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Code · CFR · Title 26 — Internal Revenue · Part 1 · § 1.332-6

§ 1.332-6. Records to be kept and information to be filed with return.

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(a)Statement filed by recipient corporation. If any recipient corporation received a liquidating distribution from the liquidating corporation pursuant to a plan (whether or not that recipient corporation has received or will receive other such distributions from the liquidating corporation in other tax years as part of the same plan) during the current tax year, such recipient corporation must include a statement entitled, “STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 332 BY [INSERT NAME AND EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (IF ANY) OF TAXPAYER], A CORPORATION RECEIVING A LIQUIDATING DISTRIBUTION,” on or with its return for such year. If any recipient corporation is a controlled foreign corporation (within the meaning of section 957), each United States shareholder (within the meaning of section 951(b)) with respect thereto must include this statement on or with its return. The statement must include—
(1)The name and employer identification number (if any) of the liquidating corporation;
(2)The date(s) of all distribution(s) (whether or not pursuant to the plan) by the liquidating corporation during the current tax year;
(3)The fair market value and basis of assets of the liquidating corporation that have been or will be transferred to any recipient corporation, aggregated as follows:
(i)Importation property distributed in a loss importation transaction, as defined in § 1.362-3(c)(2) and
(3)(except that “section 332 liquidation” is substituted for “section 362 transaction”), respectively;
(ii)Property with respect to which gain or loss was recognized on the distribution;
(iii)Property not described in paragraph (a)(3)(i) or
(ii)of this section;
(4)The date and control number of any private letter ruling(s) issued by the Internal Revenue Service in connection with the liquidation;
(5)The following representation: THE PLAN OF COMPLETE LIQUIDATION WAS ADOPTED ON [INSERT DATE (mm/dd/yyyy)]; and
(6)A representation by such recipient corporation either that—
(i)THE LIQUIDATION WAS COMPLETED ON [INSERT DATE (mm/dd/yyyy)]; or
(ii)THE LIQUIDATION IS NOT COMPLETE AND THE TAXPAYER HAS TIMELY FILED [INSERT EITHER FORM 952, “Consent To Extend the Time to Assess Tax Under Section 332(b),” OR NUMBER AND NAME OF THE SUCCESSOR FORM].
(b)Filings by the liquidating corporation. The liquidating corporation must timely file Form 966, “Corporate Dissolution or Liquidation,” (or its successor form) and its final Federal corporate income tax return. See also section 6043 of the Code.
(c)Definitions. For purposes of this section:
(1)Plan means the plan of complete liquidation within the meaning of section 332.
(2)Recipient corporation means the corporation described in section 332(b)(1).
(3)Liquidating corporation means the corporation that makes a distribution of property to a recipient corporation pursuant to the plan.
(4)Liquidating distribution means a distribution of property made by the liquidating corporation to a recipient corporation pursuant to the plan.
(d)Substantiation information. Under § 1.6001-1(e), taxpayers are required to retain their permanent records and make such records available to any authorized Internal Revenue Service officers and employees. In connection with a liquidation described in this section, these records should specifically include information regarding the amount, basis, and fair market value of all distributed property, and relevant facts regarding any liabilities assumed or extinguished as part of such liquidation.
(e)Effective/applicability date. This section applies to any taxable year beginning on or after May 30, 2006. However, taxpayers may apply this section to any original Federal income tax return (including any amended return filed on or before the due date (including extensions) of such original return) timely filed on or after May 30, 2006. For taxable years beginning before May 30, 2006, see § 1.332-6 as contained in 26 CFR part 1 in effect on April 1, 2006. Paragraph (a)(3) of this section applies with respect to liquidations under section 332 occurring on or after March 28, 2016, and also with respect to liquidations under section 332 occurring before such date as a result of an entity classification election under § 301.7701-3 of this chapter filed on or after March 28, 2016, unless such liquidation is pursuant to a binding agreement that was in effect prior to March 28, 2016 and at all times thereafter. [T.D. 9329, 72 FR 32797, June 14, 2007, as amended by T.D. 9759, 81 FR 17071, Mar. 28, 2016]
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§ 1.332-6
Records to be kept and information to be filed with return.
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