Enlarge image | Note: The form, instructions, or publication you are looking for begins after this coversheet. Please review the updated information below. Change to the Instructions for Form 8991, Schedule A, line 9b With the issuance of Notice 2021-36, it is necessary to update the second paragraph of the Schedule A, line 9b, instructions for Form 8991. The second paragraph is revised as follows. A taxpayer meets the reporting requirement of Regulations sections 1.59A-6(b)(2) and 1.6038A-2(b)(7)(ix) by entering the amount on line 9b. For tax years beginning in or after 2023, a taxpayer will also need to provide a representation that all payments satisfy the requirements of Regulations section 1.59A-6(b)(2) and meet the reporting requirements of Regulations section 1.59A-6(b)(2) and 1.6038A-2(b)(7)(ix). |
Enlarge image | Tax on Base Erosion Payments of Taxpayers With Form 8991 Substantial Gross Receipts (Rev. December 2020) OMB No. 1545-0123 For tax year beginning , 20 , and ending , 20 Department of the Treasury ▶ Go to www.irs.gov/Form8991 for instructions and the latest information. Internal Revenue Service ▶ See instructions. Name Employer identification number Part I Applicable Taxpayer Determination Check box if this form is being filed by a taxpayer with which another taxpayer has been aggregated under Regs. section 1.59A-2(c) ▶ If the above box is checked, attach a statement listing the names and EINs of all separate taxpayers taken into account in the determination of “1 person” under Regs. section 1.59A-2(c). (a) (b) (c) First Second Third Preceding Preceding Preceding Tax Year Tax Year Tax Year 1a Gross receipts of the taxpayer. See instructions . . . . . . . . . . b Gross receipts from partnerships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . c Gross receipts of all other persons treated as 1 person pursuant to Regs. section 1.59A-2(c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d Gross receipts. Combine lines 1a through 1c . . . . . . . . . . . e Gross receipts of first, second, and third preceding tax years. Combine columns (a), (b), and (c) of line 1d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1e f 3-year average annual gross receipts. See instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1f g Is line 1f $500 million or more? Yes. Continue to line 2. No. STOP here and attach this form to your tax return. 2a Base erosion tax benefit (from Schedule A, line 15, column (a-2)). . . . . . . . . . . . . 2a b Amount of deductions allowed under Chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code . . . . . . . . 2b c Base erosion tax benefits resulting from reductions in insurance premiums reported on Schedule A, line 8, column (a-2) . . . . . . . . . . . . 2c d Base erosion tax benefits resulting from reductions in gross receipts reported on Schedule A, line 10, column (a-2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2d e Add lines 2c and 2d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2e f Total deductions for amounts paid or accrued for services to which the exception under Regs. section 1.59A-3(b)(3)(i) applies (from Schedule A, line 5b) . . . . 2f g Qualified derivative payments excepted by Regs. section 1.59A-6(b) . . . . 2g h Total deductions allowed under sections 172, 245A, and 250 for the tax year. . 2h i Does the taxpayer elect to waive deductions in accordance with Regulations section 1.59A-3(c)(6)(i)? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2i Yes. Complete Schedule B. Enter the amount from line 15 of Schedule B. No. Enter -0-. j Deductions for exchange losses from section 988 transactions described in Regulations section 1.59A-2(e)(3)(ii)(D) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2j k Deductions for TLAC securities and foreign TLAC securities described in Regulations section 1.59A-2(e)(3)(ii)(E) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2k l Reinsurance losses incurred and claims payments described in Regulations section 1.59A-2(e)(3)(ii)(F) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2l m Combine lines 2f through 2l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2m n Total Deductions. Subtract line 2m from the sum of line 2b and line 2e . . . . . . . . . . 2n o Base Erosion Percentage. Divide line 2a by line 2n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2o % p Is the taxpayer’s base erosion percentage on line 2o 3% or higher (2% or higher for a bank or securities dealer)? Yes. Continue to Part II. No. STOP after completing Part I and Schedule A (and, if necessary, Schedule B) and attach this form to your tax return. For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see separate instructions. Cat. No. 37815N Form 8991 (Rev. 12-2020) |
Enlarge image | Form 8991 (Rev. 12-2020) Page 2 Part II Modified Taxable Income (MTI) 3a Taxable income after net operating loss. See instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3a b Base erosion tax benefits for the tax year from Schedule A, line 15, column (b-2) . . . . . . . 3b c Base erosion percentage of the net operating loss deduction allowed under section 172 for the tax year. See instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3c d Modified Taxable Income. See instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3d Part III Regular Tax Liability Adjusted for Purposes of Computing Base Erosion Minimum Tax Amount 4a Regular tax liability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4a b Allowed credits, as adjusted (from Schedule C, line 7) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4b c Regular tax liability adjusted for purposes of computing Base Erosion Minimum Tax Amount. Subtract line 4b from line 4a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4c Part IV Computation of Base Erosion Minimum Tax Amount 5a Modified Taxable Income (from line 3d) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5a b BEAT Tax rate applicable for current tax year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5b % c Base Erosion Minimum Tax. Multiply line 5a by line 5b . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5c d Regular tax liability adjusted for purposes of computing Base Erosion Minimum Tax Amount (from line 4c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5d e Base Erosion Minimum Tax Amount. Subtract line 5d from line 5c. If zero or less, enter -0- . . . 5e Form 8991 (Rev. 12-2020) |
Enlarge image | Form 8991 (Rev. 12-2020) Page 3 Schedule A Base Erosion Payments and Base Erosion Tax Benefits (see instructions) Does the taxpayer elect to use financial statements per Regs. section 1.59A-3(b)(4)(i)(D) for purposes of calculating interest expense (Check all applicable boxes in allocable to a foreign corporation’s effectively connected income? Yes No columns (c), (d), and (e) below) (a-1) (a-2) (b-1) (b-2) (c) (d) (e) Aggregate Aggregate Taxpayer’s Base Taxpayer’s Base Any 25% Person Related Any Person Group’s Base Group’s Base Erosion Payments Erosion Tax Owner of Under Sections Related Within Erosion Payments Erosion Tax Benefits the Taxpayer 267(b) or the Meaning of Benefits 707(b)(1) to the Section 482 Type of Base Erosion Payments Taxpayer or Any to the Taxpayer 25% Owner of the Taxpayer 1 Reserved for future use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Reserved for future use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Purchase or creations of property rights for intangibles (patents, trademarks, etc.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Rents, royalties, and license fees . . . . . . . . . . . 5a Compensation/consideration paid for services NOT excepted by Regs. section 1.59A-3(b)(3)(i) . . . . . . . . . . . . b Compensation/consideration paid for services excepted by Regs. section 1.59A-3(b)(3)(i) . . . . . . . $ 6 Interest expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Payments for the purchase of tangible personal property . . . 8 Premiums and/or other considerations paid or accrued for insurance and reinsurance as covered by Regs. section 1.59A-3(b) (1)(iii) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Form 8991 (Rev. 12-2020) |
Enlarge image | Form 8991 (Rev. 12-2020) Page 4 Schedule A Base Erosion Payments and Base Erosion Tax Benefits (see instructions) (continued from page 3) (Check all applicable boxes in columns (c), (d), and (e) below) (a-1) (a-2) (b-1) (b-2) (c) (d) (e) Aggregate Aggregate Taxpayer’s Base Taxpayer’s Base Any 25% Person Related Any Person Group’s Base Group’s Base Erosion Payments Erosion Tax Owner of Under Sections Related Within Erosion Payments Erosion Tax Benefits the Taxpayer 267(b) or the Meaning of Benefits 707(b)(1) to the Section 482 Type of Base Erosion Payments Taxpayer or Any to the Taxpayer 25% Owner of the Taxpayer 9a Nonqualified derivative payments . . . . . . . . . . . b Qualified derivative payments excepted by Regs. section 1.59A-6(b) . . . . . . . . . . . $ 10 Payments reducing gross receipts made to surrogate foreign corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Other payments—specify . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Combine lines 3 through 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Base erosion tax benefits related to payments reported on lines 3 through 11, on which tax is imposed by section 871 or 881, with respect to which tax has been withheld under section 1441 or 1442 at 30% statutory withholding tax rate . . . . . . . 14 Portion of base erosion tax benefits reported on lines 3 through 11, on which tax is imposed by section 871 or 881, with respect to which tax has been withheld under section 1441 or 1442 at reduced withholding rate pursuant to income tax treaty. Multiply ratio of percentage withheld divided by 30% times tax benefit. See instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Total base erosion tax benefits. Subtract the sum of line 13 and line 14 from line 12. Enter the amount from column (a-2) in Part I, line 2a. Enter the amount from column (b-2) in Part II, line 3b . Form 8991 (Rev. 12-2020) |
Enlarge image | Form 8991 (Rev. 12-2020) Page 5 Schedule B Waiver of Deductions (see instructions) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) (h) (i) Date on which, or Provision of Code Line number on Name of foreign Taxpayer Country of Amount of Amount of period in which, and regulations, the controlled related party that Identification organization of deduction claimed deduction being (a) the waived as applicable, that group member tax is or will be the Number of foreign the foreign for the tax year waived for the tax Description of item or property to which the deduction was allows the return where the recipient of the related party related party with respect to the year with respect deduction relates paid or accrued deduction for deduction is payment that item or property to the item or which this reported generates the property election relates deduction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Totals from attachment, if necessary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Total deductions waived per Regulations section 1.59A-3(c)(6)(i). Add the amounts in column (i). Enter the result here and on Part I, line 2i . . . . . Form 8991 (Rev. 12-2020) |
Enlarge image | Form 8991 (Rev. 12-2020) Page 6 Schedule C Credits Reducing Regular Tax Liability in Computing Base Erosion Minimum Tax Amount (BEMTA) Part I Credits Allowed Against Regular Tax (see instructions) 1 Total credits allowed in current year. See instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2 Credits for increasing research activities from line 1c of all Parts III of Form 3800 2 3 Total allowed credit for increasing research activities for current year. Enter the amount of research credit reported in Form 3800, Part II, line 38. See instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 4 Enter smaller of Schedule C, Part II, line 11, or Part III, line 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 5 Limitation of applicable section 38 credits. Multiply line 4 by 80% (0.80) . . . . . . . . . . 5 6 Adjustments to allowed credits. Add lines 3 and 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 7 Credits allowed against regular tax in computing BEMTA. Subtract line 6 from line 1. Enter here and on Form 8991, line 4b . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Part II Applicable Section 38 Credits (Only complete Parts II and III if you have allowed applicable section 38 credits.) 8 Low-income housing credit from lines 1d and 4d of all Parts III of Form 3800. . 8 9 Renewable electricity production credit but only to extent of the renewable electricity under section 45(a) from lines 1f and 4e of all Parts III of Form 3800 . 9 10 Investment credit but only to extent of energy credit property under section 48 from line 4a of all Parts III of Form 3800 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 11 Total allowed applicable section 38 credits for current year. Enter the amount of applicable credits reported in Form 3800, Part II, line 38. See instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Part III BEMTA Determined Without Adjustment for Applicable Section 38 Credits 12 Base erosion minimum tax (Form 8991, line 5c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 13 Regular tax liability (Form 8991, line 4a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 14 Subtract Schedule C, Part I, line 3, from line 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 15 Regular tax adjusted for credits that offset BEMTA. Subtract line 14 from line 13 . . . . . . . 15 16 Base erosion minimum tax determined without adjustment for applicable section 38 credits. Subtract line 15 from line 12; if zero or less, enter -0-. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Form 8991 (Rev. 12-2020) |