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Form 926 Compliance: Domestic Corporate Transfers to Foreign Subsidiaries and Related Corporations

Navigating IRC 6038 Corporate Rules for Transactions Involving Reorganization, Liquidation or Contribution Transfers

Recording of a 110-minute CPE webinar with Q&A

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Conducted on Thursday, September 7, 2017

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This course will provide corporate tax professionals with a comprehensive guide to complying with reporting obligations for contributions of cash or other property to foreign corporations. The panel will identify the types of transactions that trigger reporting obligations, discuss filing thresholds and information required to be reported on Form 926. The webinar will also cover the relationship and cross-referencing between Form 926 and other required foreign information filings, and detail the penalty regime for failure to report contributions to foreign corporations.

Description

Section 6038 requires U.S. persons, corporations and partnerships to file an information report to the IRS when making certain transfers of property to non-U.S. corporations in certain “non-recognition” transactions, as specified in Section 367.

While the Code Section and regulatory guidance is intended to prevent taxpayers from avoiding tax by shifting appreciated property to foreign jurisdictions, the reporting requirements apply whether or not the transferred asset has appreciated in value.

There are a number of transactions specific to domestic corporations that fall under the Form 926 reporting requirements. Transfers arising from liquidations (governed by Sections 332 and 336), reorganizations (under Sections 354 and 361), and distributions of controlled corporation stock (Section 355) fall under the Section 6038 filing duties and can trigger recognition as taxable events.

The information required on Form 926 is extensive and the penalties for noncompliance are harsh, up to 10% of the market value of the asset transferred. Additionally, the IRS is utilizing Form 926 to verify consistency with other foreign reporting requirements, so a failure to file a complete and accurate Form 926 can result in other tax consequences—such as FATCA and transfer pricing penalties—as the IRS cross-checks information, as well as extending the statute of limitation until the reporting is complete.

Listen as our experienced panel provides a thorough and practical guide to completing Form 926 to report property contributions to foreign corporations.

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Outline

  1. Transactions requiring Form 926 reporting
  2. What must be reported on Form 926
  3. Special issues related to partnerships and hedge funds
  4. Penalties for noncompliance

Benefits

The panel will discuss these and other important issues:

  • What are the thresholds for Form 926 reporting?
  • What are the Form 926 reporting requirements when a U.S. domestic corporation transfers property to a controlled or related foreign corporation?
  • What are the special rules applicable to corporations under the terms of Section 367?
  • What is a “gain recognition agreement” and how does it impact reporting requirements?
  • What are the challenges of completing Part III, Information Regarding Transfer of Property, and how does Part III intersect with Form 5471 and FinCEN Form 114?
  • What are the calculations required to complete Part IV, Additional Information Regarding Transfer of Property?

Faculty

Dougherty, Alison
Alison N. Dougherty, J.D., LL.M.

Director
Aronson

Ms. Dougherty has extensive experience assisting clients with U.S. tax reporting and compliance for offshore assets and...  |  Read More

Garcia, John
John Garcia, CPA

Owner
Corporate Tax Advisors

Mr. Garcia specializes in providing accounting, tax, and training services for mid-sized corporations with an...  |  Read More