Foreign corporations
Transfers of property from the United States
General rule
Exception for certain stock or securities
Special rule for transfer of partnership interests
Paragraph (2) not to apply to certain section 361 transactions
Secretary may exempt certain transactions from application of this subsection
Other transfers
Effect of section to be determined under regulations
Regulations relating to sale or exchange of stock in foreign corporations
The regulations prescribed pursuant to paragraph (1) shall include (but shall not be limited to) regulations dealing with the sale or exchange of stock or securities in a foreign corporation by a United States person, including regulations providing—
the circumstances under which—
gain shall be recognized currently, or amounts included in gross income currently as a dividend, or both, or
gain or other amounts may be deferred for inclusion in the gross income of a shareholder (or his successor in interest) at a later date, and
the extent to which adjustments shall be made to earnings and profits, basis of stock or securities, and basis of assets.
Transactions to be treated as exchanges
Section 355 distribution
Contribution of capital to controlled corporations
Special rules relating to transfers of intangibles
In general
Except as provided in regulations prescribed by the Secretary, if a United States person transfers any intangible property to a foreign corporation in an exchange described in section 351 or 361—
subsection (a) shall not apply to the transfer of such property, and
the provisions of this subsection shall apply to such transfer.
Transfer of intangibles treated as transfer pursuant to sale of contingent payments
In general
If paragraph (1) applies to any transfer, the United States person transferring such property shall be treated as—
having sold such property in exchange for payments which are contingent upon the productivity, use, or disposition of such property, and
receiving amounts which reasonably reflect the amounts which would have been received—
annually in the form of such payments over the useful life of such property, or
in the case of a disposition following such transfer (whether direct or indirect), at the time of the disposition.
The amounts taken into account under clause (ii) shall be commensurate with the income attributable to the intangible.
Effect on earnings and profits
Amounts received treated as ordinary income
Regulatory authority
For purposes of the last sentence of subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall require—
the valuation of transfers of intangible property, including intangible property transferred with other property or services, on an aggregate basis, or
the valuation of such a transfer on the basis of the realistic alternatives to such a transfer,
if the Secretary determines that such basis is the most reliable means of valuation of such transfers.
Regulations relating to transfers of intangibles to partnerships
Intangible property
For purposes of this subsection, the term “intangible property” means any—
patent, invention, formula, process, design, pattern, or know-how,
copyright, literary, musical, or artistic composition,
trademark, trade name, or brand name,
franchise, license, or contract,
method, program, system, procedure, campaign, survey, study, forecast, estimate, customer list, or technical data,
goodwill, going concern value, or workforce in place (including its composition and terms and conditions (contractual or otherwise) of its employment), or
other item the value or potential value of which is not attributable to tangible property or the services of any individual.
Treatment of distributions described in section 355 or liquidations under section 332
Distributions described in section 355
Liquidations under section 332
Other transfers
To the extent provided in regulations, if a United States person transfers property to a foreign corporation as paid-in surplus or as a contribution to capital (in a transaction not otherwise described in this section), such transfer shall be treated as a sale or exchange for an amount equal to the fair market value of the property transferred, and the transferor shall recognize as gain the excess of—
the fair market value of the property so transferred, over
the adjusted basis (for purposes of determining gain) of such property in the hands of the transferor.
Source
(Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 119; Pub. L. 91–681, § 1(a),Notes
Editorial Notes
Codification
Amendments
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2017 Amendment
Effective Date of 2004 Amendment
Effective Date of 1999 Amendment
Effective Date of 1997 Amendment
Effective Date of 1990 Amendment
Effective Date of 1988 Amendment
Effective Date of 1986 Amendment
In general.—
Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), the amendments made by this section [amending this section and sections 482 and 936 of this title] shall apply to taxable years beginning after
Special rule for transfer of intangibles.—
In general.—
The amendments made by subsection (e) [amending this section and section 482 of this title] shall apply to taxable years beginning after
Special rule for [former] section 936.—
For purposes of [former] section 936(h)(5)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 the amendments made by subsection (e) shall apply to taxable years beginning after
Subsection (f).—
The amendment made by subsection (f) [amending section 936 of this title] shall apply to taxable years beginning after
Transitional rule.—
In the case of a corporation—
with respect to which an election under [former] section 936 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to possessions tax credit) is in effect,
which produced an end-product form in Puerto Rico on or before
which began manufacturing a component of such product in Puerto Rico in its taxable year beginning in 1983, and
with respect to which a Puerto Rican tax exemption was granted on
such corporation shall treat such component as a separate product for such taxable year for purposes of determining whether such corporation had a significant business presence in Puerto Rico with respect to such product and its income with respect to such product.
Transitional rule for increase in gross income test.—
In general.—
If—
a corporation fails to meet the requirements of subparagraph (B) of [former] section 936(a)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as amended by subsection (d)(1)) for any taxable year beginning in 1987 or 1988,
such corporation would have met the requirements of such subparagraph (B) if such subparagraph had been applied without regard to the amendment made by subsection (d)(1), and
75 percent or more of the gross income of such corporation for such taxable year (or, in the case of a taxable year beginning in 1988, for the period consisting of such taxable year and the preceding taxable year) was derived from the active conduct of a trade or business within a possession of the United States, such corporation shall nevertheless be treated as meeting the requirements of such subparagraph (B) for such taxable year if it elects to reduce the amount of the qualified possession source investment income for the taxable year by the amount of the shortfall determined under subparagraph (B) of this paragraph.
Determination of shortfall.—
The shortfall determined under this subparagraph for any taxable year is an amount equal to the excess of—
75 percent of the gross income of the corporation for the 3-year period (or part thereof) referred to in [former] section 936(a)(2)(A) of such Code, over
the amount of the gross income of such corporation for such period (or part thereof) which was derived from the active conduct of a trade or business within a possession of the United States.
Special rule.—
Any income attributable to the investment of the amount not treated as qualified possession source investment income under subparagraph (A) shall not be treated as qualified possession source investment income for any taxable year.”
Effective Date of 1984 Amendment
In general.—
The amendments made by this section [enacting section 6038B of this title, amending this section and sections 1492, 1494, 6501, and 7482 of this title, and repealing section 7477 of this title] shall apply to transfers or exchanges after
Special rule for certain transfers of intangibles.—
In general.—
If, after
Waiver.—
Subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary of the Treasury or his delegate may prescribe, the Secretary may waive the application of subparagraph (A) with respect to any transfer.
Ruling request before march 1, 1984.—
The amendments made by this section (and the provisions of paragraph (2) of this subsection) shall not apply to any transfer or exchange of property described in a request filed before
Effective Date of 1982 Amendment
Effective Date of 1976 Amendment
The amendments made by this section (other than by subsection (d)) [amending this section and sections 751 and 1248 of this title] shall apply to transfers beginning after
In the case of any exchange described in section 367 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 [formerly I.R.C. 1954] (as in effect on