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IRS Corrects Final Regs on Base Erosion and Antiabuse Tax

AUG. 14, 2020

T.D. 9885 (correction); 85 F.R. 49595

DATED AUG. 14, 2020
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Citations: T.D. 9885 (correction); 85 F.R. 49595

Base Erosion and Anti-Abuse Tax; Correcting Amendment

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
26 CFR Part 1

Treasury Decision 9885

RIN 1545-BO56

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury.

ACTION: Correcting amendments.

SUMMARY: This document contains corrections to final regulations (TD 9885) that were published in the Federal Register on Friday, December 6, 2019. The final regulations implementing the base erosion and anti-abuse tax, designed to prevent the reduction of tax liability by certain large corporate taxpayers through certain payments made to foreign related parties and certain tax credits.

DATES: Effective date: The final regulations are effective on December 6, 2019

Applicability date: December 6, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sarah Hoyt at (202) 317-6848 or Julie Wang at (202) 317–6975 (not a toll-free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

The final regulations (TD 9885) that are the subject of this correction are issued under §1.1.502-59A of the Internal Revenue Code.

Need for Correction

As published, December 6, 2019 (84 FR 66968) the final regulations (TD 9885; FR DOC. 2019-25744) contains an error 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 amendments:

PART 1 — INCOME TAXES

Paragraph 1. The authority citation for part 1 continues to read in part as follows:

Authority: 26 U.S.C. 7805 * * *

§1.1.502-59A [Transferred]

Par. 2. Section 1.1502-59A is amended by transferring the section underneath the undesignated heading "Special Taxes and Taxpayers" and following §1.1502-55.

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

[FR Doc. 2020-16383 Filed: 8/13/2020 8:45 am; Publication Date: 8/14/2020]

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