SEC. 106. FRIVOLOUS TAX SUBMISSIONS. 
(a) CIVIL PENALTIES.—Section 6702 is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 6702. FRIVOLOUS TAX SUBMISSIONS. 
‘‘(a) CIVIL PENALTY
FOR FRIVOLOUS TAX RE-
TURNS.—A person shall pay a penalty of $5,000 if— 
‘‘(1) such person files what purports to be a re-
turn of a tax imposed by this title but which— 
‘‘(A) does not contain information on 
which the substantial correctness of the self-as-
sessment may be judged, or 
‘‘(B) contains information that on its face 
indicates that the self-assessment is substan-
tially incorrect; and 
‘‘(2) the conduct referred to in paragraph (1)— 
‘‘(A) is based on a position which the Sec-
retary has identified as frivolous under sub-
section (c), or 
‘‘(B) reflects a desire to delay or impede 
the administration of Federal tax laws. 
‘‘(b) CIVIL PENALTY
FOR SPECIFIED FRIVOLOUS 
SUBMISSIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IMPOSITION OF PENALTY.—Except as pro-
vided in paragraph (3), any person who submits a 
specified frivolous submission shall pay a penalty of 
$5,000.
‘‘(2) SPECIFIED FRIVOLOUS SUBMISSION.—For 
purposes of this section— 
‘‘(A) 
SPECIFIED
FRIVOLOUS
SUBMIS-
SION.—The term ‘specified frivolous submis-
sion’ means a specified submission if any por-
tion of such submission— 
‘‘(i) is based on a position which the 
Secretary has identified as frivolous under 
subsection (c), or 
‘‘(ii) reflects a desire to delay or im-
pede the administration of Federal tax 
laws. 
‘‘(B) SPECIFIED SUBMISSION.—The term 
‘specified submission’ means— 
‘‘(i) a request for a hearing under— 
‘‘(I) section 6320 (relating to no-
tice and opportunity for hearing upon 
filing of notice of lien), or 
‘‘(II) section 6330 (relating to 
notice and opportunity for hearing be-
fore levy), and 
‘‘(ii) an application under— 
‘‘(I) section 6159 (relating to 
agreements for payment of tax liabil-
ity in installments),
‘‘(II) section 7122 (relating to 
compromises), or 
‘‘(III) section 7811 (relating to 
taxpayer assistance orders). 
‘‘(3) OPPORTUNITY
TO
WITHDRAW
SUBMIS-
SION.—If the Secretary provides a person with no-
tice that a submission is a specified frivolous sub-
mission and such person withdraws such submission 
within 30 days after such notice, the penalty im-
posed under paragraph (1) shall not apply with re-
spect to such submission. 
‘‘(c) LISTING OF FRIVOLOUS POSITIONS.—The Sec-
retary shall prescribe (and periodically revise) a list of po-
sitions which the Secretary has identified as being frivo-
lous for purposes of this subsection. The Secretary shall 
not include in such list any position that the Secretary 
determines 
meets 
the 
requirement 
of 
section 
6662(d)(2)(B)(ii)(II). 
‘‘(d) REDUCTION OF PENALTY.—The Secretary may 
reduce the amount of any penalty imposed under this sec-
tion if the Secretary determines that such reduction would 
promote compliance with and administration of the Fed-
eral tax laws.
‘‘(e) PENALTIES
IN ADDITION
TO OTHER PEN-
ALTIES.—The penalties imposed by this section shall be 
in addition to any other penalty provided by law.’’. 
(b) TREATMENT
OF FRIVOLOUS REQUESTS
FOR 
HEARINGS BEFORE LEVY.— 
(1) FRIVOLOUS
REQUESTS
DISREGARDED.— 
Section 6330 (relating to notice and opportunity for 
hearing before levy) is amended by adding at the 
end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(g) FRIVOLOUS REQUESTS FOR HEARING, ETC.— 
Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, if the 
Secretary determines that any portion of a request for a 
hearing under this section or section 6320 meets the re-
quirement of clause (i) or (ii) of section 6702(b)(2)(A), 
then the Secretary may treat such portion as if it were 
never submitted and such portion shall not be subject to 
any further administrative or judicial review.’’. 
(2) PRECLUSION
FROM
RAISING
FRIVOLOUS 
ISSUES AT HEARING.—Section 6330(c)(4) is amend-
ed— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(A)’’ and inserting 
‘‘(A)(i)’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘(ii)’’; 
(C) by striking the period at the end of the 
first sentence and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and
(D) by inserting after subparagraph (A)(ii) 
(as so redesignated) the following: 
‘‘(B) the issue meets the requirement of 
clause (i) or (ii) of section 6702(b)(2)(A).’’. 
(3) 
STATEMENT
OF
GROUNDS.—Section 
6330(b)(1) is amended by striking ‘‘under sub-
section (a)(3)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘in writing under 
subsection (a)(3)(B) and states the grounds for the 
requested hearing’’. 
(c) TREATMENT
OF FRIVOLOUS REQUESTS
FOR 
HEARINGS UPON FILING OF NOTICE OF LIEN.—Section 
6320 is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘under sub-
section (a)(3)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘in writing under 
subsection (a)(3)(B) and states the grounds for the 
requested hearing’’, and 
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘and (e)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘(e), and (g)’’. 
(d) TREATMENT OF FRIVOLOUS APPLICATIONS FOR 
OFFERS-IN-COMPROMISE
AND
INSTALLMENT
AGREE-
MENTS.—Section 7122 is amended by adding at the end 
the following new subsection: 
‘‘(e) FRIVOLOUS
SUBMISSIONS, ETC.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of this section, if the Sec-
retary determines that any portion of an application for
an offer-in-compromise or installment agreement sub-
mitted under this section or section 6159 meets the re-
quirement of clause (i) or (ii) of section 6702(b)(2)(A), 
then the Secretary may treat such portion as if it were 
never submitted and such portion shall not be subject to 
any further administrative or judicial review.’’. 
(e) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for part I of subchapter B of chapter 68 is amended by 
striking the item relating to section 6702 and inserting 
the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 6702. Frivolous tax submissions.’’ 
(f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to submissions made and issues 
raised after the date on which the Secretary first pre-
scribes a list under section 6702(c) of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986, as amended by subsection (a). 
SEC. 107. DENIAL OF DEDUCTION FOR INTEREST ON UN-
DERPAYMENTS ATTRIBUTABLE TO NONDIS-
CLOSED REPORTABLE AND NONECONOMIC 
SUBSTANCE TRANSACTIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (m) of section 163 is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(m) INTEREST ON UNPAID TAXES ATTRIBUTABLE 
TO NONDISCLOSED REPORTABLE TRANSACTIONS
AND 
NONECONOMIC SUBSTANCE TRANSACTIONS.—No deduc-
tion shall be allowed under this chapter for any interest
paid or accrued under section 6601 on any underpayment 
of tax which is attributable to— 
‘‘(1) the portion of any reportable transaction 
understatement (as defined in section 6662A(b)) 
with respect to which the requirement of section 
6664(d)(2)(A) is not met, or 
‘‘(2) any noneconomic substance transaction 
understatement (as defined in section 6662B(c)).’’ 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to transactions after the date of 
the enactment of this Act in taxable years ending after 
such date. 
TITLE II—OTHER PROVISIONS 
SEC. 201. EXPANDED AUTHORITY TO DISALLOW TAX BENE-
FITS UNDER SECTION 269. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 269 (re-
lating to acquisitions made to evade or avoid income tax) 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—If— 
‘‘(1)(A) any person acquires stock in a corpora-
tion, or 
‘‘(B) any corporation acquires, directly or indi-
rectly, property of another corporation and the basis 
of such property, in the hands of the acquiring cor-
poration, is determined by reference to the basis in 
the hands of the transferor corporation, and 
‘‘(2) the principal purpose for which such acqui-
sition was made is evasion or avoidance of Federal 
income tax by securing the benefit of a deduction, 
credit, or other allowance, 
then the Secretary may disallow such deduction, credit, 
or other allowance.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to stock and property acquired 
after February 13, 2003. 
SEC. 202. MODIFICATIONS OF CERTAIN RULES RELATING 
TO CONTROLLED FOREIGN CORPORATIONS. 
(a) LIMITATION ON EXCEPTION FROM PFIC RULES 
FOR UNITED STATES SHAREHOLDERS OF CONTROLLED 
FOREIGN
CORPORATIONS.—Paragraph (2) of section 
1297(e) (relating to passive investment company) is 
amended by adding at the end the following flush sen-
tence: 
‘‘Such term shall not include any period if there is only 
a remote likelihood of an inclusion in gross income under 
section 951(a)(1)(A)(i) of subpart F income of such cor-
poration for such period.’’. 
(b) DETERMINATION OF PRO RATA SHARE OF SUB-
PART F INCOME.—Subsection (a) of section 951 (relating
to amounts included in gross income of United States 
shareholders) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) SPECIAL RULES FOR DETERMINING PRO 
RATA SHARE OF SUBPART F INCOME.—The pro rata 
share under paragraph (2) shall be determined by 
disregarding— 
‘‘(A) any rights lacking substantial eco-
nomic effect, and 
‘‘(B) stock owned by a shareholder who is 
a tax-indifferent party (as defined in section 
7701(m)(3)) if the amount which would (but 
for this paragraph) be allocated to such share-
holder does not reflect such shareholder’s eco-
nomic share of the earnings and profits of the 
corporation.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years on controlled for-
eign corporation beginning after February 13, 2003, and 
to taxable years of United States shareholder in which or 
with which such taxable years of controlled foreign cor-
porations end.
SEC. 203. BASIS FOR DETERMINING LOSS ALWAYS RE-
DUCED BY NONTAXED PORTION OF DIVI-
DENDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1059 (relating to cor-
porate shareholder’s basis in stock reduced by nontaxed 
portion of extraordinary dividends) is amended by redesig-
nating subsection (g) as subsection (h) and by inserting 
after subsection (f) the following new subsection: 
‘‘(g) BASIS FOR DETERMINING LOSS ALWAYS RE-
DUCED BY NONTAXED PORTION OF DIVIDENDS.—The 
basis of stock in a corporation (for purposes of deter-
mining loss) shall be reduced by the nontaxed portion of 
any dividend received with respect to such stock if this 
section does not otherwise apply to such dividend.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to dividends received after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
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