<!-- TTST:[]: TTC:[]: TTSC:[]: TTT:[IRB]: TTS:[]: TTCP:[IRB 2020-33]: TTCI:[Highlights]: TTB:[]: TTA:[]: TTD:[]: -->

IRB 2020-33

Table of Contents
(Dated August 10, 2020)
(back to all IRBs)


This is the table of contents of Internal Revenue Bulletin IRB 2020-33. Click on an entry to view the entry. Items shown under "Highlights of This Issue" open summaries of each IRB-referenced document only. Scroll to Parts I, II, etc. to view the full text versions of each IRB-referenced document. Use the "Keyword Search" option of TouchTax to search the full text of all Internal Revenue Bulletins, including this IRB.

View the original PDF version of this Internal Revenue Bulletin

HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS ISSUE

 

These synopses are intended only as aids to the reader in identifying the subject matter covered. They may not be relied upon as authoritative interpretations.

INCOME TAX

The competent authorities of the United States of America and Switzerland hereby enter into the following arrangement (“the Arrangement”) that references to North American Free Trade Agreement in the Convention between the Swiss Federation and the United States of America for the Avoidance of Double Taxation with Respect to Taxes on Income (the “Convention”) shall be understood as references to the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (“USMCA”) upon entry into force of the USMCA. The Arrangement is entered into under paragraph 3 of Article 25 (Mutual Agreement Procedure) of the Convention.

This document contains corrections to TD 9900, published in Internal Revenue Bulletin 2020-30 on Monday, July 20, 2020.

REG-127732-19 (page 385)

This document contains proposed regulations under the subpart F income and global intangible low-taxed income provisions of the Internal Revenue Code regarding the treatment of certain income that is subject to a high rate of foreign tax. This document also contains proposed regulations under the information reporting provisions for foreign corporations to facilitate the administration of certain rules in the proposed regulations. The proposed regulations would affect United States shareholders of controlled foreign corporations.

Rev. Proc. 2020-37 (page 381)

This revenue procedure provides: (1) tables of limitations on depreciation deductions for owners of passenger automobiles first placed in service by the taxpayer during calendar year 2020; and (2) a table of amounts that must be included in income by lessees of passenger automobiles first leased by the taxpayer during calendar year 2020. The tables detailing these depreciation limitations and lessee inclusion amounts reflect the automobile price inflation adjustments required by section 280F(d)(7). For purposes of this revenue procedure, the term “passenger automobiles” includes trucks and vans.

26 CFR 601.105: Examination of returns and claims for refund, credit, or abatement; determination of correct tax liability.

(Also Part I, §§ 280F; 1.280F-7.)

T.D. 9901 (page 266)

These final regulations provide guidance on the deduction for Foreign-Derived Intangible Income and Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income under section 250 of the Code, which was added to the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”) by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Pub. L. No. 155-97 (2017). The final regulations replace previously issued proposed regulations and provide guidance on both the computation of the deductions available under section 250 and the definition and determination of FDII. In addition, the final regulations provide rules, pursuant to section 1502 of the Code, for the computation of FDII in a consolidated group. Finally, these final regulations contain amendments to regulations under sections 962, 6038 and 6038A of the Code.

26 CFR 1.250-0, 1.250-1, 1.250(a)-1, 1.250(b)-1 through 1.250(b)-6, 1.861-8, 1.962-1, 1.1502-12, 1.1502-13, 1.1502-50, 1.6038-2, 1.6038-3, 1.6038A-2

T.D. 9902 (page 349)

This document contains final regulations under the global intangible low-taxed income and subpart F income provisions of the Internal Revenue Code regarding the treatment of income that is subject to a high rate of foreign tax. The final regulations affect United States shareholders of foreign corporations. This guidance relates to changes made to the applicable law by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which was enacted on December 22, 2017.



The Internal Revenue Bulletin is produced and published by the Internal Revenue Service and contains IRS pronouncements affecting tax analysis under the Code and the Regulations, including but not limited to Revenue Procedures, Revenue Rulings, Notices and Announcements. Access the IRS site at https://www.irs.gov/help/irsgov-accessibility for information concerning accessibility of IRS materials. While every effort has been made to ensure that the IRB database files available through the TouchTax application are accurate, those using TouchTax for legal research should verify their results against the printed versions of the IRBs available from the IRS.