IIB 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4351 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
DECEMBER 12, 2007 
Received 
JANUARY 22 (legislative day, JANUARY 3), 2008 
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance 
AN ACT 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide 
individuals temporary relief from the alternative min-
imum tax, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
VerDate Aug 31 2005 
03:54 Jan 23, 2008
Jkt 069200
PO 00000
Frm 00001
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H4351.RFS
H4351
wwoods2 on PRODPC68 with BILLS
HR 4351 RFS
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE, ETC. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘AMT Relief Act of 2007’’. 
(b) REFERENCE.—Except as otherwise expressly pro-
vided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is 
expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a 
section or other provision, the reference shall be consid-
ered to be made to a section or other provision of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986. 
(c) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title, etc. 
TITLE I—INDIVIDUAL TAX RELIEF 
Sec. 101. Extension of alternative minimum tax relief for nonrefundable per-
sonal credits. 
Sec. 102. Extension of increased alternative minimum tax exemption amount. 
Sec. 103. Increase of AMT refundable credit amount for individuals with long- 
term unused credits for prior year minimum tax liability, etc. 
Sec. 104. Refundable child credit. 
TITLE II—REVENUE PROVISIONS 
Subtitle A—Nonqualified Deferred Compensation From Certain Tax 
Indifferent Parties 
Sec. 201. Nonqualified deferred compensation from certain tax indifferent par-
ties. 
Subtitle B—Codification of Economic Substance Doctrine 
Sec. 211. Codification of economic substance doctrine. 
Sec. 212. Penalties for underpayments. 
Subtitle C—Other Provisions 
Sec. 221. Delay in application of worldwide allocation of interest. 
Sec. 222. Modification of penalty for failure to file partnership returns. 
Sec. 223. Penalty for failure to file S corporation returns. 
Sec. 224. Increase in minimum penalty on failure to file a return of tax. 
Sec. 225. Time for payment of corporate estimated taxes. 
VerDate Aug 31 2005 
03:54 Jan 23, 2008
Jkt 069200
PO 00000
Frm 00002
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6211
E:\BILLS\H4351.RFS
H4351
wwoods2 on PRODPC68 with BILLS
HR 4351 RFS
TITLE I—INDIVIDUAL TAX 
RELIEF 
SEC. 101. EXTENSION OF ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM TAX RE-
LIEF 
FOR 
NONREFUNDABLE 
PERSONAL 
CREDITS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (2) of section 26(a) 
(relating to special rule for taxable years 2000 through 
2006) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘or 2006’’ and inserting ‘‘2006, 
or 2007’’, and 
(2) by striking ‘‘2006’’ in the heading thereof 
and inserting ‘‘2007’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2006. 
SEC. 102. EXTENSION OF INCREASED ALTERNATIVE MIN-
IMUM TAX EXEMPTION AMOUNT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section 55(d) 
(relating to exemption amount) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘($62,550 in the case of taxable 
years beginning in 2006)’’ in subparagraph (A) and 
inserting ‘‘($66,250 in the case of taxable years be-
ginning in 2007)’’, and 
(2) by striking ‘‘($42,500 in the case of taxable 
years beginning in 2006)’’ in subparagraph (B) and 
VerDate Aug 31 2005 
03:54 Jan 23, 2008
Jkt 069200
PO 00000
Frm 00003
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H4351.RFS
H4351
wwoods2 on PRODPC68 with BILLS
HR 4351 RFS
inserting ‘‘($44,350 in the case of taxable years be-
ginning in 2007)’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2006. 
SEC. 
103. 
INCREASE 
OF 
AMT 
REFUNDABLE 
CREDIT 
AMOUNT 
FOR 
INDIVIDUALS 
WITH 
LONG- 
TERM UNUSED CREDITS FOR PRIOR YEAR 
MINIMUM TAX LIABILITY, ETC. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (2) of section 53(e) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) AMT REFUNDABLE
CREDIT
AMOUNT.— 
For purposes of paragraph (1), the term ‘AMT re-
fundable credit amount’ means, with respect to any 
taxable year, the amount (not in excess of the long- 
term unused minimum tax credit for such taxable 
year) equal to the greater of— 
‘‘(A) 50 percent of the long-term unused 
minimum tax credit for such taxable year, or 
‘‘(B) the amount (if any) of the AMT re-
fundable credit amount determined under this 
paragraph for the taxpayer’s preceding taxable 
year.’’. 
(b) TREATMENT OF CERTAIN UNDERPAYMENTS, IN-
TEREST, AND PENALTIES ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE TREAT-
VerDate Aug 31 2005 
03:54 Jan 23, 2008
Jkt 069200
PO 00000
Frm 00004
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H4351.RFS
H4351
wwoods2 on PRODPC68 with BILLS
HR 4351 RFS
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the amendments made by this section 
shall apply to taxable years beginning after Decem-
ber 31, 2006. 
(2) ABATEMENT.—Section 53(f)(1) of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986, as added by sub-
section (b), shall take effect on the date of the en-
actment of this Act. 
SEC. 104. REFUNDABLE CHILD CREDIT. 
(a) MODIFICATION
OF
THRESHOLD
AMOUNT.— 
Clause (i) of section 24(d)(1)(B) is amended by inserting 
‘‘($8,500 in the case of taxable years beginning in 2008)’’ 
after ‘‘$10,000’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2007. 
TITLE II—REVENUE PROVISIONS 
Subtitle A—Nonqualified Deferred 
Compensation 
From 
Certain 
Tax Indifferent Parties 
SEC. 
201. 
NONQUALIFIED 
DEFERRED 
COMPENSATION 
FROM CERTAIN TAX INDIFFERENT PARTIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart B of part II of sub-
chapter E of chapter 1 (relating to taxable year for which 
VerDate Aug 31 2005 
03:54 Jan 23, 2008
Jkt 069200
PO 00000
Frm 00006
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H4351.RFS
H4351
wwoods2 on PRODPC68 with BILLS
HR 4351 RFS
items of gross income included) is amended by inserting 
after section 457 the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 457A. NONQUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION 
FROM CERTAIN TAX INDIFFERENT PARTIES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Any compensation which is de-
ferred under a nonqualified deferred compensation plan of 
a nonqualified entity shall be taken into account for pur-
poses of this chapter when there is no substantial risk of 
forfeiture of the rights to such compensation. 
‘‘(b) NONQUALIFIED ENTITY.—For purposes of this 
section, the term ‘nonqualified entity’ means— 
‘‘(1) any foreign corporation unless substan-
tially all of its income is— 
‘‘(A) effectively connected with the conduct 
of a trade or business in the United States, or 
‘‘(B) subject to a comprehensive foreign in-
come tax, and 
‘‘(2) any partnership unless substantially all of 
its income is allocated to persons other than— 
‘‘(A) foreign persons with respect to whom 
such income is not subject to a comprehensive 
foreign income tax, and 
‘‘(B) organizations which are exempt from 
tax under this title. 
VerDate Aug 31 2005 
03:54 Jan 23, 2008
Jkt 069200
PO 00000
Frm 00007
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H4351.RFS
H4351
wwoods2 on PRODPC68 with BILLS
HR 4351 RFS
‘‘(c) ASCERTAINABILITY
OF AMOUNTS
OF COM-
PENSATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If the amount of any com-
pensation is not ascertainable at the time that such 
compensation is otherwise to be taken into account 
under subsection (a)— 
‘‘(A) such amount shall be so taken into 
account when ascertainable, and 
‘‘(B) the tax imposed under this chapter 
for the taxable year in which such compensation 
is taken into account under subparagraph (A) 
shall be increased by the sum of— 
‘‘(i) the amount of interest determined 
under paragraph (2), and 
‘‘(ii) an amount equal to 20 percent of 
the amount of such compensation. 
‘‘(2) INTEREST.—For purposes of paragraph 
(1)(B)(i), the interest determined under this para-
graph for any taxable year is the amount of interest 
at the underpayment rate under section 6621 plus 
1 percentage point on the underpayments that would 
have occurred had the deferred compensation been 
includible in gross income for the taxable year in 
which first deferred or, if later, the first taxable year 
VerDate Aug 31 2005 
03:54 Jan 23, 2008
Jkt 069200
PO 00000
Frm 00008
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H4351.RFS
H4351
wwoods2 on PRODPC68 with BILLS
HR 4351 RFS
in which such deferred compensation is not subject 
to a substantial risk of forfeiture. 
‘‘(d) OTHER DEFINITIONS AND SPECIAL RULES.— 
For purposes of this section— 
‘‘(1) SUBSTANTIAL RISK OF FORFEITURE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The rights of a person 
to compensation shall be treated as subject to 
a substantial risk of forfeiture only if such per-
son’s rights to such compensation are condi-
tioned upon the future performance of substan-
tial services by any individual. 
‘‘(B) 
EXCEPTION
FOR
COMPENSATION 
BASED ON GAIN RECOGNIZED ON AN INVEST-
MENT ASSET.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—To the extent pro-
vided in regulations prescribed by the Sec-
retary, if compensation is determined solely 
by reference to the amount of gain recog-
nized on the disposition of an investment 
asset, such compensation shall be treated 
as subject to a substantial risk of for-
feiture until the date of such disposition. 
‘‘(ii) INVESTMENT ASSET.—For pur-
poses of clause (i), the term ‘investment 
VerDate Aug 31 2005 
03:54 Jan 23, 2008
Jkt 069200
PO 00000
Frm 00009
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H4351.RFS
H4351
wwoods2 on PRODPC68 with BILLS
HR 4351 RFS
asset’ means any single asset (other than 
an investment fund or similar entity)— 
‘‘(I) acquired directly by an in-
vestment fund or similar entity, 
‘‘(II) with respect to which such 
entity does not (nor does any person 
related to such entity) participate in 
the active management of such asset 
(or if such asset is an interest in an 
entity, in the active management of 
the activities of such entity), and 
‘‘(III) substantially all of any 
gain on the disposition of which (other 
than such deferred compensation) is 
allocated to investors in such entity. 
‘‘(iii) COORDINATION
WITH
SPECIAL 
RULE
FOR
SHORT-TERM
DEFERRALS
OF 
COMPENSATION.—Paragraph (3)(B) shall 
not apply to any compensation to which 
clause (i) applies. 
‘‘(2) COMPREHENSIVE FOREIGN INCOME TAX.— 
The term ‘comprehensive foreign income tax’ means, 
with respect to any foreign person, the income tax 
of a foreign country if— 
VerDate Aug 31 2005 
03:54 Jan 23, 2008
Jkt 069200
PO 00000
Frm 00010
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H4351.RFS
H4351
wwoods2 on PRODPC68 with BILLS
HR 4351 RFS
‘‘(A) such person is eligible for the benefits 
of a comprehensive income tax treaty between 
such foreign country and the United States, or 
‘‘(B) such person demonstrates to the sat-
isfaction of the Secretary that such foreign 
country has a comprehensive income tax. 
Such term shall not include any tax unless such tax 
includes rules for the deductibility of deferred com-
pensation which are similar to the rules of this title. 
‘‘(3) NONQUALIFIED
DEFERRED
COMPENSA-
TION PLAN.— 
‘‘(A) 
IN
GENERAL.—The 
term 
‘non-
qualified deferred compensation plan’ has the 
meaning 
given 
such 
term 
under 
section 
409A(d), except that such term shall include 
any plan that provides a right to compensation 
based on the appreciation in value of a specified 
number of equity units of the service recipient. 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION
FOR
SHORT-TERM
DE-
FERRALS.—Compensation shall not be treated 
as deferred for purposes of this section if the 
service provider receives payment of such com-
pensation not later than 12 months after the 
end of the taxable year of the service recipient 
during which the right to the payment of such 
VerDate Aug 31 2005 
03:54 Jan 23, 2008
Jkt 069200
PO 00000
Frm 00011
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H4351.RFS
H4351
wwoods2 on PRODPC68 with BILLS
HR 4351 RFS
‘‘(U) section 457A(c)(1)(B) (relating to as-
certainability of amounts of compensation).’’. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
of subpart B of part II of subchapter E of chapter 1 is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
457 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 457A. Nonqualified deferred compensation from certain tax indifferent 
parties.’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Except as otherwise pro-
vided in this subsection, the amendments made by 
this section shall apply to amounts deferred which 
are attributable to services performed after Decem-
ber 31, 2007. 
(2) APPLICATION TO EXISTING DEFERRALS.— 
In the case of any amount deferred to which the 
amendments made by this section do not apply solely 
by reason of the fact that the amount is attributable 
to services performed before January 1, 2008, to the 
extent such amount is not includible in gross income 
in a taxable year beginning before 2017, such 
amounts shall be includible in gross income in the 
later of— 
(A) the last taxable year beginning before 
2017, or 
VerDate Aug 31 2005 
03:54 Jan 23, 2008
Jkt 069200
PO 00000
Frm 00013
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H4351.RFS
H4351
wwoods2 on PRODPC68 with BILLS
HR 4351 RFS
(B) the taxable year in which there is no 
substantial risk of forfeiture of the rights to 
such compensation (determined in the same 
manner as determined for purposes of section 
457A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as 
added by this section). 
(3) ACCELERATED PAYMENTS.—No later than 
60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary shall issue guidance providing a lim-
ited period of time during which a nonqualified de-
ferred compensation arrangement attributable to 
services performed on or before December 31, 2007, 
may, without violating the requirements of section 
409A(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, be 
amended to conform the date of distribution to the 
date the amounts are required to be included in in-
come. 
(4) CERTAIN BACK-TO-BACK ARRANGEMENTS.— 
If the taxpayer is also a service recipient and main-
tains one or more nonqualified deferred compensa-
tion arrangements for its service providers under 
which any amount is attributable to services per-
formed on or before December 31, 2007, the guid-
ance issued under paragraph (3) shall permit such 
arrangements to be amended to conform the dates of 
VerDate Aug 31 2005 
03:54 Jan 23, 2008
Jkt 069200
PO 00000
Frm 00014
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H4351.RFS
H4351
wwoods2 on PRODPC68 with BILLS
HR 4351 RFS
distribution under such arrangement to the date 
amounts are required to be included in the income 
of such taxpayer under this subsection. 
(5) ACCELERATED PAYMENT NOT TREATED AS 
MATERIAL
MODIFICATION.—Any amendment to a 
nonqualified deferred compensation arrangement 
made pursuant to paragraph (3) or (4) shall not be 
treated as a material modification of the arrange-
ment for purposes of section 409A of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986. 
Subtitle B—Codification of 
Economic Substance Doctrine 
SEC. 211. CODIFICATION OF ECONOMIC SUBSTANCE DOC-
TRINE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 7701 is amended by re-
designating subsection (p) as subsection (q) and by insert-
ing after subsection (o) the following new subsection: 
‘‘(p) CLARIFICATION
OF
ECONOMIC
SUBSTANCE 
DOCTRINE.— 
‘‘(1) APPLICATION OF DOCTRINE.—In the case 
of any transaction to which the economic substance 
doctrine is relevant, such transaction shall be treated 
as having economic substance only if— 
VerDate Aug 31 2005 
03:54 Jan 23, 2008
Jkt 069200
PO 00000
Frm 00015
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H4351.RFS
H4351
wwoods2 on PRODPC68 with BILLS
HR 4351 RFS
‘‘(A) the transaction changes in a mean-
ingful way (apart from Federal income tax ef-
fects) the taxpayer’s economic position, and 
‘‘(B) the taxpayer has a substantial pur-
pose (apart from Federal income tax effects) 
for entering into such transaction. 
‘‘(2) SPECIAL RULE WHERE TAXPAYER RELIES 
ON PROFIT POTENTIAL.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The potential for 
profit of a transaction shall be taken into ac-
count in determining whether the requirements 
of subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1) 
are met with respect to the transaction only if 
the present value of the reasonably expected 
pre-tax profit from the transaction is substan-
tial in relation to the present value of the ex-
pected net tax benefits that would be allowed if 
the transaction were respected. 
‘‘(B) TREATMENT OF FEES AND FOREIGN 
TAXES.—Fees and other transaction expenses 
and foreign taxes shall be taken into account as 
expenses in determining pre-tax profit under 
subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(3) STATE AND LOCAL TAX BENEFITS.—For 
purposes of paragraph (1), any State or local income 
VerDate Aug 31 2005 
03:54 Jan 23, 2008
Jkt 069200
PO 00000
Frm 00016
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H4351.RFS
H4351
wwoods2 on PRODPC68 with BILLS
HR 4351 RFS
tax effect which is related to a Federal income tax 
effect shall be treated in the same manner as a Fed-
eral income tax effect. 
‘‘(4) FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING BENEFITS.—For 
purposes of paragraph (1)(B), achieving a financial 
accounting benefit shall not be taken into account as 
a purpose for entering into a transaction if such 
transaction results in a Federal income tax benefit. 
‘‘(5) DEFINITIONS AND SPECIAL RULES.—For 
purposes of this subsection— 
‘‘(A) ECONOMIC SUBSTANCE DOCTRINE.— 
The term ‘economic substance doctrine’ means 
the common law doctrine under which tax bene-
fits under subtitle A with respect to a trans-
action are not allowable if the transaction does 
not have economic substance or lacks a business 
purpose. 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION FOR PERSONAL TRANS-
ACTIONS OF INDIVIDUALS.—In the case of an 
individual, paragraph (1) shall apply only to 
transactions entered into in connection with a 
trade or business or an activity engaged in for 
the production of income. 
‘‘(C) OTHER
COMMON
LAW
DOCTRINES 
NOT
AFFECTED.—Except as specifically pro-
VerDate Aug 31 2005 
03:54 Jan 23, 2008
Jkt 069200
PO 00000
Frm 00017
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H4351.RFS
H4351
wwoods2 on PRODPC68 with BILLS
HR 4351 RFS
vided in this subsection, the provisions of this 
subsection shall not be construed as altering or 
supplanting any other rule of law, and the re-
quirements of this subsection shall be construed 
as being in addition to any such other rule of 
law. 
‘‘(D) DETERMINATION OF APPLICATION OF 
DOCTRINE NOT AFFECTED.—The determination 
of whether the economic substance doctrine is 
relevant to a transaction shall be made in the 
same manner as if this subsection had never 
been enacted. 
‘‘(6) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall pre-
scribe such regulations as may be necessary or ap-
propriate to carry out the purposes of this sub-
section. Such regulations may include exemptions 
from the application of this subsection.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to transactions entered into after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 212. PENALTIES FOR UNDERPAYMENTS. 
(a) PENALTY FOR UNDERPAYMENTS ATTRIBUTABLE 
TO TRANSACTIONS LACKING ECONOMIC SUBSTANCE.— 
VerDate Aug 31 2005 
03:54 Jan 23, 2008
Jkt 069200
PO 00000
Frm 00018
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H4351.RFS
H4351
wwoods2 on PRODPC68 with BILLS
HR 4351 RFS
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subsection (b) of section 
6662 is amended by inserting after paragraph (5) 
the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(6) Any disallowance of claimed tax benefits 
by reason of a transaction lacking economic sub-
stance (within the meaning of section 7701(p)) or 
failing to meet the requirements of any similar rule 
of law.’’. 
(2) INCREASED PENALTY FOR NONDISCLOSED 
TRANSACTIONS.—Section 6662 is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(i) INCREASE IN PENALTY IN CASE OF NONDIS-
CLOSED NONECONOMIC SUBSTANCE TRANSACTIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To the extent that a por-
tion of the underpayment to which this section ap-
plies is attributable to one or more nondisclosed non-
economic substance transactions, subsection (a) shall 
be applied with respect to such portion by sub-
stituting ‘40 percent’ for ‘20 percent’. 
‘‘(2) 
NONDISCLOSED
NONECONOMIC
SUB-
STANCE TRANSACTIONS.—For purposes of this sub-
section, the term ‘nondisclosed noneconomic sub-
stance transaction’ means any portion of a trans-
action described in subsection (b)(6) with respect to 
which the relevant facts affecting the tax treatment 
VerDate Aug 31 2005 
03:54 Jan 23, 2008
Jkt 069200
PO 00000
Frm 00019
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H4351.RFS
H4351
wwoods2 on PRODPC68 with BILLS
HR 4351 RFS
are not adequately disclosed in the return nor in a 
statement attached to the return. 
‘‘(3) 
SPECIAL
RULE
FOR
AMENDED
RE-
TURNS.—Except as provided in regulations, in no 
event shall any amendment or supplement to a re-
turn of tax be taken into account for purposes of 
this subsection if the amendment or supplement is 
filed after the earlier of the date the taxpayer is first 
contacted by the Secretary regarding the examina-
tion of the return or such other date as is specified 
by the Secretary.’’. 
(3) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subparagraph 
(B) of section 6662A(e)(2) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘section 6662(h)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘subsection (h) or (i) of section 6662’’, 
and 
(B) 
by 
striking 
‘‘GROSS
VALUATION 
MISSTATEMENT PENALTY’’ in the heading and 
inserting 
‘‘CERTAIN
INCREASED
UNDER-
PAYMENT PENALTIES’’. 
(b) REASONABLE CAUSE EXCEPTION NOT APPLICA-
BLE TO NONECONOMIC SUBSTANCE TRANSACTIONS, TAX 
SHELTERS, AND CERTAIN LARGE CORPORATIONS.—Sub-
section (c) of section 6664 is amended— 
VerDate Aug 31 2005 
03:54 Jan 23, 2008
Jkt 069200
PO 00000
Frm 00020
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H4351.RFS
H4351
wwoods2 on PRODPC68 with BILLS
HR 4351 RFS
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as 
paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively, 
(2) by striking ‘‘paragraph (2)’’ in paragraph 
(4), as so redesignated, and inserting ‘‘paragraph 
(3)’’, and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION
FOR
NONECONOMIC
SUB-
STANCE TRANSACTIONS, TAX SHELTERS, AND CER-
TAIN LARGE CORPORATIONS.—Paragraph (1) shall 
not apply— 
‘‘(A) to any portion of an underpayment 
which is attributable to one or more tax shelters 
(as defined in section 6662(d)(2)(C)) or trans-
actions described in section 6662(b)(6), and 
‘‘(B) to any taxpayer if such taxpayer is a 
specified large corporation (as defined in section 
6662(d)(2)(D)(ii)).’’. 
(c) APPLICATION
OF PENALTY
FOR ERRONEOUS 
CLAIM FOR REFUND OR CREDIT TO NONECONOMIC SUB-
STANCE TRANSACTIONS.—Section 6676 is amended by re-
designating subsection (c) as subsection (d) and inserting 
after subsection (b) the following new subsection: 
‘‘(c) NONECONOMIC
SUBSTANCE
TRANSACTIONS 
TREATED AS LACKING REASONABLE BASIS.—For pur-
VerDate Aug 31 2005 
03:54 Jan 23, 2008
Jkt 069200
PO 00000
Frm 00021
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H4351.RFS
H4351
wwoods2 on PRODPC68 with BILLS
HR 4351 RFS
poses of this section, any excessive amount which is attrib-
utable to any transaction described in section 6662(b)(6) 
shall not be treated as having a reasonable basis.’’. 
(d) SPECIAL UNDERSTATEMENT REDUCTION RULE 
FOR CERTAIN LARGE CORPORATIONS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Paragraph (2) of section 
6662(d) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) SPECIAL REDUCTION RULE FOR CER-
TAIN LARGE CORPORATIONS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—In the case of any 
specified large corporation— 
‘‘(I) subparagraph (B) shall not 
apply, and 
‘‘(II) the amount of the under-
statement under subparagraph (A) 
shall be reduced by that portion of the 
understatement which is attributable 
to any item with respect to which the 
taxpayer has a reasonable belief that 
the tax treatment of such item by the 
taxpayer is more likely than not the 
proper tax treatment of such item. 
‘‘(ii) SPECIFIED
LARGE
CORPORA-
TION.— 
VerDate Aug 31 2005 
03:54 Jan 23, 2008
Jkt 069200
PO 00000
Frm 00022
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H4351.RFS
H4351
wwoods2 on PRODPC68 with BILLS
HR 4351 RFS
‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—For purposes 
of this subparagraph, the term ‘speci-
fied large corporation’ means any cor-
poration with gross receipts in excess 
of $100,000,000 for the taxable year 
involved. 
‘‘(II) AGGREGATION
RULE.—All 
persons treated as a single employer 
under section 52(a) shall be treated as 
one person for purposes of subclause 
(I).’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subparagraph 
(C) of section 6662(d)(2) is amended by striking 
‘‘Subparagraph (B)’’ and inserting ‘‘Subparagraphs 
(B) and (D)(i)(II)’’. 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
Subtitle C—Other Provisions 
SEC. 221. DELAY IN APPLICATION OF WORLDWIDE ALLOCA-
TION OF INTEREST. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraphs (5)(D) and (6) of sec-
tion 864(f) are each amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 
2008’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2017’’. 
VerDate Aug 31 2005 
03:54 Jan 23, 2008
Jkt 069200
PO 00000
Frm 00023
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H4351.RFS
H4351
wwoods2 on PRODPC68 with BILLS
HR 4351 RFS
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2008. 
SEC. 222. MODIFICATION OF PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO 
FILE PARTNERSHIP RETURNS. 
(a) EXTENSION OF TIME LIMITATION.—Subsection 
(a) of section 6698 (relating to general rule) is amended 
by striking ‘‘5 months’’ and inserting ‘‘12 months’’. 
(b) INCREASE
IN PENALTY AMOUNT.—Paragraph 
(1) of section 6698(b) is amended by striking ‘‘$50’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$100’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to returns required to be filed after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 223. PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO FILE S CORPORATION 
RETURNS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part I of subchapter B of chapter 
68 (relating to assessable penalties) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 6699A. FAILURE TO FILE S CORPORATION RETURN. 
‘‘(a) GENERAL RULE.—In addition to the penalty im-
posed by section 7203 (relating to willful failure to file 
return, supply information, or pay tax), if any S corpora-
tion required to file a return under section 6037 for any 
taxable year— 
VerDate Aug 31 2005 
03:54 Jan 23, 2008
Jkt 069200
PO 00000
Frm 00024
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H4351.RFS
H4351
wwoods2 on PRODPC68 with BILLS
HR 4351 RFS
‘‘(1) fails to file such return at the time pre-
scribed therefor (determined with regard to any ex-
tension of time for filing), or 
‘‘(2) files a return which fails to show the infor-
mation required under section 6037, 
such S corporation shall be liable for a penalty determined 
under subsection (b) for each month (or fraction thereof) 
during which such failure continues (but not to exceed 12 
months), unless it is shown that such failure is due to rea-
sonable cause. 
‘‘(b) AMOUNT PER MONTH.—For purposes of sub-
section (a), the amount determined under this subsection 
for any month is the product of— 
‘‘(1) $100, multiplied by 
‘‘(2) the number of persons who were share-
holders in the S corporation during any part of the 
taxable year. 
‘‘(c) ASSESSMENT OF PENALTY.—The penalty im-
posed by subsection (a) shall be assessed against the S 
corporation. 
‘‘(d) DEFICIENCY PROCEDURES NOT TO APPLY.— 
Subchapter B of chapter 63 (relating to deficiency proce-
dures for income, estate, gift, and certain excise taxes) 
shall not apply in respect of the assessment or collection 
of any penalty imposed by subsection (a).’’. 
VerDate Aug 31 2005 
03:54 Jan 23, 2008
Jkt 069200
PO 00000
Frm 00025
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H4351.RFS
H4351
wwoods2 on PRODPC68 with BILLS
HR 4351 RFS
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for part I of subchapter B of chapter 68 is amended by 
adding at the end the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 6699A. Failure to file S corporation return.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to returns required to be filed after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 224. INCREASE IN MINIMUM PENALTY ON FAILURE TO 
FILE A RETURN OF TAX. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 6651 is 
amended by striking ‘‘$100’’ in the last sentence and in-
serting ‘‘$150’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to returns the due date for the 
filing of which (including extensions) is after December 
31, 2007. 
SEC. 225. TIME FOR PAYMENT OF CORPORATE ESTIMATED 
TAXES. 
The percentage under subparagraph (B) of section 
401(1) of the Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation 
VerDate Aug 31 2005 
03:54 Jan 23, 2008
Jkt 069200
PO 00000
Frm 00026
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H4351.RFS
H4351
wwoods2 on PRODPC68 with BILLS
HR 4351 RFS
Act of 2005 in effect on the date of the enactment of this 
Act is increased by 52.5 percentage points. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 12, 
2007. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
VerDate Aug 31 2005 
03:54 Jan 23, 2008
Jkt 069200
PO 00000
Frm 00027
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H4351.RFS
H4351
wwoods2 on PRODPC68 with BILLS