Sec. 1.897-8T Status as a U.S. real property holding corporation as a condition for electing section 897(i) pursuant to section 1.897-3. (Temporary)

(a) Purpose and scope. This section provides a temporary regulation that if and when adopted as a final regulation, will be added to paragraph (b) of section 1.897-3. Paragraph (b) of this section would then appear as paragraph (b)(4) of section 1.897-3.

(b) General conditions. The foreign corporation upon making an election under section 897(i) (including any retroactive election) must qualify as a U.S. real property holding corporation as defined in paragraph (b)(1) of section 1.897-2.

(c) Effective date. Section 1.897-8T shall be effective as of June 6, 1988, with respect to foreign corporations making an election under section 897(i) after May 5, 1988.