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Internal Revenue Code, § 1297. Passive Foreign Investment Company
I.R.C. § 1297(a) In General —
I.R.C. § 1297(a)(1) —
I.R.C. § 1297(a)(2) —
I.R.C. § 1297(b) Passive Income —
I.R.C. § 1297(b)(1) In General —
I.R.C. § 1297(b)(2) Exceptions —
I.R.C. § 1297(b)(2)(A) —
derived in the active conduct of a banking business by an institution licensed to do business as a bank in the United States (or, to the extent provided in regulations, by any other corporation),
I.R.C. § 1297(b)(2)(B) —
derived in the active conduct of an insurance business by a qualifying insurance corporation (as defined in subsection (f)),
I.R.C. § 1297(b)(2)(C) —
which is interest, a dividend, or a rent or royalty, which is received or accrued from a related person (within the meaning of section 954(d)(3)) to the extent such amount is properly allocable (under regulations prescribed by the Secretary) to income of such related person which is not passive income, or
I.R.C. § 1297(b)(2)(D) —
which is export trade income of an export trade corporation (as defined in section 971).
For purposes of subparagraph (C), the term “related person” has the meaning given such term by section 954(d)(3) determined by substituting “foreign corporation” for “controlled foreign corporation" each place it appears in section 954(d)(3).
I.R.C. § 1297(c) Look-Thru In The Case Of 25-Percent Owned Corporations —
I.R.C. § 1297(c)(1) —
held its proportionate share of the assets of such other corporation, and
I.R.C. § 1297(c)(2) —
received directly its proportionate share of the income of such other corporation.
I.R.C. § 1297(d) Exception For United States Shareholders Of Controlled Foreign Corporations
I.R.C. § 1297(d)(1) In General —
For purposes of this part, a corporation shall not be treated with respect to a shareholder as a passive foreign investment company during the qualified portion of such shareholder's holding period with respect to stock in such corporation.
I.R.C. § 1297(d)(2) Qualified Portion —
For purposes of this subsection, the term “qualified portion” means the portion of the shareholder's holding period—
I.R.C. § 1297(d)(2)(A) —
which is after December 31, 1997, and
I.R.C. § 1297(d)(2)(B) —
during which the shareholder is a United States shareholder (as defined in section 951(b)) of the corporation and the corporation is a controlled foreign corporation.
I.R.C. § 1297(d)(3) New Holding Period If Qualified Portion Ends
I.R.C. § 1297(d)(3)(A) In General —
Except as provided in subparagraph (B), if the qualified portion of a shareholder's holding period with respect to any stock ends after December 31, 1997, solely for purposes of this part, the shareholder's holding period with respect to such stock shall be treated as beginning as of the first day following such period.
I.R.C. § 1297(d)(3)(B) Exception —
Subparagraph (A) shall not apply if such stock was, with respect to such shareholder, stock in a passive foreign investment company at any time before the qualified portion of the shareholder's holding period with respect to such stock and no election under section 1298(b)(1) is made.
I.R.C. § 1297(d)(4) Treatment Of Holders Of Options —
Paragraph (1) shall not apply to stock treated as owned by a person by reason of section 1298(a)(4) (relating to the treatment of a person that has an option to acquire stock as owning such stock) unless such person establishes that such stock is owned (within the meaning of section 958(a)) by a United States shareholder (as defined in section 951(b)) who is not exempt from tax under this chapter.
I.R.C. § 1297(e) Methods For Measuring Assets
I.R.C. § 1297(e)(1) Determination Using Value —
I.R.C. § 1297(e)(1)(A) —
such corporation is a publicly traded corporation for the taxable year, or
I.R.C. § 1297(e)(1)(B) —
paragraph (2) does not apply to such corporation for the taxable year.
I.R.C. § 1297(e)(2) Determination Using Adjusted Bases —
I.R.C. § 1297(e)(2)(A) —
is a controlled foreign corporation, or
I.R.C. § 1297(e)(2)(B) —
elects the application of this paragraph.
I.R.C. § 1297(e)(3) Publicly Traded Corporation —
For purposes of this subsection, a foreign corporation shall be treated as a publicly traded corporation if the stock in the corporation is regularly traded on–
I.R.C. § 1297(e)(3)(A) —
I.R.C. § 1297(e)(3)(B) —
any exchange or other market which the Secretary determines has rules adequate to carry out the purposes of this subsection.
I.R.C. § 1297(f) Qualifying Insurance Corporation —
For purposes of subsection (b)(2)(B)—
I.R.C. § 1297(f)(1) In General —
The term “qualifying insurance corporation” means, with respect to any taxable year, a foreign corporation—
I.R.C. § 1297(f)(1)(A) —
which would be subject to tax under subchapter L if such corporation were a domestic corporation, and
I.R.C. § 1297(f)(1)(B) —
the applicable insurance liabilities of which constitute more than 25 percent of its total assets, determined on the basis of such liabilities and assets as reported on the corporation's applicable financial statement for the last year ending with or within the taxable year.
I.R.C. § 1297(f)(2) Alternative Facts And Circumstances Test For Certain Corporations —
If a corporation fails to qualify as a qualified insurance corporation under paragraph (1) solely because the percentage determined under paragraph (1)(B) is 25 percent or less, a United States person that owns stock in such corporation may elect to treat such stock as stock of a qualifying insurance corporation if—
I.R.C. § 1297(f)(2)(A) —
the percentage so determined for the corporation is at least 10 percent, and
I.R.C. § 1297(f)(2)(B) —
under regulations provided by the Secretary, based on the applicable facts and circumstances—
I.R.C. § 1297(f)(2)(B)(i) —
the corporation is predominantly engaged in an insurance business, and
I.R.C. § 1297(f)(2)(B)(ii) —
such failure is due solely to runoff-related or rating-related circumstances involving such insurance business.
I.R.C. § 1297(f)(3) Applicable Insurance Liabilities —
I.R.C. § 1297(f)(3)(A) In General —
The term “applicable insurance liabilities” means, with respect to any life or property and casualty insurance business—
I.R.C. § 1297(f)(3)(A)(i) —
loss and loss adjustment expenses, and
I.R.C. § 1297(f)(3)(A)(ii) —
reserves (other than deficiency, contingency, or unearned premium reserves) for life and health insurance risks and life and health insurance claims with respect to contracts providing coverage for mortality or morbidity risks.
I.R.C. § 1297(f)(3)(B) Limitations On Amount Of Liabilities —
Any amount determined under clause (i) or (ii) of subparagraph (A) shall not exceed the lesser of such amount—
I.R.C. § 1297(f)(3)(B)(i) —
as reported to the applicable insurance regulatory body in the applicable financial statement described in paragraph (4)(A) (or, if less, the amount required by applicable law or regulation), or
I.R.C. § 1297(f)(3)(B)(ii) —
as determined under regulations prescribed by the Secretary.
I.R.C. § 1297(f)(4) Other Definitions And Rules —
I.R.C. § 1297(f)(4)(A) Applicable Financial Statement —
The term “applicable financial statement” means a statement for financial reporting purposes which—
I.R.C. § 1297(f)(4)(A)(i) —
is made on the basis of generally accepted accounting principles,
I.R.C. § 1297(f)(4)(A)(ii) —
is made on the basis of international financial reporting standards, but only if there is no statement that meets the requirement of clause (i), or
I.R.C. § 1297(f)(4)(A)(iii) —
except as otherwise provided by the Secretary in regulations, is the annual statement which is required to be filed with the applicable insurance regulatory body, but only if there is no statement which meets the requirements of clause (i) or (ii).
I.R.C. § 1297(f)(4)(B) Applicable Insurance Regulatory Body —
The term “applicable insurance regulatory body” means, with respect to any insurance business, the entity established by law to license, authorize, or regulate such business and to which the statement described in subparagraph (A) is provided.
(Added Pub. L. 99-514, title XII, 1235(a), Oct. 22, 1986, 100 Stat. 2572, and amended Pub. L. 100-647, title I, 1012(p)(2), (5), (16), (26), (27), 1018(u)(40), Nov. 10, 1988, 102 Stat. 3515, 3518-3520, 3592; Pub. L. 103-66, title XIII, Sec. 13231(d), Aug. 10, 1993, 107 Stat. 312; Pub. L. 104-188, title I, 1704(r)(1), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1755; Pub. L. 105-34, title XI, Sec. 1121, 1122(a), (d)(4), 1123(a), (b), Aug. 5, 1997, 111 Stat 788; Pub. L. 105-206, title VI, Sec. 6011, July 22, 1998, 112 Stat 685; Pub. L. 110-172, Sec. 11(a)(24), 11(g)(18), Dec. 29, 2007, 121 Stat. 2473; Pub. L. 115-97, title I, Sec. 14501, Dec. 22, 2017, 131 Stat. 2054.)
2017 - Subsec. (b)(2)(B). Pub. L. 115-97, Sec. 14501(a), amended subpar. (B). Before amendment, it read as follows:
“(B) derived in the active conduct of an insurance business by a corporation which is predominantly engaged in an insurance business and which would be subject to tax under subchapter L if it were a domestic corporation,”.
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 115-97, Sec. 14501(b), added subsec. (f).
2007 - Subsec. (b)(2)(D). Pub. L. 110-172, Sec. 11(g)(18), amended subpar. (D) by striking “foreign trade income of a FSC or” before “export trade income”.
Subsec. (d)-(f). Pub. L. 110-172, Sec. 11(a)(24)(A), struck subsec. (d) and redesignated subsec. (e)-(f) as subsec. (d)-(e), respectively. Before being struck, subsec. (d) read as follows:
“(d) Section 1247 Corporations- For purposes of this part, the term “passive foreign investment company” does not include any foreign investment company to which section 1247 applies.”
1998--Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 105-206, Sec. 6011(b)(1), added par. (4).
Subsec. (e)[f]. Pub. L. 105-206, Sec. 6011(d), redesignated subsec. (e), as added by Pub. L. 105-34, Sec. 1123, as subsec. (f).
1997--Pub. L. 105-34, Sec. 1122(a) renumbered section 1296 of this title as this section.
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105-34, Sec. 1123(b) substituted “(as determined in accordance with subsection (e))” for “(by value)”, and struck out the last two sentences, which prior to being stricken read as follows:
“In the case of a controlled foreign corporation (or any other foreign corporation if such corporation so elects), the determination under paragraph (2) shall be based on the adjusted bases (as determined for purposes of computing earnings and profits) of its assets in lieu of their value. Such an election, once made, may be revoked only with the consent of the Secretary.”
Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 105-34, Sec. 1122(d)(4) repealed paragraph (3). Prior to repeal it read as follows:
“(3) Treatment of certain dealers in securities. --
“(A) In general.--In the case of any foreign corporation which is a controlled foreign corporation (as defined in section 957(a)), the term ‘passive income’ does not include any income derived in the active conduct of a securities business by such corporation if such corporation is registered as a securities broker or dealer under section 15(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or is registered as a Government securities broker or dealer under section 15C(a) of such Act. To the extent provided in regulations, such term shall not include any income derived in the active conduct of a securities business by a controlled foreign corporation which is not so registered.
“(B) Application of look-thru rules.--For purposes of paragraph (2)(C), rules similar to the rules of subparagraph (A) of this paragraph shall apply in determining whether any income of a related person (whether or not a corporation) is passive income.
“(C) Limitation.--The preceding provisions of this paragraph shall only apply in the case of persons who are United States shareholders (as defined in section 951(b)) in the controlled foreign corporation.
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 105-34, Sec. 1121 inserted new subsection (e).
Subsec. (e)[f]. Pub. L. 105-34, Sec. 1123(a) added a new subsection (e), which probably should be new subsection (f), as Pub. L. 105-34 enacted two new subsections designated as (e).
1996--Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 104-188, 1704(r), struck “or” at the end of subpar. (B); substituted “, or” for “.” at the end of subpar. (C); and added subpar. (D).
1993—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103-66, Sec. 13231(d)(1), amended subsec. (a) by striking the material following par. (2) and by inserting new text. Before being struck, it read as follows:
A foreign corporation may elect to have the determination under paragraph (2) based on the adjusted bases of its assets in lieu of their value. Such an election, once made, may be revoked only with the consent of the Secretary.
Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 103-66, Sec. 13231(d)(3), added new par. (3).
1988--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 100-647, 1018(u)(40), inserted a comma after “subpart”.
Pub. L. 100-647, 1012(p)(27), inserted at end “A foreign corporation may elect to have the determination under paragraph (2) based on the adjusted bases of its assets in lieu of their value. Such an election, once made, may be revoked only with the consent of the Secretary.”
Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 100-647, 1012(p)(5), amended par. (1) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (1) read as follows: “Except as provided in paragraph (2), the term ‘passive income’ has the meaning given such term by section 904(d)(2)(A) without regard to the exceptions contained in clause (iii) thereof.”
Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 100-647, 1012(p)(26), substituted “Exceptions” for “Exception for certain banks and insurance companies” in heading, and inserted sentence at end defining “related person”.
Subsec. (b)(2)(B). Pub. L. 100-647, 1012(p)(16), inserted “is predominantly engaged in an insurance business and which” after “a corporation which”.
Subsec. (b)(2)(C). Pub. L. 100-647, 1012(p)(26)(A), added subpar. (C).
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 100-647, 1012(p)(2), inserted “(directly or indirectly)" after “foreign corporation owns”.
Amendments by Sec. 14501 of Pub. L. 115-97 effective for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017.
Amendments by Sec. 6011 of Pub. L. 105-206 effective as if included in the provisions of the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 to which they relate [Effective Date of Pub. L. 105-34, Secs. 1121 and 1123: taxable years of United States persons beginning after December 31, 1997, and to taxable years of foreign corporations ending with or within such taxable years of United States persons].
Amendment by Pub. L. 105-34 applicable to taxable years of United States persons beginning after December 31, 1997, and to taxable years of foreign corporations ending with or within such taxable years of United States persons.
Amendment by Pub. L. 104-188 effective as if included in the amendments made by section 1235 of the Tax Reform Act of 1986.
Amendments by Sec. 13231(d) of Pub. L. 103-66 effective for taxable years of foreign corporations beginning after September 30, 1993, and to taxable years of United States shareholders in which or with which such taxable years of foreign corporations end.
Section applicable to taxable years of foreign corporations beginning after Dec. 31, 1986, see section 1235(h) of Pub. L. 99-514, set out as a note under section 1291 of this title.
A prior Section 1297 was redesignated as Section 1298 under section 1122(a) of Pub. L. 105-34.