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Definitions and Reporting Requirements for Shareholders of Passive Foreign Investment Companies; Correcting Amendment

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identifier: "/us/fr/2020-08113"
source: "fr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "Definitions and Reporting Requirements for Shareholders of Passive Foreign Investment Companies; Correcting Amendment"
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title_name: "Federal Register"
section_number: "2020-08113"
section_name: "Definitions and Reporting Requirements for Shareholders of Passive Foreign Investment Companies; Correcting Amendment"
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currency: "2020-05-06"
last_updated: "2020-05-06"
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generator: "[email protected]"
agency: "Treasury Department"
document_number: "2020-08113"
document_type: "rule"
publication_date: "2020-05-06"
agencies:
  - "Treasury Department"
  - "Internal Revenue Service"
cfr_references:
  - "26 CFR Part 1"
rin: "1545-BK66"
fr_citation: "85 FR 26848"
fr_volume: 85
docket_ids:
  - "TD 9806"
effective_date: "2020-05-06"
fr_action: "Correcting amendment."
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#  Definitions and Reporting Requirements for Shareholders of Passive Foreign Investment Companies; Correcting Amendment

**AGENCY:**

Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury.

**ACTION:**

Correcting amendment.

**SUMMARY:**

This document contains corrections to Treasury Decision 9806, which was published in the *Federal Register* on Wednesday, December 28, 2016. Treasury Decision 9806 contained final regulations that provided guidance on determining ownership of a passive foreign investment company (PFIC) and on certain annual reporting requirements for shareholders of PFICs to file Form 8621, “Information Return by a Shareholder of a Passive Foreign Investment Company or Qualified Electing Fund.”

**DATES:**

These final regulations are effective on and after May 6, 2020, and are applicable on or after December 28, 2016.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**

Martin V. Franks at (202) 317-5181 (not a toll-free number).

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**

**Background**

The final regulations (TD 9806) that are the subject of this correction are under sections 1291, 1298, 6038, and 6046 of the Internal Revenue Code.

**Need for correction**

As published December 28, 2016 (81 FR 95459), the final regulations (TD 9806; FR Doc. 2016-30712) contained errors that needs to be corrected.

**List of Subjects in 26 CFR Part 1**

Income taxes, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

**Correction of Publication**

Accordingly, 26 CFR part 1 is corrected by making the following correcting amendment:

**PART 1—INCOME TAXES**

**26 CFR Part 1**

1. The authority citation for part 1 is amended by removing the entry for §§ 1.1291-1T, 1.1291-9, 1.1291-9T, and 1.1298-1T and the entry for § 1.6046-1T to read in part as follows:

**Authority:**

26 U.S.C. 7805, unless otherwise noted.

Martin V. Franks,

Chief, Publications and Regulations Branch, Legal Processing Division, Associate Chief Counsel (Procedure and Administration).