreign-controlled CFC. See section However, for Category 3 filers, the required information may only be filed 6 Instructions for Form 5471 (Rev. 01-2024) |
Page 7 of 52 Fileid: … ns/i5471/202401/a/xml/cycle08/source 7:44 - 25-Jan-2024 The type and rule above prints on all proofs including departmental reproduction proofs. MUST be removed before printing. by another person having an equal or CFC is considered to have types of transactions that the IRS has greater interest (measured in terms of participated in a reportable determined to be a tax avoidance value or voting power of the stock of transaction under the rules of transaction and identified by notice, the foreign corporation). Regulations section 1.6011-4(c)(3)(i) regulation, or other published The person that files Form 5471 (G), the shareholder is required to guidance as a listed transaction. must complete Form 5471 in the disclose information for each 2. Any transaction offered under manner described in the instructions reportable transaction. Form 8886, conditions of confidentiality for which for item H. All persons identified in Reportable Transaction Disclosure the corporation (or a related party) item H must attach a statement to Statement, must be filed for each tax paid an advisor a fee of at least their income tax return that includes year indicated in Regulations section $250,000. the information described in the 1.6011-4(c)(3)(i)(G). The following are 3. Certain transactions for which instructions for item H. See reportable transactions. the corporation (or a related party) Regulations section 1.6038-2(j)(1) 1. Any listed transaction, which is has contractual protection against and (3) for additional information. a transaction that is the same as or disallowance of the tax benefits. substantially similar to one of the Domestic corporations. Shareholders are not required to file Form 5471 for a foreign insurance Filing Requirements for Categories of Filers company that has elected (under section 953(d)) to be treated as a Table of Required Information domestic corporation and has filed a U.S. income tax return for its tax year Category of Filer Required Information* under that provision. See Rev. Proc. 1a 1b 1c 2 3 4 5a 5b 5c 2003-47, 2003-28 I.R.B. 55, available The identifying information on page at IRS.gov/irb/ 1 of Form 5471 above Schedule A; 2003-28_IRB#RP-2003-47, for see Specific Instructions procedural rules regarding the Schedule A election under section 953(d). Schedule B, Part I Additional Filing Schedule B, Part II Requirements Schedules C and F Section 338 election. If a section 338 election is made with respect to a Separate Schedule E 1 2 1 2 qualified stock purchase of a foreign target corporation for which a Form Schedule E-1 (included with 1 1 separate Schedule E) 5471 must be filed: • A purchaser (or its U.S. Schedule G shareholder) must attach a copy of Separate Schedule G-1 Form 8883, Asset Allocation Statement Under Section 338, to the Separate Schedule H first Form 5471 for the new foreign target corporation (see the Schedule I Instructions for Form 8883 for details); Separate Schedule I-1 • A seller (or its U.S. shareholder) must attach a copy of Form 8883 to Separate Schedule J the last Form 5471 for the old foreign target corporation; Separate Schedule M • A U.S. shareholder that files a section 338 election on behalf of a Separate Schedule O, Part I foreign purchasing corporation that is Separate Schedule O, Part II a CFC pursuant to Regulations section 1.338-2(e)(3) must attach a Separate Schedule P copy of Form 8023, Elections Under Section 338 for Corporations Making Separate Schedule Q Qualified Stock Purchases, to the Separate Schedule R Form 5471 filed with respect to the purchasing corporation for the tax * See also Additional Filing Requirements. year that includes the acquisition date 1 Schedules E and E-1 are required for an Unrelated section 958(a) U.S. shareholder. only if the filer claims (see the Instructions for Form 8023 for deemed paid foreign income taxes of the foreign-controlled section 965 SFC or foreign-controlled CFC details). under section 960 for the filer’s tax year. See Rev. Proc. 2019-40 for more details. Reportable transaction disclosure 2 Related constructive U.S. shareholder. only need to complete Schedule E (they can leave Schedule E-1 statement. If a U.S. shareholder of a blank). See Rev. Proc. 2019-40 for more details. Instructions for Form 5471 (Rev. 01-2024) 7 |
Page 8 of 52 Fileid: … ns/i5471/202401/a/xml/cycle08/source 7:44 - 25-Jan-2024 The type and rule above prints on all proofs including departmental reproduction proofs. MUST be removed before printing. 4. Certain transactions resulting in section 6038(a) within the time Section 6662(j). Penalties may be a loss of at least $10 million in any prescribed. If the information is not imposed for undisclosed foreign single year or $20 million in any filed within 90 days after the IRS has financial asset understatements. No combination of years. mailed a notice of the failure to the penalty will be imposed with respect 5. Any transaction identified by the U.S. person, an additional $10,000 to any portion of an underpayment if IRS by notice, regulation, or other penalty (per foreign corporation) is the taxpayer can demonstrate that the published guidance as a “transaction charged for each 30-day period, or failure to comply was due to of interest.” See Notice 2009-55, fraction thereof, during which the reasonable cause with respect to 2009-31 I.R.B. 170, available at failure continues after the 90-day such portion of the underpayment and IRS.gov/irb/ period has expired. The additional the taxpayer acted in good faith with 2009-31_IRB#NOT-2009-55. penalty is limited to a maximum of respect to such portion of the $50,000 for each failure. underpayment. See sections 6662(j) For more information, see • Any person who fails to file or report and 6664(c) for additional information. Regulations section 1.6011-4. Also, all of the information required within see the Instructions for Form 8886. the time prescribed will be subject to a Inapplicability of certain penalties. Penalties. The U.S. shareholder reduction of 10% of the foreign taxes Certain penalties under sections 6038 may have to pay a penalty if it is available for credit under sections 901 and 6662 may be waived for certain required to disclose a reportable and 960. If the failure continues 90 persons under Rev. Proc. 2019-40. transaction under section 6011 and days or more after the date the IRS See section 7 of Rev. Proc. 2019-40 fails to properly complete and file mails notice of the failure to the U.S. for more details. Form 8886. Penalties may also apply person, an additional 5% reduction is under section 6707A if the U.S. made for each 3-month period, or Other Reporting shareholder fails to file Form 8886 fraction thereof, during which the with its income tax return, fails to failure continues after the 90-day Requirements provide a copy of Form 8886 to the period has expired. See section Reporting exchange rates on Form Office of Tax Shelter Analysis (OTSA), 6038(c)(2) for limits on the amount of 5471. When translating amounts from or files a form that fails to include all this penalty. functional currency to U.S. dollars, the information required (or includes See Regulations sections 1.6038-1(j) you must use the method specified in incorrect information). Other (4) and 1.6038-2(k)(3) for alleviation these instructions. For example, when penalties, such as an of this penalty in certain cases. translating amounts to be reported on accuracy-related penalty under Failure to file information required Schedule E, you must generally use section 6662A, may also apply. See by section 6046 and the related the average exchange rate as defined the Instructions for Form 8886 for regulations (Form 5471 and in section 986(a). But, regardless of details on these and other penalties. Schedule O). Any person who fails the specific method required, all Reportable transactions by materi- to file or report all of the information exchange rates must be reported al advisors. Material advisors to any requested by section 6046 is subject using a “divide-by convention” reportable transaction must disclose to a $10,000 penalty for each such rounded to at least four places. That certain information about the failure for each reportable transaction. is, the exchange rate must be reportable transaction by filing Form If the failure continues for more than reported in terms of the amount by 8918, Material Advisor Disclosure 90 days after the date the IRS mails which the functional currency amount Statement, with the IRS. For details, notice of the failure, an additional must be divided in order to reflect an see the Instructions for Form 8918. $10,000 penalty will apply for each equivalent amount of U.S. dollars. As 30-day period, or fraction thereof, such, the exchange rate must be Reporting other foreign financial during which the failure continues reported as the units of foreign assets. If you have other foreign after the 90-day period has expired. currency that equal one U.S. dollar, financial assets, you may be required The additional penalty is limited to a rounded to at least four places. Do to file Form 8938, Statement of maximum of $50,000. See section not report the exchange rate as the Specified Foreign Financial Assets. 6679. number of U.S. dollars that equal one However, you are not required to unit of foreign currency. report any items otherwise reported Criminal penalties. Criminal on Form 5471 on that form. See the penalties under sections 7203, 7206, Note. You must round the result to Instructions for Form 8938 for more and 7207 may apply for failure to file more than four places if failure to do information. the information required by sections so would materially distort the 6038 and 6046. exchange rate or the equivalent amount of U.S. dollars. Penalties Note. Any person required to file Example. During its annual Form 5471 and Schedule J, M, or O accounting period, the foreign Failure to file information required who agrees to have another person corporation paid income taxes of by section 6038(a) (Form 5471 and file the form and schedules for them 30,255,400 Yen to Japan. The Schedule M). may be subject to the above penalties Schedule E instructions specify that • A $10,000 penalty is imposed for if the other person does not file a the foreign corporation must translate each annual accounting period of correct and proper form and schedule. each foreign corporation for failure to these amounts into U.S. dollars at the furnish the information required by average exchange rate for the tax year 8 Instructions for Form 5471 (Rev. 01-2024) |
Page 9 of 52 Fileid: … ns/i5471/202401/a/xml/cycle08/source 7:44 - 25-Jan-2024 The type and rule above prints on all proofs including departmental reproduction proofs. MUST be removed before printing. to which the tax relates in accordance Specifications for Substitute Forms 362(e)(2)(C) to limit the transferor's with the rules of section 986(a). The and Schedules, which reprints the basis in the stock received instead of average exchange rate is 108.8593 most recent applicable revenue the transferee's basis in the Japanese Yen to one U.S. dollar or procedure. Pub. 1167 is available at transferred property. The election is (0.009184) U.S. dollar to one IRS.gov/Pub. 1167. made by a statement as provided in Japanese Yen. The foreign Regulations section 1.362-4(d)(3). corporation divides 30,255,400 Yen by Dormant Foreign Corporations 108.8593 to determine the U.S. dollar Rev. Proc. 92-70, 1992-2 C.B. 435, Do not attach the statement amount to enter in column (l) of provides a summary filing procedure ! described above to Form Schedule E, Part I, Section 1, line 1. for filing Form 5471 for a dormant CAUTION 5471. Line 1 of Schedule E, Part I, Section foreign corporation (defined in section 1, is completed in relevant part as 3 of Rev. Proc. 92-70). This summary Corrections to Form 5471 follows. filing procedure will satisfy the If you file a Form 5471 that you later • Enter the name of the payor entity in reporting requirements of sections determine is incomplete or incorrect, column (a). 6038 and 6046. file a corrected Form 5471 with an amended tax return, using the • Enter the payor entity’s employer If you elect the summary amended return instructions for the identification number (EIN) or procedure, complete only page 1 of return with which you originally filed reference ID number in column (b). Form 5471 for each dormant foreign Form 5471. Enter “Corrected” at the • Enter “JA” in column (d). corporation as follows. top of the form and attach a statement • • Enter “JPY” in column (i). The top margin of the summary identifying the changes. • Enter “30,255,400 Yen” in column return must be labeled “Filed Pursuant (j). to Rev. Proc. 92-70 for Dormant Foreign Disregarded Entities • Enter “108.8593” in column (k). Foreign Corporation.” and Branches • • Enter “277,931” in column (l). Include filer information such as If the foreign corporation for which you Computer-Generated Form name and address, items A through are furnishing information is the tax 5471 and Schedules C, and tax year. owner of a foreign disregarded entity • Include corporate information such Generally, all computer-generated (FDE) or foreign branch (FB), or a as the dormant corporation's annual forms must receive prior approval from partner in a partnership, the amounts accounting period (below the title of the IRS and are subject to an annual reported on Form 8858, Schedules the form) and items 1a, 1b, 1c, and review. However, see the Exception K-1 and K-3 of Form 1065, or 1d. below. Requests for approval may be Schedules K-1 and K-3 of Form 8865 For more information, see Rev. Proc. submitted electronically to must be included in determining the 92-70. substituteforms@irs.gov, or requests amounts reported on Form 5471. The may be mailed to: File this summary return in the “tax owner” of an FDE is the person manner described under When and that is treated as owning the assets Internal Revenue Service Where To File, earlier. and liabilities of the FDE for purposes Attention: Substitute Forms of U.S. income tax law. Program Treaty-Based Return Positions SE:W:CAR:MP:P:TP You are generally required to file Form Specific Instructions 1111 Constitution Ave. NW 8833, Treaty-Based Return Position Room 6554 Disclosure Under Section 6114 or Important. If the information required Washington, DC 20224 7701(b), to disclose a return position in a given section exceeds the space that any treaty of the United States provided within that section, do not Exception. If a computer-generated (such as an income tax treaty; an enter “See attached” in the section Form 5471 and its schedules conform estate and gift tax treaty; or a and then attach all of the information to and do not deviate from the official friendship, commerce, and navigation on additional sheets. Instead, form and schedules, they may be filed treaty): complete all entry spaces in the without prior approval from the IRS. • Overrides or modifies any provision section and attach the remaining of the Internal Revenue Code; and information on additional sheets. The Important. Be sure to attach the • Causes, or potentially causes, a additional sheets must conform with approval letter to Form 5471. reduction of any tax incurred at any the IRS version of that section. However, if the computer-generated time. form is identical to the IRS-prescribed Identifying Information See Form 8833 for exceptions. form, it does not need to go through Annual Accounting Period the approval process, and an Failure to make a required attachment is not necessary. disclosure may result in a $1,000 Enter, in the space provided below the penalty ($10,000 for a C corporation). title of Form 5471, the annual Every year, the IRS issues a See section 6712. accounting period of the foreign revenue procedure to provide corporation for which you are guidance for filers of Section 362(e)(2)(C) Elections furnishing information. Except for computer-generated forms. In The transferor and transferee in information contained on Schedule O, addition, every year, the IRS issues certain section 351 transactions may report information for the tax year of Pub. 1167, General Rules and make a joint election under section the foreign corporation that ends with Instructions for Form 5471 (Rev. 01-2024) 9 |
Page 10 of 52 Fileid: … ns/i5471/202401/a/xml/cycle08/source 7:44 - 25-Jan-2024 The type and rule above prints on all proofs including departmental reproduction proofs. MUST be removed before printing. or within your tax year. When filing has a P.O. box, show the box number information, see the Instructions for Schedule O, report acquisitions, instead. Form 8938, generally, and in dispositions, and organizations or particular, Duplicative Reporting and Foreign address. Enter the reorganizations that occurred during the specific instructions for Part IV, information in the following order: city, your tax year. Excepted Specified Foreign Financial province or state, and country. Follow Assets. Section 898 specified foreign cor- the country's practice for entering the poration (SFC). The annual postal code, if any. Do not abbreviate Item F—Alternative Information accounting period of an SFC (as the country name. Under Rev. Proc. 2019-40 defined in section 898) is generally required to be the tax year of the Item A—Identifying Number Check the item F checkbox if Form corporation's majority U.S. The identifying number of an 5471 has been completed using shareholder. If there is more than one individual is his or her social security alternative information (as defined in majority shareholder, the required tax number (SSN). The identifying section 3.01 of Rev. Proc. 2019-40). year will be the tax year that results in number of all others is their EIN. If a Section 5 of Rev. Proc. 2019-40 the least aggregate deferral of income U.S. corporation that owns stock in a provides a safe harbor for determining to all U.S. shareholders of the foreign foreign corporation is a member of a certain items, including taxable corporation. consolidated group, list the common income and E&P, of certain CFCs parent as the person filing the return For these purposes, section 898(b) based on alternative information. and enter its EIN in item A. defines an SFC as any foreign Specifically, in the case of a corporation: Item B—Category of Filer foreign-controlled CFC with respect to which there is no related section 1. That is treated as a CFC for any Complete item B to indicate the 958(a) U.S. shareholder, if information purpose under subpart F, and category or categories that describe satisfying the requirements of 2. In which more than 50% of the the person filing this return. If more Regulations section 1.952-2(a), (b), total voting power or value of all than one category applies, check all and (c)(2) and section 964 and the classes of stock of the corporation is boxes that apply. See Categories of regulations thereunder is not readily treated as owned by a U.S. Filers, earlier. available to an unrelated section shareholder. 958(a) U.S. shareholder or an Note. If you satisfy the requirements For more information, see section of both Category 4 and Category 5a unrelated constructive U.S. 898 and Rev. Proc. 2006-45, 2006-45 filers, only check the box for Category shareholder with respect to the I.R.B. 851, available at IRS.gov/irb/ 4 and leave the box for Category 5a foreign-controlled CFC, an amount 2006-45_IRB#RP-2006-45, as blank. reported on a Form 5471 may be modified by Rev. Proc. 2007-64, determined by the unrelated section 2007-42 I.R.B. 818, available at Item C—Percentage of Voting 958(a) U.S. shareholder or the IRS.gov/irb/ Stock Owned unrelated constructive U.S. 2007-42_IRB#RP-2007-64. Enter the total percentage of the shareholder, as applicable, on the foreign corporation's voting power you basis of alternative information Name of Person Filing This owned directly, indirectly, or (without adjustments other than those Return constructively at the end of the described in section 3.01(b) and 3.10 The name of the person filing Form corporation's annual accounting of the revenue procedure) with 5471 is generally the name of the U.S. period. respect to the foreign-controlled CFC. person described in the applicable See section 3 of Rev. Proc. 2019-40 category or categories of filers (see Item D—Final Year for definitions of terms. Categories of Filers, earlier). However, Check the item D checkbox only if this Section 6 of Rev. Proc. 2019-40 in the case of a consolidated return, is the final year of the foreign provides a safe harbor for determining enter the name of the U.S. parent in corporation's existence as a certain items of certain SFCs based the field for “Name of person filing this corporation for federal tax purposes, on alternative information. Specifically, return.” Be sure to list each U.S. for example, if a reorganization has in the case of an SFC, other than shareholder of the foreign corporation occurred, a complete liquidation has either a foreign-controlled CFC with in Schedule B, Part I. occurred, or an election to treat the respect to which there is no related foreign corporation as a disregarded section 958(a) U.S. shareholder or a Name change. If the name of either entity has been made. If this item D is U.S. controlled CFC, if information the person filing the return or the checked, complete Schedule O. satisfying the requirements of section corporation whose activities are being reported changed within the past 3 Item E—Excepted Specified 964 and the regulations thereunder is years, show the prior name(s) in Foreign Financial Assets not readily available to an unrelated section 958(a) U.S. shareholder or an parentheses after the current name. Check the item E checkbox if any unrelated constructive U.S. Address excepted specified foreign financial shareholder with respect to the SFC, assets are reported on Form 5471. If Include the suite, room, or other unit an amount reported on a Form 5471 this is the case, you do not have to number after the street address. If the may be determined by the unrelated also report these assets on Form post office does not deliver mail to the section 958(a) U.S. shareholder or the 8938. It is only necessary to complete street address and the U.S. person unrelated constructive U.S. Form 8938, Part IV, line 17. For more shareholder, as applicable, on the 10 Instructions for Form 5471 (Rev. 01-2024) |
Page 11 of 52 Fileid: … ns/i5471/202401/a/xml/cycle08/source 7:44 - 25-Jan-2024 The type and rule above prints on all proofs including departmental reproduction proofs. MUST be removed before printing. basis of alternative information Item H—Person(s) on Whose Exception. If the person who is filing (without adjustments other than those Behalf This Information Return Form 5471 on behalf of others is described in sections 3.01(b) and Is Filed married to a person identified in item 3.10 of the revenue procedure) with H and they are filing Form 1040 jointly, respect to the SFC. See section 3 of One person may file Form 5471 and Rev. Proc. 2019-40 for definitions of the applicable schedules for other the statement described above does terms. persons who have the same filing not have to be attached to the jointly requirements. See Multiple filers of filed Form 1040. Item G—Alternative Information same information, earlier. The person All persons identified in item H Code that files the required information on ! must complete a separate If the item F checkbox is checked, behalf of other persons must CAUTION Schedule P (Form 5471) if the enter the applicable code from the list complete a joint Form 5471 according person is a U.S. shareholder provided below. to the applicable column(s) of the described in Category 1a, 1b, 4, 5a, or Filing Requirements for Categories of 5b. In such a case, the Schedule P Audited separate-entity financial Filers, earlier. This includes must be attached to the statement statements of the foreign corporation that completing item H on page 1 of the described above. 01 are prepared in accordance with U.S. form. When completing item H with generally accepted accounting principles respect to members of a consolidated Item 1b(2)—Reference ID (U.S. GAAP). group, identify only the direct owners Number Audited separate-entity financial in item H (constructive owners are not A reference ID number (defined statements of the foreign corporation that required to be listed). 02 below) is required in item 1b(2) only in are prepared on the basis of international A separate Schedule I must be filed cases where no EIN was entered in financial reporting standards (IFRS). for each person described in Category item 1b(1) for the foreign corporation. Audited separate-entity financial 4, 5a, or 5b. For each Category 4, 5a, However, filers are permitted to enter statements of the foreign corporation that or 5b filer that is required to file a both an EIN in item 1b(1) and a are prepared on the basis of the generally Schedule I, send a copy of their reference ID number in item 1b(2). If 03 accepted accounting principles of the jurisdiction in which the foreign separate Schedule I to them to assist applicable, enter the reference ID corporation is organized (“local-country them in completing their tax return. number you have assigned to the foreign corporation identified in item GAAP”). A separate Worksheet H-1 must be 1a. Unaudited separate-entity financial attached for each person described in statements of the foreign corporation that 04 Category 4, 5a, 5b, or 5c. For each A “reference ID number” is a are prepared in accordance with U.S. Category 4, 5a, 5b, or 5c filer that is number established by or on behalf of GAAP. required to file Worksheet H-1, send a the U.S. person identified at the top of Unaudited separate-entity financial copy of their separate Worksheet H-1 page 1 of the form that is assigned to 05 statements of the foreign corporation that to them to assist them in completing a foreign corporation with respect to are prepared on the basis of IFRS. their tax return. which Form 5471 reporting is Unaudited separate-entity financial required. These numbers are used to statements of the foreign corporation that Note. New Worksheet H-1 may be uniquely identify the foreign are prepared on the basis of local-country 06 found later in these instructions. See corporation in order to keep track of GAAP. Worksheet H-1 and Worksheet H-1 the corporation from tax year to tax Separate-entity records used by the Instructions, later. year. 07 foreign corporation for tax reporting. Filing requirements for persons The reference ID number must Separate-entity records used by the identified in item H. Except for meet the requirements set forth below. foreign corporation for internal members of the filer's consolidated 08 management controls or regulatory or return group, all persons identified in Note. Because reference ID numbers other similar purposes. item H must attach a statement to are established by or on behalf of the their tax returns that includes the U.S. person filing Form 5471, there is following information. no need to apply to the IRS to request Information described in a code • The name, address, and EIN (or a reference ID number or for listed above qualifies as alternative reference ID number) of the foreign permission to use these numbers. information only if information corporation(s). described in any preceding code is • A statement that their filing Note. The reference ID number not “readily available” (as defined in requirements with respect to the assigned to a foreign corporation on section 3.04 of Rev. Proc. 2019-40). foreign corporation(s) have been or Form 5471 generally has relevance For example, information described in will be satisfied. only on Form 5471, its schedules, and code 03 above qualifies as alternative • The name, address, and identifying any other form that is attached to or information only if information number of the taxpayer on the return associated with Form 5471, and described in codes 01 and 02 is not with which the information was or will generally should not be used with readily available. be filed. respect to that foreign corporation on • The IRS Service Center where the any other IRS forms. However, the For more information, see Rev. return was or will be filed. If the return foreign corporation’s reference ID Proc. 2019-40. was or will be filed electronically, enter number should also be entered on “e-file.” Form 8858 if the foreign corporation is Instructions for Form 5471 (Rev. 01-2024) 11 |
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Click on List One (XLS). 8992) or Schedule B (Form 8992) with Form 8832, the new EIN must be Regulations sections 1.6038-2(h) respect to the CFC, the reference ID entered in item 1b(1) of Form 5471 and 1.6046-1(g) require that certain number on Form 5471 and the and the old reference ID number must amounts be reported in U.S. dollars reference ID number used on be entered in item 1b(2). In and/or in the foreign corporation's Schedule A (Form 8992) or subsequent years, the Form 5471 filer functional currency. The specific Schedule B (Form 8992) for that CFC may continue to enter both the EIN in instructions for the affected schedules must be the same. item 1b(1) and the reference ID state these requirements. number in item 1b(2), but must enter Requirements. The reference ID at least the EIN in item 1b(1). number that is entered in item 1b(2) Special rules apply for foreign must be alphanumeric (defined below) You must correlate the reference ID corporations that use the U.S. dollar and no special characters or spaces numbers as follows: Enter the new approximate separate transactions are permitted. The length of a given reference ID number in item 1b(2) and method of accounting (DASTM) under reference ID number is limited to 50 enter the previous reference ID Regulations section 1.985-3. See characters. number(s) in item 1b(3). If there is Schedule C Schedule F, , and more than one old reference ID Schedule H, later. The same reference ID number number, you must enter a space must be used consistently from tax between each such number. As year to tax year with respect to a given Schedule B indicated above, the length of a given foreign corporation. If for any reason a Note. If any person (including the reference ID number is limited to 50 reference ID number falls out of use filer) is both a U.S. shareholder and a characters and each number must be (for example, the foreign corporation direct shareholder of the foreign alphanumeric and no special no longer exists due to disposition or corporation, that person’s information characters are permitted. liquidation), the reference ID number should be provided in both used for that foreign corporation Note. This correlation requirement Schedule B, Part I and Part II. cannot be used again for another applies only to the first year the new Part I foreign corporation for purposes of reference ID number is used and it Category 3 and 4 filers must complete Form 5471 reporting. applies only on Form 5471, page 1, Schedule B, Part I, for U.S. persons For these purposes, the term items 1b(2) and 1b(3). On all separate that owned (at any time during the “alphanumeric” means the entry can schedules for Form 5471, please annual accounting period), directly or be alphabetical, numeric, or any enter only the current reference ID indirectly through foreign entities, 10% combination of the two. number in the applicable entry space. or more of the total combined voting Taxpayers no longer have the Item 1b(3)—Previous Reference power of all classes of stock entitled option of entering “FOREIGNUS” or to vote of the foreign corporation, or ID Number(s), if Any “APPLIED FOR” in a column that 10% or more of the total value of requests an EIN or reference ID See Correlation issues, earlier. shares of all classes of stock of the number with respect to a foreign Items 1f and 1g—Principal foreign corporation. entity. Instead, if the foreign entity Business Activity does not have an EIN, the taxpayer A person that is both a category 3 must enter a reference ID number that Enter the principal business activity and category 5 filer because it is uniquely identifies the foreign entity. code number and the description of treated as a U.S. shareholder under the activity from the list at the end of section 953(c)(1)(A) with respect to Correlation issues. There are some these instructions. the foreign corporation must complete situations that warrant correlation of a Schedule B, Part I, for U.S. persons new reference ID number with a Effective beginning with tax that owned (on the last day of the previous reference ID number when ! year 2022, several changes foreign corporation’s tax year), directly assigning a new reference ID number CAUTION were made to the principal to a foreign corporation. For example: business activities and codes listed at or indirectly through foreign entities, • In the case of a merger or the end of these instructions. See the any of the foreign corporation's acquisition, a Form 5471 filer must revised list before entering a six-digit outstanding stock. use a reference ID number that code and the description of the Column (e). Enter each correlates the previous reference ID activity on page 1, items 1f and 1g. shareholder's allocable percentage of number with the new reference ID the foreign corporation's subpart F number assigned to the foreign Item 1h—Functional Currency income. corporation; or The foreign corporation's functional Part II • In the case of an entity currency is determined under section classification election that is made on 985. Enter the applicable Category 1a, 1c, 3, 4, 5a, and 5c filers behalf of a foreign corporation on three-character alphabet code for the must complete Part II. Form 8832, Regulations section foreign corporation's functional Report the direct shareholders of 301.6109-1(b)(2)(v) requires the currency using the ISO 4217 the foreign corporation. In the case of 12 Instructions for Form 5471 (Rev. 01-2024) |
Page 13 of 52 Fileid: … ns/i5471/202401/a/xml/cycle08/source 7:44 - 25-Jan-2024 The type and rule above prints on all proofs including departmental reproduction proofs. MUST be removed before printing. a CFC owned by an FDE, please Line 20. The term “unusual or tax expense (benefit) reported on include the information of the FDE and infrequently occurring items” is line 21 and the amount of taxes that the regarded entity owner. Indicate the defined by U.S. GAAP (see FASB reduce or increase U.S. E&P should regarded entity owner's name in Accounting Standards Codification be accounted for on line 2g of parentheses after the FDE's name. If (ASC) Topic 220 (Income Statement), Schedule H. there is more than one regarded entity Subtopic 220-20 (Unusual or owner, use separate lines for each, Infrequently Occurring Items) or Schedule F listing each regarded entity owner in subsequent guidance). If “prior period Report all information in U.S. dollars. column (a) and reporting the adjustments” are not reported Generally, the foreign corporation's information requested in columns (b), separately on the income statement, balance sheet is prepared in (c), and (d) for each such regarded do not report such amounts on this functional currency and translated to entity owner. line item (see ASC 250 (Accounting U.S. dollars using U.S. GAAP Category 4 filers should list all Changes and Error Corrections) or translation rules. If the foreign direct owners of the CFC. Category subsequent guidance). corporation uses DASTM, the tax 1a, 3, and 5a filers should list all direct Line 21. Enter income tax expense balance sheet on Schedule F should owners of the SFC or CFC through (benefit) reported in accordance with be prepared and translated into U.S. which such filer indirectly owns the U.S. GAAP (ASC 740 (Income dollars according to Regulations SFC or CFC as described in section Taxes)). Income tax expense (benefit) section 1.985-3(d), rather than U.S. 958(a)(2). Category 1c and 5c filers includes current and deferred income GAAP. should list all direct owners of the SFC tax expense (benefit). It may also Lines 3 and 17. Enter the total asset or CFC from which such filer is reflect uncertain tax positions (ASC amount of derivatives on line 3 and attributed ownership in the SFC or 740-10) and would not include taxes total amount of liability on line 17 CFC as described in section 958(b). If paid in respect of uncertain tax reported in accordance with ASC 815 the filer is a direct owner, include the positions recorded in prior years. (Derivatives and Hedging). Do not net filer's direct ownership. Enter the current income tax expense positions. (benefit) on line 21a and deferred income tax expense (benefit) on Include all derivatives, both Schedule C short-term and long-term. line 21b. Report all information in the foreign corporation's functional currency in Note. If there is an income tax accordance with U.S. GAAP and expense amount on line 21a or 21b, Schedule G translate using U.S. GAAP translation subtract that amount from the line 19 Note. Category 1b and 5b filers are principles. net income or (loss) amount in arriving not required to file Schedule G for If the foreign corporation uses the at line 22 current year net income or foreign-controlled section 965 SFCs DASTM under Regulations section (loss) per the books. If there is an and foreign-controlled CFCs, 1.985-3, the functional currency income tax benefit amount on line 21a respectively. column should reflect local or 21b, add that amount to the line 19 Question 1 hyperinflationary currency amounts net income or (loss) amount in arriving If the foreign corporation owned at computed in accordance with U.S. at line 22 current year net income or least a 10% interest, directly or GAAP. The U.S. dollar column should (loss) per the books. indirectly, in any foreign partnership, reflect such amounts translated into Lines 23 and 24. Enter amounts attach a statement listing the following dollars under U.S. GAAP translation defined in ASC 220 (Income information for each foreign rules. Differences between this U.S. Statement—Reporting partnership. dollar GAAP column and the U.S. Comprehensive Income). 1. Name and EIN (if any) of the dollar income or loss figured for tax foreign partnership. purposes under Regulations section Line 23a. Enter foreign currency 1.985-3(c) should be accounted for on translation adjustments before the 2. Identify which, if any, of the Schedule H. See Schedule H, Special income tax expense (benefit) is following forms the foreign partnership rules for DASTM, later. allocated. filed for its tax year ending with or within the corporation's tax year: Form Line 8. Enter foreign currency Line 23b. Enter other 1042, 1065, or 8804. transaction gain or loss reported on comprehensive income such as the income statement. For amounts foreign currency gains or losses on 3. Name of the partnership included in Other Comprehensive certain hedging transactions, representative (if any). Income (OCI), see Lines 23 and 24, pensions and other post-retirement 4. Beginning and ending dates of later. Enter unrealized gain or loss on benefits, and certain investments the foreign partnership's tax year. line 8a and realized gain or loss on available-for-sale. Question 3 line 8b. Line 23c. Enter the income tax Check the “Yes” box if the foreign Line 16. Enter transactional taxes expense (benefit) allocated to OCI corporation is the tax owner of an FDE excluding items reportable in income items in the intraperiod allocation. or FB. The “tax owner” of an FDE is tax expense (benefit). Report income Important. Differences between the the person that is treated as owning taxes on line 21. functional currency amount of income Instructions for Form 5471 (Rev. 01-2024) 13 |
Page 14 of 52 Fileid: … ns/i5471/202401/a/xml/cycle08/source 7:44 - 25-Jan-2024 The type and rule above prints on all proofs including departmental reproduction proofs. MUST be removed before printing. the assets and liabilities of the FDE for payments also include amounts currency at the average exchange rate purposes of U.S. income tax law. received or accrued by the foreign for the foreign corporation's tax year corporation in connection with the (see section 989(b)). See Form 8993 If the foreign corporation is the tax acquisition of depreciable or and its instructions for information on owner of an FDE or FB and you are a amortizable property (section 59A(d) the section 250 deduction. If no Category 4, 5a, or 5c filer of Form (2)), reinsurance payments (section deduction is being claimed, check the 5471, you are required to attach Form 59A(d)(3)), and certain payments “No” box on line 6a and go to line 7. 8858 to Form 5471. If you are required relating to expatriated entities (section to attach Form 8858 to Form 5471, the 59A(d)(4)). Question 9a amounts reported on certain Under section 367(d), a U.S. schedules on Form 8858 must be The term “base erosion tax benefit” transferor must report an annual included in determining the amounts generally means any U.S. deduction income inclusion attributed to the reported on the equivalent schedules that is allowed under chapter 1 for the intangible property transferred to a as follows. tax year with respect to any base foreign corporation over the useful life erosion payment. See section 59A(c) of the property. Check “Yes” if the IF amounts were reported THEN take those (2)(A) and (B) for further details. foreign corporation received any on... amounts into account intangible property in a prior year or (converting from Questions 5a and 5b the current tax year in an exchange GAAP to tax as If the foreign corporation paid or under section 351 or section 361 from necessary) when determining the accrued any interest or royalty a U.S. transferor that is required to amounts to be (including in the case of a foreign report a section 367(d) annual income reported on... corporation that is a partner in a inclusion for the tax year. If “Yes,” Form 8858, Schedule C Form 5471, partnership, the foreign corporation’s complete line 9b. Schedule C. allocable share of interest or royalty Form 8858, Schedule F Form 5471, paid by the partnership) for which a Question 9b Schedule F. deduction is disallowed under section Enter in functional currency the Form 8858, Schedule H Schedule H (Form 267A, check “Yes” for question 5a and amount of the E&P reduction made by 5471). enter the total amount for which a the foreign corporation for the current Form 8858, Schedule J Schedules E and E-1 deduction is not allowed on line 5b. tax year that equals the amount (Form 5471). The amount reported on line 5b required to be included in the income Schedule M (Form 8858) Schedule M (Form should not include disallowed of the U.S. transferor. See section 5471). deductions attributable to interest or 367(d). This amount should also be royalty paid or accrued by a U.S. entered on Schedule H (Form 5471), taxable branch of the foreign Current Earnings and Profits, as a net If the foreign corporation is the tax corporation; such amounts are subtraction on line 2i. owner of an FDE or FB and you are reported on Form 1120-F. not a Category 1b, 4, or 5 filer of Form Question 10 Interest or royalty paid or accrued 5471, you must attach the statement A foreign corporation may qualify as by a foreign corporation (including described below in lieu of Form 8858. an expatriated foreign subsidiary through a partnership) is subject to under Regulations section Statement in lieu of Form 8858. section 267A, provided in general that 1.7874-12(a)(9) if such foreign This statement must list the name of the foreign corporation is a CFC (and corporation is a CFC with respect to the FDE or FB, country under whose there are one or more U.S. tax which an expatriated entity, as defined laws the FDE or FB was organized, residents that own directly or indirectly in Regulations section 1.7874-12(a) and EIN (if any) of the FDE or FB. at least 10% of the stock of the CFC). (8), is a U.S. shareholder. Certain Section 267A disallows a deduction Questions 4b and 4c transactions involving an expatriated for certain interest or royalty paid or foreign subsidiary and/or its U.S. Complete lines 4b and 4c if: accrued pursuant to a hybrid shareholders may be subject to 1. The foreign corporation is a arrangement, to the extent that, under special rules. If the answer to related party to the U.S. filer within the the foreign tax law, there is not a Question 10 is “Yes,” attach a meaning of section 59A(g); and corresponding income inclusion statement providing the name and 2. The U.S. filer made or accrued (including long-term deferral). For EIN of the domestic corporation or a base erosion payment to, or has a more detailed instructions, see the partnership, as defined in Regulations base erosion tax benefit with respect instructions for Form 1120, section 1.7874-12(a)(6), and the to, the foreign corporation. Schedule K, Question 21. relationship of the foreign corporation The term “base erosion payment” Question 6 to the domestic corporation or partnership. generally means any amount paid or Check the “Yes” box on line 6a if the accrued by the U.S. filer to a foreign filer is claiming a deduction under Question 14 corporation that is a related party to section 250 with respect to Check the “Yes” box on line 14 if you the U.S. filer within the meaning of foreign-derived intangible income answer “Yes” to any of the 22 section 59A(g) and with respect to (FDII), and enter the amounts questions in the Schedule G, Line 14 which a U.S. deduction is allowed requested on lines 6b, 6c, and 6d. table below. If “Yes,” enter the under chapter 1 of the Code. See Enter U.S. dollar amounts on lines 6b, corresponding code(s) from the table section 59A(d)(1). Base erosion 6c, and 6d, translated from functional 14 Instructions for Form 5471 (Rev. 01-2024) |
Page 15 of 52 Fileid: … ns/i5471/202401/a/xml/cycle08/source 7:44 - 25-Jan-2024 The type and rule above prints on all proofs including departmental reproduction proofs. MUST be removed before printing. in the entry space provided on line 14 corresponding code in capital letters. Also attach the statement described in of the form. Enter the applicable Enter a space between each code. the table below. Form 5471, Schedule G, Line 14 Question See Worksheet A in If “Yes,” Code If “Yes,” content of the Schedule I corresponding description statement to be instructions code to enter attached to Form on Schedule G, 5471 line 14 1 During the tax year, was the sum of the CFC’s foreign base In other words, is DM De minimis Amount excluded by company income (determined without regard to deductions) line 7 less than line 8 reason of the de and gross insurance income less than the lesser of 5% of and less than $1 minimis rule (but gross income or $1 million? million? only to the extent not already included in amounts below) 2 During the tax year, did the CFC receive any item of income In other words, is HT High tax Sum of the amounts that was subject to an effective rate of income tax imposed by a line 13g, 14d, 15d, from lines 13g, 14d, foreign country greater than 90% of the maximum rate of tax 16d, 18d, or 19d of 15d, 16d, 18d, and specified in section 11? Worksheet A greater 19d than zero? 3 During the tax year, was the CFC’s foreign personal holding In other words, is DED Deductions Sum of the amounts company income, foreign base company sales income, or line 13b, 13d, 13e, taken into from lines 13b, 13d, foreign base company services income reduced so as to take 14b, 15b, or 16b of account 13e, 14b, 15b, and into account any deductions (including taxes)? Worksheet A greater 16b than zero? 4 During the tax year, did the CFC have any gains or losses that In other words, are AHC Active/ Sum of the excluded (a) arise out of commodity hedging transactions; (b) are active any amounts hedging amounts described business gains or losses from the sale of commodities (and described in section commodities in section 954(c)(1) substantially all of the corporation’s commodities are property 954(c)(1)(C)(i), (ii), or (C)(i), (ii), and (iii) described in section 1221(a)(1), (2), or (8)); or (c) are foreign (iii) excluded from currency gains or losses (as defined in section 988(b)) line 1c of Worksheet attributable to any section 988 transactions? A? 5 During the tax year, did the CFC have excess foreign currency In other words, are BN Business Amount excluded gains over foreign currency losses (as defined in section any amounts needs 988(b)) attributable to any section 988 transaction directly excluded from line 1d related to the business needs of the foreign corporation? of Worksheet A by reason of being attributable to a transaction(s) directly related to the business needs of the foreign corporation? 6 During the tax year, did the CFC receive, from a person other In other words, are ARR Active rents/ Amount excluded than a related person within the meaning of section 954(d)(3), any amounts royalties rents or royalties that were derived in the active conduct of a described in section trade or business? 954(c)(2)(A) excluded from line 1a of Worksheet A? 7 During the tax year, did the CFC derive, in the conduct of a In other words, are EF Certain Amount excluded banking business, interest that is export financing interest? any amounts export described in section financing 954(c)(2)(B) excluded from line 1a of Worksheet A? 8 During the tax year, was the CFC a regular dealer in property In other words, are RD Regular Amount excluded described in section 954(c)(1)(B), forward contracts, option any amounts dealers contracts, or similar financial instruments (including notional described in section principal contracts and all instruments referenced to 954(c)(2)(C)(i) commodities)? If so, did the foreign corporation derive any excluded from line 1a item of income, gain, deduction, or loss (other than any item of Worksheet A? described in section 954(c)(1)(A), (E), or (G)) from any transaction entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business as a regular dealer? Instructions for Form 5471 (Rev. 01-2024) 15 |
Page 16 of 52 Fileid: … ns/i5471/202401/a/xml/cycle08/source 7:44 - 25-Jan-2024 The type and rule above prints on all proofs including departmental reproduction proofs. MUST be removed before printing. Form 5471, Schedule G, Line 14 (continued) Question See Worksheet A in If “Yes,” Code If “Yes,” content the Schedule I corresponding description of statement to be instructions code to enter attached to Form on Schedule G, 5471 line 14 9 During the tax year, was the CFC a securities dealer within the In other words, are SD Securities Amount excluded meaning of section 475? If so, did the foreign corporation any amounts dealers derive any interest or dividend or equivalent amount described described in section in section 954(c)(1)(E) or (G) from any transaction entered into 954(c)(2)(C)(ii) in the ordinary course of its trade or business as a securities excluded from line 1a dealer? of Worksheet A? 10 During the tax year, did the CFC receive dividends* or In other words, are SCDI Same country Amount excluded interest** from a related person that (a) is a corporation created any amounts dividends/ or organized under the laws of the same country under the described in section interest laws of which the CFC is created or organized, and (b) has a 954(c)(3)(A)(i) substantial part of its assets used in its trade or business excluded from line 1a located in the same foreign country? of Worksheet A? *Dividends (other than dividends with respect to any stock, which are attributable to E&P of the distributing corporation accumulated during any period during which the person receiving such dividend did not hold such stock directly or indirectly through a chain of one or more subsidiaries each of which meets requirements (a) and (b)). **Interest (other than interest that reduces the payor's subpart F income or creates or increases a deficit that may reduce the subpart F income of the payor or another CFC). 11 During the tax year, did the CFC receive, from a corporation In other words, are SCRR Same country Amount excluded that is a related person, rents or royalties* for the use of, or any amounts rents/royalties privilege of using, property within the country under the laws of described in section which the CFC is created or organized? 954(c)(3)(A)(ii) *Rents or royalties (other than rents or royalties that reduce the excluded from line 1a payor's subpart F income or create or increase a deficit that of Worksheet A? may reduce the subpart F income of the payor or another CFC). 12 During the tax year, did the CFC receive or accrue from a In other words, are LT Look through Amount excluded related CFC dividends, interest (including factoring income any amounts treated as income equivalent to interest for purposes of section excluded from line 1a 954(c)(1)(E)), rents, or royalties* attributable or properly of Worksheet A by allocable to income of the related person which is neither reason of the subpart F income nor income treated as effectively connected look-through rule with the conduct of a trade or business in the United States? described in section *Interest, rents, or royalties (other than interest, rents, or 954(c)(6)? royalties that create or increase a deficit that may reduce the subpart F income of the payor or another CFC). 13 During the tax year, did the CFC derive income (either directly In other words, are AC Agricultural Amount excluded or through a branch or similar establishment, for example, a any amounts commodities disregarded entity) in connection with the purchase or sale excluded from line 3 from, to, or on behalf of a related person, of agricultural of Worksheet A by commodities not grown in the United States in commercially reason of the special marketable quantities? rule in Regulations section 1.954-3(a)(1) (ii)? 14 During the tax year, did the CFC derive income (either directly In other words, are SCM Same country Amount excluded or through a branch or similar establishment, for example, a any amounts that are manufacturing disregarded entity) in connection with the purchase or sale derived in connection from, to, or on behalf of a related person, of personal property with property that manufactured in the same country under the laws of which the does not satisfy CFC is created or organized? section 954(d)(1)(A) excluded from line 3 of Worksheet A (that is, income excluded by reason of Regulations section 1.954-3(a)(2))? 16 Instructions for Form 5471 (Rev. 01-2024) |
Page 17 of 52 Fileid: … ns/i5471/202401/a/xml/cycle08/source 7:44 - 25-Jan-2024 The type and rule above prints on all proofs including departmental reproduction proofs. MUST be removed before printing. Form 5471, Schedule G, Line 14 (continued) Question See Worksheet A in If “Yes,” Code If “Yes,” content the Schedule I corresponding description of statement to be instructions code to enter attached to Form on Schedule G, 5471 line 14 15 During the tax year, did the CFC derive income (either directly In other words, are SCSU Same country Amount excluded or through a branch or similar establishment, for example, a any amounts that are sales/use disregarded entity) in connection with the purchase or sale derived in connection from, to, or on behalf of a related person, of personal property with property that purchased or sold for use or consumption in the same country does not satisfy under the laws of which the CFC is created or organized? section 954(d)(1)(B) excluded from line 3 of Worksheet A (that is, income excluded by reason of Regulations section 1.954-3(a)(3))? 16 During the tax year, did the CFC derive income (either directly In other words, are PM Physical Amount excluded or through a branch or similar establishment, for example, a any amounts manufacturing disregarded entity) in connection with the purchase or sale excluded from line 3 from, to, or on behalf of a related person, of personal property of Worksheet A by manufactured by the CFC within the meaning of Regulations reason of section 1.954-3(a)(4)(ii) or (iii)? Regulations section 1.954-3(a)(4)(ii) or (iii)? 17 During the tax year, did the CFC derive income (either directly In other words, are SC Substantial Amount excluded or through a branch or similar establishment, for example, a any amounts contribution disregarded entity) in connection with the purchase or sale excluded from line 3 from, to, or on behalf of a related person, of personal property of Worksheet A by manufactured by the CFC within the meaning of Regulations reason of section 1.954-3(a)(4)(iv)? Regulations section 1.954-3(a)(4)(iv)? 18 During the tax year, did the CFC derive income through the In other words, are BR Branch Amount excluded conduct of any manufacturing or sales activities (including any amounts mere passage of title) through a branch or similar excluded from line 3 establishment (such as a disregarded entity of the CFC) that of Worksheet A by would have been foreign base company sales income reason of described in section 954(d) except that either (a) the branch disregarding a or other similar establishment was not treated as a wholly branch or similar owned subsidiary separate from the CFC under section 954(d) establishment (2) and the regulations, or (b) the income is not foreign base (including a company sales income after the application of Regulations disregarded entity) of section 1.954-3(b)(2)(ii)(e)? the CFC as separate from the CFC? 19 During the tax year, was the CFC an eligible CFC (as defined In other words, are AF Active Amount excluded in section 954(h)(2)) that derived qualified banking or any amounts financing financing income (as defined in section 954(h)(3))? excluded from lines 1a–1i of Worksheet A by reason of the special rule described in section 954(h)? 20 During the tax year, was the CFC a qualifying insurance In other words, are AI Active Amount excluded company (as defined in section 953(e)(3)) that derived any amounts insurance qualified insurance income (as defined in section 954(i)(2))? excluded from lines 1a–1i of Worksheet A by reason of the special rule described in section 954(i)? 21 During the tax year, did the subpart F income of the CFC In other words, is EP Earnings & Excess of line 36 exceed the earnings and profits of such corporation? line 36 of Worksheet profits over line 37c A greater than limitation line 37c? Instructions for Form 5471 (Rev. 01-2024) 17 |
Page 18 of 52 Fileid: … ns/i5471/202401/a/xml/cycle08/source 7:44 - 25-Jan-2024 The type and rule above prints on all proofs including departmental reproduction proofs. MUST be removed before printing. Form 5471, Schedule G, Line 14 (continued) Question See Worksheet A in If “Yes,” Code If “Yes,” content the Schedule I corresponding description of statement to be instructions code to enter attached to Form on Schedule G, 5471 line 14 22 In determining the pro rata share of subpart F income or In other words, is PRS Pro Rata The amounts from tested items of the U.S. person filing this return, was the line 58 of Worksheet Share lines 58 and 59 of amount of distributions by the CFC during the tax year and A greater than zero? Worksheet A described in section 951(a)(2)(B) greater than zero? 23 Is the U.S. person filing this return relying on any exception(s), XX Other Amount excluded, exclusion(s), or other provision(s) not listed above to reduce reduction amount, or exclude any amounts reported or reportable as subpart F or other amount not income (of or with respect to the CFC)? reported or reportable Question 15 of the foreign corporation such that no Questions 19a and 19b For the foreign corporation’s annual amount is treated as an extraordinary Complete lines 19a and 19b only if the accounting period with respect to reduction amount or tiered filer is a domestic corporation. In which reporting is being made on this extraordinary reduction amount as to completing these lines, do not Form 5471, if the foreign corporation any U.S. shareholder of the foreign account for debt instruments that were is required to file a U.S. income tax corporation. See Regulations section issued, or distributions or acquisitions return (for example, Form 1120-F), 1.245A-5(e)(3)(i) for further guidance that occurred, before April 5, 2016. check the “Yes” box if the foreign regarding the election to close the tax See Regulations section 1.385-3(g)(3) corporation has interest expense year. If the “Yes” box on line 17b has and 1.385-3(b)(3)(viii). disallowed under section 163(j). If been checked and the U.S. “Yes,” enter the amount from the shareholder filing the Form 5471 is a Question 19a current year Form 8990, line 31. controlling section 245A shareholder Check the “Yes” box if the filer issued of the foreign corporation, the U.S. a covered debt instrument in any of Question 16 shareholder filing this Form 5471 must the transactions described in For the foreign corporation’s annual attach an Elective Section 245A Regulations section 1.385-3(b)(2) with accounting period with respect to Year-Closing Statement pursuant to respect to the foreign corporation which reporting is being made on this Regulations section 1.245A-5(e)(3)(i) during the tax year. Also check the Form 5471, if the foreign corporation (C) containing the information “Yes” box if the filer issued or is required to file a U.S. income tax required under Regulations section refinanced indebtedness owed to a return (for example, Form 1120-F), 1.245A-5(e)(3)(i)(D). foreign corporation during the 36 check the “Yes” box if the foreign Question 18a months before or after the date of a corporation has previously disallowed distribution or acquisition described in interest expense under section 163(j) Check the “Yes” box if during the tax Regulations section 1.385-3(b)(3)(i) carried forward to the current tax year. year the filer had any loans to or from made by the filer, and either the If “Yes,” enter the amount from the the foreign corporation to which the issuance or refinance of prior year Form 8990, line 31. safe-haven rate rules of Regulations indebtedness, or the distribution or section 1.482-2(a)(2)(iii)(B) are acquisition, occurred during the tax Question 17a applicable, and for which the filer used year. Otherwise, check “No.” Apply Check the “Yes” box on line 17a if a rate of interest within the relevant Regulations section 1.385-3(b)(3)(iii) there was an extraordinary reduction safe-haven range of Regulations (E) to determine when a debt with respect to any controlling section section 1.482-2(a)(2)(iii)(B)(1) (100% instrument is treated as issued for 245A shareholder of the foreign to 130% of the applicable federal rate purposes of Regulations section corporation, as defined in Regulations for the relevant term). 1.385-3(b)(3)(iii). Apply Regulations section 1.245A-5(i)(2), during the tax Question 18b section 1.385-3(f) in the case of a year of the foreign corporation. See controlled partnership within the Regulations section 1.245A-5(e)(2)(i) Check the “Yes” box if during the tax meaning of Regulations section for the definition of extraordinary year the filer had any loans to or from 1.385-1(c)(1). reduction. the foreign corporation to which the safe-haven rate rules of Regulations Debt that the filer treats as stock Question 17b section 1.482-2(a)(2)(iii)(B) are pursuant to Regulations section If the answer to the question on applicable, and for which the filer used 1.385-3 should still be included when line 17a was “Yes,” complete the a rate of interest outside the relevant completing line 19a. question on line 17b. Check the “Yes” safe-haven range of Regulations box on line 17b if any controlling section 1.482-2(a)(2)(iii)(B)(1) (100% Question 19b section 245A shareholder (as defined to 130% of the applicable federal rate Provide the total amount of the in Regulations section 1.245A-5(i)(2)) for the relevant term). transactions described in Regulations made an election to close the tax year section 1.385-3(b)(2) (as measured by the fair market value (FMV) of the 18 Instructions for Form 5471 (Rev. 01-2024) |
Page 19 of 52 Fileid: … ns/i5471/202401/a/xml/cycle08/source 7:44 - 25-Jan-2024 The type and rule above prints on all proofs including departmental reproduction proofs. MUST be removed before printing. distribution or, as the case may be, Line 1a Lines 1e Through 1h the property exchanged for the debt Corporate U.S. shareholders should Enter on lines 1e through 1h the instrument), and of the distributions enter the foreign-source portion of any amounts from Worksheet A, lines 63, and/or acquisitions described in subpart F income inclusions 65, 67, and 69, respectively. However, Regulations section 1.385-3(b)(3)(i) attributable to the sale or exchange by corporate U.S. shareholders should (as measured by the FMV of the a CFC of stock of another foreign report on line 1e the amount from property distributed and/or acquired). corporation that is eligible for the Worksheet A, line 63, less the Provide the total amount (as section 245A dividends received amount, if any, reported on line 1a. measured by issue price in the case of deduction pursuant to section 964(e) Use Worksheet A to compute the an instrument treated as stock upon (4). Include the amount, if any, that is U.S. shareholder's pro rata share of issuance, or adjusted issue price in not eligible for the section 245A subpart F income of the CFC, which is the case of an instrument deemed dividends received deduction reportable on lines 1e through 1h. Do exchanged for stock) of the debt pursuant to section 964(e)(4) on not include any income includible on instrument issuances addressed by line 1e. Noncorporate U.S. Form 5471, Schedule I, lines 1a line 19a. See Regulations sections shareholders should leave line 1a through 1d, or any income includible 1.385-1(d)(1) and 1.385-3(d). The blank. under section 951A (Schedule I-1 is adjusted issue price of a debt Line 1b used to provide information relating to instrument is the issue price increased section 951A). Subpart F income by the amount of original issue Enter the amount of the U.S. discount previously includible in gross shareholder’s subpart F income reportable on lines 1e through 1h income of any holder and decreased inclusion attributable to tiered hybrid includes the following. by payments other than payments of dividends received by the CFC. In • Adjusted net foreign base company stated interest. See section 1272(a) general, a dividend received by a CFC income (Worksheet A, lines 1 through (4) and Regulations section from another CFC is a tiered hybrid 17). 1.1275-1(b)(1). dividend to the extent of the sum of • Adjusted net insurance income the receiving CFC's hybrid deduction (Worksheet A, line 18). accounts with respect to shares of • Adjusted net related person Schedule I stock of the CFC that pays the insurance income (Worksheet A, Use Schedule I to report in U.S. dividend. As to a domestic line 19). dollars the U.S. shareholder's pro rata corporation that is a U.S. shareholder • International boycott income share of income from the foreign with respect to both CFCs, the tiered (Worksheet A, line 20). corporation reportable under subpart hybrid dividend is treated as subpart F • Illegal bribes, kickbacks, and other F and other income realized from a income of the receiving CFC, and the payments (Worksheet A, line 21). corporate distribution. U.S. shareholder must include in its • Income described in section 952(a) gross income its pro rata share of the (5) (Worksheet A, line 22). Certain filers may be able to use tiered hybrid dividend. See section alternative information (as defined in 245A(e)(2) and Regulations section Important. If the subpart F income of section 3.01 of Rev. Proc. 2019-40) to 1.245A(e)-1(c) for additional a CFC for any tax year was reduced determine certain amounts in this information about tiered hybrid because of the current E&P limitation, schedule. See Item F—Alternative dividends. any excess of the E&P of the CFC for Information Under Rev. Proc. any subsequent tax year over the 2019-40, earlier, for more details. Line 1c subpart F income of the CFC for the Enter the U.S. shareholder's subpart F tax year must be recharacterized as Note. A separate Schedule I must be income inclusion attributable to tiered subpart F income. As a result, if the filed by or for each Category 4, 5a, or extraordinary disposition amounts foreign corporation has E&P for the 5b U.S. shareholder of the foreign resulting from distributions from an tax period covered by this return that corporation with respect to which extraordinary disposition account of is subject to recapture as a result of a reporting is furnished on this Form the shareholder filing this Form 5471 prior-year E&P limitation, add the U.S. 5471. and received by the foreign shareholder's pro rata share of such Line 1 corporation. See Regulations section recapture amount to the result from 1.245A-5(d) for further guidance on Worksheet A, line 69, and include the Subpart F income. U.S. tiered extraordinary disposition combined amount on line 1h (Other shareholders of CFCs with subpart F amounts. subpart F income). See Line 37. income must report that income on Current E&P limitation, later, for a their tax returns. For more information, Line 1d discussion of the current year E&P see sections 245A, 951, 952, and Enter the U.S. shareholder's subpart F limitation. See also Regulations 964(e). income inclusion attributable to tiered section 1.952-1(f) for further guidance extraordinary reduction amounts on recharacterization of E&P as Note. Certain current year deficits of resulting from extraordinary subpart F income. a member of the same chain of reductions. See Regulations section corporations may be considered in 1.245A-5(f) for further guidance on Line 2 determining subpart F income. See tiered extraordinary reduction Report on line 2 the section 956 section 952(c)(1)(C). amounts. amount with respect to the U.S. Instructions for Form 5471 (Rev. 01-2024) 19 |
Page 20 of 52 Fileid: … ns/i5471/202401/a/xml/cycle08/source 7:44 - 25-Jan-2024 The type and rule above prints on all proofs including departmental reproduction proofs. MUST be removed before printing. shareholder. See Worksheet B, Line 5b line of other corporate income tax line 19. Enter the amount of the dividends returns. Line 3 received by the shareholder from the Line 6 foreign corporation that is an Reserved for future use. If previously taxed E&P (PTEP) were extraordinary disposition amount. See distributed, enter the amount of Line 4 Regulations section 1.245A-5(c) for foreign currency gain or (loss) Enter the U.S. shareholder's pro rata rules for calculating an extraordinary recognized on the distribution, share of the factoring income (as disposition amount. computed under section 986(c). See defined in section 864(d)(1)) if no Notice 88-71, 1988-2 C.B. 374, for subpart F income is reported on Note. The corporate U.S. line 1a of Worksheet A, because of shareholder should include the line 5b rules for computing section 986(c) the operation of the de minimis rule amount on Form 1120, Schedule C, gain or (loss), and Regulations section (see lines 1a and 10 of Worksheet A line 14, column (a), or the comparable 1.986(c)-1(a) and (b) for rules for and the related instructions under line of other corporate income tax computing section 986(c) gain or Line 1a and Line 10. De minimis rule, returns. (loss) recognized with respect to distributions of PTEP within the later). Line 5c reclassified section 965(a) PTEP Enter the amount of the dividends group and the section 965(a) PTEP Reporting Amounts on Lines 1 received by the shareholder from the group. Do not include any foreign Through 4 on Your Income Tax foreign corporation that is an currency gain or loss with respect to Return extraordinary reduction amount. See PTEP within the reclassified section Regulations section 1.245A-5(e) for 965(b) PTEP group or the section For a corporate shareholder, enter the rules for calculating an extraordinary 965(b) PTEP group. See Regulations result from line 1a on Form 1120, reduction amount. section 1.986(c)-1(c). Schedule C, line 16a; enter the result from line 1b on Form 1120, Note. The corporate U.S. For a corporate U.S. shareholder, Schedule C, line 16b; and enter the shareholder should include the line 5c include the gain or (loss) as “Other remaining lines 1c through 1h, 2, and amount on Form 1120, Schedule C, income” on Form 1120, line 10, or on 4 on Form 1120, Schedule C, line 16c; line 14, column (a), or the comparable the comparable line of other corporate or on the comparable line of other line of other corporate income tax tax returns. For a noncorporate U.S. corporate tax returns. For a returns. shareholder, include the result as “other income” on Schedule 1 (Form noncorporate U.S. shareholder, enter Line 5d 1040), line 8z (other income), or on the results on Schedule 1 (Form 1040), line 8n (other income - section Enter the amount of hybrid dividends the comparable line of other 951(a) inclusion), or on the received by the U.S. shareholder from noncorporate tax returns. comparable line of other noncorporate the foreign corporation. In general, in Line 8a tax returns. the case of a domestic corporation that is a U.S. shareholder with respect Check the “Yes” box on line 8a if the Line 5a to a CFC, a dividend received by the U.S. shareholder completing this form Enter the amount of dividends domestic corporation from the CFC is had an extraordinary disposition received by the shareholder from the a hybrid dividend to the extent of the account with respect to the foreign foreign corporation that is eligible for a sum of the U.S. shareholder’s hybrid corporation having a balance greater deduction under section 245A. This deduction accounts with respect to than zero at any time during the tax amount does not include the amount shares of stock of the CFC. See year of the foreign corporation. See of dividends that are not eligible for a section 245A(e) and Regulations Regulations section 1.245A-5(c) for deduction under section 245A and are section 1.245A(e)-1(b) for additional rules regarding an extraordinary instead entered on lines 5b, 5c, and information about hybrid dividends. disposition account. 5d. See section 245A for guidance on Line 8b computing the amount of a dividend Note. The corporate U.S. eligible for a deduction. shareholder should include the line 5d If “Yes” is checked on line 8a, enter on amount on Form 1120, Schedule C, line 8b the U.S. shareholder’s Note. The corporate U.S. line 14, column (a), or the comparable extraordinary disposition account shareholder should include the line 5a line of other corporate income tax balance at the beginning and end of amount on Form 1120, Schedule C, returns. the foreign corporation’s tax year. Attach a statement detailing any line 13, column (a), or the comparable Line 5e differences between the starting and line of other corporate income tax returns. In doing so, the corporate Enter on line 5e dividends not ending balance of the extraordinary U.S. shareholder must determine reported on line 5a, 5b, 5c, or 5d. disposition account reported on line 8b. whether it meets the statutory and Note. The corporate U.S. regulatory requirements for the shareholder should include the line 5e Line 8c section 245A dividends received amount on Form 1120, Schedule C, Enter on line 8c the CFC’s total deduction. line 14, column (a), or the comparable extraordinary disposition account balance with respect to all U.S shareholders of the CFC at the 20 Instructions for Form 5471 (Rev. 01-2024) |
Page 21 of 52 Fileid: … ns/i5471/202401/a/xml/cycle08/source 7:44 - 25-Jan-2024 The type and rule above prints on all proofs including departmental reproduction proofs. MUST be removed before printing. beginning of the CFC year and at the CFC all the stock of which is owned CFC under a foreign tax law with end of the CFC tax year. Attach a by the filer, then line 9 must reflect the respect to equity (such as a notional statement detailing any differences sum of the filer’s hybrid deduction interest deduction). See Regulations between the starting and ending accounts with respect to shares of section 1.245A(e)-1(d) for additional balances reported on line 8c. stock of the upper-tier CFC; if instead information about hybrid deduction the CFC is a lower-tier CFC all the accounts. Line 9 stock of which is owned by the filer A domestic corporation that is a If the foreign corporation is a CFC and through an upper-tier CFC, then line 9 U.S. shareholder with respect to a the filer is a domestic corporation, must reflect the sum of the upper-tier CFC must maintain a hybrid deduction enter on line 9 the sum of the hybrid CFC’s hybrid deduction accounts with account with respect to each share of deduction accounts with respect to respect to shares of stock of the stock of the CFC that the domestic each share of stock of the CFC that lower-tier CFC. the domestic corporation owns corporation owns directly or indirectly directly or indirectly (within the A hybrid deduction account with through a partnership, trust, or estate. meaning of section 958(a)(2), and respect to a share of stock of a CFC In addition, certain upper-tier CFCs determined by treating a domestic reflects the amount of hybrid must maintain a hybrid deduction partnership as foreign). The reported deductions of the CFC that has been account with respect to each share of amount should reflect the balance of allocated to the share. In general, a the stock of a lower-tier CFC that the the hybrid deduction accounts as of hybrid deduction is a deduction or upper-tier CFC owns directly or the close of the tax year of the CFC, other tax benefit allowed to the CFC indirectly through a partnership, trust, and after all adjustments to the hybrid (or a related person) under a foreign or estate. See Regulations section deduction accounts for the tax year tax law for an amount paid, accrued, 1.245A(e)-1(d) for more on (for example, to reflect hybrid or distributed with respect to an maintenance of hybrid deduction deductions of the CFC, or hybrid instrument of the CFC that is stock for accounts. dividends paid by the CFC). For U.S. tax purposes. A hybrid deduction example, if the CFC is an upper-tier includes a deduction allowed to the Instructions for Form 5471 (Rev. 01-2024) 21 |
Page 22 of 52 Fileid: … ns/i5471/202401/a/xml/cycle08/source 7:44 - 25-Jan-2024 The type and rule above prints on all proofs including departmental reproduction proofs. MUST be removed before printing. Worksheet A Summary of U.S. Shareholder’s Pro Rata Share of Subpart F Income of a CFC (See the Worksheet A instructions, later.) Enter the amounts on lines 1a through 62, 64, 66, and 68 in functional currency. 1 Gross foreign personal holding company income: a Dividends, interest, royalties, rents, and annuities (section 954(c)(1)(A) (excluding amounts described in sections 954(c)(2), (3), and (6)) 1a b Excess of gains over losses from certain property transactions (section 954(c)(1)(B)) 1b c Excess of gains over losses from commodity transactions (section 954(c)(1)(C)) 1c d Excess of foreign currency gains over foreign currency losses (section 954(c)(1)(D)) 1d e Income equivalent to interest (section 954(c)(1)(E)) 1e f Net income from a notional principal contract (section 954(c)(1)(F)) 1f g Payments in lieu of dividends (section 954(c)(1)(G)) 1g h Certain amounts received for services under personal service contracts (see section 954(c)(1)(H)) 1h i Certain amounts from sales of partnership interests to which the look-through rule of section 954(c)(4) applies 1i 2 Gross foreign personal holding company income. Add lines 1a through 1i 2 3 Gross foreign base company sales income (see section 954(d)) 3 4 Gross foreign base company services income (see section 954(e)) 4 5 Gross foreign base company income. Add lines 2 through 4 5 6 Gross insurance income (see sections 953 and 954(b)(3)(C) and the instructions for lines 18 and 19) 6 7 Gross foreign base company income and gross insurance income. Add lines 5 and 6 7 8 Enter 5% of total gross income (as computed for income tax purposes) 8 9 Enter 70% of total gross income (as computed for income tax purposes) 9 10 If line 7 is less than line 8 and less than $1 million, enter -0- on this line and skip lines 11 through 19 10 11 If line 7 is more than line 9, enter total gross income (as computed for income tax purposes) 11 12 Total adjusted gross foreign base company income and insurance income (enter the greater of line 7 or line 11) 12 13 Adjusted net foreign personal holding company income: a Enter amount from line 2 13a b Expenses directly related to amount on line 2 13b c Subtract line 13b from line 13a 13c d Related person interest expense (see section 954(b)(5)) 13d e Other expenses allocated and apportioned to the amount on line 2 under section 954(b)(5) 13e f Net foreign personal holding company income. Subtract the sum of lines 13d and 13e from line 13c 13f g Net foreign personal holding company income excluded under high-tax exception 13g h Subtract line 13g from line 13f 13h 14 Adjusted net foreign base company sales income: a Enter amount from line 3 14a b Expenses allocated and apportioned to the amount on line 3 under section 954(b)(5) 14b c Net foreign base company sales income. Subtract line 14b from line 14a 14c d Net foreign base company sales income excluded under high-tax exception 14d e Subtract line 14d from line 14c 14e 15 Adjusted net foreign base company services income: a Enter amount from line 4 15a b Expenses allocated and apportioned to line 4 under section 954(b)(5) 15b c Net foreign base company services income. Subtract line 15b from line 15a 15c d Net foreign base company services income excluded under high-tax exception 15d e Subtract line 15d from line 15c 15e 16 Adjusted net full inclusion foreign base company income: a Enter the excess, if any, of line 11 over line 7 16a b Expenses allocated and apportioned under section 954(b)(5) 16b c Net full inclusion foreign base company income. Subtract line 16b from line 16a 16c d Net full inclusion foreign base company income excluded under high-tax exception 16d e Subtract line 16d from line 16c 16e 22 Instructions for Form 5471 |
Page 23 of 52 Fileid: … ns/i5471/202401/a/xml/cycle08/source 7:44 - 25-Jan-2024 The type and rule above prints on all proofs including departmental reproduction proofs. MUST be removed before printing. Worksheet A Worksheet A (continued) (See instructions.) 17 Adjusted net foreign base company income. Add lines 13h, 14e, 15e, and 16e . . . . . . . 17 18 Adjusted net insurance income (other than related person insurance income): a Enter amount from line 6 (other than related person insurance income) . . 18a b Expenses allocated and apportioned to the amount on line 18a under section 953 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18b c Net insurance income. Subtract line 18b from line 18a . . . . . . . . 18c d Net insurance income excluded under high-tax exception . . . . . . . 18d e Subtract line 18d from line 18c . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18e 19 Adjusted net related person insurance income: a Enter amount from line 6 that is related person insurance income . . . . 19a b Expenses allocated and apportioned to the amount on line 19a under section 953 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19b c Net related person insurance income. Subtract line 19b from line 19a . . . 19c d Net related person insurance income excluded under high-tax exception . . 19d e Subtract line 19d from line 19c . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19e 20 International boycott income (section 952(a)(3)) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 21 Illegal bribes, kickbacks, and other payments (section 952(a)(4)) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 22 Income described in section 952(a)(5) (see instructions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 23 Subpart F income before application of section 952(b) and (c), section 959(b), and section 961(c). Add lines 17, 18e, 19e, and 20 through 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 24 Enter the portion of line 13h that is U.S. source income effectively connected with a U.S. trade or business (section 952(b)) . . . . . . . . . . . 24 25 Exclusions under section 959(b) and section 961(c) basis that apply to line 13h amount . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 26 Section 954(c) subpart F Foreign Personal Holding Company Income. Subtract the sum of lines 24 and 25 from line 13h . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 27 Enter the portion of line 14e that is U.S. source income effectively connected with a U.S. trade or business (section 952(b)) . . . . . . . . . . . 27 28 Exclusions under section 959(b) that apply to line 14e amount . . . . . 28 -0- 29 Section 954(d) subpart F Foreign Base Company Sales Income. Subtract the sum of lines 27 and 28 from line 14e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 30 Enter the portion of line 15e that is U.S. source income effectively connected with a U.S. trade or business (section 952(b)) . . . . . . . . . . . 30 31 Exclusions under section 959(b) that apply to line 15e amount . . . . . 31 -0- 32 Section 954(e) subpart F Foreign Base Company Services Income. Subtract the sum of lines 30 and 31 from line 15e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 33 Enter the sum of the portion of lines 16e, 18e, 19e, 20, 21, and 22 that is U.S. source income effectively connected with a U.S. trade or business (section 952(b)) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 34 Exclusions under section 959(b) that apply to line 16e, 18e, 19e, 20, 21, and 22 amounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 35 Other subpart F income. Subtract the sum of lines 33 and 34 from the sum of lines 16e, 18e, 19e, 20, 21, and 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 36 Total subpart F income. Add lines 26, 29, 32, and 35 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 37 Current E&P limitation computation: a Current E&P . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37a b Tested loss (enter as a positive number—see instructions) . . . . . . . 37b c Total of line 37a and line 37b . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37c 38 Enter the smaller of line 36 or line 37c . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Instructions for Form 5471 (Rev. 01-2024) 23 |
Page 24 of 52 Fileid: … ns/i5471/202401/a/xml/cycle08/source 7:44 - 25-Jan-2024 The type and rule above prints on all proofs including departmental reproduction proofs. MUST be removed before printing. Worksheet A Worksheet A (continued) (See instructions.) 39 If the amount on line 37c is less than the amount on line 36, allocate the subpart F income remaining (after having been limited) to lines 40, 41, 42, and 43 below in the manner prescribed by Regulations section 1.952-1(e). If the amount on line 37c is greater than or equal to the amount on line 36, enter the amount from line 26 onto line 40, enter the amount from line 29 onto line 41, enter the amount from line 32 onto line 42, and enter the amount from line 35 onto line 43. 40 Section 954(c) subpart F Foreign Personal Holding Company Income subtotal . . . . . . . . 40 41 Section 954(d) subpart F Foreign Base Company Sales Income subtotal . . . . . . . . . . 41 42 Section 954(e) subpart F Foreign Base Company Services Income subtotal . . . . . . . . . 42 43 Other subpart F income subtotal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 44 Shareholder’s pro rata share of line 40 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 45 Shareholder’s pro rata share of export trade income that applies to line 44 amount (see section 970(a)) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 46 Section 954(c) subpart F Foreign Personal Holding Company Income subtotal. Subtract line 45 from line 44 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 47 Shareholder’s pro rata share of line 41 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 48 Shareholder’s pro rata share of export trade income that applies to line 47 amount (see section 970(a)) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 49 Section 954(d) subpart F Foreign Base Company Sales Income subtotal. Subtract line 48 from line 47 49 50 Shareholder’s pro rata share of line 42 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 51 Shareholder’s pro rata share of export trade income that applies to line 50 amount (see section 970(a)) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 52 Section 954(e) subpart F Foreign Base Company Services Income subtotal. Subtract line 51 from line 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 53 Shareholder’s pro rata share of line 43 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 54 Shareholder’s pro rata share of export trade income that applies to line 53 amount (see section 970(a)) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 55 Other subpart F income subtotal. Subtract line 54 from line 53 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 56 Add lines 46, 49, 52, and 55 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 57 Divide the number of days in the tax year that the corporation was a CFC by the number of days in the tax year and multiply the result by line 56 . . . . 57 58 The amount of dividends received by any other person with respect to your stock multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the CFC's subpart F income for the tax year and the denominator of which is the sum of the CFC's subpart F income and tested income (section 951A(c)(2)(A) and Regulations section 1.951A-2(b)(1)) for the tax year . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 59 Divide the number of days in the tax year you did not own such stock by the number of days in the tax year and multiply the result by line 56 . . . . . 59 60 Enter the smaller of line 58 or line 59 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 61 Shareholder’s pro rata share of subpart F income. Subtract line 60 from line 57 . . . . . . 61 62 Amount of line 61 that applies to section 954(c) subpart F Foreign Personal Holding Company Income 62 63 Translate the amount on line 62 from functional currency to U.S. dollars at the average exchange rate. See section 989(b). Enter the result here and on Form 5471, Schedule I, line 1e . . . . . . . . 63 64 Amount of line 61 that applies to section 954(d) subpart F Foreign Base Company Sales Income . . 64 65 Translate the amount on line 64 from functional currency to U.S. dollars at the average exchange rate. See section 989(b). Enter the result here and on Form 5471, Schedule I, line 1f . . . . . . . . 65 66 Amount of line 61 that applies to section 954(e) subpart F Foreign Base Company Services Income . 66 67 Translate the amount on line 66 from functional currency to U.S. dollars at the average exchange rate. See section 989(b). Enter the result here and on Form 5471, Schedule I, line 1g . . . . . . . . 67 68 Amount of line 61 that applies to other subpart F income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 69 Translate the amount on line 68 from functional currency to U.S. dollars at the average exchange rate. See section 989(b). Enter the result here and on Form 5471, Schedule I, line 1h . . . . . . . . 69 24 Instructions for Form 5471 (Rev. 01-2024) |
Page 25 of 52 Fileid: … ns/i5471/202401/a/xml/cycle08/source 7:44 - 25-Jan-2024 The type and rule above prints on all proofs including departmental reproduction proofs. MUST be removed before printing. Worksheet A Instructions applies to tax years of foreign Line 1g. Include payments in lieu of corporations beginning after dividends that are made as required Foreign base company income. December 31, 2005, and before under section 1058. Foreign base company income January 1, 2026, and to tax years of generally does not include the U.S. shareholders with or within which Line 1h. Enter amounts received: following. such tax years of the foreign • Under a contract under which the • Foreign base company shipping corporations end. Continue to exclude corporation is to furnish personal income as defined in former section the applicable types of income services if (a) some person other than 954(f). specified in section 954(c)(6) from the corporation has a right to • Foreign personal holding company Worksheet A, line 1a, for the period designate (by name or by description) income derived in the active conduct specified in the previous sentence. the individual who is to perform the of a banking, finance, or similar services, or (b) the individual who is to business (section 954(h)). Line 1b. Enter the excess of gains perform the services is designated (by • Exempt insurance income under over losses from the sale or exchange name or by description) in the section 953(e) and certain investment of: contract; and income of a qualifying insurance • Property that produces the type of • From the sale or other disposition of company or a qualifying insurance income reportable on line 1a; such a contract. branch (sections 953(a)(2) and • An interest in a trust, partnership, or 954(i)). REMIC; however, see Line 1i, later, for Note. The above rules apply with • Certain income derived in the an exception that provides for respect to amounts received for ordinary course of business of a look-through treatment for certain services under a particular contract securities dealer (section 954(c)(2)(C) sales of partnership interests; or only if at some time during the tax (i)). • Property that does not produce any year 25% or more in value of the income. outstanding stock of the corporation is Line 1a. Do not include: owned, directly or indirectly, by or for • Interest from conducting a banking Do not include the following. business that is “export financing • Income, gain, deduction, or loss the individual who has performed, is interest” (section 904(d)(2)(G)); from any transaction (including a to perform, or may be designated (by • Rents and royalties from actively hedging transaction) and transactions name or by description) as the one to conducting a trade or business involving physical settlement of a perform, such services. received from a person other than a regular dealer in property, forward Line 1i. For tax years beginning after “related person” (as defined in section contracts, option contracts, and December 31, 2004, in the case of 954(d)(3)); and similar financial instruments (section any sale by a CFC of an interest in a • Dividends, interest, rent, or royalty 954(c)(2)(C)). partnership with respect to which the income from related corporate payors • Gains and losses from the sale or CFC is a 25% owner (defined below), described in section 954(c)(3) or (6). exchange of any property that, in the such CFC is treated for purposes of However, see section 964(e) for an hands of the CFC, is property computing its foreign personal holding exception to section 954(c)(3), and described in section 1221(a)(1). company income as selling the see section 964(e)(4) and Regulations Line 1c. Enter the excess of gains proportionate share of the assets of section 1.245A-5 for an exception to, over losses from transactions the partnership attributable to such and limitation on, section 954(c)(6), (including futures, forward, and similar interest. Thus, the sale of a respectively. transactions) in any commodities. See partnership interest by a CFC that Interest income includes factoring section 954(c)(1)(C) for exceptions. meets the ownership threshold income arising when a person See section 954(c)(5) for a definition constitutes subpart F income only to acquires a trade or service receivable and special rules relating to the extent that a proportionate sale of (directly or indirectly) from a related commodity transactions. the underlying partnership assets attributable to the partnership interest person. The income is treated as Line 1d. Enter the excess of foreign would constitute subpart F income. interest on a loan to the obligor under currency gains over foreign currency Do not report these amounts on section 864(d)(1) and is generally not losses from section 988 transactions. line 1b. Instead, report them on line 1i. eligible for the de minimis, export An exception applies to transactions financing, and related party directly related to the business needs 25% owner. For purposes of exceptions to the inclusion of subpart of a CFC. these rules, a 25% shareholder is a F income. Also, a trade or service CFC that owns directly 25% or more receivable acquired or treated as Line 1e. Enter any income equivalent of the capital or profits interest in a acquired by a CFC from a related U.S. to interest, including income from partnership. For purposes of the person is considered an investment in commitment fees (or similar amounts) preceding sentence, if a CFC is a U.S. property for purposes of section for loans actually made. shareholder or partner of a 956 (Worksheet B) if the obligor is a Line 1f. Include net income from corporation or partnership, the CFC is U.S. person. notional principal contracts (except a treated as owning directly its contract entered into to hedge proportionate share of any such Note. Section 111 of the Taxpayer inventory property). capital or profits interest held directly Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act or indirectly by such corporation or of 2020 extended the look-through partnership. If a CFC is treated as rule of section 954(c)(6). The rule now owning a capital or profits interest in a Instructions for Form 5471 (Rev. 01-2024) 25 |
Page 26 of 52 Fileid: … ns/i5471/202401/a/xml/cycle08/source 7:44 - 25-Jan-2024 The type and rule above prints on all proofs including departmental reproduction proofs. MUST be removed before printing. partnership under constructive deductions attributable to disqualified determined under the rules of section ownership rules similar to the rules of payments (Regulations section 953(c)(5). section 958(b), the CFC shall be 1.951A-2(c)(5) or (6)) are not Exceptions. The above definition treated as owning such interest allocated and apportioned to gross does not apply to any foreign directly or indirectly for purposes of foreign base company income. corporation if: this definition. Lines 13g, 14d, 15d, 16d, 18d, and • At all times during the foreign Line 10. De minimis rule. If the sum 19d. Exception for certain income corporation's tax year, less than 20% of foreign base company income subject to high foreign taxes. of the total combined voting power of (determined without regard to section Foreign base company income and all classes of stock of the corporation 954(b)(5)) and gross insurance insurance income do not include any entitled to vote, and less than 20% of income (as defined in section 954(b) item of income received by a CFC if the total value of the corporation, is (3)(C)) for the tax year is less than the taxpayer establishes that such owned (directly or indirectly under the the lesser of 5% of gross income for income was subject to an effective principles of section 883(c)(4)) by income tax purposes, or $1 million, rate of income tax imposed by a persons who are (directly or indirectly) then no portion of the gross income foreign country that is greater than insured under any policy of insurance for the tax year is treated as foreign 90% of the maximum rate of tax or reinsurance issued by the base company income or insurance specified in section 11. For more corporation or who are related income. In this case, enter zero on information, see section 954(b)(4) and persons to any such person; line 10 and skip lines 11 through 19. Regulations section 1.954-1(d)(1). • The related person insurance Otherwise, go to line 11. income (determined on a gross basis) Line 18. Adjusted net insurance in- Line 11. Full inclusion rule. If the come. Insurance income is any of the corporation for the tax year is sum of foreign base company income income attributable to the issuing (or less than 20% of its insurance income (determined without regard to section reinsuring) of any insurance or annuity for the tax year; or 954(b)(5)) and gross insurance contract that would (subject to the • The corporation: income for the tax year exceeds 70% modifications provided in section 1. Elects to treat its related person of gross income for income tax 953(b)) be taxed under subchapter L insurance income for the tax year as purposes, the entire gross income for (insurance company tax) if such income effectively connected with the the tax year must (subject to the income were income of a domestic conduct of a trade or business in the high-tax exception described below, insurance company. However, United States, the section 952(b) exclusion, and the insurance income does not include 2. Elects to waive all treaty deductions to be taken into account exempt insurance income (as defined benefits (other than from section 884) under section 954(b)(5)) be treated as in section 953(e)). for related person insurance income, foreign base company income or and Line 18b. Expenses. Do not enter insurance income, whichever is expenses on this line to the extent that 3. Meets any requirement the IRS appropriate. In this case, enter total their allocation and apportionment may prescribe to ensure that any tax gross income (for income tax reduces an item of insurance income on such income is paid. purposes) on line 11. Otherwise, enter below zero. zero. This election will not be effective if Note. In determining the amount of the corporation was a disqualified Lines 13b, 13d, 13e, 14b, 15b, and a net item of insurance income, corporation (as defined in section 16b. Expenses. Adjusted net foreign deductions or loss attributable to 953(c)(3)(E)) for the tax year for which base company income is calculated disqualified basis and deductions the election was made or for any prior by first determining the gross amount attributable to disqualified payments tax year beginning after 1986. See of each item of income and then (Regulations section 1.951A-2(c)(5) section 953(c)(3)(D) for special rules allocating and apportioning expenses or (6)) are not allocated and for this election. to such items of income. For more apportioned to gross insurance Mutual life insurance companies. information, see section 954(b)(5) and income. Regulations section 1.954-1(c)(1)(i). The related person insurance income Expenses allocated and apportioned Line 19. Adjusted net related per- rules also apply to mutual life to an item of income may reduce the son insurance income. Related insurance companies under item of income below zero, and any person insurance income is any regulations prescribed by the item of income that is less than zero insurance income (within the meaning Secretary. For these purposes, generally cannot offset other items of of section 953(a)) attributable to a policyholders must be treated as income. For more information, see policy of insurance or reinsurance for shareholders. Regulations section 1.954-1(c)(1)(ii). which the person insured (directly or Line 19b. Expenses. Do not enter Do not enter expenses on these lines indirectly) is a U.S. shareholder (as expenses on this line to the extent that of Worksheet A to the extent that their defined in section 953(c)(1)(A)) in a their allocation and apportionment allocation and apportionment reduces CFC (as defined in section 953(c)(1) reduces an item of insurance income an item of income below zero. (B)), or a related person (as defined in below zero. section 953(c)(6)) to such a Note. In determining the amount of Note. In determining the amount of shareholder. If a CFC has related a net item of foreign base company person insurance income, the U.S. a net item of insurance income, income, deductions or loss deductions or loss attributable to shareholder’s pro rata share is to be attributable to disqualified basis and disqualified basis and deductions 26 Instructions for Form 5471 (Rev. 01-2024) |
Page 27 of 52 Fileid: … ns/i5471/202401/a/xml/cycle08/source 7:44 - 25-Jan-2024 The type and rule above prints on all proofs including departmental reproduction proofs. MUST be removed before printing. attributable to disqualified payments participation in or cooperation with an obligation of the United States or the (Regulations section 1.951A-2(c)(5) international boycott. See Schedule B Code. or (6)) are not allocated and (Form 5713). Line 37. Current E&P limitation. A apportioned to gross insurance Line 21. Illegal bribes, kickbacks, CFC's subpart F income is limited to income. and other payments. Enter the total the sum of the following. Line 20. International boycott in- of any illegal bribes, kickbacks, or • Its current year E&P, computed come. If a CFC or a member of a other payments (within the meaning of under the special rule of section controlled group (within the meaning section 162(c)) paid by or on behalf of 952(c)(1). Enter this amount on of section 993(a)(3)) that includes the the corporation, directly or indirectly, line 37a. CFC has operations in, or related to, a to an official, employee, or agent of a • Any tested loss under section country (or with the government, a government. 951A(c)(2)(B)(ii). If the total of all lines company, or a national of a country) 6 of all separate Schedules I-1 (Form Line 22. Income described in sec- that requires participation in or 5471) for the CFC is a negative tion 952(a)(5). The income of a CFC cooperation with an international number, enter the amount as a derived from any foreign country boycott as a condition of doing positive number on line 37b. If the during any period during which total of all lines 6 is a positive number business within such country or with section 901(j) applies to such foreign or zero, enter -0- on line 37b. the government, company, or national country will be deemed to be income of that country, a portion of the CFC's The amount included in the gross to the U.S. shareholders of such CFC. income is included in subpart F income of a U.S. shareholder of a As of the date these instructions were income. The amount included is CFC under section 951(a)(1)(A) for revised, section 901(j) applied to Iran, determined by multiplying the CFC's any tax year and attributable to a North Korea, Sudan, and Syria. income (other than income included qualified activity must be reduced by under section 951 and U.S. source Lines 24, 27, 30, and 33. Exclusion the shareholder's pro rata share of effectively connected business of U.S. income. Subpart F income any qualified deficit (see section income described in section 952(b)) does not include any U.S. source 952(c)(1)(B)). by the international boycott factor. income (which, for these purposes, This factor is a fraction determined on includes all carrying charges and all Lines 39 through 43. If Worksheet Schedule A (Form 5713). interest, dividends, royalties, and A, line 37c, is less than the amount on other investment income received or Worksheet A, line 36, allocate the Special rule. If the shareholder of accrued by an FSC) that is effectively subpart F income remaining (after a CFC can clearly demonstrate that connected with a CFC's conduct of a having been limited) (that is, the the income earned for the tax year is trade or business in the United States line 38 amount) to the four categories from specific operations, then, instead unless that item is exempt from of subpart F income listed on of applying the international boycott taxation (or is subject to a reduced Worksheet A, lines 40 through 43, factor, the addition to subpart F rate of tax) pursuant to a treaty using the rules of Regulations section income is the amount specifically from 1.952-1(e). the operations in which there was Instructions for Form 5471 (Rev. 01-2024) 27 |
Page 28 of 52 Fileid: … ns/i5471/202401/a/xml/cycle08/source 7:44 - 25-Jan-2024 The type and rule above prints on all proofs including departmental reproduction proofs. MUST be removed before printing. Worksheet B U.S. Shareholder’s Pro Rata Share of Earnings of a CFC Invested in U.S. Property Enter the amounts on lines 1 through 18 in functional currency. 1 Amount of U.S. property (as dened in section 956(c) and (d)) held (directly or indirectly) by the CFC as of the close of: a The rst quarter of the tax year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1a b The second quarter of the tax year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1b c The third quarter of the tax year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1c d The fourth quarter of the tax year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1d 2 Number of quarter-ends the foreign corporation was a CFC during the tax year . . . . . . . . 2 3 Average amount of U.S. property held (directly or indirectly) by the CFC as of the close of each quarter of the tax year. (Add lines 1a through 1d. Divide this amount by the number on line 2.) . . . 3 4 U.S. shareholder’s pro rata share of the amount on line 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 5 Earnings and prots described in section 959(c)(1)(A) with respect to the U.S. shareholder after reductions (if any) for current year distributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 6 Section 956(a)(1) amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 7 Applicable earnings: a Current year earnings and prots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7a b Line 7a plus accumulated earnings and prots . . . . . . . . . . 7b 8 Enter the greater of line 7a or line 7b . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 9 Distributions made by the CFC during the tax year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 10 Subtract line 9 from line 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 11 Earnings and prots described in section 959(c)(1) after reductions (if any) for current year distributions 11 12 Applicable earnings. Subtract line 11 from line 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 13 Section 956(a)(2) amount. U.S. shareholder’s pro rata share of the amount on line 12 . . . . . 13 14 Section 956(a) amount. Enter the smaller of line 6 or line 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 15 Amount of E&P described in section 959(a)(2) with respect to the U.S. shareholder . . . . . . 15 16 Tentative section 956 amount. Subtract line 15 from line 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 17 Amount of deduction under section 245A, if any, that the shareholder would be allowed if the shareholder received a hypothetical distribution within the meaning of Regulations section 1.956-1(a)(2). If the shareholder is not a U.S. corporation, this amount is zero . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 18 Section 956 amount. Subtract line 17 from line 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 19 Translate the amount on line 18 from functional currency to U.S. dollars at the year-end spot rate (as provided in section 989(b)). Enter the result here and on line 2 of Schedule I . . . . . . . . . 19 Worksheet B Instructions Distributions are also taken into which the property is subject. See account before the section 956 section 956(c) and (d) and the Use Worksheet B to determine a U.S. inclusion is determined. Distributions regulations under section 956 to shareholder's pro rata share of are generally treated as coming first determine whether the CFC is treated earnings of a CFC invested in U.S. from (and thus reducing the balances as holding U.S. property. The amount property that is subject to tax. Only of) the PTEP accounts. Thus, the U.S. of U.S. property held (directly or earnings of a CFC not distributed or shareholders must: indirectly) by the CFC that was otherwise previously taxed are subject 1. Compute the current year acquired by the foreign corporation to these rules. Thus, the amount of subpart F income inclusion before it became a CFC is previously untaxed earnings limits the (potentially increasing the section disregarded (that is, not included), but section 956 inclusion. A CFC's 959(c)(2) PTEP within the PTEP not in excess of the amount of investment in U.S. property in excess accounts), applicable earnings (as defined in of this limit will not be included in the section 956(b)) accumulated during taxable income of the CFC's U.S. 2. Take into account current periods before it became a CFC. shareholders. PTEP related to distributions (potentially reducing the prior-year section 956 inclusions (see PTEP accounts and untaxed earnings If the foreign corporation ceases to section 959(c)(1)(A)) and current-year and profits), and be a CFC during the tax year: or prior-year subpart F inclusions (see 3. Compute the current section • The determination of the U.S. section 959(c)(2)) reduce what would 956 inclusion (increasing section shareholder's pro rata share will be otherwise be the current year section 959(c)(1) PTEP and potentially made based upon the stock owned 956 inclusion. decreasing section 959(c)(2) PTEP in (within the meaning of section 958(a)) the PTEP accounts). by the U.S. shareholder on the last Note. PTEP resulting from subpart F day during the tax year in which the inclusions (that is, section 959(c)(2) U.S. property is measured on a foreign corporation was a CFC; PTEP) that reduced prior-year section quarterly average basis. For purposes • The CFC's U.S. property for the tax 956 or 956A inclusions (see section of Worksheet B, the amount taken into year will be determined only by taking 959(a) and (c)(1), and Schedule J) account with respect to U.S. property into account quarters ending on or should be reclassified as section is generally its adjusted basis for E&P before such last day (and investments 959(c)(1) PTEP. purposes, reduced by any liability to in U.S. property as of the close of 28 Instructions for Form 5471 (Rev. 01-2024) |
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Complete a for the foreign corporation’s foreign tax separate Schedule E for each year(s) that ends with or within its U.S. Instructions for Separate applicable separate category of tax year. Schedules income. Enter the appropriate code In Part I, Section 2, report taxes on line a (above Part I). To determine deemed paid under section 960(b)(2) the appropriate code, see Categories with respect to distributions of PTEP Schedule E of Income in the Instructions for Form from a lower-tier foreign corporation to Use Schedule E, Part I, to report taxes 1118, Foreign Tax the foreign corporation with respect to paid, accrued, or deemed paid under Credit—Corporations. Taxes with which this Schedule E (Form 5471) is section 960(b)(2) by a foreign respect to all categories of income being completed. corporation for which a foreign tax listed in the Instructions for Form credit is allowed, and use Schedule E, 1118, with the exception of foreign Amounts not reported in Part I. Do Part III, to report taxes for which a branch income, may need to be not report taxes that are not credit may not be taken. reported. A foreign corporation may creditable, including taxes for which a accrue or pay taxes properly credit is disallowed under section Note. Schedule E must be completed attributable to an income group within 245A(d) or section 901(j), (k), (l), or even for noncorporate U.S. the general category, passive (m); or suspended under section 909. shareholders. Certain noncorporate category, or section 901(j) category. Such taxes are reported in Part III. A U.S. shareholders may elect under See Regulations section 1.960-1(d)(2) credit is never allowed for taxes paid section 962 to be taxed at corporate (ii). A foreign corporation may accrue or accrued to the United States. Do rates on section 951(a) amounts and or pay taxes properly attributable to a not report such taxes in Part I. Report the global intangible low-taxed income PTEP group within any of the separate them instead in Part III. (GILTI) inclusion for the tax year, so as categories of income, with the Adjustments to foreign income tax- to be able to claim a credit for certain exception of foreign branch category es. Adjustments to foreign income foreign taxes paid or accrued by the income. See Regulations section taxes paid or accrued in a prior year CFC. The information reported on 1.960-3(c)(1). should not be reflected on Schedule E Schedule E is relevant for U.S. shareholders making this election. If code 901j is entered on line a, in the year of adjustment. Instead, Also, timely information reporting is enter on line b the country code for they should be reported in the year to important to the extent the U.S. the sanctioned country using the which such taxes relate. This may shareholder chooses to amend its two-letter codes (from the list at require an amended return. See return in a later year to make the IRS.gov/CountryCodes). section 905(c). Adjustments include additional payments, refunds, and election under section 962. Schedules If one of the RBT codes is entered downward adjustments for accrued E and E-1 are also relevant for on line a, enter on line c the country foreign taxes that are not paid within 2 noncorporate U.S. shareholders who code for the treaty country using the years after the close of the tax year to do not make a section 962 election. two-letter code (from the list at which such taxes relate. Taxes paid or accrued with respect to IRS.gov/CountryCodes). distributions of PTEP by the U.S. Comparison to income tax ex- shareholder, while not reported on Note. Do not complete a separate pense reported on Form 5471, Form 5471, are subject to different Schedule E for taxes assigned to the Schedule C. The foreign income rules regarding creditability and section 951A category. Taxes paid, taxes reported on Schedule E may foreign currency gain or loss. See, for accrued, or deemed paid with respect differ from the amount reported as example, sections 965(g) and 986(c). to section 951A PTEP that is in the income tax expense on line 21a of Therefore, it is important that the U.S. section 951A category are reported Schedule C. This is due in part to shareholder track the PTEP groups to on the Schedule E completed for the differences in the accounting for follow the different rules for each general category. foreign tax redeterminations, group. disallowed taxes, and foreign income Important. In addition to the taxes reported in Other Name of person filing Form 5471. separate category codes referred to Comprehensive Income for U.S. The name of the person filing Form above, if you have more than one of GAAP purposes. 5471 is generally the name of the U.S. the categories of income referred to person described in the applicable above, you must complete and file a Comparison to income tax ex- category or categories of filers (see separate Schedule E (including pense reported on Schedule H Categories of Filers, earlier). However, Schedule E-1) using code “TOTAL” (Form 5471). The taxes added or in the case of a consolidated return, that aggregates all amounts listed for deducted on line 2g of Schedule H enter the name of the U.S. parent in each line and column of all other include both foreign income taxes Schedules E and E-1. reported in Part I of Schedule E as well as the taxes reported in Part III of Instructions for Form 5471 (Rev. 01-2024) 29 |
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If the tax is attributable to under section 986(a)(1)(D) to include taxes paid or accrued by the a pass-through entity owned by a translate foreign taxes using the foreign corporation or a pass-through foreign corporation, the foreign tax exchange rate in effect on the date of entity (for example, a partnership or year of the foreign corporation within payment. disregarded entity) owned by the which such pass-through entity’s year foreign corporation. If the tax is paid or ends should be reported on this line. 4. The foreign corporation reports on the cash basis. See section 986(a). accrued by the pass-through entity, enter the name of such entity instead Column (g) 5. The foreign tax is denominated of the name of the foreign corporation. in an inflationary currency. See If the tax paid or accrued by the Enter the income reported to the section 986(a)(1)(C). foreign corporation is attributable to a foreign tax authority under foreign tax Report the exchange rate using the branch or qualified business unit law. This should be the foreign taxable “divide-by convention” specified under (QBU) of the foreign corporation, income base for determining the tax Reporting exchange rates on Form enter the name of the branch or QBU. reported in column (j). 5471, earlier. Column (b) Column (h) Column (m) Enter the EIN or reference ID number Check the box if taxes were paid on of the payor entity listed in column (a). U.S. source income. Enter the tax in functional currency. E&P takes into account foreign A reference ID number is required income taxes paid or accrued by the only in cases in which no EIN was Column (i) foreign corporation. The foreign entered for the foreign corporation or corporation's E&P is determined in the pass-through entity owned by the Enter the three-letter currency code foreign corporation. Filers are for the local currency in which the tax foreign corporation's functional permitted to enter both an EIN and a is payable. Currency codes are currency. See section 986(b). reference ID number. See Item available at six-group.com/en/ Line 5 1b(2)—Reference ID Number, earlier, products-services/financial- Report the total of the amounts listed for more information about reference information/data- in column (l) on this line 5. This total ID numbers. standards.html#scrollTo=currency- should also be reported on codes. Schedule E-1, line 4. Column (c) Column (j) Line 6 Check the box if the foreign income Report the total of the amounts listed taxes reported in column (j) were paid Enter the tax paid or accrued in the in column (m) on this line 6. This total or accrued by the foreign corporation local currency in which tax is payable and the amount reported on line 3 of during prior tax years and were and not the functional currency of the Schedule E, Part III, are the suspended due to the application of payor or foreign corporation. See appropriate reduction to current year the rules of section 909 and that are sections 986(a) and 905(c). E&P for income taxes. See unsuspended in the current year Schedule H, line 2g. because related income is taken into Columns (k) and (l) Example. CFC1, a foreign account by the foreign corporation, corporation, with reference ID number certain U.S. corporate owners of the Enter the exchange rate in column (k) 1000123, pays or accrues tax of 10u = foreign corporation, or a member of and the translated dollar amount in $10 to Country X on 50u of Country X such U.S. corporate owner’s column (l). foreign source taxable income with consolidated group. respect to CFC1’s foreign tax year Translate the taxes entered in ending December 31, 2023. CFC1 column (j) into dollars at the average Column (d) has a December 31 tax year end for exchange rate for the tax year to both foreign and U.S. tax purposes. which the tax relates unless one of the Enter the two-letter codes (from the Also, CFC1 receives in the tax year exceptions below applies. See section list at IRS.gov/CountryCodes) of all ending December 31, 2023, a refund 986(a). foreign countries and U.S. territories of 3u from Country X on 15u of foreign to which taxes were paid or accrued. If Exceptions. If one of the following source income with respect to CFC1’s taxes were paid or accrued to more exceptions applies, use the exchange tax year ending December 31, 2017, than one country with respect to the rate in effect on the date the foreign translated to equal $5, and on which same income, include each tax paid corporation paid the tax. the original liability was $7. Therefore, 30 Instructions for Form 5471 (Rev. 01-2024) |
Page 31 of 52 Fileid: … ns/i5471/202401/a/xml/cycle08/source 7:44 - 25-Jan-2024 The type and rule above prints on all proofs including departmental reproduction proofs. MUST be removed before printing. the revised tax liability is $2. All taxes The only foreign taxes of the in Regulations section 1.960-3(c)(2)). relate to general category income. distributing foreign corporation that Please enter the applicable PTEP Also assume for both years that the may be treated as deemed paid under group code from the following list. local currency in which the tax was section 960(b) are foreign taxes paid, paid was the same as the foreign accrued, or deemed paid by the PTEP Group Classification corporation’s functional currency. The distributing foreign corporation with country code for Country X is XX. respect to the receipt of a PTEP Taxes related to PTEP Group Code The following entries should be distribution from another lower-tier previously taxed made on the 2023 Schedule E (Form foreign corporation below the E&P 5471), Part I, Section 1, for CFC1 with distributing foreign corporation. Reclassified section R965a respect to the General Category Accordingly, there can be no 965(a) PTEP Income separate category. deemed-paid foreign taxes with Reclassified section R965b respect to a PTEP distribution from a • Line 1, column (a): CFC1 965(b) PTEP lower-tier foreign corporation that is • Line 1, column (b): 1000123 General section 959c1 the lowest foreign-tier foreign • Line 1, column (d): XX 959(c)(1) PTEP corporation in a chain, and therefore • Line 1, column (e): 2023/12/31 Reclassified section R951A no such distributions will be reported • Line 1, column (f): 2023/12/31 951A PTEP in Section 2. See Regulations section • Line 1, column (g): 50u 1.960-1(d)(3)(ii)(B). Reclassified section R245Ad • Line 1, column (i): u 245A(d) PTEP • Line 1, column (j): 10u Any foreign income taxes paid or • Line 1, column (k): 1.0000 accrued (but not deemed paid) by the Section 965(a) PTEP 965a • Line 1, column (l): $10 foreign corporation with respect to a Section 965(b) PTEP 965b • Line 1, column (m): 10u PTEP distribution from a lower-tier Section 951A PTEP 951A An amended 2017 tax return foreign corporation (whether or not should be filed by or for the U.S. such PTEP distribution is reported in Section 245A(d) 245Ad PTEP person(s) with respect to which Form Section 2), such as withholding taxes 5471 was required and that return imposed on the PTEP distribution, are Section 951(a)(1)(A) 951a1A should include an amended Form reported in Section 1. PTEP 5471. The amended Form 5471 should include an attachment with a Column (a) Column (e) schedule that looks like the current version of Schedule E, Part I, Section Enter the name of each lower-tier Enter the year in which the U.S. 1, with the following entries for the foreign corporation that made a PTEP shareholder included income of the general category of income. distribution with respect to which a lower-tier foreign corporation under • Line 1, column (a): CFC1 deemed-paid tax is determined in the section 951(a) or section 951A and • Line 1, column (b): 1000123 current year by the foreign corporation established the PTEP account to • Line 1, column (d): XX with respect to which this Schedule E which the distribution is attributed. • Line 1, column (e): 2017/12/31 (Form 5471) is being completed. This is the annual PTEP account. See • Line 1, column (f): 2017/12/31 Regulations section 1.960-3(c)(1). • Line 1, column (g): 15u Column (b) • Line 1, column (i): u Column (f) • Line 1, column (j): 1.20u Enter the EIN or reference ID number • Line 1, column (k): 1.6667 of the lower-tier foreign corporation Enter the PTEP distribution with • Line 1, column (l): $2 listed in column (a). A reference ID respect to the PTEP group within the • Line 1, column (m): 1.20u number is required only in cases in annual PTEP account identified in which no EIN was entered for the column (d) and column (e) in the Section 2—Taxes Deemed Paid lower-tier foreign corporation. Filers functional currency of the distributing (Section 960(b)) are permitted to enter both an EIN and lower-tier foreign corporation. If there The purpose of Section 2 is to track a reference ID number. See Item is a PTEP distribution related to more deemed-paid foreign income taxes 1b(2)—Reference ID Number, earlier, than one PTEP group within an annual with respect to current year PTEP for more information about reference PTEP account, complete a separate distributions from lower-tier foreign ID numbers. line for each PTEP group within an corporations to the foreign corporation annual PTEP account. with respect to which this Schedule E Column (c) (Form 5471) is being completed (“the Column (g) foreign corporation”). Enter the applicable two-letter code (from the list at IRS.gov/ Enter the total amount of the lower-tier Report a PTEP distribution by a CountryCodes). foreign corporation’s PTEP in the lower-tier foreign corporation in PTEP group within the annual PTEP Section 2 only if foreign income taxes Column (d) account identified in column (d) and are deemed paid under section column (e). Enter such amount in the 960(b) by the foreign corporation with Enter the code which describes the respect to such PTEP distribution. PTEP group classification (as set forth Instructions for Form 5471 (Rev. 01-2024) 31 |
Page 32 of 52 Fileid: … ns/i5471/202401/a/xml/cycle08/source 7:44 - 25-Jan-2024 The type and rule above prints on all proofs including departmental reproduction proofs. MUST be removed before printing. functional currency of the distributing which generally applies to certain (section 901(f)), certain taxes used to lower-tier foreign corporation. taxes paid on dividends if the provide subsidies (section 901(i)), and minimum holding period is not met taxes for which no credit is allowed Column (h) with respect to the underlying stock, because of the boycott provisions of or if the corporation is obligated to section 908. Enter the total amount of the lower-tier make related payments with respect foreign corporation’s PTEP group to positions in similar or related Column (i) taxes with respect to the PTEP group property. Also enter foreign income within the annual PTEP account taxes disallowed under section 901(l), For each line in this column, enter the identified in column (d) and column which generally applies to certain total amount for each payor in (e). Enter this amount in U.S. dollars. taxes paid on gain and income other columns (c) through (h). To determine the appropriate than dividends if the minimum holding translation rate, see section 986(a). period is not met with respect to the Line 3 underlying property, or if the Total each amount in column (i) and Column (i) corporation is obligated to make enter on line 3. All amounts should be related payments with respect to in functional currency. Enter the U.S. dollar amount of the positions in similar or related property. Line 4 recipient foreign corporation's income Translate the line 3 amount from taxes deemed paid that are properly Column (e) functional currency to U.S. dollars attributable to the PTEP distribution using, in general, the average reported in column (f) and not In the case of a covered asset exchange rate as defined by section deemed to have been paid by the acquisition (as defined in section 989(b)(3). domestic corporation for any prior tax 901(m)(2)), enter the disqualified year. portion of any tax determined with respect to the income or gain Schedule E-1 Note. With respect to distributions of attributable to the relevant foreign Use Schedule E-1 (on pages 2 and 3 PTEP resulting from inclusions under assets (section 901(m)). of separate Schedule E) to report the section 965, report the taxes properly cumulative balance of foreign income attributable to such PTEP without Note. This rule generally applies to taxes paid or accrued by a CFC by reduction for the foreign tax credit covered asset acquisitions after separate category of income. disallowance. December 31, 2010. See Regulations sections 1.901(m)-1 through Enter amounts in U.S. dollars Part III—Taxes for Which unless otherwise noted. 1.901(m)-8 for additional information. Foreign Tax Credit Is Note that the rules contained in these Columns (a), (b), and (c) Disallowed regulations have later effective dates. Use Part III to report taxes for which In columns (a), (b), and (c), report only the foreign income taxes the foreign tax credits are not allowed. Column (f) While not allowed as a credit, such foreign corporation pays or accrues attributable to the subpart F income taxes are taken into account in Enter the amount of taxes paid or group, the tested income group, and determining the foreign corporation’s accrued by the foreign corporation to the residual income group, E&P. the United States. No credit is allowed respectively. Use Schedule Q to Do not enter taxes that do not meet for these taxes because only foreign determine the taxes attributable to the criteria under Regulations section income taxes paid or accrued to a each income group. Do not include 1.901-2. foreign country or territory of the foreign income taxes paid or accrued United States are allowed as a credit. by the foreign corporation in its other See section 901(b). Columns (a) and (b) tax years beginning after December 31, 2017, or that do not relate to the See Part I—Taxes for Which a Foreign Column (g) current tax year. Do not include Tax Credit Is Allowed, earlier, for foreign income taxes that are instructions regarding these columns. Report foreign income taxes related to disallowed and are reported on the current tax year that have been Schedule E, Part III. Do not include Column (c) suspended due to the rules of section taxes paid or accrued by the foreign 909. corporation with respect to its receipt Enter foreign income taxes that are of a PTEP distribution, even if those disallowed under section 901(j), Column (h) amounts were included in the total generally foreign income taxes paid or entered on line 5, column (l), of accrued to certain sanctioned Enter taxes for which a foreign tax Schedule E, Part I, Section 1. These countries. credit is disallowed other than those are reported in column (e). Do not detailed in columns (c) through (g). include taxes deemed paid by the Column (d) Such taxes may include, but are not foreign corporation with respect to its limited to, taxes attributable to section receipt of a PTEP distribution. These Enter foreign income taxes that are 245A(d) income, certain taxes on the are also reported in column (e). disallowed under section 901(k), purchase or sale of oil and gas 32 Instructions for Form 5471 (Rev. 01-2024) |
Page 33 of 52 Fileid: … ns/i5471/202401/a/xml/cycle08/source 7:44 - 25-Jan-2024 The type and rule above prints on all proofs including departmental reproduction proofs. MUST be removed before printing. On line 9, report reductions for the Line 2. Use line 2 to reflect income, after foreign income tax, of portion of such taxes that are deemed adjustments to a U.S. person’s foreign $100 with respect to which it pays $20 paid by a U.S. shareholder with tax credit as a result of redetermined of foreign income tax. Such tax is respect to an inclusion under section foreign income taxes. If a U.S. person properly attributable to subpart F 951(a) or 951A. On line 15, report has appropriately amended the income of CFC3 and is reported on reductions for foreign income taxes immediately prior year return, line 4, column (a), of Schedule E-1 of attributable to the column (b) tested including its Schedule E-1, to CFC3’s Form 5471. During Year 1, income group that are not deemed redetermine its U.S. tax liability, no Domestic Corporation reports an paid as a result of the inclusion adjustment should be included on this inclusion under section 951(a)(1) of percentage or the 80% limitation. line. This line is only applicable if a $100 and deemed paid taxes of $20 Also, on line 15, report any other U.S. person appropriately amended a under section 960(a) as a result of reductions to the three income groups prior year return and there were subpart F income of CFC3. During in columns (a), (b), and (c) necessary intervening years between the Year 2, CFC3 distributes $40 to CFC2. to achieve a zero balance on line 16. amended year return and the current CFC2 pays withholding tax of $4 on Attach a statement explaining why year return for which an amended the distribution from CFC3. Such tax such taxes were not deemed paid return was not filed. If so, an is a tax related to previously taxed under section 960. The balance of adjustment for the prior year amended earnings and profits that were foreign income taxes paid or accrued return (and its impact on intervening included as subpart F income and is with respect to the three income years) should be reflected on line 2. reported on line 4, column (e)(x), of groups that is entered on line 16 Schedule E-1 of CFC2’s Form 5471. should equal zero after taking into Line 3a. A tax reported on account the reductions. Schedule E, Part I, Section 1, line 5, Line 5. Report taxes carried over to a column (l), for which column (c) was foreign surviving corporation after an Column (d) checked because such tax was acquisition by a foreign corporation of Use column (d) to report taxes unsuspended in the current year, the assets of another foreign suspended under section 909. should be included as a positive corporation in a transaction described amount in column (a), (b), (c), or (e), in section 381. See Regulations Columns (e)(i) through (e)(x) as appropriate. Such tax should also section 1.367(b)-7(b)(1) and (d)(1). Report foreign income taxes paid or be reflected as a negative amount in Line 6. Enter foreign income taxes accrued with respect to E&P column (d). properly attributable to PTEP and not described in section 959(c)(1) and (c) previously deemed paid (from (2). See the instructions for Line 3b. Include as a positive amount Schedule J, Column (e), later, for in column (d) foreign income taxes Schedule E, Part I, Section 2, line 5, specific information about the ten related to the current tax year that column (i)). The total reported on PTEP group columns. Also see have been suspended due to the rules Schedule E, Part I, Section 2, line 5, Regulations section 1.960-3(c)(2) for of section 909. Such taxes are also column (i), should be broken out on additional information regarding the reported on Schedule E, Part III, Schedule E-1, line 6, columns (e)(i) ten PTEP groups. column (g). through (e)(x), based on the type of PTEP to which such taxes relate. Line 4. The total reported on Specific Instructions Related to Schedule E, Part I, Section 1, line 5, Example 2. The facts are the Lines 1 Through 16 column (l), should be separated into same as in Example 1, except that, in columns (a) through (e) according to addition, CFC2 distributes $36 to Line 1a. This amount should equal the type of income or E&P to which CFC1 in Year 3. CFC1 is deemed to the amount that was reported as the such taxes relate. Therefore, for pay the $4 of withholding tax paid by balance on line 16 of the prior year example, taxes paid or accrued with CFC2 in Year 2. See section 960(b). Schedule E-1. respect to the receipt of a PTEP Such tax is attributable to previously Line 1b. If the balance on line 16 of distribution are reported in column (e), taxed subpart F income and is prior year Schedule E-1 was adjusted and taxes paid or accrued with reported on line 6, column (e)(x), of after the filing of the original prior year respect to current year subpart F Schedule E-1 of CFC1’s Form 5471. Form 5471, such adjustments should income of the foreign corporation are Such tax is also reported as a be reflected on line 1b. For example, if reported in column (a). negative number on line 10, column (e)(x), of Schedule E-1 of CFC2’s there were errors in the original Example 1. Domestic Form 5471. computation of foreign income taxes, Corporation, a U.S. shareholder, an adjustment would be included on wholly owns the only class of stock of Line 7. Attach a statement with a this line. See Corrections to Form CFC1, a foreign corporation. CFC1, in description and the amount of any 5471, earlier. Do not include any turn, wholly owns the only class of adjustments required before taking adjustments required to be reported stock of CFC2, a foreign corporation. into account taxes deemed paid by on line 7 or 12. Attach a statement CFC2, in turn, wholly owns the only the foreign corporation. Do not include that includes an explanation and the class of stock of CFC3, a foreign any adjustments required to be dollar amount of each such corporation. The functional currency reported on line 1b or 12. adjustment, along with a total that of Domestic Corporation, CFC1, Line 9. A domestic corporation is equals the amount entered on line 1b. CFC2, and CFC3 is the U.S. dollar. deemed to pay foreign income taxes During Year 1, CFC3 has subpart F attributable to inclusions under Instructions for Form 5471 (Rev. 01-2024) 33 |
Page 34 of 52 Fileid: … ns/i5471/202401/a/xml/cycle08/source 7:44 - 25-Jan-2024 The type and rule above prints on all proofs including departmental reproduction proofs. MUST be removed before printing. section 951(a)(1). See section 960(a). Example 4. The facts are the which the foreign corporation was a Amounts reported on line 9 should be same as in Example 1, except that controlled participant (as defined in negative numbers. during Year 2, CFC2 invests $40 in Regulations section 1.482-7(j)) during If a domestic corporation includes U.S. property. At the time of the tax year. All amounts should be an amount in income under section investment in such property, CFC2 reported in U.S. dollars. 951A, such domestic corporation is continues to maintain a $36 balance Name of person filing Form 5471. deemed to pay foreign income taxes in its section 959(c)(2) PTEP account. The name of the person filing Form equal to 80% of the product of (a) CFC2 reclassifies such amount as 5471 is generally the name of the U.S. such domestic corporation’s inclusion section 959(c)(1) PTEP on person described in the applicable percentage, multiplied by (b) the Schedule J. Accordingly, $4 of foreign category or categories of filers (see aggregate tested foreign income taxes income taxes related to section 959(c) Categories of Filers, earlier). However, paid or accrued by the CFC. For the (2) PTEP is reclassified to section in the case of a consolidated return, computation of such amount, see 959(c)(1) PTEP on line 11, column (e) enter the name of the U.S. parent in Form 1118, Schedule D. Amounts (iii). A negative $4 will be recorded on the field for “Name of person filing reported on line 9 should be negative line 11, column (e)(x), and a positive Form 5471.” numbers. See line 15 with respect to $4 will be recorded on line 11, column reporting taxes not deemed paid as a (e)(iii). Reference ID number of foreign corporation. If applicable, use the result of the inclusion percentage or Line 12. Attach a statement with a reference ID number shown on Form the application of the 80% limitation. description and the amount of any 5471, page 1, item 1b(2). Line 10. A domestic corporation is required adjustments to taxes of the deemed to pay foreign income taxes foreign corporation not already taken Question 4. Enter the foreign with respect to distributions of PTEP. into account on this schedule. An corporation’s share of reasonably See Section 960(b)(1). Amounts example of amounts reported on anticipated benefits (RAB) for the reported on line 10 should be negative line 12 is taxes attributable to PTEP CSA during the tax year. See numbers. distributions to shareholders ineligible Regulations section 1.482-7(e) for to claim a foreign tax credit under rules on a determining and updating Taxes are deemed paid by a controlled participant’s RAB share. If section 960(b)(1) (such as foreign domestic corporation that is a U.S. the foreign corporation applied more corporations). shareholder or a foreign corporation than one RAB share during the tax that is a CFC with respect to Line 15. Enter the reduction to the year in determining its share of distributions of PTEP that it receives. column (b) tested income group for intangible development costs (IDCs), Report on line 10, column (e), the tested income taxes not deemed paid. enter the RAB share that was applied taxes that relate to PTEP of the See Regulations section 1.960-1. This to IDCs incurred at the end of the foreign corporation that are deemed includes taxes attributable to the year. See Regulations section paid by a shareholder of the foreign column (b) tested income group that 1.482-7(d) for more information on corporation, either an upper-tier were not deemed paid as a result of IDCs. foreign corporation or a U.S. the domestic corporation’s inclusion shareholder, with respect to a percentage or as a result of the Question 5a. Check the “Yes” box if distribution of PTEP made by the application of the 80% limit. See the U.S. taxpayer made any platform foreign corporation. section 960(d). Enter the reduction to contributions as defined in the three income groups in columns Regulations section 1.482-7(c) to the Example 3. The facts are the (a), (b), and (c) for other taxes not CSA during the tax year. If “Yes,” same as in Example 2, except that deemed paid. See Regulations complete lines 5b and 5c. during Year 4, CFC1 distributes $36 to section 1.960-1. This includes taxes Questions 5b and 5c. Enter the Domestic Corporation. Domestic that are properly attributable to a foreign corporation's RAB share of the Corporation is deemed to pay the $4 subpart F income group but were not total present value of all platform of withholding taxes deemed paid by deemed paid because there was no contributions made by the U.S. CFC1 in Year 3 and paid by CFC2 in subpart F income with respect to that taxpayer during the tax year with Year 2. A negative $4 will be recorded income group in the current year. respect to the foreign corporation on on line 10, column (e)(x), of CFC1’s line 5b. The total present value of all Form 5471, Schedule E-1. Note. If necessary, enter negative platform contributions made by the See Example 2, earlier, for amounts on line 15 of columns (a), U.S. taxpayer during the tax year reporting on line 10, column (e)(x), of (b), and (c) in amounts sufficient to should be entered even if only a Schedule E-1 of CFC2's Form 5471 reduce line 16, columns (a), (b), and portion (or none) of the value of those with respect to taxes on distributions (c), to zero. Attach a statement platform contributions was included in from CFC3 to CFC2. explaining why such taxes were not the U.S. taxpayer's taxable income as deemed paid under section 960. Line 11. Foreign income taxes platform contribution transaction reclassified from section 959(c)(2) (PCT) payments during the tax year. If PTEP to section 959(c)(1) PTEP Schedule G-1 possible, include a reasonable should be reported as negative present value estimate for any PCTs numbers in columns (e)(vi) through (e) Note. A separate Schedule G-1 must that are priced using a method that (x) and as positive numbers in be filed for each cost sharing does not involve the calculation of a columns (e)(i) through (e)(v). arrangement (CSA) as defined in present value. Otherwise, attach a Regulations section 1.482-7(b) in 34 Instructions for Form 5471 (Rev. 01-2024) |
Page 35 of 52 Fileid: … ns/i5471/202401/a/xml/cycle08/source 7:44 - 25-Jan-2024 The type and rule above prints on all proofs including departmental reproduction proofs. MUST be removed before printing. brief statement of the reason(s) it is reasonably allocable to, the IDA as enter on line 1 the dollar GAAP not possible to include a present value defined in Regulations section income or (loss) from line 22 of estimate for one or more PCTs (for 1.482-7(d)(1)(i). This would include Schedule C. Enter on lines 2a through example, no revenue projections for a stock-based compensation granted in 4 the adjustments made in figuring PCT that is priced based on a earlier years (which could give rise to current E&P for U.S. tax purposes. sales-based royalty from a deductions in the current tax year) that Report these amounts in U.S. dollars. comparable uncontrolled transaction). were not treated as identified with or Enter on line 5b the DASTM gain or If the U.S. taxpayer engaged in reasonably allocable to the IDA. loss figured under Regulations section 1.985-3(d). multiple PCTs during the tax year with Questions 7a and 7b. For the tax the foreign corporation and used year, enter the total amount of IDCs Lines 2a through 2i. Certain different methods to price the PCTs, for the CSA on line 7a. See adjustments (required by Regulations check the appropriate boxes on Regulations section 1.482-7(d) for section 1.964-1(b) and (c)) must be line 5c to indicate which methods more information on IDCs. made to the foreign corporation's were selected as the best method for line 1 net book income or (loss) to On line 7b, enter the amount of one or more of the PCTs reported in determine its current year E&P. These IDCs allocated to the foreign the tax year. See Regulations section adjustments may include both positive corporation for the tax year based on 1.482-7(g) for more information on the and negative adjustments to conform the foreign corporation’s RAB share. methods applicable to PCTs. the foreign book income to U.S. GAAP Questions 6b and 6c. See, and to U.S. tax accounting principles. generally, Regulations section 1.482-7 Schedule H If the foreign corporation's books are for more information on determining Use Schedule H to report the foreign maintained in functional currency in whether stock-based compensation is corporation's current year E&P for accordance with U.S. GAAP, enter on directly identified with, or reasonably U.S. tax purposes. Enter the amounts line 1 the functional currency GAAP allocable to, the intangible on lines 1 through 5c in the CFC's income or (loss) from line 22 of development activity (IDA) under the functional currency. Schedule C, rather than starting with foreign book income, and show CSA. See Regulations section Certain filers may be able to use GAAP-to-tax adjustments on lines 2a 1.482-7(d)(3) and Notice 2005-99 for alternative information (as defined in through 2i. more information on determining the section 3.01 of Rev. Proc. 2019-40) to measurement and timing of determine certain amounts in this Lines 2b and 2c. Generally, stock-based compensation IDCs, schedule. See Item F—Alternative depreciation, depletion, and including an election available with Information Under Rev. Proc. amortization allowances must be respect to options on publicly traded 2019-40, earlier, for more details. based on the historical cost of the stock and certain other stock-based underlying asset, and depreciation compensation. If the taxpayer made Note. A separate Worksheet H-1 must be figured according to section the election described in Regulations must be attached for each person 167. However, if 20% or more of the section 1.482-7(d)(3)(iii)(B) or Notice described in Categories 4, 5a, 5b, and foreign corporation's gross income is 2005-99, the taxpayer should attach a 5c with respect to which reporting is from U.S. sources, depreciation must statement to Form 5471 explaining furnished on this Form 5471 that is an be figured on a straight line basis that the taxpayer made such election applicable corporation within the according to Regulations section and include in such statement the meaning of section 59(k). Worksheet 1.312-15. total amount of stock-based H-1 and instructions are provided later compensation taken into account as in these instructions. Line 2f. Inventories must be taken an IDC for the tax year pursuant to into account according to the rules of such election. If the taxpayer attaches Note. Category 5b and 5c filers are sections 471 (incorporating the the statement described in the not required to file Schedule H for provisions of section 263A) and 472 previous sentence, then in the entry foreign-controlled CFCs. and the related regulations. space provided for line 6b the Name of person filing Form 5471. Line 2g. See the instructions for taxpayer should include the total The name of the person filing Form Schedule C, Line 21, earlier. Reflect amount of stock-based compensation 5471 is generally the name of the U.S. differences between the income tax taken into account as an IDC, person described in the applicable expense (benefit) reported for book including stock-based compensation category or categories of filers (see purposes and the income taxes pursuant to the election described Categories of Filers, earlier). However, deducted or added to E&P. Such above and any not subject to such in the case of a consolidated return, differences include, for example, election. enter the name of the U.S. parent in deferred income tax expenses, Check the appropriate box on the field for “Name of person filing uncertain tax positions, intraperiod line 6c to indicate whether any Form 5471.” allocations, adjustments made after closing the financial statements stock-based compensation was Reference ID number of foreign (post-closing adjustments) and not granted during the term of the CSA to corporation. If applicable, use the reflected in income tax expense individuals who performed functions reference ID number shown on Form (benefit), and the adjustment for a in business activities that generate 5471, page 1, item 1b(2). foreign tax redetermination that cost-shared intangibles that were not treated as directly identified with, or Special rules for DASTM. If the required a redetermination of the U.S. foreign corporation uses DASTM, tax liability. Instructions for Form 5471 (Rev. 01-2024) 35 |
Page 36 of 52 Fileid: … ns/i5471/202401/a/xml/cycle08/source 7:44 - 25-Jan-2024 The type and rule above prints on all proofs including departmental reproduction proofs. MUST be removed before printing. Line 2h. Enter the adjustment to corporation. CFC1, in turn, wholly country code for the sanctioned foreign currency gains or losses. owns the only class of stock of CFC2, country using the two-letter code Attach a statement with a description a foreign corporation. During Year 1, (from the list at IRS.gov/ of the gain or losses. Domestic Corporation reports an CountryCodes). inclusion under section 951(a)(1) of In the case of section 988 losses, Note. The amounts reported on $100 as a result of subpart F income determine whether Form 8886 needs line 5c include both foreign source of CFC2. During Year 2, CFC2 to be completed, as described under and U.S. source income. distributes $40 to CFC1. CFC1 pays Additional Filing Requirements, withholding tax of $4 on the earlier. Line 5d. Enter the line 5c functional distribution from CFC2. Such tax is currency amount translated into U.S. Line 2i. Enter the net amount of any related to previously taxed subpart F dollars at the average exchange rate additional adjustments not included income. On Domestic Corporation’s for the foreign corporation's tax year. on lines 2a through 2h. List these financial statements, Domestic See section 989(b). Report the additional adjustments on a separate Corporation reports the $4 withholding exchange rate using the “divide-by statement. Attach this statement to tax as current income tax expense. convention” specified under Reporting Form 5471. Schedule H is only Domestic Corporation reports on Exchange Rates on Form 5471, prepared for the general, passive, and CFC1’s Form 5471, Schedule H, earlier. If the foreign corporation uses section 901(j) categories of income. line 2g, a positive adjustment for the DASTM, enter on line 5d the same For example, if U.S. GAAP income $4 of tax on the PTEP distribution. amount entered on line 5c. reported on Schedule C contains Line 5b. DASTM gain or (loss), items related to PTEP, include the Line 5e. Enter the exchange rate reflecting unrealized exchange gain or necessary adjustments on line 2i of used in computing line 5d. Report the loss, should be entered on line 5b Schedule H for the appropriate exchange rate using the “divide-by only for foreign corporations that use category of income (general or convention” specified under Reporting DASTM. passive) and attach a statement that Exchange Rates on Form 5471, itemizes and explains those Line 5c. The line 5c current year E&P earlier. adjustments. Report adjustments for amount may include amounts with Blocked income. The E&P of the foreign taxes related to the PTEP on respect to the general category, foreign corporation, as reflected on line 2g. This adjustment is necessary passive category, or section 901(j) Schedule H, must not be reduced by because foreign taxes imposed on category. See Regulations section all or any part of such E&P that could PTEP distributions do not reduce 1.960-1(d)(2). Enter on lines 5c(i), not have been distributed by the current year E&P. Foreign taxes 5c(ii), 5c(iii)(A), 5c(iii)(B), 5c(iii)(C), foreign corporation due to currency or imposed on PTEP distributions and 5c(iii)(D), as applicable, the other restrictions or limitations reduce PTEP and are reported on portion of the line 5c current year E&P imposed under the laws of any foreign Schedule J, line 6. amount with respect to each country. applicable category of income. If Example. Domestic Corporation, a applicable for lines 5c(iii)(A), 5c(iii)(B), U.S. shareholder, wholly owns the 5c(iii)(C), and 5c(iii)(D), also enter the only class of stock of CFC1, a foreign 36 Instructions for Form 5471 (Rev. 01-2024) |
Page 37 of 52 Fileid: … ns/i5471/202401/a/xml/cycle08/source 7:44 - 25-Jan-2024 The type and rule above prints on all proofs including departmental reproduction proofs. MUST be removed before printing. Worksheet H-1 Complete a separate Worksheet H-1 in machine-readable Excel format for each person described in Categories 4, 5a, 5b, and 5c with respect to which reporting is furnished on this Form 5471 that is an applicable corporation within the meaning of section 59(k). Filer’s Pro Rata Share of CFC Adjusted Net Income or Loss for Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax 1 Net income (or loss) set forth on the applicable nancial statement . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Net Net 2 Adjustments made to line 1 (see instructions) additions subtractions a Statements covering different taxable years . . . . . 2a b Consolidated nancial statements . . . . . . . . . 2b c Consolidated returns . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2c d Treatment of dividends and other amounts . . . . . . 2d e Treatment of partnerships . . . . . . . . . . . 2e f Effectively connected income . . . . . . . . . . 2f g Adjustments for certain taxes . . . . . . . . . . 2g h Adjustments with respect to disregarded entities . . . . 2h i Depreciation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2i j Other adjustments (see instructions) . . . . . . . . 2j 3 Total net additions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 4 Total net subtractions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 5a Adjusted net income or loss (line 1 plus line 3 minus line 4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5a b Filer’s pro rata share of line 5a (see instructions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5b c Adjusted net income or loss in U.S. dollars (see instructions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5c d Enter exchange rate used for line 5c . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5d Worksheet H-1 Instructions inclusions by U.S. shareholders under completed once (for general category Use Worksheet H-1 to report the section 951A. The information in this income, passive category income, or CFC’s adjusted net income or loss for schedule will be used by the U.S. both). A Schedule I-1 that includes corporate alternative minimum tax shareholder(s) of the CFC to file Form passive category income on line 6 (CAMT) purposes. Enter the amounts 8992, U.S. Shareholder Calculation of must include the code for passive on lines 1 through 5b in the CFC’s Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income category income (PAS) in the entry functional currency. (GILTI), and may assist in the space for separate category (at the completion of Form 1118 or Form top of Schedule I-1). This is the case Lines 2a through 2j. Certain 1116, if applicable. even if the Schedule I-1 also includes adjustments (required by section general category income. With 56A(c)) must be made to the foreign Enter the amounts on lines 1 respect to a taxpayer completing corporation’s line 1 net book income through 10c in the CFC's functional Schedule I-1 with respect to a foreign or (loss) to determine its adjusted net currency. The functional currency corporation with only general category income or loss for CAMT purposes. amounts entered on lines 6 through income (and no passive category These adjustments may include both 10c must be converted to U.S. dollars. income) on line 6, the taxpayer should positive and negative adjustments. Certain filers may be able to use enter the code “GEN” in the entry Line 2j. Enter the net amount of any alternative information (as defined in space for separate category. additional adjustments not included section 3.01 of Rev. Proc. 2019-40) to on lines 2a through 2i. List these determine certain amounts in this Note. The other reporting additional adjustments on a separate schedule. See Item F—Alternative requirements of a taxpayer that statement. Attach this statement to Information Under Rev. Proc. includes passive category income Form 5471. 2019-40, earlier, for more details. with general category income on a Schedule I-1 do not change because Line 5b. Enter the filer’s pro rata Name of person filing Form 5471. the taxpayer includes passive share (determined under rules similar The name of the person filing Form category income with general to the rules under section 951(a)(2)) 5471 is generally the name of the U.S. category income on a Schedule I-1. of the amount on line 5a. person described in the applicable For example, the taxpayer may still be category or categories of filers (see Line 5c. Enter the line 5b functional required to complete a Form 1116 or a Categories of Filers, earlier). However, currency amount translated into U.S. Form 1118, and/or a Form 5471 in the case of a consolidated return, dollars for the CFC’s tax year. (including Schedule J and enter the name of the U.S. parent in Schedule P), and separately report the field for “Name of person filing passive category income and section Schedule I-1 Form 5471.” 951A category income. This schedule is used to report Separate category. Schedule I-1 is Line 1. Enter the CFC’s gross information determined at the CFC no longer completed separately for income. The amount of gross income level with respect to amounts used in each applicable category of income. entered on line 1 will generally be a the determination of income Therefore, Schedule I-1 is now Instructions for Form 5471 (Rev. 01-2024) 37 |
Page 38 of 52 Fileid: … ns/i5471/202401/a/xml/cycle08/source 7:44 - 25-Jan-2024 The type and rule above prints on all proofs including departmental reproduction proofs. MUST be removed before printing. positive amount. However, if a CFC’s Line 3. Combine lines 2a through 2e. the CFC. See Regulations section cost of goods sold exceeds its gross The line 3 result can be positive or 1.951A-1(d)(1). receipts, a negative amount is negative. Qualified business asset permitted on line 1. Line 4. Subtract line 3 from line 1 and investment (QBAI). QBAI is the Line 2. Enter the CFC’s exclusions as enter the result on line 4. The line 4 average of the CFC's aggregate described in Regulations section result can be positive or negative. For adjusted bases, as of the close of 1.951A-2(c). example: each quarter of its tax year, in specified tangible property used in its Line 2a. Enter the amount of the CFC’s income or loss described in Line 1 trade or business in the production of gross tested income, and for which a section 952(b), which is generally income $1,000 $1,000 $(1,000) $(1,000) deduction is allowable under section income or loss from sources within the Line 3 total 167. Adjusted basis in any property United States that is effectively exclusions 800 (800) 800 (800) must be determined by using the connected to the conduct of a trade or Line 4 alternative depreciation system under business by the CFC in the United (line 1 section 168(g) and allocating States and not reduced or exempt minus from tax pursuant to an income tax line 3) $200 $1,800 $(1,800) $(200) depreciation deductions with respect treaty with the United States. to such property ratably to each day during the period in the tax year to Line 2b. Enter the amount, if any, Line 5. Enter the deductions which such depreciation relates. of the CFC’s gross income or loss (including taxes) properly allocable to Specified tangible property and taken into account in determining the the amount on line 4 (or to which such dual-use property. Specified CFC’s subpart F income (as defined in deductions would be allocable if there tangible property means any tangible section 952). Note that an amount were such gross income). See section property used in the production of determined under section 956(a) is 951A(c)(2)(A)(ii) and Regulations tested income. If such property was not considered subpart F income. The section 1.951A-2(c)(3). The amount used in the production of tested amount to be entered is computed entered on line 5 will generally be a income and income that is not tested after application of the high-tax positive amount. However, a negative income (that is, dual-use property), exception in section 954(b)(4), but amount is permitted on line 5. the property is treated as specified before application of the E&P limitation in section 952(c)(1)(A). Line 6. Subtract line 5 from 4 and tangible property in the same enter the result on line 6. The line 6 proportion that the amount of tested Line 2c. Enter the amount, if any, result can be positive or negative. See income determined before allocable of the CFC’s gross income excluded the line 4 instructions above for deductions (that is, line 4) produced from foreign base company income examples. This amount must be with respect to the property bears to (as defined in section 954) and converted from functional currency to the total amount of gross income insurance income (as defined in U.S. dollars using the average produced with respect to the property. section 953) by reason of section exchange rate for the year of the CFC. Partnership property. A CFC 954(b)(4), the high-tax exception See Regulations section 1.951A-1(d) with tested income that is a partner of (include amounts excluded from (1). a partnership that has depreciable tested income under Regulations Report the exchange rate using the tangible property determines its share section 1.951A-2(c)(7)). “divide-by convention” specified under of the partnership’s average adjusted Line 2d. Enter the amount of any Reporting exchange rates on Form basis in the depreciable tangible dividend income received by the CFC 5471, earlier. property of the partnership based on from a related person as defined in Line 7. If the CFC has a tested loss the amount of the distributive share of section 954(d)(3). Do not include the on line 6, enter zero. If the CFC has the gross income produced by the amounts of any dividend income tested income on line 6, enter only property that is included in the CFC’s received from a related person that those foreign income taxes that are gross tested income (defined below) are already included in the amounts properly attributable to the CFC’s relative to the total amount of gross entered on line 2b or line 2c. tested income group. This amount income produced by the property. The Line 2e. Enter the amount of the must be converted from functional partnership’s average adjusted basis CFC’s taxable income or loss from currency to U.S. dollars using the in the depreciable tangible property of sources outside the United States and average exchange rate for the year of the partnership is generally its territories from the following. the CFC. See section 986. determined based on the average of the adjusted basis in the property as • The extraction (by the corporation Line 8. If the CFC has a tested loss of the close of each quarter of the or any other person) of minerals from on line 6, enter zero. If the CFC has partnership’s tax year that ends with oil or gas wells located outside the tested income on line 6, enter the or within the CFC’s tax year. See United States and its territories. qualified business asset investment Regulations section 1.951A-3(g). • The sale or exchange of assets (QBAI) (defined below). This amount used (by the corporation) in the trade must be converted from functional Gross tested income. For these or business of extracting minerals currency to U.S. dollars using the purposes, a CFC’s gross tested from oil or gas wells located outside average exchange rate for the year of income is its gross income less total the United States and its territories. exclusions (Schedule I-1, line 4). 38 Instructions for Form 5471 (Rev. 01-2024) |
Page 39 of 52 Fileid: … ns/i5471/202401/a/xml/cycle08/source 7:44 - 25-Jan-2024 The type and rule above prints on all proofs including departmental reproduction proofs. MUST be removed before printing. Lines 9a through 9d. In general, the field for “Name of person filing PTEP amounts required to be see Regulations section 1.951A-4(b) Form 5471.” included in column (e). If the person filing Form 5471 is unable to (1) to determine how to compute the Reference ID number of foreign determine whether amounts should CFC’s tested interest expense. corporation. If applicable, use the be reported as PTEP, those amounts Line 9a. Enter the amount of reference ID number shown on Form should be included in column (a), interest expense included on line 5. 5471, page 1, item 1b(2). Post-2017 E&P Not Previously Taxed See Line 6, earlier, for foreign Lines a and b. Complete a separate (post-2017 section 959(c)(3) currency translation. Schedule J for each applicable balance). For example, one U.S. separate category of income. Enter Line 9b. Enter the CFC’s qualified shareholder might not know the the appropriate code on line a (at the interest expense, as defined in amount of the other U.S. top of page 1 of Schedule J). To Regulations section 1.951A-4(b)(1) shareholder’s section 951A inclusion determine the appropriate code, see (iii). that is allocated to the CFC because Categories of Income in the the first U.S. shareholder does not Line 9c. Enter the CFC’s tested Instructions for Form 1118. E&P with have information with respect to the loss QBAI amount, as defined in respect to all categories of income second U.S. shareholder’s net CFC Regulations section 1.951A-4(b)(1) listed in the Instructions for Form tested income or pro rata share of (iv). 1118, except foreign branch category QBAI. See the instructions for income, may need to be reported. A Line 9d. Subtract the sum of Schedule P, later, for an example. foreign corporation may have E&P in line 9b and line 9c from line 9a and Enter the amounts in this schedule an income group within the general enter the result on line 9d. in the functional currency of the category, passive category, or section Lines 10a through 10c. In general, 901(j) category. See Regulations foreign corporation as reported on see Regulations section 1.951A-4(b) section 1.960-1(d)(2)(ii). A foreign Form 5471, page 1, item 1h. If the (2) to determine how to compute the corporation may have PTEP in a foreign corporation is the owner of a CFC’s tested interest income. PTEP group within any of the separate qualified business unit(s) (QBU) with a categories of income, except foreign different functional currency, translate Line 10a. Enter the amount of the E&P of the QBU(s) to the foreign branch category income. See interest income included on line 4. corporation’s functional currency. Regulations section 1.960-3(c)(1). See Line 6, earlier, for foreign currency translation. If code 901j is entered on line a, Columns (a), (b), and (c) enter on line b the country code for Report the opening balance, current Line 10b. Enter the CFC’s the sanctioned country using the year additions and subtractions, and qualified interest income, as defined in two-letter code (from the list at the closing balance in the foreign Regulations section 1.951A-4(b)(2) IRS.gov/CountryCodes). corporation's E&P described in (iii). section 959(c)(3). In general, this is Note. A separate Schedule J should Line 10c. Subtract line 10b from E&P of the foreign corporation that not be completed for the section 951A line 10a and enter the result on has not been included in gross category. Reclassified section 951A line 10c. income of a U.S. person under section PTEP and section 951A PTEP that is 951(a)(1) and section 951A. in the section 951A category should Schedule J be reported on the general category In column (a), report E&P Use Schedule J to report a CFC’s Schedule J. described in section 959(c)(3) and accumulated E&P in its functional earned after the repeal of section 902, Note. For purposes of this currency, computed under sections that is, post-2017 E&P not previously Schedule J, include in each separate 964(a) and 986(b). Also use this taxed (post-2017 section 959(c)(3) category of income, foreign source schedule to report the E&P of balance). The repeal of section 902 is and U.S. source income. specified foreign corporations that are effective for tax years of foreign only treated as CFCs for limited Important. In addition to the corporations beginning after purposes under section 965(e)(2). separate category codes referred to December 31, 2017, and to tax years above, if you have more than one of of U.S. shareholders in which or with Note. Category 1b, 1c, 5b, and 5c the categories of income referred to which such tax years of foreign filers are not required to file above, you must complete and file a corporations end. Schedule J for foreign-controlled separate Schedule J using code In column (b), report post-1986 section 965 SFCs or “TOTAL” that aggregates all amounts undistributed earnings, as defined foreign-controlled CFCs. listed for each line and column in Part under section 902(c)(1), and as in Name of person filing Form 5471. I of all other Schedules J. effect prior to the repeal of section 902. The name of the person filing Form Part I—Accumulated E&P of 5471 is generally the name of the U.S. Use column (c) to report the Controlled Foreign Corporation person described in the applicable aggregate amount of the foreign category or categories of filers (see Check the box at the top of Part I if the Categories of Filers, earlier). However, person filing Form 5471 does not have corporation's pre-1987 section 964(a) in the case of a consolidated return, all U.S. shareholders’ information E&P accumulated since 1962 and not enter the name of the U.S. parent in necessary to complete any one of the previously distributed or deemed distributed. These amounts are Instructions for Form 5471 (Rev. 01-2024) 39 |
Page 40 of 52 Fileid: … ns/i5471/202401/a/xml/cycle08/source 7:44 - 25-Jan-2024 The type and rule above prints on all proofs including departmental reproduction proofs. MUST be removed before printing. figured in U.S. dollars using the rules investments in U.S. property (section attributable to a distribution of such of Regulations section 1.964-1(a) 959(c)(1) amounts). PTEP. See section 965(g) and through (d), and translated into the • Column (e)(v) is PTEP described in Regulations section 1.965-5 for more foreign corporation's functional the following three subgroups (which information. This is the case for both currency according to Notice 88-70, are aggregated into a single PTEP direct foreign tax credits (that is, those 1988-2 C.B. 369. group) (section 959(c)(1) amounts). foreign taxes paid or accrued directly Column (d) 1. PTEP attributable to hybrid by the shareholder upon receipt of the dividends under section 245A(e)(2) PTEP distribution and allowed as a Use column (d) to report hovering credit under section 901 or 903) and and reclassified as investments in deficits (see section 381(c)(2)(B) and indirect foreign tax credits (that is, U.S. property. Regulations section 1.367(b)-7) and those taxes deemed paid by the suspended taxes (see section 909). 2. PTEP attributable to section shareholder with respect to taxes See Specific Instructions Related to 1248 amounts under section 959(e) originally paid or accrued by the CFC Lines 1 Through 13, later, for and reclassified as investments in under section 960(b)). With respect to additional information pertaining to U.S. property. direct credits, this reduction applies reporting amounts in column (d). 3. PTEP attributable to section regardless of whether such individual 1248 amounts from the gain on the Column (e) made an election under section 962. sale of foreign corporation stock by a Therefore, the reporting on Use column (e) to report the running CFC and reclassified as investments Schedule J is necessary regardless of balance of the foreign corporation's in U.S. property. whether the U.S. shareholder made a PTEP, section 964(a) E&P • Column (e)(vi) is PTEP attributable section 962 election. accumulated since 1962 that have to section 965(a) inclusions (section resulted in deemed inclusions under 959(c)(2) amounts). Do not include in Column (f) subpart F, or amounts treated as column (e)(vi) E&P reported in column Use column (f) to report the opening PTEP under section 965(b)(4)(A). (e)(vii). and closing balances of the foreign Pre-1987 U.S. dollar PTEP should be • Column (e)(vii) is E&P treated as corporation's accumulated E&P. This translated into the foreign PTEP under section 965(b)(4)(A) amount is the sum of post-2017 E&P corporation's functional currency (section 959(c)(2) amounts). not previously taxed, post-1986 using the rules of Notice 88-70 and • Column (e)(viii) is PTEP attributable undistributed earnings, pre-1987 E&P added to post-1986 amounts in the to section 951A inclusions (section not previously taxed, and PTEP. Do appropriate PTEP group. 959(c)(2) amounts). not include column (d) amounts in the • Columns (e)(i) and (e)(ii) are PTEP • Column (e)(ix) is PTEP described in total reported in column (f). originally attributable to inclusions the following three subgroups (which Specific Instructions Related to under section 965(a) and E&P treated are aggregated into a single PTEP as PTEP under section 965(b)(4)(A), group) (section 959(c)(2) amounts). Lines 1 Through 13 respectively, and reclassified as Line 1a. Enter the balances for each 1. PTEP attributable to hybrid investments in U.S. property (section column at the beginning of the tax dividends under section 245A(e)(2). 959(c)(1) amounts). year. These balances should equal • Column (e)(iii) is PTEP described in 2. PTEP attributable to section the following three subgroups (which 1248 amounts under section 959(e). the amounts reported as the ending balances in the prior year Schedule J. are aggregated into a single PTEP 3. PTEP attributable to section group) (section 959(c)(1) amounts). 1248 amounts from the gain on the Line 1b. If there is a difference 1. PTEP attributable to sale of foreign corporation stock by a between last year’s ending balance on investments in U.S. property and not CFC. Schedule J and the amount that by reason of reclassification. • Column (x) is PTEP attributable to should be last year’s ending balance, section 951(a)(1)(A) inclusions taking into account modifications on 2. PTEP attributable to inclusions Schedule J, include the difference on (section 959(c)(2) amounts) not under section 951(a)(1)(A) (other than line 1b and attach an explanation for otherwise described in the inclusions under section 951(a)(1)(A) the difference. If there are multiple instructions for columns (e)(vi) described in the instructions for reasons for differences, include the through (ix). columns (e)(vi) through (ix)) and explanation and amount of each such reclassified as investments in U.S. Schedule J reports PTEP by difference on the attachment. Do not property (for example, PTEP subgroups because those groups may include adjustments required to be attributable to subpart F income be subject to different rules under reported on line 6 or 12. inclusions and reclassified as sections 960, 965(g), 245A(e)(3), and investments in U.S. property). 986(c). The different rules are Lines 1a through 1c. These lines of 3. PTEP attributable to inclusions applicable for individuals, as well as column (d) account for the balance of under former section 951(a)(1)(C) and corporations, estates, and trusts. For prior year hovering deficits and subpart F income inclusions example, an individual U.S. suspended taxes that have not yet reclassified as investments in excess shareholder who receives a been deducted. Such amounts are passive assets. distribution of PTEP originally reported as negative numbers. • Column (e)(iv) is PTEP originally attributable to inclusions under Line 2a. This line of column (d) is the attributable to inclusions under section 965(a) may only claim a credit unsuspended taxes under section 909 section 951A and reclassified as for a portion of the foreign taxes as a result of related income taken 40 Instructions for Form 5471 (Rev. 01-2024) |
Page 41 of 52 Fileid: … ns/i5471/202401/a/xml/cycle08/source 7:44 - 25-Jan-2024 The type and rule above prints on all proofs including departmental reproduction proofs. MUST be removed before printing. into account by the foreign nonrecognition transaction. See (1)(A) or section 951A with respect to corporation, certain U.S. corporate section 381(c)(2)(B) and Regulations the CFC. Report the inclusion as a owners of the foreign corporation, or a section 1.367(b)-7(d)(2)(i) (post-1986 negative amount in columns (a) member of such U.S. corporate undistributed earnings) and through (c), as applicable. Report the owner’s consolidated group. Report 1.367(b)-7(e)(1) (pre-1987 E&P not inclusion as a positive amount in the unsuspended taxes on line 2a of previously taxed). An amount equal to columns (e)(vi) through (e)(x), as column (d) as a positive number. the deficit reported in column (a), (b), applicable. Amounts reported as Report the unsuspended taxes as or (c) of line 5a is included as a positive numbers on line 8 of column negative numbers on line 2a of positive amount on line 5b of column (e)(viii) should only be reported with column (a), (b), (c), or (e), as (a), (b), or (c), respectively. An amount respect to negative amounts on line 8 applicable. equal to the total hovering deficits of column (a). The negative amounts reported on line 5b of columns (a), (b), could be reported on a different Line 2b. This line of column (d) and (c) is included as a negative Schedule J than the positive amounts accounts for foreign income taxes that number in column (d) of line 5b. if such amounts are reclassified from are suspended in the current tax year. one separate category to another Report such amounts as negative Line 6. Attach a statement detailing numbers. the nature and amount of any separate category. adjustments not accounted for in the Line 3. Enter the current year E&P (or Note. Section 951(a)(1)(A) inclusions E&P determined before reduction for deficit in E&P) amount from the are taken into account for the tax year distributions and inclusions (that is, applicable line 5c of Schedule H before actual distributions and section adjustments other than those listed on (Form 5471). For example, if you are 951(a)(1)(B) inclusions. See section lines 2a through 5b). Do not include completing Schedule J for the passive 959. amounts reported on line 1b. An category (that is, you have entered example of an adjustment entered on “PAS” on line a at the top of page 1 of Note. The amount included in gross line 6 is the foreign taxes imposed on Schedule J), enter the current year income of U.S. shareholders of the receipt of a distribution of PTEP from E&P (or deficit in E&P) amount from CFC under section 951A might not be a lower-tier foreign corporation. Schedule H (Form 5471), line 5c(ii), in known if there is more than one U.S. the applicable column. Line 3 should Example. Domestic Corporation, a shareholder. In that case, see the never have an amount entered in U.S. shareholder, wholly owns the example in the instructions for column (e). only class of stock of CFC1, a foreign Schedule P for reporting information. Line 4. Report as a positive number corporation. CFC1, in turn, wholly Note. The amount reported in column E&P attributable to distributions of owns the only class of stock of CFC2, (e)(viii) on line 8 will not necessarily PTEP from lower-tier foreign a foreign corporation. CFC2, in turn, equal the tested income reported on corporations. Generally, the E&P of a wholly owns the only class of stock of Schedule I-1. For an example of when CFC attributable to amounts that are, CFC3, a foreign corporation. The this might occur, see Regulations or have been, included in the gross functional currency of Domestic section 1.951A-5(b)(2)(ii). income of a U.S. shareholder under Corporation, CFC1, CFC2, and CFC3 section 951(a) are not, when is the U.S. dollar. During Year 1, Line 9. Report actual distributions as distributed through a chain of Domestic Corporation reports an negative numbers. ownership described in section inclusion under section 951(a)(1) of 958(a), also included in the gross $100 as a result of subpart F income Note. Actual distributions are taken income of another CFC in such chain of CFC3. During Year 2, CFC3 into account for the tax year before for purposes of the application of distributes $40 to CFC2. CFC2 pays section 951(a)(1)(B) inclusions. See section 951(a) to such other CFC with withholding tax of $4 on the section 959(f)(2). An actual respect to such U.S. shareholder. See distribution from CFC3. Such tax is distribution is first out of PTEP, if any, section 959(b). related to previously taxed subpart F and then out of the section 959(c)(3) income. Domestic Corporation reports balance. See section 959(c). Line 5a. Enter earnings carried over on CFC2’s Form 5471, Schedule J, Note. The total of all amounts to a foreign surviving corporation after line 4, column (e)(x), as a positive entered in Schedule R (Form 5471), an acquisition by a foreign corporation number, the $40 PTEP distribution. column (d), must equal the amount on of the assets of another foreign Domestic Corporation reports on line 9, column (f), of the Schedule J corporation in a transaction described line 6, column (e)(x), as a negative (Form 5471) that is filed, or if more in section 381. See Regulations number, the $4 of tax on the PTEP than one Schedule J (Form 5471) is section 1.367(b)-7. The amounts distribution. entered on line 5a may be negative or filed, the Schedule J (Form 5471) with positive. Negative amounts are Line 7. Enter on line 7 E&P as of the code “TOTAL” entered on line a of that hovering deficits reported in column close of the tax year before actual Schedule J. (d) of line 5a. distributions or inclusions under Line 10. Use line 10 to report section 951(a)(1) or section 951A reclassifications of section 959(c)(2) Line 5b. If the foreign surviving during the year. corporation had a deficit in E&P prior PTEP in columns (e)(vi) through (e)(x) to a transaction described in section Line 8. Enter amounts included in to section 959(c)(1) PTEP in columns 381, such deficit is recharacterized as gross income of the U.S. (e)(i) through (e)(v). A potential a hovering deficit after such shareholder(s) under section 951(a) section 951(a)(1)(B) inclusion results Instructions for Form 5471 (Rev. 01-2024) 41 |
Page 42 of 52 Fileid: … ns/i5471/202401/a/xml/cycle08/source 7:44 - 25-Jan-2024 The type and rule above prints on all proofs including departmental reproduction proofs. MUST be removed before printing. in a reclassification of section 959(c) category or categories of filers (see specified other amounts received (2) PTEP, if any, to section 959(c)(1) Categories of Filers, earlier). However, during the annual accounting period PTEP before reclassification out of the in the case of a consolidated return, by the foreign corporation from the section 959(c)(3) E&P balance. See enter the name of the U.S. parent in persons listed in the headings for section 959(a)(2) and (f)(1). The the field for “Name of person filing columns (b) through (f). These amounts reclassified are reported as Form 5471.” headings must comport to those used negative numbers in columns (e)(vi) on the Schedule M (Form 5471) to Reference ID number of foreign through (e)(x) and positive numbers in which this statement is attached. The corporation. Use the reference ID columns (e)(i) through (e)(v), as attached statement must include a number shown on Form 5471, page 1, applicable. “totals” line that ties into the amounts item 1b(2). reported in each column of line 14. Line 11. Use this line to report E&P Lines 4 and 19. Report on these not previously taxed, which is treated If an amount is entered on line 29, lines platform contribution transaction as earnings invested in U.S. property you must attach a statement that payments received and paid by the and, therefore, reclassified to section includes the following information. foreign corporation (without giving 959(c)(1) PTEP (column (e)(iii)). The Column (a) of the attached statement effect to any netting of payments). amounts reclassified are reported as should provide a description of the See Regulations section 1.482-7(b)(1) negative numbers in columns (a) type of other amount paid during the (ii). through (c) and positive numbers in annual accounting period. Columns column (e)(iii), as applicable. Lines 5 and 20. Report on these (b) through (f) should provide dollar lines cost sharing transaction amounts of the specified other Line 12. Attach a statement detailing amounts paid during the annual payments received and paid by the the nature and amount of any accounting period by the foreign foreign corporation (without giving adjustments in E&P not accounted for corporation to the persons listed in the effect to any netting of payments). on lines 8 through 11. Do not include headings for columns (b) through (f). See Regulations section 1.482-7(b)(1) adjustments required to be reported These headings must comport to (i). The corporation is required to on line 1b or line 6. those used on the Schedule M (Form complete line 5 only if the corporation Line 13. The hovering deficit offset itself incurred intangible development 5471) to which this statement is included in column (d) is reported as a costs. If the corporation does not itself attached. The attached statement positive number. The same amount incur intangible development costs, must include a “totals” line that ties entered in column (d) is reported as a then it should only report cost sharing into the amounts reported in each negative number on line 13 of column transaction payments made on column of line 29. (a) or (b), as appropriate. See section line 20. Lines 31 and 33. Report on these 381(c)(2)(B) and Regulations section lines the largest aggregate Lines 9 and 24. Report on line 9 the 1.367(b)-7(d)(2)(ii). outstanding accounts receivable and sum of tiered hybrid dividends received by the foreign corporation payable balances during the year with Schedule M during its tax year. Report on line 24 the related parties described in Every U.S. person described in the sum of hybrid dividends or tiered columns (b) through (f). Report only Category 4 must file Schedule M to hybrid dividends paid by the foreign accounts receivable or payable arising report the transactions that occurred corporation during its tax year. in connection with the provision of services or the sale or processing of during the foreign corporation's Lines 10 and 25. Report on these property. Only net accounts receivable annual accounting period ending with lines dividends received and paid by and payable to the extent that the or within the U.S. person's tax year. the foreign corporation not previously CFC’s books net the accounts If a U.S. corporation that owns taxed under subpart F in the current payable against the receivable as stock in a foreign corporation is a year or in any prior year. payment of the accounts receivable. member of a consolidated group, list Lines 13 and 28. Report on these Lines 32 and 34. Report on these the common parent as the U.S. lines loan guarantee fees received lines the largest outstanding balances person filing Schedule M. (line 13) and loan guarantee fees paid during the year of gross amounts (line 28). See section 482. Important. In translating the amounts borrowed from, and gross amounts from functional currency to U.S. Lines 14 and 29. Report on these loaned to, the related parties dollars, use the average exchange lines “other amounts received” described in columns (b) through (f). rate for the foreign corporation's tax (line 14) and “other amounts paid” Do not enter aggregate cash flows, year. See section 989(b). Report the (line 29). year-end loan balances, average exchange rate in the entry space If an amount is entered on line 14, balances, or net balances. Do not provided at the top of Schedule M you must attach a statement that include an account receivable or using the “divide-by convention” includes the following information. payable balance arising in connection specified under Reporting exchange Column (a) of the attached statement with the provision of services or the rates on Form 5471, earlier. should provide a description of the sale or processing of property if the type of other amounts received during amount of such balance does not, at Name of person filing Form 5471. any time during the tax year, exceed the annual accounting period. The name of the person filing Form what is ordinary and necessary to Columns (b) through (f) should 5471 is generally the name of the U.S. carry on the trade or business. Any provide dollar amounts of the person described in the applicable 42 Instructions for Form 5471 (Rev. 01-2024) |
Page 43 of 52 Fileid: … ns/i5471/202401/a/xml/cycle08/source 7:44 - 25-Jan-2024 The type and rule above prints on all proofs including departmental reproduction proofs. MUST be removed before printing. outstanding balance from these Part II • Enters “5,000” in column (e)(1). transactions should be reported on • Enters “-0-” in column (f) because Section A—General Shareholder the Balance Sheet (Form 5471, the disposition was by gift. Schedule F, page 4) and possibly also Information • Enters the name and address of his on Schedule M, lines 31 and 33. son, John, in column (g). If the shareholder's latest tax return Accrued payments and receipts. A was filed electronically, enter “e-filed” Section F—Additional Information corporation that uses an accrual in column (b)(3) instead of a service method of accounting must use center. Item (b). List the date of any accrued payments and accrued reorganization of the foreign receipts for purposes of computing corporation that occurred during the Section C—Acquisition of Stock the total amount to enter on each line last 4 years while any U.S. person of Schedule M. held 10% or more in value or vote Section C is completed by shareholders who are completing (directly or indirectly) of the Schedule O Schedule O because they have corporation's stock. If there is more Schedule O is used to report the acquired sufficient stock in a foreign than one such date, use the most organization or reorganization of a corporation. If the shareholder recent date. However, do not enter a foreign corporation and the acquisition acquired the stock in more than one date for which information was or disposition of its stock. transaction, use a separate line to reported in Section E. Instead, enter report each transaction. the date (if any) of any reorganization Every U.S. citizen or resident prior to that date (if it is within the last described in Category 2 must Column (d). Enter the method of 4 years). complete Part I. Every U.S. person acquisition (for example, purchase, described in Category 3 must gift, bequest, trade). Example for item (c). Mr. Lyons, a U.S. person, acquires a 10% complete Part II. Column (e)(2). Enter the number of ownership in foreign corporation F. F See Regulations section shares acquired indirectly (within the is the 100% owner of two foreign 1.6046-1(i) for rules on determining meaning of section 958(a)(2)) by the corporations, FI and FJ. F is also a when U.S. persons constructively own shareholder listed in column (a). 50% owner of foreign corporation FK. stock of a foreign corporation and are Column (e)(3). Enter the number of In addition, F is 90% owned by foreign therefore subject to the section 6046 shares constructively owned (within corporation W. Mr. Lyons does not filing requirements. the meaning of section 958(b)) by the own any of the stock of corporation W. Name of person filing Form 5471. shareholder listed in column (a). Mr. Lyons completes and files Form The name of the person filing Form 5471 and Schedule O for the 5471 is generally the name of the U.S. Section D—Disposition of Stock corporations in which he is a person described in the applicable 10%-or-more shareholder. Mr. Lyons category or categories of filers (see Section D must be completed by is also required to submit a chart if the Categories of Filers, earlier). However, shareholders who dispose of their foreign corporation is a member of a in the case of a consolidated return, interest (in whole or in part) in a chain of corporations, and to indicate enter the name of the U.S. parent in foreign corporation. if he is a 10%-or-more shareholder in any of those corporations. the field for “Name of person filing Column (d). Enter the method of Form 5471.” disposition (for example, sale, Mr. Lyons would prepare a list Reference ID number of foreign bequest, gift, trade). showing the corporations as follows. • Corporation W. corporation. Use the reference ID Example. In 1999, Mr. Jackson, a • Corporation F. number shown on Form 5471, page 1, U.S. citizen, purchased 10,000 shares • Corporation FI. item 1b(2). of common stock of foreign • Corporation FJ. Part I corporation X. The purchase • Corporation FK. represented 10% ownership of the Then Mr. Lyons is required to Column (d). Enter the date the foreign corporation. shareholder first acquired 10% or indicate that he is a 10%-or-more more (in value or voting power) of the On July 1, 2023, Mr. Jackson made shareholder in corporations F, FI, and outstanding stock of the foreign a gift of 5,000 shares of foreign FJ. corporation. corporation X to his son, John. Because Mr. Jackson has reduced his Column (e). Enter the date the holding in the foreign corporation, he Schedule P shareholder acquired (whether in one is required to complete Form 5471 Use Schedule P to report the PTEP in or more transactions) an additional and Schedule O. To show the required the U.S. shareholder’s annual PTEP 10% or more (in value or voting information about the disposition, Mr. accounts with respect to a CFC in the power) of the outstanding stock of the Jackson completes Section D as CFC’s functional currency (Part I) and foreign corporation. follows. the U.S. shareholder’s U.S. dollar • Enters his name in column (a). basis in that PTEP (Part II). For • Enters “common” in column (b). purposes of the preceding sentence, • Enters “July 1, 2023” in column (c). a CFC includes an SFC that is only • Enters “gift” in column (d). Instructions for Form 5471 (Rev. 01-2024) 43 |
Page 44 of 52 Fileid: … ns/i5471/202401/a/xml/cycle08/source 7:44 - 25-Jan-2024 The type and rule above prints on all proofs including departmental reproduction proofs. MUST be removed before printing. treated as a CFC for limited purposes respect to its PTEP of $50x on line 8, “TOTAL” that aggregates all amounts under section 965(e)(2). column (e)(viii). In the following year, listed for each line and column of all Corporation A and Corporation B other Schedules P. Note. A separate Schedule P must should each report the other be completed by each Category 1a, corporation’s PTEP on Schedule J, Part I 1b, 4, 5a, or 5b filer. Part I, line 1b, column (e)(viii), and the Enter amounts in the functional If a U.S. shareholder wholly owns corresponding reduction to CFC1’s currency of the foreign corporation as the CFC, Schedule P should include E&P described in section 959(c)(3) on reported on Form 5471, page 1, item the same information reported on Schedule J, Part I, line 1b, column (a). 1h. Schedule J, Part I, column (e). If there Name of person filing Form 5471. Pre-1987 U.S. dollar PTEP should is more than one U.S. shareholder, the The name of the person filing Form be translated into the foreign amounts reported on Schedule P with 5471 is generally the name of the U.S. corporation's functional currency respect to each U.S. shareholder person described in the applicable using the rules of Notice 88-70 and might be different from the amounts category or categories of filers (see added to post-1986 amounts in the reported on Schedule J. Categories of Filers, earlier). However, appropriate PTEP category. Example. Corporation A, a in the case of a consolidated return, domestic corporation, owns 50% of enter the name of the U.S. parent in Part II the only class of stock of CFC1, and the field for “Name of person filing Dollar basis. Enter amounts in U.S. Corporation B, a domestic Form 5471.” dollars. The U.S. shareholder’s U.S. corporation, owns the remaining 50% Reference ID number of foreign dollar basis in PTEP is generally equal of the stock of CFC1. Corporation A corporation. If applicable, use the to the U.S. dollar amount of E&P that wholly owns the only class of stock of reference ID number shown on Form the U.S. shareholder previously CFC2. The functional currency of all 5471, page 1, item 1b(2). included in gross income. See section corporations is the U.S. dollar. CFC1 989(b)(1) and (3); and Regulations Lines a and b. Complete a separate has tested income of $100x and sections 1.951A-1(d)(1) and Schedule P for each applicable CFC2 has tested loss of $30x. See 1.965-1(b)(1) and (2). separate category of income. Enter section 951A(c)(2). Neither The U.S. shareholder’s U.S. dollar the appropriate code on line a (at the Corporation A nor Corporation B has basis is used by the U.S. shareholder top of page 1 of Schedule P). To any net deemed tangible income to determine the amount of foreign determine the appropriate code, see return that would reduce the GILTI currency gain or loss on the PTEP that Categories of Income in the inclusion of Corporation A or B. the U.S. shareholder is required to Instructions for Form 1118. Corporation A has a section 951A recognize under section 986(c). inclusion of $20 because its pro rata A foreign corporation may have share of CFC1’s tested income ($50x) PTEP in a PTEP group within any of Columns (a) through (k). Use is offset by its pro rata share of the separate categories of income, columns (a) through (k) to report the CFC2’s tested loss ($30x). with the exception of foreign branch opening balance of, current year Corporation B has a section 951A category income. See Regulations additions and subtractions to, and the inclusion of $50x. On Schedule P of section 1.960-3(c)(1). closing balance of, the PTEP in the U.S. shareholder’s annual PTEP the Form 5471 with respect to CFC1 If code 901j is entered on line a, accounts with respect to a CFC. filed by Corporation B, Corporation B enter on line b the country code for will report on line 7, column (h), $50x the sanctioned country using the Columns (a) through (j) of of PTEP as a result of its section 951A two-letter code (from the list at Schedule P correspond to inclusion with respect to CFC1. IRS.gov/CountryCodes). Schedule J, columns (e)(i) through (e) Corporation A will report $20x of (x). See Schedule J, earlier, for PTEP as a result of its section 951A Note. A separate Schedule P should specific line instructions. inclusion on its Form 5471, not be completed for the section 951A Line 1b. If there is a difference Schedule P, line 7, column (h), with category. Reclassified section 951A between last year’s ending balance on respect to CFC1. PTEP and section 951A PTEP that is Schedule P and the amount that in the section 951A category should The Form 5471, Schedule J, for should be last year’s ending balance, be reported on the Schedule P CFC1 should include PTEP of $70x taking into account modifications on completed for the general category. with respect to the aggregate section Schedule P, include the difference on 951A inclusions of Corporation A and Note. For purposes of this line 1b and attach an explanation for Corporation B. However, if Schedule P, include in each separate the difference. If there are multiple Corporation A does not know category of income, foreign source differences, include the explanation Corporation B’s section 951A and U.S. source income. and amount of each such difference inclusion at the time Corporation A on the attachment. files its Form 5471, Corporation A will Important. In addition to the only be able to complete Schedule J, separate category codes referred to Schedule Q Part I, with respect to its PTEP of $20x above, if you have more than one of on line 8, column (e)(viii). Similarly, the categories of income referred to Use Schedule Q to report the CFC’s Corporation B will only be able to above, you must complete and file a income, deductions, taxes, and assets complete Schedule J, Part I, with separate Schedule P using code by CFC income groups for purposes of section 960(a) and (d). 44 Instructions for Form 5471 (Rev. 01-2024) |
Page 45 of 52 Fileid: … ns/i5471/202401/a/xml/cycle08/source 7:44 - 25-Jan-2024 The type and rule above prints on all proofs including departmental reproduction proofs. MUST be removed before printing. In general, a taxpayer that is category or categories of filers (see Codes for Passive Groups subject to tax as a domestic Categories of Filers, earlier). However, corporation that is a U.S. shareholder in the case of a consolidated return, Code Passive Group (“corporate U.S. shareholder”) of a enter the name of the U.S. parent in i All passive income received during CFC is deemed to pay all or a portion the field for “Name of person filing the tax year that is subject to a of the foreign income taxes paid or Form 5471.” withholding tax of 15% or greater accrued by the CFC that are properly must be treated as one item of Reference ID number of foreign attributable to subpart F income or income. See Regulations section corporation. If applicable, use the tested income included in gross 1.904-4(c)(3)(i). reference ID number shown on Form income by the corporate U.S. ii All passive income received during 5471, page 1, item 1b(2). shareholder. See section 960(a) and the tax year that is subject to a (d). A corporate U.S. shareholder may Line A. Complete a separate withholding tax of less than 15% (but claim a credit for such foreign taxes, Schedule Q for each applicable greater than zero) must be treated as subject to certain limitations. separate category of income. Enter one item of income. See Regulations the appropriate code from the table section 1.904-4(c)(3)(ii). Note. If an individual, estate, or trust below for the separate category of iii All passive income received during that is a U.S. shareholder of a CFC income with respect to which the the tax year that is subject to no makes an election under section 962 Schedule Q is being completed. withholding tax or other foreign tax (“962 electing shareholder”), any must be treated as one item of income. See Regulations section inclusions under section 951 or 951A Codes for Categories of Income 1.904-4(c)(3)(iii). of the U.S. shareholder will be treated as received by a corporate U.S. Code Category of Income iv All passive income received during the tax year that is subject to no shareholder for purposes of section PAS Passive category income withholding tax but is subject to 960. See section 962(b) and Regulations section 1.962-2(b). As a 901j Section 901(j) income foreign tax other than a withholding tax must be treated as one item of result, these U.S. shareholders may GEN General category income income. See Regulations section also claim a foreign tax credit for 1.904-4(c)(3)(iv). foreign income taxes deemed paid If code 901j is entered on line A, with respect to such inclusions. See enter on line 1m, column (i), the Note. The grouping rules of sections 962(a)(1) and 951A(f)(1)(A). country code for the sanctioned Regulations section 1.904-4(c)(3)(i) country using the two-letter code through (iv) apply separately to Note. See also section 1293(f) for (from the list at IRS.gov/ income attributable to each tested unit inclusions with respect to a PFIC. CountryCodes). of a CFC. See Regulations section To calculate the foreign taxes Important. In addition to the 1.904-4(c)(4). This is one reason that, deemed paid by the corporate U.S. separate category codes referred to in the case of a CFC, shareholder (including a 962 electing above, if you have more than one of tested-unit-by-tested-unit reporting is shareholder), determine for each of its the categories of income referred to required with respect to the income CFCs the income, deductions, and above, you must complete and file a groups on lines 1a through 1j and taxes that are assigned to each separate Schedule Q using code lines 3 and 4. A foreign corporation separate category of income and “TOTAL” that aggregates all amounts that is not a CFC but that is a each income group within each listed for each line and column in all noncontrolled 10%-owned foreign separate category. See Regulations other Schedules Q. corporation must report this section 1.960-1(c)(1). The income information on a groups include the subpart F income Line B. If category code “PAS” is foreign-QBU-by-foreign-QBU basis. groups, the tested income group, and entered on line A, a separate This would be the case, for example, if the residual income group. Schedule Q must be completed for you are completing Schedule Q for each applicable grouping under purposes of attaching it to Schedules Computer-Generated Regulations section 1.904-4(c)(3). K-2 and K-3 for purposes of section Schedule Q See Regulations sections 1.954-1(c) 1293(f). Expand the Schedule Q if you are (1)(iii)(B) and 1.904-4(c)(3) through To figure the amounts to enter on reporting with respect to more than (5). Enter on line B the appropriate lines 1a through 1j, on lines (1), (2), two units. Specifically, if you are code from the table below for each of etc., under each line 1a through 1j, reporting with respect to more than the following groups under enter the name of each unit of the two units, add to pages 1 to 4, as Regulations section 1.904-4(c)(3). foreign corporation (the relevant unit appropriate, new lines (3), (4), (5), being each tested unit in the case of a etc., in all necessary locations. CFC and each QBU in the case of a Specific Instructions for 10%-owned foreign corporation), Schedule Q including the foreign corporation itself, and the information required in each Name of person filing Form 5471. column (i) through (xvi) with respect to The name of the person filing Form the amount in each subpart F income 5471 is generally the name of the U.S. group within each category for each person described in the applicable unit. Instructions for Form 5471 (Rev. 01-2024) 45 |
Page 46 of 52 Fileid: … ns/i5471/202401/a/xml/cycle08/source 7:44 - 25-Jan-2024 The type and rule above prints on all proofs including departmental reproduction proofs. MUST be removed before printing. On lines (1), (2), etc., under line 4, income described in each of QBU. On lines 1a through 1j, enter the enter the name of each unit and enter Regulations section 1.954-1(c)(1)(iii) total for each column by adding the the information required for columns (A)(2)(i) through (v). For example, with amounts on lines (1), (2), etc., (i) through (xvi) for each unit, but do respect to line 1g, there is a single excluding from such total any amounts not enter amounts excluded from subpart F income group within the reported with respect to income subpart F income under the subpart F general category that consists of all of excluded from subpart F income high-tax exception (those amounts are a CFC’s foreign base company sales under the high-tax exception in reported on lines (1), (2), etc., under income. section 954(b)(4) (“subpart F high-tax lines 1a through 1j) or tested income exception”). These amounts are under the GILTI high-tax exclusion Use lines 1a through 1f to enter the included in the total amount of (those amounts are reported on lines passive category foreign personal residual income, which is reported on (1), (2), etc., under line 3). holding company income of the CFC line 4. As a result, the amounts under the appropriate income group included on lines 1a through 1j for Line C. If code 901j is entered on line (dividends, interest, rents, royalties, each column may not equal the sum A, enter the country code for the and annuities; net gain from certain of the amounts reported on lines (1), sanctioned country using the property transactions; net gain from (2), etc., for each column because any two-letter code from the list at commodities transactions; net foreign item excluded from subpart F income IRS.gov/CountryCodes. currency gain; income equivalent to by reason of the high-tax election is Line D. Taxpayers are generally interest; and other passive category included in the summation on line 4 required to complete a separate foreign personal holding company instead of the summations on lines 1a Schedule Q for foreign source income income of the CFC), each of which is through 1j. See the instructions for in each separate category and U.S. also treated as a separate subpart F column (xiv) and line 4. source income in each separate income group under Regulations category. On a given Schedule Q, section 1.960-1. See Regulations Example. For line 1a(1), gross taxpayers are generally required to section 1.954-1(c)(1)(iii)(B). income of $50 is reported in column (ii), foreign tax of $20 is reported in check the box for either foreign source Note. Enter the following passive each of columns (x) and (xii), and the income or U.S. source income, as category foreign personal holding checkbox in column (xiv) is checked. applicable. However, if a taxpayer has company income of the CFC on line 1f For line 1a(2), gross income of $100 is entered code “TOTAL” on line A and (other foreign personal holding reported in column (ii), $5 of foreign the total reported on that Schedule Q company income). tax is reported in each of columns (x) includes both foreign source income and U.S. source income, the taxpayer • Income from notional principal and (xii), and the checkbox in column contracts. (xiv) is not checked. For line 1a(3), may check both boxes on line D. • Payments in lieu of dividends. gross income of $75 is reported in Line E. A separate Schedule Q is • Personal service contracts. column (ii), $3 of foreign tax is required for foreign oil and gas See section 954(c)(1)(F) through (H). reported in each of columns (x) and extraction income (FOGEI) and Attach a statement that includes all (xii), and the checkbox in column (xiv) foreign oil related income (FORI). If of the information requested by is not checked. As a result, the the Schedule Q is being prepared to Schedule Q, line 1f, delineating the amount reported in column (ii) on report the FOGEI or FORI of a CFC, amount on line 1f for each of the three line 1a is the sum of the amounts check the box for line E. Indicate the groups reporting on line 1f. For reported in column (ii) on lines 1a(2) amount of FOGEI and FORI in each example, if both payments in lieu of and 1a(3), which is equal to $175 income group. dividends and income from notional ($100 + $75). The amounts reported Line 1. Subpart F Income principal contracts are included on in columns (x) and (xii) on line 1a are Groups line 1f, on the statement, identify the the sum of the amounts reported in amount related to each of those each column on lines 1a(2) and 1a(3), The separate subpart F income income groups for each column of which is equal to $8 ($5 + $3). The groups within each applicable section line 1f. items reported on line 1a(1), gross 904 category of a CFC are on line 1 income of $50 and $20 of foreign tax, (“subpart F income groups”). See Use lines 1g through 1j to enter the are not included in the totals reported Regulations section 1.960-1(d)(2)(ii) foreign base company sales income, on line 1a. These amounts are (B). Each single item of foreign base foreign base company services included in the totals for each company income (as defined in income, full inclusion income, and respective column on line 4. As a Regulations section 1.954-1(c)(1)(iii)) insurance income described in result, the amount reported on line 4, is a separate subpart F income group. section 952(a)(1) of the CFC. column (ii), is increased by $50 and With respect to a CFC, Regulations the amount reported in column (x) on section 1.954-1(c)(1)(iii)(A)(2) To figure the amounts to enter on line 4 is increased by $20. No amount identifies as a single item of income all lines 1a through 1j, on lines (1), (2), is reported on line 4, column (xii), foreign base company income (other etc., under each line 1a through 1j, because foreign income taxes than foreign personal holding enter the name of each QBU of the attributable to high-tax exception or company income) that falls within both CFC, including the CFC itself, and the high-tax exclusion income are not a single separate category (typically, information required in each column creditable. general category income) and a single (i) through (xvi) with respect to the category of foreign base company amount in each subpart F income On lines 1k through 1m, enter group within each category for each international boycott income 46 Instructions for Form 5471 (Rev. 01-2024) |
Page 47 of 52 Fileid: … ns/i5471/202401/a/xml/cycle08/source 7:44 - 25-Jan-2024 The type and rule above prints on all proofs including departmental reproduction proofs. MUST be removed before printing. described in section 952(a)(3); illegal Line 4. Residual Income Group amount should be reported in column bribes, kickbacks, and other Use line 4 to report the information (xii) of line 4 as foreign tax on residual payments described in section 952(a) required in columns (i) through (xvi) amounts are not creditable. The (4); and income included in a section that is in a section 904 category but amounts reported on line 1a(1) would 901(j) separate category described in that is not of a type that is included in not be included in the total for line 1a, section 952(a)(5). See Regulations one of the subpart F income groups or but the amount reported on line 1a(2) section 1.960-1(d)(2)(ii)(B)(2). a tested income group and is would be included in the total reported Line 2. Recaptured Subpart F therefore assigned to the residual on line 1a. Similarly, the amounts Income income group. See Regulations reported on line 3(1) would not be section 1.960-1(d)(2)(ii)(D). Enter the included in the total reported on line 3, Enter income that is recaptured as name of each QBU and enter the but the amounts reported on line 3(2) subpart F income in the current year. information required for columns (i) would be reported in the total reported See section 952(c)(2). through (xvi) for each QBU on lines on line 3. Line 3. Tested Income Group 4(1), 4(2), etc., but do not enter Column (i). Consistent with the Use line 3 to report tested income in amounts excluded from subpart F reporting requirement on Form 1118, the tested income group of the CFC (a income under the subpart F high-tax enter the two-letter code (from the list “tested income group”). See exception (those amounts are at IRS.gov/CountryCodes) of each Regulations section 1.960-1(d)(2)(ii) reported on lines (1), (2), etc., under foreign country and U.S. territory (C). On lines (1), (2), etc., under lines 1a through 1j) or tested income within which income is sourced and/or line 3, enter the name of each tested under the GILTI high-tax exclusion to which taxes were paid or accrued. unit of the CFC (including the CFC (those amounts are reported on lines Column (ii). Enter the amount of tested unit itself) and enter for each 3(1), 3(2), etc.,). Enter the sum of the gross income of the CFC that is tested unit the information required in amounts reported on lines 4(1), 4(2), assigned to each income group within columns (ii) through (xvi), based on etc., plus the sum of amounts each section 904 category. the tentative gross tested income excluded from subpart F income attributable to each tested unit under the subpart F high-tax Columns (iii) through (vii). Expen- (without regard to any amounts exception and tested income under ses. Deductions of the CFC, excluded under the GILTI high-tax the GILTI high-tax exclusion, in the including for current year taxes, are exclusion in Regulations section appropriate column on line 4. allocated and apportioned to the 1.951A-2(c)(7) (“GILTI high-tax Example. For line 1a(1), $100 of income groups to determine net exclusion”)). If the GILTI high-tax gross income is reported in column income (or loss) in each income group exclusion applies with respect to any (ii), $35 of foreign tax is reported in and to identify the current year foreign tested unit of the CFC, include the each of columns (x) and (xii), and the income taxes that relate to the income amounts reported for columns (ii) checkbox in column (xiv) is checked. in each income group for section 960 through (xiii) and (xvi) in the total For line 1a(2), $75 of gross income is purposes. See Regulations section reported on line 4. See the reported in column (ii), $5 of foreign 1.960-1(c)(1) and 1.960-1(d)(3)(ii). instructions for line 4. As a result, the tax is reported in each of columns (x) Enter the expenses allocated and total amount entered on line 3 may not and (xii), and the checkbox in column apportioned to the item of gross equal the sum of the amounts (xiv) is not checked. For line 3(1), income reported for each QBU or reported in columns (ii) through (xiii) $200 of gross income is reported in tested unit as well as the aggregate and (xvi) on lines 3(1), 3(2), etc., if any column (ii), $70 of foreign tax is amount of such expenses allocated tested unit’s tentative tested income is reported in each of columns (x) and and apportioned to each group. See excluded under the GILTI high-tax (xii), and the checkbox in column (xiv) the instructions for lines 1 through 4. exclusion (these amounts are is checked. For line 3(2), $150 of Column (viii). Current year tax on included in the total amounts reported gross income is reported in column reattributed income from disregar- on line 4). In general, tested income (ii), $10 of foreign tax is reported in ded payments. This column is used will be in a single tested income group each of columns (x) and (xii), and the to report current year tax imposed within the general category. Because checkbox in column (xiv) is not solely by reason of the receipt of a a CFC cannot earn section 951A checked. For line 4(1), $300 of gross disregarded payment that is a category income or foreign branch income is reported in column (ii) and reattribution payment. The current category income at the CFC level, $105 of foreign tax is reported in year tax is allocated and apportioned there is no tested income group within column (x). On line 4(1), both columns to the income group to which an either section 904 category. With (xii) and (xiv) should be blank in all amount of gross income is assigned respect to the general category tested cases. As a result, the amount by reason of the receipt of the income group of a CFC, GILTI reported on line 4 for column (ii) is the reattribution payment. See inclusion amounts and taxes with sum of the amounts reported in Regulations sections 1.960-1(d)(3)(ii) respect to the tested income group column (ii) on lines 1a(1), 3(1), and (A) and 1.861-20(d)(3)(v)(B). Report will generally be treated as income 4(1), which equals $600 ($100 + $200 current year taxes allocated and and deemed paid taxes in the section + $300). The amount reported in apportioned to the item of gross 951A category. See Regulations column (x) of line 4 is the sum of the income reported for each QBU or sections 1.904-4(g) and 1.904-6(e). amounts reported in column (x) on tested unit as well as the aggregate lines 1a(1), 3(1), and 4(1), which amount of such foreign taxes in each equals $210 ($35 + $70 + $105). No Instructions for Form 5471 (Rev. 01-2024) 47 |
Page 48 of 52 Fileid: … ns/i5471/202401/a/xml/cycle08/source 7:44 - 25-Jan-2024 The type and rule above prints on all proofs including departmental reproduction proofs. MUST be removed before printing. group. See the instructions for lines 1 and (l); and taxes paid or accrued to corporation's subpart F income through 4. the United States. exceeds current year E&P. See Regulations sections 1.952-1(c) and Column (ix). Current year tax on all Column (xiii). Average asset value. (e) and 1.951A-6. other disregarded payments. This Foreign gross income that arises from column is used to report current tax a disregarded payment that is treated imposed solely by reason of the as a remittance for U.S. tax purposes Schedule R receipt of a disregarded payment is assigned to an income group by Schedule R is used to report basic other than a reattribution payment, reference to the income groups to information pertaining to distributions and which is therefore either a which the assets of the payor taxable from foreign corporations. This remittance or a contribution. See unit are assigned (or would be information is required by sections Regulations section 1.861-20(d)(3)(v) assigned if the taxable unit were a 245A, 959, and 986(c). (C). Foreign tax imposed by reason of U.S. person) under the rules of a disregarded payment that is a Regulations section 1.861-9 for Name of Person Filing Form remittance is assigned to the income purposes of apportioning interest 5471 groups based upon the assets of the expense. This rule uses the payor’s The name of the person filing Form payor. See Regulations section asset apportionment percentages as 5471 is generally the name of the U.S. 1.861-20(d)(3)(v)(C)(1). Foreign tax a proxy for the accumulated earnings person described in the category or imposed by reason of a disregarded of the payor taxable unit from which categories of filers (see Categories of payment that is a contribution is the remittance is made. For this Filers, earlier). However, in the case of assigned to the residual grouping. purpose, the assets of the taxable unit a consolidated return, enter the name See Regulations section 1.861-20(d) making the remittance are determined of the U.S. parent in the field for (3)(v)(C)(2). Report current year taxes in accordance with the rules of “Name of person filing Form 5471.” allocated and apportioned to the item Regulations section 1.987-6(b) that of gross income reported for each apply in determining the source and Reference ID Number of QBU or tested unit as well as the separate category of exchange gain Foreign Corporation aggregate amount of such foreign or loss on a section 987 remittance, If applicable, use the reference ID taxes allocated and apportioned to as modified in two respects. See number shown on Form 5471, page 1, each group. See the instructions for Regulations section 1.861-20(d)(3)(v) item 1b(2). lines 1 through 4. (C)(1). Report asset values for each QBU or tested unit as well as the Column (a). Description of distri- Column (x). Other current year tax- bution. The description should aggregate amount of assets in each es. Any other current year tax is include whether the distribution was group. See the instructions for lines 1 allocated and apportioned among the cash or noncash and taxable or through 4. section 904 categories under the rules nontaxable to shareholders. Use code of Regulations section 1.904-6(a) Column (xiv). High-tax election. sections to properly identify the based on the portion of the foreign Check the box in column (xiv) of the taxable or nontaxable consequences taxable income (as characterized line corresponding to any item of of the distribution. For example, under federal income tax principles) income with respect to which the “taxable cash dividend eligible for a that is assigned to a particular section subpart F high-tax exception applies. dividends received deduction under 904 category. Any other current year If any amount is excluded under the section 245A” or “nontaxable cash foreign tax is allocated to the CFC subpart F high-tax exception, do not distribution of PTEP.” Report parts of a income group to which the items of include it in the total for lines 1a distribution on separate rows if the foreign gross income are assigned through 1j, but instead add the distribution is partially taxable and under the rules of Regulations section amount to the total for line 4. See the partially nontaxable, or if the 1.861-20. Report current year taxes instructions for lines 1 and 4. If a GILTI distribution is either taxable or allocated and apportioned to the item high-tax exclusion under Regulations nontaxable by reason of different of gross income reported for each section 1.951A-2(c)(7)(viii) is effective Code sections. For example, a cash QBU or tested unit as well as the with respect to the CFC for the CFC distribution of $100 that is a aggregate amount of such foreign inclusion year, check the box in nontaxable distribution of PTEP under taxes allocated and apportioned to column (xiv) that corresponds to the section 959(a) of $30, a taxable each group. See the instructions for item(s) of income to which the dividend eligible for a dividends lines 1 through 4. exception applies. If an amount received deduction under section reported on line 3(1), 3(2), etc., is Column (xii). Foreign taxes for 245A of $15, a taxable dividend under excluded from gross income under the which credit is allowed (U.S. dol- section 301(c)(1) of $25, a nontaxable GILTI high-tax exclusion, do not lars). The amount reported in column distribution applied against basis include it in the total amount for line 3. (xii) may not be the same as the sum under section 301(c)(2) of $10, and a Instead, include the amounts in the of the amounts in columns (viii) taxable distribution treated as gain total for line 4. See the instructions for through (x) if columns (viii) through (x) from the sale or exchange of property lines 3 and 4. include taxes that are not creditable, under section 301(c)(3) of $20 would including taxes paid or accrued to Column (xv). Loss allocation. This be reported on five rows. sanctioned countries; foreign taxes column is used to report a reduction to If noncash distributions were made, disallowed under section 901(k), (m), subpart F income in each applicable attach a statement and show both the income group when the foreign tax bases and FMVs. 48 Instructions for Form 5471 (Rev. 01-2024) |
Page 49 of 52 Fileid: … ns/i5471/202401/a/xml/cycle08/source 7:44 - 25-Jan-2024 The type and rule above prints on all proofs including departmental reproduction proofs. MUST be removed before printing. Column (b). Date of distribution. generally treated as a distribution of on the comparable line of other Enter the month, day, and year using E&P. Report distributions from current noncorporate tax returns. the following format: MM-DD-YYYY. and accumulated E&P. Do not report For example, June 30, 2023, would be any part of a distribution that is not Note. E&P described in section entered as “06-30-2023.” from E&P in column (d). 959(c)(3) is generally E&P of the foreign corporation that has not been An actual distribution is first out of Column (c). Amount of distribution included in gross income of a U.S. PTEP, if any, and then out of the in foreign corporation's functional shareholder under section 951(a)(1) section 959(c)(3) balance. See currency. The amount of a or section 951A. section 959(c). distribution is generally the amount of any money paid to the shareholder If PTEP were distributed, include Note. Amounts entered in plus the FMV of any property on Form 5471, Schedule I, line 6, any Schedule R (Form 5471), column (d), transferred to the shareholder. foreign currency gain or loss on the are also included on line 9, column (f), However, this amount is reduced (but distribution that is recognized under of Schedule J (Form 5471) and Part I, not below zero) by the following section 986(c). See the instructions line 8, of Schedule P (Form 5471), liabilities. for Schedule I, Line 6, earlier, for both of which are completed by • Any liability of the corporation the details. With respect to foreign separate category of income. If the shareholder assumes in connection currency gain or loss on a distribution filer is required to complete with the distribution. of PTEP, for a corporate U.S. Schedule J (Form 5471) with respect • Any liability to which the property is shareholder, include the gain or (loss) to more than one category of income, subject immediately before, and as “Other income” on Form 1120, the total of all amounts entered in immediately after, the distribution. line 10, or on the comparable line of Schedule R (Form 5471), column (d), other corporate tax returns. For a should equal the amount entered on Column (d). Amount of E&P distri- noncorporate U.S. shareholder, line 9, column (f), of the Schedule J bution in foreign corporation's include the result as “Other income” (Form 5471) that is filed with code functional currency. A corporate on Schedule 1 (Form 1040), line 8z, or “TOTAL” entered on line a of that distribution to a shareholder is Schedule J. Paperwork Reduction Act Notice. We ask for the information on this form to carry out the Internal Revenue laws of the United States. You are required to give us the information. We need it to ensure that you are complying with these laws and to allow us to figure and collect the right amount of tax. You are not required to provide the information requested on a form that is subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act unless the form displays a valid OMB control number. Books or records relating to a form or its instructions must be retained as long as their contents may become material in the administration of any Internal Revenue law. Generally, tax returns and return information are confidential, as required by section 6103. The time needed to complete and file this form will vary depending on individual circumstances. The estimated burden for individual and business taxpayers filing this form is approved under OMB control number 1545-0074 and 1545-0123 and is included in the estimates shown in the instructions for their individual and business income tax return. Instructions for Form 5471 (Rev. 01-2024) 49 |
Page 50 of 52 Fileid: … ns/i5471/202401/a/xml/cycle08/source 7:44 - 25-Jan-2024 The type and rule above prints on all proofs including departmental reproduction proofs. MUST be removed before printing. Principal Business Activity Codes Using the list of activities and codes below, use one of the manufacturing codes determine from which activity the company derives (311110-339900). This list of principal business activities and their the largest percentage of its “total receipts.” If the Enter on page 1, Item 1f, the six-digit code associated codes is designed to classify an company purchases raw materials and supplies selected from the list below. In item 1g, enter a enterprise by the type of activity in which it is them to a subcontractor to produce the finished brief description of the company's business engaged to facilitate the administration of the product, but retains title to the product, the activity. Internal Revenue Code. These principal business company is considered a manufacturer and must activity codes are based on the North American Industry Classification System. Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, 237990 Other Heavy & Civil Printing and Related Support 333510 Metalworking Machinery Mfg and Hunting Engineering Construction Activities 333610 Engine, Turbine & Power Specialty Trade Contractors 323100 Printing & Related Support Transmission Equipment Mfg Crop Production 238100 Foundation, Structure, & Activities 333900 Other General Purpose 111100 Oilseed & Grain Farming Building Exterior Contractors Petroleum and Coal Products Machinery Mfg 111210 Vegetable & Melon Farming (including framing carpentry, Manufacturing Computer and Electronic Product (including potatoes & yams) masonry, glass, roofing, & 324110 Petroleum Refineries Manufacturing 111300 Fruit & Tree Nut Farming siding) (including integrated) 334110 Computer & Peripheral 111400 Greenhouse, Nursery, & 238210 Electrical Contractors 324120 Asphalt Paving, Roofing, & Equipment Mfg Floriculture Production 238220 Plumbing, Heating, & Saturated Materials Mfg 334200 Communications Equipment 111900 Other Crop Farming Air-Conditioning Contractors 324190 Other Petroleum & Coal Mfg (including tobacco, cotton, 238290 Other Building Equipment Products Mfg 334310 Audio & Video Equipment sugarcane, hay, peanut, Contractors Chemical Manufacturing Mfg sugar beet & all other crop 238300 Building Finishing 325100 Basic Chemical Mfg 334410 Semiconductor & Other farming) Contractors (including 325200 Resin, Synthetic Rubber, & Electronic Component Mfg Animal Production drywall, insulation, painting, Artificial & Synthetic Fibers & 334500 Navigational, Measuring, 112111 Beef Cattle Ranching & wallcovering, flooring, tile, & Filaments Mfg Electromedical, & Control Farming finish carpentry) Instruments Mfg 112112 Cattle Feedlots 238900 Other Specialty Trade 325300 Pesticide, Fertilizer, & Other 112120 Dairy Cattle & Milk Production Contractors (including site Agricultural Chemical Mfg 334610 Manufacturing & Reproducing preparation) 325410 Pharmaceutical & Medicine Magnetic & Optical Media Mfg Electrical Equipment, Appliance, 112210 Hog & Pig Farming Manufacturing 325500 Paint, Coating, & Adhesive and Component Manufacturing 112300 Poultry & Egg Production 112400 Sheep & Goat Farming Food Manufacturing Mfg 335100 Electric Lighting Equipment 112510 Aquaculture (including 311110 Animal Food Mfg 325600 Soap, Cleaning Compound, & Mfg shellfish & finfish farms & 311200 Grain & Oilseed Milling Toilet Preparation Mfg 335200 Household Appliance Mfg hatcheries) 311300 Sugar & Confectionery 325900 Other Chemical Product & 335310 Electrical Equipment Mfg 112900 Other Animal Production Product Mfg Preparation Mfg 335900 Other Electrical Equipment & Forestry and Logging 311400 Fruit & Vegetable Preserving Plastics and Rubber Products Component Mfg 113110 Timber Tract Operations & Specialty Food Mfg Manufacturing Transportation Equipment 113210 Forest Nurseries & Gathering 311500 Dairy Product Mfg 326100 Plastics Product Mfg Manufacturing of Forest Products 311610 Animal Slaughtering and 326200 Rubber Product Mfg 336100 Motor Vehicle Mfg 113310 Logging Processing Nonmetallic Mineral Product 336210 Motor Vehicle Body & Trailer Fishing, Hunting, and Trapping 311710 Seafood Product Preparation Manufacturing Mfg & Packaging 327100 Clay Product & Refractory 336300 Motor Vehicle Parts Mfg 114110 Fishing 311800 Bakeries, Tortilla & Dry Pasta Mfg 336410 Aerospace Product & Parts 114210 Hunting & Trapping Mfg 327210 Glass & Glass Product Mfg Mfg Support Activities for Agriculture 311900 Other Food Mfg (including 327300 Cement & Concrete Product 336510 Railroad Rolling Stock Mfg and Forestry coffee, tea, flavorings, & Mfg 336610 Ship & Boat Building 115110 Support Activities for Crop seasonings) 327400 Lime & Gypsum Product Mfg 336990 Other Transportation Production (including cotton Beverage and Tobacco Product 327900 Other Nonmetallic Mineral Equipment Mfg ginning, soil preparation, Manufacturing Product Mfg Furniture and Related Product planting, & cultivating) 312110 Soft Drink & Ice Mfg Primary Metal Manufacturing Manufacturing 115210 Support Activities for Animal 312120 Breweries 331110 Iron & Steel Mills & Ferroalloy 337000 Furniture & Related Product Production (including farriers) 115310 Support Activities For 312130 Wineries Mfg Manufacturing Forestry 312140 Distilleries 331200 Steel Product Mfg from Miscellaneous Manufacturing Mining 312200 Tobacco Manufacturing Purchased Steel 339110 Medical Equipment & 211120 Crude Petroleum Extraction Textile Mills and Textile Product 331310 Alumina & Aluminum Supplies Mfg Mills Production & Processing 339900 Other Miscellaneous 211130 Natural Gas Extraction 313000 Textile Mills 331400 Nonferrous Metal (except Manufacturing 212110 Coal Mining 314000 Textile Product Mills Aluminum) Production & Wholesale Trade Processing 212200 Metal Ore Mining Apparel Manufacturing 331500 Foundries Merchant Wholesalers, Durable 212310 Stone Mining & Quarrying 315100 Apparel Knitting Mills Fabricated Metal Product Goods 212320 Sand, Gravel, Clay, & 315210 Cut & Sew Apparel Manufacturing 423100 Motor Vehicle & Motor Vehicle Ceramic & Refractory Contractors 332110 Forging & Stamping Parts & Supplies Minerals Mining & Quarrying 315250 Cut & Sew Apparel Mfg 332210 Cutlery & Handtool Mfg 423200 Furniture & Home Furnishings 212390 Other Nonmetallic Mineral (except Contractors) 423300 Lumber & Other Construction Mining & Quarrying 315990 Apparel Accessories & Other 332300 Architectural & Structural Materials 213110 Support Activities for Mining Apparel Mfg Metals Mfg Utilities Leather and Allied Product 332400 Boiler, Tank, & Shipping 423400 Professional & Commercial 221100 Electric Power Generation, Manufacturing Container Mfg Equipment & Supplies Transmission & Distribution 316110 Leather & Hide Tanning & 332510 Hardware Mfg 423500 Metal & Mineral (except Petroleum) 221210 Natural Gas Distribution Finishing 332610 Spring & Wire Product Mfg 423600 Household Appliances & 221300 Water, Sewage & Other 316210 Footwear Mfg (including 332700 Machine Shops; Turned Electrical & Electronic Goods Systems rubber & plastics) Product; & Screw, Nut, & Bolt 423700 Hardware & Plumbing & 221500 Combination Gas & Electric 316990 Other Leather & Allied Mfg Heating Equipment & Product Mfg 332810 Coating, Engraving, Heat Supplies Construction Wood Product Manufacturing Treating, & Allied Activities 423800 Machinery, Equipment, & Construction of Buildings 321110 Sawmills & Wood 332900 Other Fabricated Metal Supplies 236110 Residential Building Preservation Product Mfg 423910 Sporting & Recreational Construction 321210 Veneer, Plywood, & Machinery Manufacturing Goods & Supplies 236200 Nonresidential Building Engineered Wood Product 333100 Agriculture, Construction, & 423920 Toy & Hobby Goods & Construction Mfg Mining Machinery Mfg Supplies Heavy and Civil Engineering 321900 Other Wood Product Mfg 333200 Industrial Machinery Mfg 423930 Recyclable Materials Construction Paper Manufacturing 333310 Commercial & Service 423940 Jewelry, Watch, Precious 237100 Utility System Construction 322100 Pulp, Paper, & Paperboard Industry Machinery Mfg Stone, & Precious Metals 237210 Land Subdivision Mills 333410 Ventilation, Heating, 423990 Other Miscellaneous Durable 237310 Highway, Street, & Bridge 322200 Converted Paper Product Mfg Air-Conditioning, & Goods Construction Commercial Refrigeration Equipment Mfg 50 |
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Principal Business Activity Codes (Continued) Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Gasoline Stations & Fuel Dealers 488210 Support Activities for Rail Securities, Commodity Contracts, Goods 457100 Gasoline Stations (including Transportation and Other Financial Investments 424100 Paper & Paper Products convenience stores with gas) 488300 Support Activities for Water and Related Activities 424210 Drugs & Druggists' Sundries 457210 Fuel Dealers (including Transportation 523150 Investment Banking & 424300 Apparel, Piece Goods, & Heating Oil & Liquefied 488410 Motor Vehicle Towing Securities Intermediation Notions Petroleum) 488490 Other Support Activities for 523160 Commodity Contracts 424400 Grocery & Related Products Clothing and Accessories Retailers Road Transportation Intermediation 424500 Farm Product Raw Materials 458110 Clothing & Clothing 488510 Freight Transportation 523210 Securities & Commodity 424600 Chemical & Allied Products Accessories Retailers Arrangement Exchanges 424700 Petroleum & Petroleum 458210 Shoe Retailers 488990 Other Support Activities for 523900 Other Financial Investment Products 458310 Jewelry Retaileres Transportation Activities (including portfolio 424800 Beer, Wine, & Distilled 458320 Luggage & Leather Goods Couriers and Messengers management & investment advice) Alcoholic Beverages Retailers 492110 Couriers & Express Delivery Insurance Carriers and Related 424910 Farm Supplies Sporting, Hobby, Book, Musical Services Activities 424920 Book, Periodical, & Instrument & Miscellaneous 492210 Local Messengers & Local 524110 Direct Life, Health, & Medical Newspapers Retailers Delivery Insurance Carriers 424930 Flower, Nursery Stock, & 459110 Sporting Goods Retailers Warehousing and Storage 524120 Direct Insurance (except Life, Florists' Supplies 459120 Hobby, Toy, & Game Retailers 493100 Warehousing & Storage Health & Medical) Carriers 424940 Tobacco Products & 459130 Sewing, Needlework, & Piece (except lessors of 524210 Insurance Agencies & Electronic Cigarettes Goods Retailers mini-warehouses & Brokerages 424950 Paint, Varnish, & Supplies 459140 Musical Instrument & self-storage units) 524290 Other Insurance Related 424990 Other Miscellaneous Supplies Retailers Information Activities (including Nondurable Goods 459210 Book Retailers & News Motion Picture and Sound third-party administration of Wholesale Trade Agents and Dealers (including Recording Industries insurance and pension funds) Brokers newsstands) 512100 Motion Picture & Video Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial 425120 Wholesale Trade Agents & 459310 Florists Industries (except video Vehicles Brokers 459410 Office Supplies & Stationery rental) 525100 Insurance & Employee Retailers 512200 Sound Recording Industries Benefit Funds Retail Trade 459420 Gift, Novelty, & Souvenir Publishing Industries 525910 Open-End Investment Funds Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers Retailers 513110 Newspaper Publishers (Form 1120-RIC, U.S. Income Tax Return for Regulated 441110 New Car Dealers 459510 Used Merchandise Retailers 513120 Periodical Publishers Investment Companies) 441120 Used Car Dealers 459910 Pet & Pet Supplies Retailers 513130 Book Publishers 525920 Trusts, Estates, & Agency 441210 Recreational Vehicle Dealers 459920 Art Dealers 513140 Directory & Mailing List Accounts 441222 Boat Dealers 459930 Manufactured (Mobile) Home Publishers 525990 Other Financial Vehicles 441227 Motorcycle, ATV, & All other Dealers 513190 Other Publishers (including mortgage REITs Motor Vehicle Dealers 459990 All Other Miscellaneous 513210 Software Publishers and closed-end investment 441300 Automotive Parts, Retailers (including tobacco, funds)“Offices of Bank Accessories, & Tire Retailers candle, & trophy retailers) Broadcasting & Content Providers Holding Companies” and Building Material and Garden Nonstore Retailers & Telecommunications “Offices of Other Holding Equipment and Supplies Dealers various Nonstore retailers sell all 516100 Radio & Television Companies” are located 444110 Home Centers types of merchandise using Broadcasting Stations under Management of 444120 Paint & Wallpaper Retailers such methods as Internet, 516210 Media Streaming, Social Companies (Holding mail-order catalogs, Networks, & Other Content Companies) below. 444140 Hardware Retailers interactive television, or direct Providers Real Estate and Rental and 444180 Other Building Material sales. These types of 517000 Telecommunications Leasing Dealers Retailers should select the (including Wired, Wireless, 444200 Lawn & Garden Equipment & PBA associated with their Satellite, Cable & Other Real Estate Supplies Retailers primary line of products sold. Program Distribution, 531110 Lessors of Residential For example, establishments Resellers, Agents & Other Buildings & Dwellings Food and Beverage Retailers primarily selling prescription Telecommunications, & (including equity REITs) 445110 Supermarkets and Other and non-prescription drugs, Internet Service Providers) 531120 Lessors of Nonresidential Grocery Retailers (except select PBA code 456110 Data Processing, Web Search Buildings (except Convenience) Pharmacies & Drug Retailers. Portals, & Other Information Mini-warehouses) (including 445131 Convenience Retailers Transportation and Services equity REITs) 445132 Vending Machine Operators Warehousing 518210 Computing Infrastructure 531130 Lessors of Mini-warehouses Providers, Data Processing, & Self-Storage Units 445230 Fruit & Vegetable Retailers Air, Rail, and Water Transportation Web Hosting & Related (including equity REITs) 445240 Meat Retailers 481000 Air Transportation Services 531190 Lessors of Other Real Estate 445250 Fish & Seafood Retailers 482110 Rail Transportation 519200 Web Search Portals, Property (including equity 445291 Baked Goods Retailers 483000 Water Transportation Libraries, Archives, & Other REITs) 445292 Confectionery & Nut Retailers Truck Transportation Info. Services 531210 Offices of Real Estate Agents 445298 All Other Specialty Food 484110 General Freight Trucking, Finance and Insurance & Brokers Retialers Local Depository Credit Intermediation 531310 Real Estate Property 445320 Beer, Wine, & Liquor 484120 General Freight Trucking, 522110 Commercial Banking Managers Retailers Long-distance 522130 Credit Unions 531320 Offices of Real Estate Appraisers Retailers Furniture and Home Furnishings 484200 Specialized Freight Trucking 522180 Savings Institutions & Other 531390 Other Activities Related to 449110 Furniture Retailers Transit and Ground Passenger Depository Credit Real Estate Transportation Intermediation 449121 Floor Covering Retailers 485110 Urban Transit Systems Nondepository Credit Rental and Leasing Services 449122 Window Treatment Retailers 485210 Interurban & Rural Bus Intermediation 532100 Automotive Equipment Rental 449129 All Other Home Furnishings Transportation 522210 Credit Card Issuing & Leasing Retailers 485310 Taxi Service 522220 Sales Financing 532210 Consumer Electronics & Appliances Rental Electronics and Appliance Retailers 485320 Limousine Service 522291 Consumer Lending 532281 Formal Wear & Costume 449210 Electronic & Appliance 485410 School & Employee Bus 522292 Real Estate Credit (including Rental Retailers (including Transportation mortgage bankers & 532282 Video Tape & Disc Rental General Merchandise Retailers 485510 Charter Bus Industry computers) originators) 532283 Home Health Equipment 455110 Department Stores 485990 Other Transit & Ground 522299 Intl, Secondary Market, & Rental Passenger Transportation Other Nondepos. Credit 455210 Warehouse Clubs, Pipeline Transportation Intermediation 532284 Recreational Goods Rental Supercenters,& Other Activities Related to Credit 532289 All Other Consumer Goods General Merch. Retailers 486000 Pipeline Transportation Intermediation Rental Health and Personal Care Retailers Scenic & Sightseeing 522300 Activities Related to Credit 532310 General Rental Centers 456110 Pharmacies & Drug Retailers Transportation Intermediation (including loan 532400 Commercial & Industrial 456120 Cosmetics, Beauty Supplies, 487000 Scenic & Sightseeing brokers, check clearing, & Machinery & Equipment & Perfume Retailers Transportation money transmitting) Rental & Leasing 456130 Optical Goods Retailers Support Activities for Transportation 456190 Other Health & Personal Care 488100 Support Activities for Air Retailers Transportation 51 |
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Principal Business Activity Codes (Continued) Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible 561210 Facilities Support Services Home Health Care Services Other Services Assets (except copyrighted works) 561300 Employment Services 621610 Home Health Care Services Repair and Maintenance 533110 Lessors of Nonfinancial 561410 Document Preparation Other Ambulatory Health Care 811110 Automotive Mechanical & Intangible Assets (except Services Services Electrical Repair & copyrighted works) 561420 Telephone Call Centers 621900 Other Ambulatory Health Maintenance Professional, Scientific, and 561430 Business Service Centers Care Services (including 811120 Automotive Body, Paint, Technical Services (including private mail centers ambulance services & blood Interior, & Glass Repair Legal Services & copy shops) & organ banks) 811190 Other Automotive Repair & 541110 Offices of Lawyers 561440 Collection Agencies Hospitals Maintenance (including oil 541190 Other Legal Services 561450 Credit Bureaus 622000 Hospitals change & lubrication shops & Accounting, Tax Preparation, 561490 Other Business Support Nursing and Residential Care car washes) Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services Services (including Facilities 811210 Electronic & Precision repossession services, court 623000 Nursing & Residential Care Equipment Repair & 541211 Offices of Certified Public reporting, & stenotype Facilities Maintenance Accountants services) Social Assistance 811310 Commercial & Industrial 541213 Tax Preparation Services 561500 Travel Arrangement & 624100 Individual & Family Services Machinery & Equipment (except Automotive & 541214 Payroll Services Reservation Services 624200 Community Food & Housing, Electronic) Repair & 541219 Other Accounting Services 561600 Investigation & Security & Emergency & Other Relief Maintenance Architectural, Engineering, and Services Services 811410 Home & Garden Equipment & Related Services 561710 Exterminating & Pest Control 624310 Vocational Rehabilitation Appliance Repair & 541310 Architectural Services Services Services Maintenance 541320 Landscape Architecture 561720 Janitorial Services 624410 Childcare Services 811420 Reupholstery & Furniture Services 561730 Landscaping Services Arts, Entertainment, and Repair 541330 Engineering Services 561740 Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning Recreation 811430 Footwear & Leather Goods 541340 Drafting Services Services Repair 541350 Building Inspection Services 561790 Other Services to Buildings & Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, 811490 Other Personal & Household 541360 Geophysical Surveying & Dwellings and Related Industries Goods Repair & Maintenance Mapping Services 561900 Other Support Services 711100 Performing Arts Companies Personal and Laundry Services 541370 Surveying & Mapping (except (including packaging & 711210 Spectator Sports (including 812111 Barber Shops Geophysical) Services labeling services, & sports clubs & racetracks) 541380 Testing Laboratories & organizers) 711300 Promoters of Performing Arts, 812112 Beauty Salons convention & trade show Sports, & Similar Events 812113 Nail Salons Services Waste Management and 711410 Agents & Managers for 812190 Other Personal Care Services Specialized Design Services Remediation Services Artists, Athletes, Entertainers, (including diet & weight 541400 Specialized Design Services 562000 Waste Management & & Other Public Figures reducing centers) (including interior, industrial, Remediation Services 711510 Independent Artists, Writers, 812210 Funeral Homes & Funeral graphic, & fashion design) Educational Services & Performers Services Computer Systems Design and Museums, Historical Sites, and 812220 Cemeteries & Crematories Related Services 611000 Educational Services Similar Institutions 812310 Coin-Operated Laundries & 541511 Custom Computer (including schools, colleges, Drycleaners Programming Services & universities) 712100 Museums, Historical Sites, & 541512 Computer Systems Design Health Care and Social Similar Institutions 812320 Drycleaning & Laundry Amusement, Gambling, and Services (except Services Assistance Recreation Industries Coin-Operated) 541513 Computer Facilities Offices of Physicians and Dentists 713100 Amusement Parks & Arcades 812330 Linen & Uniform Supply Management Services 621111 Offices of Physicians (except 713200 Gambling Industries 812910 Pet Care (except Veterinary) 541519 Other Computer Related mental health specialists) 713900 Other Amusement & Services Services 621112 Offices of Physicians, Mental Recreation Industries 812920 Photofinishing Other Professional, Scientific, and Health Specialists (including golf courses, skiing 812930 Parking Lots & Garages Technical Services 621210 Offices of Dentists facilities, marinas, fitness 812990 All Other Personal Services 541600 Management, Scientific, & Offices of Other Health centers, & bowling centers) Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Technical Consulting Practitioners Accommodation and Food Professional, and Similar Services 541700 Scientific Research & 621310 Offices of Chiropractors Services Organizations Development Services 621320 Offices of Optometrists Accommodation 813000 Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, & Similar 541800 Advertising, Public Relations, 621330 Offices of Mental Health 721110 Hotels (except Casino Hotels) Organizations (including & Related Services Practitioners (except & Motels condominium and 541910 Marketing Research & Public Physicians) 721120 Casino Hotels homeowners associations) Opinion Polling 621340 Offices of Physical, 721191 Bed & Breakfast Inns Other 541920 Photographic Services Occupational & Speech 541930 Translation & Interpretation Therapists, & Audiologists 721199 All Other Traveler 999000 Unclassified Establishments Services 621391 Offices of Podiatrists Accommodation (unable to classify) 541940 Veterinary Services 621399 Offices of All Other 721210 RV (Recreational Vehicle) 541990 All Other Professional, Miscellaneous Health Parks & Recreational Camps Scientific, & Technical Practitioners 721310 Rooming & Boarding Houses, Services Outpatient Care Centers Dormitories & Workers’ 621410 Family Planning Centers Camps Management of Companies 621420 Outpatient Mental Health & Food Services and Drinking Places (Holding Companies) Substance Abuse Centers 722300 Special Food Services 551111 Offices of Bank Holding 621491 HMO Medical Centers (including food service contractors & caterers) Companies 621492 Kidney Dialysis Centers 722410 Drinking Places (Alcoholic 551112 Offices of Other Holding 621493 Freestanding Ambulatory Beverages) Companies Surgical & Emergency 722511 Full Service Restaurants Administrative and Support and Centers 722513 Limited Service Restaurants Waste Management and 621498 All Other Outpatient Care 722514 Cafeterias, Grill buffets, & Remediation Services Centers Buffets Medical and Diagnostic Administrative and Support Laboratories 722515 Snack & Nonalcoholic Services 621510 Medical & Diagnostic Beverage Bars 561110 Office 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