The Department of Treasury and Internal Revenue Service invite public comment on recommendations for items that should be included on the 2016–2017 Priority Guidance Plan.

These proposed regulations provide guidance on the information required to be reported for country-by-country (CbC) reporting. The proposed regulations generally require United States persons (other than individuals) that are the ultimate parent of a U.S. multinational enterprise (MNE) group earning annual revenues of $850,000,000 or more to report certain financial information on a tax jurisdiction-by-tax jurisdiction basis. The regulations require the U.S. ultimate parent to list the U.S. MNE group’s business entities indicating each entity’s tax jurisdiction (if any), country of organization, tax identification number (if any), and main business activity, as well as CbC financial information for each tax jurisdiction in which the U.S. MNE does business. The CbC financial information includes income, profits, income taxes, stated capital, accumulated earnings, number of employees, and tangible assets other than cash.

Interest rates: underpayment and overpayments. The rates for interest determined under section 6621 of the code for the calendar quarter beginning April 1, 2016, will be 4 percent for overpayments (3 percent in the case of a corporation), 4 percent for the underpayments, and 6 percent for large corporation underpayments. The rate of interest paid on the portion of a corporation overpayment exceeding $10,000 will be 1.5 percent.

Federal rates; adjusted federal rates; adjusted federal long-term rate and the long-term exempt rate. For purposes of sections 382, 642, 1274, 1288, and other sections of the Code, tables set forth the rates for April 2016.

Guidance is provided to individuals who fail to meet the eligibility requirements of section 911(d)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code because adverse conditions in a foreign country preclude the individual from meeting those requirements. Revenue Procedure 2016–21 provides a country for tax year 2015 and the date that country is subject to the section 911(d)(4) waiver.

This document contains final regulations regarding the distribution requirement for non-functionally integrated Type III supporting organizations. The regulations reflect changes to the law made by the Pension Protection Act of 2006. The regulations will affect non-functionally integrated Type III supporting organizations and their supported organizations.

Announcement 2016–14 informs taxpayers and practitioners that the IRS has revised Form 3115, Application for Change in Accounting Method, and its instructions. The Form 3115 (Rev. December 2015) replaces the December 2009 version. The announcement also provides a transition period and transition guidance.

The Department of Treasury and Internal Revenue Service invite public comment on recommendations for items that should be included on the 2016–2017 Priority Guidance Plan.