Form 3520

Department of the Treasury

Internal Revenue Service

Annual Return To Report Transactions With

Foreign Trusts and Receipt of Certain Foreign Gifts

OMB No. 1545-0159

For calendar year 2006, or tax year beginning , 2006, ending , 20

Check appropriate boxes: Initial return Final return Amended return

Note: All information must be in English. Show all amounts in U.S. dollars. File a separate Form 3520 for each foreign trust.

1a b

2a

c

Name of person(s) filing return (see instructions) Identification number

Number, street, and room or suite no. (if a P.O. box, see instructions)

City or town

Name of foreign trust (if applicable) Employer identification number (if any)

(a) You are a U.S. transferor who, directly or indirectly, transferred money or other property during the current tax year to a

foreign trust, (b) You held an outstanding obligation of a related foreign trust (or a person related to the trust) issued during

the current tax year, that you reported as a “qualified obligation” (defined in the instructions) during the current tax year, or

(c) You are the executor of the estate of a U.S. decedent and (1) the decedent made a transfer to a foreign trust by reason

of death, (2) the decedent was treated as the owner of any portion of a foreign trust immediately prior to death, or (3) the

decedent’s estate included any portion of the assets of a foreign trust. See the instructions for Part I.

You are a U.S. owner of all or any portion of a foreign trust at any time during the tax year. See the instructions for Part II.

(a) You are a U.S. person who, during the current tax year, received a distribution from a foreign trust, or (b) You are a U.S.

person and you are also a grantor or beneficiary of a foreign trust that has made a loan of cash or marketable securities

directly or indirectly to you during the current tax year that you reported as a “qualified obligation” (defined in the

instructions) during the current tax year. See the instructions for Part III.

You are a U.S. person who, during the current tax year, received certain gifts or bequests from a foreign person. See the

instructions for Part IV.

Service Center where U.S. person’s income tax return is filed ©

Under penalties of perjury, I declare that I have examined this return, including any accompanying reports, schedules, or statements, and to the best of my

knowledge and belief, it is true, correct, and complete.

Signature Title Date

Preparer’s signature Preparer’s SSN or PTIN

d Spouse’s identification number

Date

c

e f State or province g ZIP or postal code h Country

b

Number, street, and room or suite no. (if a P.O. box, see instructions)

d City or town e State or province f ZIP or postal code g Country

4a Name of U.S. decedent (see instr.) b Address c TIN of decedent

d Date of death e EIN of estate

Check box that applies to person filing return: Individual Partnership Corporation Trust Executor

© See separate instructions.

Did the foreign trust appoint a U.S. agent (defined in the instructions) who can provide the IRS with all relevant trust

information? Yes No

If “Yes,” complete lines 3a through 3g.

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3a Name of U.S. agent

c

b Identification number (if any)

Number, street, and room or suite no. (if a P.O. box, see instructions)

d City or town e State or province f ZIP or postal code g Country

Check all applicable boxes:

A

B

©

©

f Check applicable box:

U.S. decedent made transfer to a foreign trust by reason of death.

U.S. decedent treated as owner of foreign trust immediately prior to death.

Assets of foreign trust were included in estate of U.S. decedent.

2006
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Yes No

11a

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Schedule A—Obligations of a Related Trust (see instructions)

During the current tax year, did you transfer property (including cash) to a related foreign trust in exchange for an

obligation of the trust or an obligation of a person related to the trust? See instructions

If “Yes,” complete the rest of Schedule A, as applicable. If “No,” go to Schedule B.

(i)

Date of transfer giving rise to obligation

(ii)

Maximum term

(iii)

Yield to maturity

(iv)

FMV of obligation

Note: Generally, you must answer “Yes,” if you checked “Yes” to the question on line 11b.

Schedule B—Gratuitous Transfers (see instructions)

During the current tax year, did you make any transfers (directly or indirectly) to the trust and receive less than

FMV, or no consideration at all, for the property transferred?

If “Yes,” complete columns (a) through (i) below and the rest of Schedule B, as applicable.

If “No,” go to Schedule C.

(a)

Date of

transfer

(b)

Description

of property

transferred

(c)

FMV of property

transferred

(d)

U.S. adjusted

basis of

property

transferred

(e)

Gain recognized

at time of

transfer

(f)

Excess, if any,

of column (c)

over the sum of

columns (d)

and (e)

(g)

Description

of property

received,

if any

(h)

FMV of property

received

(i)

Excess of

column (c) over

column (h)

Totals ©

Yes No

$

Yes No

With respect to each qualified obligation you reported on line 11b: Do you agree to extend the period of assessment

of any income or transfer tax attributable to the transfer, and any consequential income tax changes for each year

that the obligation is outstanding, to a date 3 years after the maturity date of the obligation?

b Were any of the obligations you received (with respect to a transfer described in 11a above) qualified obligations? Yes No

If “Yes,” complete the rest of Schedule A with respect to each qualified obligation.

You are required to attach a copy of each sale or loan document entered into in connection with a transfer reported on line 13. If these

documents have been attached to a Form 3520 filed within the previous 3 years, attach only relevant updates.

b

Are you attaching a copy of:

Sale document?

Loan document?

Yes No

Attached

Previously

Year

Attached

a

c Subsequent variances to original sale or loan documents?

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8 Was the transfer a completed gift or bequest? If “Yes,” see instructions Yes No

9a

b

Yes No

Yes No

Now or in the future, can any part of the income or corpus of the trust benefit any U.S. beneficiary?

If “No,” could the trust be revised or amended to benefit a U.S. beneficiary?

10 Will you continue to be treated as the owner of the transferred asset(s) after the transfer? Yes No

$

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6a

Part I Transfers by U.S. Persons to a Foreign Trust During the Current Tax Year (see instructions)

Name of trust creator (if different

from line 1a)

Identification number (if any)

Country code of country where trust was created Country code of country whose law governs the trust Date trust was created

b Address

b c

7a Will any person (other than the U.S. transferor or the foreign trust) be treated as the owner of the transferred assets after the transfer? Yes No

(i)

Name of other foreign

trust owners, if any

(ii)

Address

(iii)

Country of residence

(iv)

Identification number,

if any

(v)

Relevant

code section

b

If “No,” go to Schedule B and, when completing columns (a) through (i) of line 13 with respect to each nonqualified

obligation, enter “-0-” in column (h).
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(a)

Name of beneficiary

(b)

Address of beneficiary

(d)

Identification number, if any

If you checked “No” on line 3 (or did not complete lines 3a through 3g) you are required to attach a copy of all trust documents as indicated

below. If these documents have been attached to a Form 3520-A filed within the previous 3 years, attach only relevant updates.

(c)

U.S. beneficiary?

Yes No

b

Are you attaching a copy of:

The trust instrument?

Memoranda or letters of wishes?

Summary of all written and oral agreements and understandings relating to the trust?

Subsequent variances to original trust documents?

Yes No

Attached

Previously

Year

Attached

a

c

d

f Other trust documents?

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(a)

Name of trustee

(b)

Address of trustee

(c)

Identification number, if any

16

(a)

Name of other persons

with trust powers

(b)

Address of other persons with trust powers

(d)

Identification number, if any

(c)

Description of

powers

17

Note: Complete lines 15 through 18 only if you answered “No” to line 3.

Part I Schedule B—Gratuitous Transfers (Continued)

e Trust financial statements?

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Schedule C—Qualified Obligations Outstanding in the Current Tax Year (see instructions)

19 Did you, at any time during the tax year, hold an outstanding obligation of a related foreign trust (or a person

related to the trust) that you reported as a “qualified obligation” in the current tax year? 

If “Yes,” complete columns (a) through (e) below.

(a)

Date of original

obligation

(b)

Tax year qualified

obligation first reported

(c)

Amount of principal

payments made during

the tax year

(d)

Amount of interest

payments made during

the tax year

(e)

Does the obligation

still meet the

criteria for a

qualified obligation?

Yes No

Yes No
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Part III

Part II U.S. Owner of a Foreign Trust (see instructions)

(a)

Name of other foreign

trust owners, if any

(b)

Address

(c)

Country of residence

(d)

Identification number,

if any

(e)

Relevant

code section

(a)

Country code of country where foreign trust

was created

(b)

Country code of country whose law governs the foreign trust

(c)

Date foreign trust was created

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21

Did the foreign trust file Form 3520-A for the current year?

If “Yes,” attach the Foreign Grantor Trust Owner Statement you received from the foreign trust.

If “No,” to the best of your ability, complete and attach a substitute Form 3520-A for the foreign trust. 

See instructions for information on penalties.

Enter the gross value of the portion of the foreign trust that you are treated as owning ©

Yes No

Distributions to a U.S. Person From a Foreign Trust During the Current Tax Year (see instructions)

22

Cash amounts or FMV of property received, directly or indirectly, during the current tax year, from the foreign trust (exclude loans included on line 25).

(a)

Date of distribution

(b)

Description of property received

(c)

FMV of property received

(determined on date of

distribution)

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24

Totals © $

$

(d)

Description of

property transferred,

if any

(e)

FMV of property

transferred

(f)

Excess of column (c)

over column (e)

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(a)

Date of original loan

transaction

(c)

Amount of principal

payments made during

the tax year

(d)

Amount of

interest payments

made during

the tax year

(e)

Does the loan still meet the

criteria of a qualified

obligation?

Yes No

(b)

Tax year

qualified obligation

first reported

Did the trust, at any time during the tax year, hold an outstanding obligation of yours (or a person related to you)

that you reported as a “qualified obligation” in the current tax year?

If “Yes,” complete columns (a) through (e) below for each obligation.

Yes No

(a)

FMV of loan proceeds

(b)

Date of original

loan transaction

(c)

Maximum term of

repayment of

obligation

(d)

Interest rate

of obligation

(e)

Is the obligation a

“qualified obligation?”

Yes No 

(f)

FMV of obligation

(g)

Amount treated as distribution

from the trust (subtract

column (f) from column (a))

Note: Generally, you must answer “Yes” if you checked “Yes” in column (e) of line 25. 

With respect to each obligation you reported as a “qualified obligation” on line 25: Do you agree to extend the

period of assessment of any income or transfer tax attributable to the transaction, and any consequential income

tax changes for each year that the obligation is outstanding, to a date 3 years after the maturity date of the

obligation?

Total distributions received during the current tax year. Add line 24, column (f), and line 25, column (g) ©

$

26

Yes No

27 $

During the current tax year, did you (or a person related to you) receive a loan from a related foreign trust (including

an extension of credit upon the purchase of property from the trust)? Yes No

25

If “Yes,” complete columns (a) through (g) below for each such loan.

Note: The FMV of an obligation (column (f)) is -0- unless it is a “qualified obligation.”

Total ©
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Part III Distributions to a U.S. Person From a Foreign Trust During the Current Tax Year (Continued)

Schedule A—Default Calculation of Trust Distributions (see instructions)

36

Enter amount from line 27 

37

Enter total distributions received from the foreign trust during the 3 preceding tax years (or during the number of 

years the trust has been a foreign trust, if fewer than 3) 

39

Average distribution. Divide line 34 by 3 (or the number of years the trust has been a foreign trust, if fewer than

3) and enter the result

40

Amount treated as accumulation distribution. Subtract line 36 from line 31. If -0-, do not complete the rest of Part III

42

Number of years the trust has been a foreign trust (see instructions). ©

43

Applicable number of years of trust. Divide line 32 by 2 and enter the result here ©

Schedule B—Actual Calculation of Trust Distributions (see instructions)

44

Enter amount from line 27 

45

Amount treated as ordinary income in the current tax year

46

Amount treated as accumulation distribution. If -0-, do not complete Schedule C, Part III

47

Amount treated as capital gains in the current tax year

Amount treated as distribution from trust corpus

Enter any other distributed amount received from the foreign trust not included on lines 40, 41, 42, and 43 (attach explanation)

Applicable number of years of trust. Divide line 46 by line 45 and enter the result here ©

33

Did you receive a Foreign Grantor Trust Beneficiary Statement from the foreign trust with respect to a distribution? 

If “Yes,” attach the statement and do not complete the remainder of Part III with respect to that distribution.

34

Did you receive a Foreign Nongrantor Trust Beneficiary Statement from the foreign trust with respect to a distribution?

Yes No

Yes No

35

38

Multiply line 33 by 1.25

Amount treated as ordinary income earned in the current year. Enter the smaller of line 31 or line 35

41

Amount of foreign trust’s aggregate undistributed net income

Amount of foreign trust’s weighted undistributed net income

32

31

30

29

If “Yes,” attach the statement and complete either Schedule A or Schedule B below (see instructions). Also complete 

Schedule C if you enter an amount greater than zero on line 37 or line 41. 

If “No,” complete Schedule A with respect to that distribution. Also complete Schedule C if you enter an amount

greater than zero on line 37.

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If “No,” complete Schedule A with respect to that distribution. Also complete Schedule C if you enter an amount 

greater than zero on line 37.

48

49

50

51

Enter accumulation distribution from line 37 or 41, as applicable

Enter tax on total accumulation distribution from line 28 of Form 4970

Combined interest rate imposed on the total accumulation distribution (see instructions) 

Interest charge. Multiply the amount on line 49 by the combined interest rate on line 51

Tax attributable to accumulation distributions. Add lines 49 and 52. Enter here and as “additional tax” on your

income tax return

52

53

Schedule C—Calculation of Interest Charge (see instructions)

Enter applicable number of years of foreign trust from line 38 or 47, as applicable (round to nearest half-year). ©
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(b)

Description of property received

(a)

Date of gift

or bequest

(c)

FMV of property received

Total © $

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U.S. Recipients of Gifts or Bequests Received During the Current Tax Year From Foreign Persons 

(see instructions)

Part IV

54

Yes No

During the current tax year, did you receive more than $100,000 during the tax year that you treated as gifts or

bequests from a nonresident alien or a foreign estate? See instructions regarding related donors

If “Yes,” complete columns (a) through (c) with respect to each such gift or bequest in excess of $5,000. If more

space is needed, attach schedule.

During the current tax year, did you receive more than $12,760 that you treated as gifts from a foreign corporation 

or a foreign partnership? See instructions regarding related donors

If “Yes,” complete columns (a) through (g) with respect to each such gift. If more space is needed, attach schedule.

(a)

Date of gift

(b)

Name of donor

(c)

Address of donor

(d)

Identification number,

if any

(e)

Check the box that applies to the foreign donor

Corporation Partnership

(f)

Description of property received

(g)

FMV of property received

Do you have any reason to believe that the foreign donor, in making any gift or bequest described in lines 54 and

55, was acting as a nominee or intermediary for any other person? If “Yes,” see instructions. 

Yes No

Yes No

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