26 U.S.C. § 845

Current through P.L. 118-106 (published on www.congress.gov on 10/04/2024)

Section 845 - Certain reinsurance agreements

(a) Allocation in case of reinsurance agreement involving tax avoidance or evasion

In the case of 2 or more related persons (within the meaning of section 482) who are parties to a reinsurance agreement (or where one of the parties to a reinsurance agreement is, with respect to any contract covered by the agreement, in effect an agent of another party to such agreement or a conduit between related persons), the Secretary may-

(1) allocate between or among such persons income (whether investment income, premium, or otherwise), deductions, assets, reserves, credits, and other items related to such agreement,

(2) recharacterize any such items, or

(3) make any other adjustment,

if he determines that such allocation, recharacterization, or adjustment is necessary to reflect the proper amount, source, or character of the taxable income (or any item described in paragraph (1) relating to such taxable income) of each such person.

(b) Reinsurance contract having significant tax avoidance effect

If the Secretary determines that any reinsurance contract has a significant tax avoidance effect on any party to such contract, the Secretary may make proper adjustments with respect to such party to eliminate such tax avoidance effect (including treating such contract with respect to such party as terminated on December 31 of each year and reinstated on January 1 of the next year).

26 U.S.C. § 845

Added Pub. L. 98-369, div. A, title II, §212(a), July 18, 1984, 98 Stat. 757; amended Pub. L. 108-357, title VIII, §803(a), Oct. 22, 2004, 118 Stat. 1569.

EDITORIAL NOTES

AMENDMENTS2004-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 108-357 substituted "amount, source, or character" for "source and character" in concluding provisions.

STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2004 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 108-357, §803(b), Oct. 22, 2004, 118 Stat. 1569, provided that: "The amendments made by this section [amending this section] shall apply to any risk reinsured after the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 22, 2004]."

EFFECTIVE DATEPub. L. 98-369, div. A, title II, §217(d), July 18, 1984, 98 Stat. 762, as amended by Pub. L. 99-514, §2, Oct. 22, 1986, 100 Stat. 2095, provided that: "(1) Subsection (a) of section 845 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 [formerly I.R.C. 1954] (as added by this title) shall apply with respect to any risk reinsured on or after September 27, 1983."(2) Subsection (b) of section 845 of such Code (as so added) shall apply with respect to risks reinsured after December 31, 1984."

Internal Revenue Code of 1986: The term "Internal Revenue Code of 1986" means this title, and the term "Internal Revenue Code of 1939" means the Internal Revenue Code enacted February 10, 1939, as amended.
Secretary: The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Treasury or his delegate.
person: The term "person" shall be construed to mean and include an individual, a trust, estate, partnership, association, company or corporation.