This document corrects temporary regulations (T.D. 9170, 2005-4 I.R.B. 363) that were published in the Federal Register on Wednesday, December 22, 2004 (69 FR 76612). The document contains temporary regulations providing guidance concerning the applicability of section 1374 to S corporations that acquire assets in carryover basis transactions from C corporations on or after December 27, 1994, and to certain corporations that terminate S corporation status and later elect again to become S corporations.
The temporary regulations (T.D. 9170) that are the subject of this correction are under section 1374 of the Internal Revenue Code.
As published, the temporary regulations (T.D. 9170) contain errors that may prove to be misleading and are in need of clarification.
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Accordingly, 26 CFR Part 1 is corrected by making the following correcting amendments:
Paragraph 1. The authority citation for part 1 continues to read in part as follows:
Authority: 26 U.S.C. 7805 * * *
Par. 2. The section heading and text of §1.1374-8T is revised to read as follows:
(a)(1) [Reserved]. For further guidance, see §1.1374-8(a).
(2) Section 1374(d)(8) applies to any section 1374(d)(8) transaction, as defined in paragraph (a)(1) of this section, that occurs on or after December 27, 1994, without regard to the date of the corporation’s election to be an S corporation under section 1362.
(b) through (d) [Reserved]. For further guidance, see §1.1374-8(b) through (d).
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