Form 926

(Rev. November 2018)

Department of the Treasury 

Internal Revenue Service 

Return by a U.S. Transferor of Property to a Foreign Corporation

▶ Go to www.irs.gov/Form926 for instructions and the latest information.

▶ Attach to your income tax return for the year of the transfer or distribution.

OMB No. 1545-0026

Attachment 

Sequence No. 128

Part I U.S. Transferor Information (see instructions)

Name of transferor Identifying number (see instructions)

1 Is the transferee a specified 10%-owned foreign corporation that is not a controlled foreign corporation? . Yes No

2 If the transferor was a corporation, complete questions 2a through 2d.

a If the transfer was a section 361(a) or (b) transfer, was the transferor controlled (under section 368(c)) by

five or fewer domestic corporations? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yes No

b Did the transferor remain in existence after the transfer? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yes No

If not, list the controlling shareholder(s) and their identifying number(s).

Controlling shareholder Identifying number

c If the transferor was a member of an affiliated group filing a consolidated return, was it the parent 

corporation? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yes No

If not, list the name and employer identification number (EIN) of the parent corporation.

Name of parent corporation EIN of parent corporation

d Have basis adjustments under section 367(a)(4) been made? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yes No

3 If the transferor was a partner in a partnership that was the actual transferor (but is not treated as such under section 367), 

complete questions 3a through 3d.

a List the name and EIN of the transferor’s partnership.

Name of partnership EIN of partnership

b Did the partner pick up its pro rata share of gain on the transfer of partnership assets? . . . . . . . Yes No

c Is the partner disposing of its entire interest in the partnership? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yes No

d Is the partner disposing of an interest in a limited partnership that is regularly traded on an established 

securities market? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yes No

Part II Transferee Foreign Corporation Information (see instructions)

4 Name of transferee (foreign corporation) 5a Identifying number, if any

5b Reference ID number 

(see instructions)

6 Address (including country)

7 Country code of country of incorporation or organization (see instructions)

8 Foreign law characterization (see instructions)

9 Is the transferee foreign corporation a controlled foreign corporation? . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yes No

For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see separate instructions. Cat. No. 16982D Form 926 (Rev. 11-2018)
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Part III Information Regarding Transfer of Property (see instructions)

Section A—Cash

Type of 

property

(a) 

Date of 

transfer

(b) 

Description of

property

(c) 

Fair market value on

date of transfer

(d) 

Cost or other

basis

(e) 

Gain recognized on

transfer

Cash

10 Was cash the only property transferred? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yes No

If “Yes,” skip the remainder of Part III and go to Part IV.

Section B—Other Property (other than intangible property subject to section 367(d))

Stock and 

securities

Inventory

Other property 

(not listed under 

another category)

Property with 

built-in loss

Type of 

property

(a) 

Date of 

transfer

(b) 

Description of

property

(c) 

Fair market value on

date of transfer

(d) 

Cost or other

basis

(e) 

Gain recognized on

transfer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Totals

11 Did the transferor transfer stock or securities subject to section 367(a) with respect to which a gain

recognition agreement was filed? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yes No

12 Were any assets of a foreign branch (including a branch that is a foreign disregarded entity) transferred to a 

foreign corporation? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

a 

Yes No

If “Yes,” go to line 12b.

b Was the transferor a domestic corporation that transferred substantially all of the assets of a foreign branch 

(including a branch that is a foreign disregarded entity) to a specified 10%-owned foreign corporation? . . Yes No

If “Yes,” continue to line 12c. If “No,” skip lines 12c and 12d, and go to line 13.

c Immediately after the transfer, was the domestic corporation a U.S. shareholder with respect to the

transferee foreign corporation? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yes No

If “Yes,” continue to line 12d. If “No,” skip line 12d, and go to line 13.

d Enter the transferred loss amount included in gross income as required under section 91 ▶ $

13 Did the transferor transfer property described in section 367(d)(4)? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yes No

If “No,” skip Section C and questions 14a through 15.

Property described 

in sec. 367(d)(4)

Section C—Intangible Property Subject to Section 367(d)

Type of 

property

(a) 

Date of 

transfer

(b) 

Description of

property

(c) 

Useful 

life

(d) 

Arm’s length price 

on date of transfer

(e) 

Cost or other basis

(f) 

Income inclusion 

for year of transfer 

(see instructions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Totals

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14a Did the transferor transfer any intangible property that, at the time of the transfer, had a useful life

reasonably anticipated to exceed 20 years? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yes No

b At the time of the transfer, did any of the transferred intangible property have an indefinite useful life? . . Yes No

c Did the transferor choose to apply the 20-year inclusion period provided under Regulations section

1.367(d)-1(c)(3)(ii) for any intangible property? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yes No

d If the answer to line 14c is “Yes,” enter the total estimated anticipated income or cost reduction attributable 

to the intangible property’s, or properties’, as applicable, use(s) beyond the 20-year period described in 

Regulations section 1.367(d)-1(c)(3)(ii) ▶ $

15 Was any intangible property transferred considered or anticipated to be, at the time of the transfer or at any

time thereafter, a platform contribution as defined in Regulations section 1.482-7(c)(1)? . . . . . . . Yes No

Supplemental Part III Information Required To Be Reported (see instructions)

Part IV Additional Information Regarding Transfer of Property (see instructions)

16 Enter the transferor’s interest in the transferee foreign corporation before and after the transfer.

(a) Before % (b) After %

17 Type of nonrecognition transaction (see instructions) ▶

18 Indicate whether any transfer reported in Part III is subject to any of the following.

a Gain recognition under section 904(f)(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yes No

b Gain recognition under section 904(f)(5)(F) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yes No

c Recapture under section 1503(d) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yes No

d Exchange gain under section 987 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yes No

19 Did this transfer result from a change in entity classification? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yes No

20a Did a domestic corporation make a distribution of property covered by section 367(e)(2)? See instructions . Yes No

If “Yes,” complete lines 20b and 20c.

b Enter the total amount of gain or loss recognized pursuant to Regulations section 1.367(e)-2(b) ▶ $

c Did the domestic corporation not recognize gain or loss on the distribution of property because the

property was used in the conduct of U.S. trade or business under Regulations section 1.367(e)-2(b)(2)? . . Yes No

21 Did a domestic corporation make a section 355 distribution of stock in a foreign controlled corporation

covered by section 367(e)(1)? See instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yes No

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