Determining the Amount of Taxes Paid for Purposes of the Foreign Tax Credit; Correction

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Federal RegisterAug 30, 2011
76 Fed. Reg. 53818 (Aug. 30, 2011)

AGENCY:

Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury.

ACTION:

Correction to notice of proposed rulemaking by cross-reference to temporary regulations.

SUMMARY:

This document contains corrections to a notice of proposed rulemaking by cross-reference to temporary regulations that were published in the Federal Register on Monday, July 18, 2011. These regulations address certain highly structured arrangements that produce inappropriate foreign tax credit results.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Jeffrey Cowan, (202) 622-3850 (not a toll-free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

The notice of proposed rulemaking by cross-reference to temporary regulations (REG-126519-11) that is the subject of this correction is under section 901 of the Internal Revenue Code.

Need for Correction

As published July 18, 2011 (76 FR 42076), the notice of proposed rulemaking by cross-reference to temporary regulations (REG-126519-11) contains errors that may prove to be misleading and are in need of clarification.

Correction of Publication

Accordingly, the notice of proposed rulemaking by cross-reference to temporary regulations (REG-126519-11), that was the subject of FR Doc. 2011-17919, is corrected as follows:

Section 1.901-2 is amended by adding paragraphs (e)(5)(iv)(B)(1)(iii) and (h)(3) to read as follows:

§ 1.901-2
Income, war profits, or excess profits tax paid or accrued.

(e) * * *

(5) * * *

(iv) * * *

(B) * * *

(1) * * *

(iii) [The text of proposed § 1.901-2(e)(5)(iv)(B)(1)(iii) is the same as the text of § 1.901-2T(e)(5)(iv)(B)(1)(iii) published elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register.]

(h) * * *

(3) [The text of proposed § 1.901-2(h)(3) is the same as the text of § 1.901-2T(h)(3) published elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register.]

Treena V. Garrett,

Federal Register Liaison, Publications and Regulations Branch, Legal Processing Division, Associate Chief Counsel, Procedure and Administration.

[FR Doc. 2011-22067 Filed 8-29-11; 8:45 am]

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