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CFR Citation: 26 CFR Part 1

RIN ID: RIN 1545-BG55

TD ID: [TD 9368]

NOTICE: RULES

DOCUMENT ACTION: Correcting amendments

SUBJECT CATEGORY: Reduction of Foreign Tax Credit Limitation Categories Under Section 904(d); Correction

DATES: The correction is effective March 21, 2008.

DOCUMENT SUMMARY: This document contains corrections to final and temporary regulations (TD 9368) that were published in the Federal Register on Friday, December 21, 2007 (72 FR 72582) regarding the reduction of the number of separate foreign tax credit limitation categories under section 904(d) of the Internal Revenue Code. These regulations affect taxpayers claiming foreign tax credits and provide guidance needed to comply with the statutory changes made by the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 (AJCA).

SUMMARY: Reduction of Foreign Tax Credit Limitation Categories Under Section 904(d); Correction,

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

The final and temporary regulations (TD 9368) that are the subject of the correction are under section 904 of the Internal Revenue Code. Need for Correction

As published, final and temporary regulations (TD 9368) contain errors that may prove to be misleading and are in need of
clarification.

List of Subjects in 26 CFR Part 1

Income taxes, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements. Correction of Publication
Accordingly, 26 CFR part 1 is corrected by making the following amendments:
PART 1INCOME TAXES
Paragraph 1. The authority citation for part 1 continues to read, in part, as follows:

Authority: 26 U.S.C. 7805 * * *
Par. 2. Section 1.9044 is amended as follows:
1. In paragraph (h)(4) Example 3, in the first sentence, the language ``Example (3)'' is removed and the language ``Example 2'' is added in its place.
2. In paragraph (i), in the last sentence, the language ``dividends received or accrued by the taxpayer from each separate noncontrolled section 902 corporation'' is removed and the language ``income in each separate category'' is added in its place.
Par. 3. Section 1.9047T(g) is amended as follows:
3. In paragraph (g)(2), in the last sentence, the language ``Similar rules shall apply to characterize any deficits in the pre2007 pools and previouslytaxed earnings and profits described in section 959(c)(1)(A) that are attributable to earnings in the pre2007 pools.'' is removed and the language ``Similar rules shall apply to characterize any deficits in the pre2007 pools and previouslytaxed earnings and profits described in section 959(c)(1) and (2) that are attributable to earnings in the pre2007 pools.'' is added in its place.
4. In paragraph (g)(4), in the last sentence, the language ``Similar rules shall apply to characterize any deficits or previouslytaxed earnings and profits described in section 959(c)(1)(A) that are attributable to pre1987 accumulated profits.'' is removed and the language ``Similar rules shall apply to characterize any deficits or previouslytaxed earnings and profits described in section 959(c)(1) and (2) that are attributable to pre1987 accumulated profits.'' is added in its place.
LaNita Van Dyke,
Chief, Publications and Regulations Branch, Legal Processing Division, Associate Chief Counsel (Procedure and Administration).
[FR Doc. E85685 Filed 32008; 8:45 am]
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