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26 U.S.C. § 318 — Constructive ownership of stock

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26 U.S.C. § 318 — Constructive ownership of stock

**(a) General rule** For purposes of those provisions of this subchapter to which the rules contained in this section are expressly made applicable— (1) **Members of family** (A) *In general* — An individual shall be considered as owning the stock owned, directly or indirectly, by or for— (i) his spouse (other than a spouse who is legally separated from the individual under a decree of divorce or separate maintenance), and (ii) his children, grandchildren, and parents. (B) *Effect of adoption* — For purposes of subparagraph (A)(ii), a legally adopted child of an individual shall be treated as a child of such individual by blood. (2) **Attribution from partnerships, estates, trusts, and corporations** (A) *From partnerships and estates* — Stock owned, directly or indirectly, by or for a partnership or estate shall be considered as owned proportionately by its partners or beneficiaries. (B) *From trusts* (i) Stock owned, directly or indirectly, by or for a trust (other than an employees’ trust described in section 401(a) which is exempt from tax under section 501(a)) shall be considered as owned by its beneficiaries in proportion to the actuarial interest of such beneficiaries in such trust. (ii) Stock owned, directly or indirectly, by or for any portion of a trust of which a person is considered the owner under subpart E of part I of subchapter J (relating to grantors and others treated as substantial owners) shall be considered as owned by such person. (C) *From corporations* — If 50 percent or more in value of the stock in a corporation is owned, directly or indirectly, by or for any person, such person shall be considered as owning the stock owned, directly or indirectly, by or for such corporation, in that proportion which the val

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**(a) General rule** For purposes of those provisions of this subchapter to which the rules contained in this section are expressly made applicable— (1) **Members of family** (A) *In general* — An individual shall be considered as owning the stock owned, directly or indirectly, by or for— (i) his spouse (other than a spouse who is legally separated from the individual under a decree of divorce or separate maintenance), and (ii) his children, grandchildren, and parents. (B) *Effect of adoption* — For purposes of subparagraph (A)(ii), a legally adopted child of an individual shall be treated as a child of such individual by blood. (2) **Attribution from partnerships, estates, trusts, and corporations** (A) *From partnerships and estates* — Stock owned, directly or indirectly, by or for a partnership or estate shall be considered as owned proportionately by its partners or beneficiaries. (B) *From trusts* (i) Stock owned, directly or indirectly, by or for a trust (other than an employees’ trust described in section 401(a) which is exempt from tax under section 501(a)) shall be considered as owned by its beneficiaries in proportion to the actuarial interest of such beneficiaries in such trust. (ii) Stock owned, directly or indirectly, by or for any portion of a trust of which a person is considered the owner under subpart E of part I of subchapter J (relating to grantors and others treated as substantial owners) shall be considered as owned by such person. (C) *From corporations* — If 50 percent or more in value of the stock in a corporation is owned, directly or indirectly, by or for any person, such person shall be considered as owning the stock owned, directly or indirectly, by or for such corporation, in that proportion which the value of the stock which such person so owns bears to the value of all the stock in such corporation. (3) **Attribution to partnerships, estates, trusts, and corporations** (A) *To partnerships and estates* — Stock owned, directly or indirectly, by or for a partner or a beneficiary of an estate shall be considered as owned by the partnership or estate. (B) *To trusts* (i) Stock owned, directly or indirectly, by or for a beneficiary of a trust (other than an employees’ trust described in section 401(a) which is exempt from tax under section 501(a)) shall be considered as owned by the trust, unless such beneficiary’s interest in the trust is a remote contingent interest. For purposes of this clause, a contingent interest of a beneficiary in a trust shall be considered remote if, under the maximum exercise of discretion by the trustee in favor of such beneficiary, the value of such interest, computed actuarially, is 5 percent or less of the value of the trust property. (ii) Stock owned, directly or indirectly, by or for a person who is considered the owner of any portion of a trust under subpart E of part I of subchapter J (relating to grantors and others treated as substantial owners) shall be considered as owned by the trust. (C) *To corporations* — If 50 percent or more in value of the stock in a corporation is owned, directly or indirectly, by or for any person, such corporation shall be considered as owning the stock owned, directly or indirectly, by or for such person. (4) **Options** — If any person has an option to acquire stock, such stock shall be considered as owned by such person. For purposes of this paragraph, an option to acquire such an option, and each one of a series of such options, shall be considered as an option to acquire such stock. (5) **Operating rules** (A) *In general* — Except as provided in subparagraphs (B) and (C), stock constructively owned by a person by reason of the application of paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (4), shall, for purposes of applying paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4), be considered as actually owned by such person. (B) *Members of family* — Stock constructively owned by an individual by reason of the application of paragraph (1) shall not be considered as owned by him for purposes of again applying paragraph (1) in order to make another the constructive owner of such stock. (C) *Partnerships, estates, trusts, and corporations* — Stock constructively owned by a partnership, estate, trust, or corporation by reason of the application of paragraph (3) shall not be considered as owned by it for purposes of applying paragraph (2) in order to make another the constructive owner of such stock. (D) *Option rule in lieu of family rule* — For purposes of this paragraph, if stock may be considered as owned by an individual under paragraph (1) or (4), it shall be considered as owned by him under paragraph (4). (E) *S corporation treated as partnership* — For purposes of this subsection— (i) an S corporation shall be treated as a partnership, and (ii) any shareholder of the S corporation shall be treated as a partner of such partnership. The preceding sentence shall not apply for purposes of determining whether stock in the S corporation is constructively owned by any person. **(b) Cross references** For provisions to which the rules contained in subsection (a) apply, see— (1) section 302 (relating to redemption of stock); (2) section 304 (relating to redemption by related corporations); (3) section 306(b)(1)(A) (relating to disposition of section 306 stock); (4) section 338(h)(3) (defining purchase); (5) section 382(l)(3) (relating to special limitations on net operating loss carryovers); (6) section 856(d) (relating to definition of rents from real property in the case of real estate investment trusts); (7) section 958(b) (relating to constructive ownership rules with respect to controlled foreign corporations); and (8) section 6038(e)(2) (relating to information with respect to certain foreign corporations).

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26 U.S.C. § 31 — Tax withheld on wages

**(a) Wage withholding for income tax purposes** (1) **In general** — The amount withheld as tax under chapter 24 shall be allowed to the recipient of the income as a credit against the tax imposed by this subtitle. (2) **Year of credit** — The amount so withheld during any calendar year shall be allowed as a credit for the taxable year beginning in such calendar year. If more than one taxable year begins in a calendar year, such amount shall be allowed as a credit for the last taxable year so beginning. **(b) Credit for special refunds of social security tax** (1) **In general** — The Secretary may prescribe regulations providing for the crediting against the tax imposed by this subtitle of the amount determined by the taxpayer or the Secretary to be allowable under section 6413(c) as a special refund of tax imposed on wages. The amount allowed as a credit under such regulations shall, for purposes of this subtitle, be considered an amount withheld at source as tax under section 3402. (2) **Year of credit** — Any amount to which paragraph (1) applies shall be allowed as a credit for the taxable year beginning in the calendar year during which the wages were received. If more than one taxable year begins in the calendar year, such amount shall be allowed as a credit for the last taxable year so beginning. **(c) Special rule for backup withholding** Any credit allowed by subsection (a) for any amount withheld under section 3406 shall be allowed for the taxable year of the recipient of the income in which the income is received.

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26 U.S.C. § 338 — Certain stock purchases treated as asset acquisitions

**(a) General rule** For purposes of this subtitle, if a purchasing corporation makes an election under this section (or is treated under subsection (e) as having made such an election), then, in the case of any qualified stock purchase, the target corporation— (1) shall be treated as having sold all of its assets at the close of the acquisition date at fair market value in a single transaction, and (2) shall be treated as a new corporation which purchased all of the assets referred to in paragraph (1) as of the beginning of the day after the acquisition date. **(b) Basis of assets after deemed purchase** (1) **In general** — For purposes of subsection (a), the assets of the target corporation shall be treated as purchased for an amount equal to the sum of— (A) the grossed-up basis of the purchasing corporation’s recently purchased stock, and (B) the basis of the purchasing corporation’s nonrecently purchased stock. (2) **Adjustment for liabilities and other relevant items** — The amount described in paragraph (1) shall be adjusted under regulations prescribed by the Secretary for liabilities of the target corporation and other relevant items. (3) **Election to step-up the basis of certain target stock** (A) *In general* — Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary, the basis of the purchasing corporation’s nonrecently purchased stock shall be the basis amount determined under subparagraph (B) of this paragraph if the purchasing corporation makes an election to recognize gain as if such stock were sold on the acquisition date for an amount equal to the basis amount determined under subparagraph (B). (B) *Determination of basis amount* — For purposes of subparagraph (A), the basis amount determined under this subparagraph shall be an amount equal to

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26 U.S.C. § 856 — Definition of real estate investment trust

**(a) In general** For purposes of this title, the term “real estate investment trust” means a corporation, trust, or association— (1) which is managed by one or more trustees or directors; (2) the beneficial ownership of which is evidenced by transferable shares, or by transferable certificates of beneficial interest; (3) which (but for the provisions of this part) would be taxable as a domestic corporation; (4) which is neither (A) a financial institution referred to in section 582(c)(2), nor (B) an insurance company to which subchapter L applies; (5) the beneficial ownership of which is held by 100 or more persons; (6) subject to the provisions of subsection (k), which is not closely held (as determined under subsection (h)); and (7) which meets the requirements of subsection (c). **(b) Determination of status** The conditions described in paragraphs (1) to (4), inclusive, of subsection (a) must be met during the entire taxable year, and the condition described in paragraph (5) must exist during at least 335 days of a taxable year of 12 months, or during a proportionate part of a taxable year of less than 12 months. **(c) Limitations** A corporation, trust, or association shall not be considered a real estate investment trust for any taxable year unless— (1) it files with its return for the taxable year an election to be a real estate investment trust or has made such election for a previous taxable year, and such election has not been terminated or revoked under subsection (g); (2) at least 95 percent (90 percent for taxable years beginning before January 1, 1980) of its gross income (excluding gross income from prohibited transactions) is derived from— (A) dividends; (B) interest; (C) rents from real property; (D) gain from the sale or other

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26 U.S.C. § 382 — Limitation on net operating loss carryforwards and certain built-in losses following ownership change

**(a) General rule** The amount of the taxable income of any new loss corporation for any post-change year which may be offset by pre-change losses shall not exceed the section 382 limitation for such year. **(b) Section 382 limitation** For purposes of this section— (1) **In general** — Except as otherwise provided in this section, the section 382 limitation for any post-change year is an amount equal to— (A) the value of the old loss corporation, multiplied by (B) the long-term tax-exempt rate. (2) **Carryforward of unused limitation** — If the section 382 limitation for any post-change year exceeds the taxable income of the new loss corporation for such year which was offset by pre-change losses, the section 382 limitation for the next post-change year shall be increased by the amount of such excess. (3) **Special rule for post-change year which includes change date** — In the case of any post-change year which includes the change date— (A) *Limitation does not apply to taxable income before change* — Subsection (a) shall not apply to the portion of the taxable income for such year which is allocable to the period in such year on or before the change date. Except as provided in subsection (h)(5) and in regulations, taxable income shall be allocated ratably to each day in the year. (B) *Limitation for period after change* — For purposes of applying the limitation of subsection (a) to the remainder of the taxable income for such year, the section 382 limitation shall be an amount which bears the same ratio to such limitation (determined without regard to this paragraph) as— (i) the number of days in such year after the change date, bears to (ii) the total number of days in such year. **(c) Carryforwards disallowed if continuity of business re

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26 U.S.C. § 1361 — S corporation defined

**(a) S corporation defined** (1) **In general** — For purposes of this title, the term “S corporation” means, with respect to any taxable year, a small business corporation for which an election under section 1362(a) is in effect for such year. (2) **C corporation** — For purposes of this title, the term “C corporation” means, with respect to any taxable year, a corporation which is not an S corporation for such year. **(b) Small business corporation** (1) **In general** — For purposes of this subchapter, the term “small business corporation” means a domestic corporation which is not an ineligible corporation and which does not— (A) have more than 100 shareholders, (B) have as a shareholder a person (other than an estate, a trust described in subsection (c)(2), or an organization described in subsection (c)(6)) who is not an individual, (C) have a nonresident alien as a shareholder, and (D) have more than 1 class of stock. (2) **Ineligible corporation defined** — For purposes of paragraph (1), the term “ineligible corporation” means any corporation which is— (A) a financial institution which uses the reserve method of accounting for bad debts described in section 585, (B) an insurance company subject to tax under subchapter L, or (C) a DISC or former DISC. (3) **Treatment of certain wholly owned subsidiaries** (A) *In general* — Except as provided in regulations prescribed by the Secretary, for purposes of this title— (i) a corporation which is a qualified subchapter S subsidiary shall not be treated as a separate corporation, and (ii) all assets, liabilities, and items of income, deduction, and credit of a qualified subchapter S subsidiary shall be treated as assets, liabilities, and such items (as the case may be) of the S corp

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26 U.S.C. § 304 — Redemption through use of related corporations

**(a) Treatment of certain stock purchases** (1) **Acquisition by related corporation (other than subsidiary)** — For purposes of sections 302 and 303, if— (A) one or more persons are in control of each of two corporations, and (B) in return for property, one of the corporations acquires stock in the other corporation from the person (or persons) so in control, then (unless paragraph (2) applies) such property shall be treated as a distribution in redemption of the stock of the corporation acquiring such stock. To the extent that such distribution is treated as a distribution to which section 301 applies, the transferor and the acquiring corporation shall be treated in the same manner as if the transferor had transferred the stock so acquired to the acquiring corporation in exchange for stock of the acquiring corporation in a transaction to which section 351(a) applies, and then the acquiring corporation had redeemed the stock it was treated as issuing in such transaction. (2) **Acquisition by subsidiary** — For purposes of sections 302 and 303, if— (A) in return for property, one corporation acquires from a shareholder of another corporation stock in such other corporation, and (B) the issuing corporation controls the acquiring corporation, then such property shall be treated as a distribution in redemption of the stock of the issuing corporation. **(b) Special rules for application of subsection (a)** (1) **Rules for determinations under section 302(b)** — In the case of any acquisition of stock to which subsection (a) of this section applies, determinations as to whether the acquisition is, by reason of section 302(b), to be treated as a distribution in part or full payment in exchange for the stock shall be made by reference to the stock of the i

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26 U.S.C. § 465 — Deductions limited to amount at risk

**(a) Limitation to amount at risk** (1) **In general** — In the case of— (A) an individual, and (B) a C corporation with respect to which the stock ownership requirement of paragraph (2) of section 542(a) is met, engaged in an activity to which this section applies, any loss from such activity for the taxable year shall be allowed only to the extent of the aggregate amount with respect to which the taxpayer is at risk (within the meaning of subsection (b)) for such activity at the close of the taxable year. (2) **Deduction in succeeding year** — Any loss from an activity to which this section applies not allowed under this section for the taxable year shall be treated as a deduction allocable to such activity in the first succeeding taxable year. (3) **Special rules for applying paragraph (1)(B)** — For purposes of paragraph (1)(B)— (A) section 544(a)(2) shall be applied as if such section did not contain the phrase “or by or for his partner”; and (B) sections 544(a)(4)(A) and 544(b)(1) shall be applied by substituting “the corporation meet the stock ownership requirements of section 542(a)(2)” for “the corporation a personal holding company”. **(b) Amounts considered at risk** (1) **In general** — For purposes of this section, a taxpayer shall be considered at risk for an activity with respect to amounts including— (A) the amount of money and the adjusted basis of other property contributed by the taxpayer to the activity, and (B) amounts borrowed with respect to such activity (as determined under paragraph (2)). (2) **Borrowed amounts** — For purposes of this section, a taxpayer shall be considered at risk with respect to amounts borrowed for use in an activity to the extent that he— (A) is personally liable for the repayment of such amou

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26 U.S.C. § 6038 — Information reporting with respect to certain foreign corporations and partnerships

**(a) Requirement** (1) **In general** — Every United States person shall furnish, with respect to any foreign business entity which such person controls, such information as the Secretary may prescribe relating to— (A) the name, the principal place of business, and the nature of business of such entity, and the country under whose laws such entity is incorporated (or organized in the case of a partnership); (B) in the case of a foreign corporation, its post-1986 undistributed earnings (as defined in section 902(c)); 11 See References in Text note below. (C) a balance sheet for such entity listing assets, liabilities, and capital; (D) transactions between such entity and— (i) such person, (ii) any corporation or partnership which such person controls, and (iii) any United States person owning, at the time the transaction takes place— (I) in the case of a foreign corporation, 10 percent or more of the value of any class of stock outstanding of such corporation, and (II) in the case of a foreign partnership, at least a 10-percent interest in such partnership; and (E) (i) in the case of a foreign corporation, a description of the various classes of stock outstanding, and a list showing the name and address of, and number of shares held by, each United States person who is a shareholder of record owning at any time during the annual accounting period 5 percent or more in value of any class of stock outstanding of such foreign corporation, and (ii) information comparable to the information described in clause (i) in the case of a foreign partnership. The Secretary may also require the furnishing of any other information which is similar or related in nature to that specified in the preceding sentence or which the Secre

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26 U.S.C. § 901 — Taxes of foreign countries and of possessions of United States

**(a) Allowance of credit** If the taxpayer chooses to have the benefits of this subpart, the tax imposed by this chapter shall, subject to the limitation of section 904, be credited with the amounts provided in the applicable paragraph of subsection (b) plus, in the case of a corporation, the taxes deemed to have been paid under section 960. Such choice for any taxable year may be made or changed at any time before the expiration of the period prescribed for making a claim for credit or refund of the tax imposed by this chapter for such taxable year. The credit shall not be allowed against any tax treated as a tax not imposed by this chapter under section 26(b). **(b) Amount allowed** Subject to the limitation of section 904, the following amounts shall be allowed as the credit under subsection (a): (1) **Citizens and domestic corporations** — In the case of a citizen of the United States and of a domestic corporation, the amount of any income, war profits, and excess profits taxes paid or accrued during the taxable year to any foreign country or to any possession of the United States; and (2) **Resident of the United States or Puerto Rico** — In the case of a resident of the United States and in the case of an individual who is a bona fide resident of Puerto Rico during the entire taxable year, the amount of any such taxes paid or accrued during the taxable year to any possession of the United States; and (3) **Alien resident of the United States or Puerto Rico** — In the case of an alien resident of the United States and in the case of an alien individual who is a bona fide resident of Puerto Rico during the entire taxable year, the amount of any such taxes paid or accrued during the taxable year to any foreign country; and (4) **Nonresident alien individuals an

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26 U.S.C. § 958 — Rules for determining stock ownership

**(a) Direct and indirect ownership** (1) **General rule** — For purposes of this subpart (other than section 960), stock owned means— (A) stock owned directly, and (B) stock owned with the application of paragraph (2). (2) **Stock ownership through foreign entities** — For purposes of subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1), stock owned, directly or indirectly, by or for a foreign corporation, foreign partnership, or foreign trust or foreign estate (within the meaning of section 7701(a)(31)) shall be considered as being owned proportionately by its shareholders, partners, or beneficiaries. Stock considered to be owned by a person by reason of the application of the preceding sentence shall, for purposes of applying such sentence, be treated as actually owned by such person. (3) **Special rule for mutual insurance companies** — For purposes of applying paragraph (1) in the case of a foreign mutual insurance company, the term “stock” shall include any certificate entitling the holder to voting power in the corporation. **(b) Constructive ownership** For purposes of sections 951(b), 954(d)(3), 956(c)(2), and 957, section 318(a) (relating to constructive ownership of stock) shall apply to the extent that the effect is to treat any United States person as a United States shareholder within the meaning of section 951(b), to treat a person as a related person within the meaning of section 954(d)(3), to treat the stock of a domestic corporation as owned by a United States shareholder of the controlled foreign corporation for purposes of section 956(c)(2), or to treat a foreign corporation as a controlled foreign corporation under section 957, except that— (1) In applying paragraph (1)(A) of section 318(a), stock owned by a nonresident alien individual (other than a foreig

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