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Department of the Treasury
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Instructions for Schedule
M-3 (Form 1120-L)
Net Income (Loss) Reconciliation for U.S. Life Insurance Companies With Total
Assets of $10 Million or More

Section references are to the Internal
Revenue Code unless otherwise noted.

General Instructions
What’s New

Each

Certain instructions for Schedule M-3,
Parts I, II, and III, have been clarified.
Complete only one Schedule M-3, Part I,
for a consolidated group. Both Schedule
M-3, Parts II and III, must indicate the
name and Employer Identification
Number (EIN) of the common parent and,
if applicable, the subsidiary name and
EIN. See the Note under Consolidated
Schedule M-3 Versus Consolidating
Schedules M-3 for Form 1120-L Groups
on page 4, for more information.
Instructions have been added for the
following new lines on Schedule M-3, Part
I.
• Schedule M-3, Part I, line 4b, is used to
report the accounting standard used in
computing the worldwide consolidated net
income (loss) stated in Schedule M-3,
Part I, line 4a. See page 6.
• Schedule M-3, Part I, line 7a, is used to
report the income (loss) for any foreign
disregarded entity that is not included in
Schedule M-3, Part I, line 4a, but which is
included in Schedule M-3, Part I, line 11.
See page 7.
• Schedule M-3, Part I, line 12, is used to
report the total assets and liabilities of the
entities included or removed on Schedule
M-3, Part I, lines 4, 5, 6, and 7. See page
10.

Purpose of Schedule
Schedule M-3, Part I, asks certain
questions about the corporation’s
financial statements and reconciles
financial statement net income (loss) for
the corporation (or consolidated financial
statement group, if applicable), as
reported on Schedule M-3, Part I, line 4a,
to net income (loss) of the corporation for
U.S. taxable income purposes, as
reported on Schedule M-3, Part I, line 11.
Schedule M-3, Parts II and III,
reconcile financial statement net income
(loss) for the U.S. corporation (or
consolidated tax group, if applicable), as
reported on Schedule M-3, Part I, line 11,
to taxable income on Form 1120-PC,
Schedule A, line 35 (or Schedule B, line
19, if applicable). For life insurance

companies that prepare an annual
statement, financial statement net income
(loss) should be reported on the statutory
basis on Schedule M-3, Part I, line 11.

Where To File
If the corporation is required to file (or
voluntarily files) Schedule M-3 (Form
1120-L), the corporation must file Form
1120-L and all attachments and
schedules, including Schedule M-3 (Form
1120-L), with the Department of Treasury,
Internal Revenue Service Center, Ogden,
UT 84201-0012.

Who Must File

• Any domestic corporation or group of

corporations required to file Form 1120-L,
U.S. Life Insurance Company Income Tax
Return, that reports on Schedule L, Part
II, line 2b of Form 1120-L total assets at
the end of the corporation’s tax year that
equal or exceed $10 million must
complete and file Schedule M-3.
• A corporation filing a non-consolidated
Form 1120-L that reports on Schedule L,
Part II, line 2b of Form 1120-L total assets
that equal or exceed $10 million must
complete and file Schedule M-3 and must
check box (1) Non-consolidated return, at
the top of page 1 of Schedule M-3.
• Any U.S. consolidated tax group
consisting of a U.S. parent corporation
and additional includible corporations
listed on Form 851, Affiliations
Schedule, required to file Form 1120-L
that reports on Schedule L, Part II, line 2b
of Form 1120-L total consolidated assets
at the end of the tax year that equal or
exceed $10 million must complete and file
Schedule M-3, and must check box (2)
Consolidated return (Form 1120-L only)
or (3) Mixed 1120/L/PC group, as
applicable, at the top of page 1 of
Schedule M-3.
For purposes of determining whether a
corporation with a 52-53 week tax year
must file Schedule M-3, such
corporation’s tax year is deemed to end
or close on the last day of the calendar
month nearest to the last day of the 52-53
week tax year. For further guidance on
52-53 week tax years, see Regulations
section 1.441-2(c)(1).
A U.S. life insurance company filing
Form 1120-L that is not required to file
Schedule M-3 may voluntarily file
Cat. No. 39945W

Schedule M-3. A life insurance company
filing Schedule M-3 must check Item A,
box (3) on Form 1120-L, page 1,
indicating that Schedule M-3 is attached,
whether required or voluntary.
If the parent corporation of a U.S.
consolidated tax group files Form 1120-L
and files Schedule M-3, each member of
the group must file Schedule M-3.
However, if the parent corporation of a
U.S. consolidated tax group files Form
1120-L and any member of the group files
Form 1120-PC, U.S. Property and
Casualty Insurance Company Income Tax
Return, or Form 1120, that member must
file a Form 1120-PC Schedule M-3 or a
Form 1120 Schedule M-3, respectively,
and the group must comply with the
mixed group consolidated Schedule M-3
reporting described in the section,
Schedule M-3 Consolidation for Mixed
Groups (1120/L/PC). A mixed group must
also file Form 8916, Reconciliation of
Schedule M-3 Taxable Income with Tax
Return Taxable Income for Mixed Groups.
If the parent corporation of a U.S.
consolidated tax group files Form 1120-L
and any member of the group files Form
1120-PC or Form 1120, and the
consolidated Schedule L, Part II, line 2b,
reported in the return includes the assets
of all of the corporations (the insurance
companies as well as the non-insurance
companies), in order to determine if the
group meets the $10 million threshold test
for the requirement to file Schedule M-3,
use the amount of total assets reported
on Schedule L, Part II, line 2b, of the
consolidated return. If the parent
company of a U.S. consolidated tax group
files Form 1120-L and any member of the
group files Form 1120-PC or Form 1120
and the consolidated Schedule L, Part II,
line 2b, reported in the return does not
include the assets of one or more of the
corporations in the U.S. consolidated tax
group, in order to determine if the group
meets the $10 million threshold test for
the requirement to file Schedule M-3, use
the sum of the amount of total assets
reported on the consolidated Schedule L,
Part II, line 2b, plus the amounts of all
assets reported on Forms 1120-PC and
1120 that are included in the consolidated
return but not included on the
consolidated Schedule L, Part II, line 2b.
For insurance companies included in
the consolidated U.S. income tax return,

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see instructions for Part I, lines 10 and
11, and Part II, line 7, for guidance on
Schedule M-3 reporting of intercompany
dividends and statutory accounting
adjustments.
Example 1.
1. U.S. life insurance company A
owns U.S. subsidiary B and foreign
subsidiary F. For its 2008 tax year, A
prepares consolidated financial
statements with B and F that report total
assets of $12 million. A files a
consolidated U.S. income tax return with
B and reports total consolidated assets on
Schedule L, Part II, line 2b, of $8 million.
A’s U.S. consolidated tax group is not
required to file Schedule M-3 for the 2008
tax year.
2. U.S. life insurance company C
owns U.S. life insurance company D. For
its 2008 tax year, C prepares
consolidated financial statements with D
but C and D file separate U.S. income tax
returns. The consolidated accrual basis
financial statements for C and D report
total assets at the end of the taxable year
of $12 million after intercompany
eliminations. C reports separate company
total year-end assets on its Schedule L,
Part II, line 2b, of $7 million. D reports
separate company total year-end assets
on its Schedule L, Part II, line 2b, of $6
million. Neither C nor D is required to file
Schedule M-3 for the 2008 tax year.
3. Foreign corporation A owns 100
percent of both U.S. life insurance
company B and U.S. life insurance
company C. C owns 100 percent of U.S.
life insurance company D. For its 2008
tax year, A prepares a consolidated
worldwide financial statement for the
ABCD consolidated group. The ABCD
consolidated financial statement reports
total year-end assets of $25 million. A is
not required to file a U.S. income tax
return. B files a separate U.S. income tax
return and reports separate company total
year-end assets on its Schedule L, Part II,
line 2b, of $12 million. C files a
consolidated U.S. income tax return with
D and, after eliminating intercompany
transactions between C and D, reports
consolidated total year-end assets on
Schedule L, Part II, line 2b, of $8 million.
B is required to file Schedule M-3
because its total year-end assets reported
on Schedule L, Part II, line 2b, exceed
$10 million. The CD U.S. consolidated tax
group is not required to file Schedule M-3
because its total year-end assets reported
on Schedule L, Part II, line 2b, do not
exceed $10 million.

Other Issues Affecting
Schedule M-3 Filing
Requirements
If a life insurance company was required
to file Schedule M-3 for the preceding tax
year but reports on Schedule L, Part II,
line 2b, of Form 1120-L total consolidated
assets at the end of the current tax year
of less than $10 million, the life insurance

company is not required to file Schedule
M-3 for the current tax year. The life
insurance company may voluntarily file
Schedule M-3 for the current tax year. If
for a subsequent tax year the life
insurance company is required to file
Schedule M-3, the life insurance company
must complete Schedule M-3 in its
entirety (Part I and all columns in Parts II
and III) for that subsequent tax year.
In the case of a U.S. consolidated tax
group, total assets at the end of the tax
year must be determined based on the
total year-end assets of all includible
corporations listed on Form 851, net of
eliminations for intercompany
transactions and balances between the
includible corporations. In addition, for
purposes of determining for Schedule M-3
whether the corporation (or U.S.
consolidated tax group) has total assets
at the end of the current tax year of $10
million or more, the corporation’s total
consolidated assets must be determined
on an overall accrual method of
accounting unless both of the following
apply: (a) the tax returns of all includible
corporations in the U.S. consolidated tax
group are prepared using an overall cash
method of accounting, and (b) no
includible corporation in the U.S.
consolidated tax group prepares or is
included in financial statements prepared
on an accrual basis.
Note. See the instructions for Part I, line
1, for a discussion of non-tax-basis
income statements and related
non-tax-basis balance sheets to be used
in the preparation of Schedule M-3 and
Form 1120-L, Schedule L.

Other Form 1120-L
Schedules Affected by
Schedule M-3
Requirements
Report on Schedules L and Form 1120-L,
page 1, amounts for the U.S. corporation
or, if applicable, the U.S. consolidated tax
group.

Schedule L
If a non-tax-basis income statement and
related non-tax-basis balance sheet is
prepared for any purpose for a period
ending with or within the tax year,
Schedule L must be prepared showing
non-tax-basis amounts. See the
discussion in the instructions for Schedule
M-3, Part I, line 1, of non-tax-basis
income statements and related
non-tax-basis balance sheets prepared
for any purpose and the impact on the
selection of the income statement used
for Schedule M-3 and the related
non-tax-basis balance sheet amounts that
must be used for Schedule L.
Total assets shown on Schedule L,
Part II, line 2b, must equal the total assets
of the life insurance company (or, in the
case of a U.S. consolidated tax group, the
total assets of all members of the group
listed on Form 851) as of the last day of

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the tax year, and must be the same total
assets reported by the life insurance
company (or by each member of the U.S.
consolidated tax group) in the
non-tax-basis financial statements, if any,
used for Schedule M-3. If the life
insurance company prepares
non-tax-basis financial statements,
Schedule L, Part II, line 2b, must equal
the sum of the non-tax-basis financial
statement total assets for each
corporation listed on Form 851 and
included in the U.S. consolidated tax
return (includible corporation) net of
eliminations for intercompany
transactions between includible
corporations. If the life insurance
company does not prepare non-tax-basis
financial statements, Schedule L, Part II,
line 2b, must be based on the life
insurance company’s books and records.
The Schedule L balance sheet may show
tax-basis balance sheet amounts if the life
insurance company is allowed to use
books and records for Schedule M-3 and
the life insurance company’s books and
records reflect only tax-basis amounts.
Generally, total assets at the beginning
of the year (Schedule L, Part II, line 2a),
must equal total assets at the close of the
prior year (Schedule L, Part II, line 2b).
For each Schedule L balance sheet item
reported for which there is a difference
between the current opening balance
sheet amount and the prior closing
balance sheet amount, attach a schedule
that reports the balance sheet item, the
prior closing amount, the current opening
amount, and a short explanation of the
change. Such reasons for those
differences include mergers and
acquisitions.
For purposes of measuring total assets
at the end of the year, the corporation’s
assets may not be netted or reduced by
the corporation’s liabilities. In addition,
total assets may not be reported as a
negative amount. If Schedule L is
prepared on a non-tax-basis method, an
investment in a partnership may be
shown as appropriate under the
corporation’s non-tax-basis method of
accounting, including, if required by the
corporation’s reporting methodology, the
equity method of accounting for
investments. If Schedule L is prepared on
a tax-basis, an investment by the
corporation in a partnership must be
shown as an asset and measured by the
corporation’s adjusted basis in its
partnership interest. Any liabilities
contributing to such adjusted basis must
be shown on Schedule L as corporate
liabilities.

Consolidated Return
(Form 1120-L, Page 1)
Report on Form 1120-L, page 1, each
item of income, gain, loss, expense, or
deduction net of elimination entries for
intercompany transactions between
includible corporations. The corporation
must not report as dividends on Form
1120-L, Schedule A, any amounts

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received from an includible corporation
unless the corporation receiving the
intercompany dividends is an insurance
company and only to the extent that the
insurance company is required to include
intercompany dividends in taxable
income. See the instructions for Part I,
lines 10 and 11, for a discussion of
intercompany dividends and insurance
company statutory accounting. In general,
dividends received from an includible
corporation must be eliminated in
consolidation rather than offset by the
dividends-received deduction.

partnership income, loss, or capital on
any day of the partnership tax year is
deemed to own all corporate and
partnership interests owned or deemed to
be owned under these instructions by the
partnership during the partnership tax
year; and (5) the beneficial owner of 50%
or more of the beneficial interest of a trust
or nominee arrangement on any day of
the trust or nominee arrangement tax
year is deemed to own all corporate and
partnership interests owned or deemed to
be owned under these instructions by the
trust or nominee arrangement.

Entity Considerations for
Schedule M-3

A reportable entity partner with respect
to a partnership (as defined above) must
report the following to the partnership
within 30 days of first becoming a
reportable entity partner and, after first
reporting to the partnership under these
instructions, thereafter within 30 days of
the date of any change in the interest it
owns or is deemed to own, directly or
indirectly, under these instructions, in the
partnership: (1) its name, (2) its mailing
address, (3) its taxpayer identification
number (TIN or EIN) if applicable, (4) its
entity or organization type, (5) the state or
country in which it is organized, (6) the
date on which it first became a reportable
entity partner, (7) the date with respect to
which it is reporting a change in its
ownership interest in the partnership, if
applicable, (8) the interest in the
partnership it owns or is deemed to own
in the partnership, directly or indirectly (as
defined under these instructions) as of the
date with respect to which it is reporting,
and (9) any change in that interest as of
the date with respect to which it is
reporting.

For purposes of Schedule M-3,
references to the classification of an entity
(for example, as a corporation, a
partnership, or a trust) are references to
the treatment of the entity for U.S. income
tax purposes. An entity that generally is
disregarded as separate from its owner
for U.S. income tax purposes
(disregarded entity) must not be
separately reported on Schedule M-3
except, if required, on Part I, line 7a or 7b.
On Parts II and III, any item of income,
gain, loss, deduction, or credit of a
disregarded entity must be reported as an
item of its owner. In particular, the income
or loss of a disregarded entity must not be
reported on Part II, lines 9, 10, or 11 as a
separate partnership or other
pass-through. The financial statement
income or loss of a disregarded entity is
included on Part I, line 7a or 7b, only if its
financial statement income or loss is
included on Part I, line 11, but not on Part
I, line 4a.

Reportable Entity Partner
Reporting Responsibilities
A reportable entity partner with respect to
a partnership filing Form 1065 is an entity
that (1) owns or is deemed to own,
directly or indirectly, under these
instructions a 50% or greater interest in
the income, loss, or capital of the
partnership on any day of the tax year,
and (2) was required to complete
Schedule M-3 on its most recently filed
U.S. income tax return or return of income
filed prior to that day.
For the purposes of these instructions,
the following rules apply: (1) the parent
corporation of a consolidated tax group is
deemed to own all corporate and
partnership interests owned or deemed to
be owned under these instructions by any
member of the tax consolidated group; (2)
the owner of a disregarded entity is
deemed to own all corporate and
partnership interests owned or deemed to
be owned under these instructions by the
disregarded entity; (3) the owner of 50%
or more of a corporation by vote on any
day of the corporation tax year is deemed
to own all corporate and partnership
interests owned or deemed to be owned
under these instructions by the
corporation during the corporation tax
year; (4) the owner of 50% or more of

The reportable entity partner must
retain copies of required reports it makes
to the partnerships under these
instructions. Each partnership must retain
copies of the required reports it receives
under these instructions from reportable
entity partners.
Example 2.
1. A, an LLC filing a Form 1065 for
2008, is owned 50% by U.S. life
insurance company Z. A owns 50% of B,
C, D, and E, which are also LLCs filing a
Form 1065 for calendar year 2008. Z was
first required to complete Form 1120-L,
Schedule M-3, for its corporate tax year
ended December 31, 2007, and filed
Schedule M-3 with its Form 1120-L for
2007 on September 15, 2008. As of
September 16, 2008, Z was a reportable
entity partner with respect to A and,
through A, with respect to B, C, D, and E.
On October 5, 2008, Z reports to A, B, C,
D, and E, as it is required to do within 30
days of September 16, that Z is a
reportable entity partner directly owning
(with respect to A) or deemed to own
indirectly (with respect to B, C, D, and E)
a 50% interest. Therefore, because Z was
a reportable entity partner for 2008, each
of A, B, C, D, and E is required to
complete Form 1065, Schedule M-3, for
2008, regardless of whether they would

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otherwise be required to complete
Schedule M-3 for that year.
2. P, a U.S. life insurance company, is
the parent of a financial consolidation
group with 50 domestic subsidiaries DS1
through DS50 and 50 foreign subsidiaries
FS1 through FS50, all 100 percent owned
on September 16, 2008. On September
15, 2008, P filed a consolidated tax return
on Form 1120-L and was required to
complete Schedule M-3 for the tax year
ending December 31, 2007. On
September 16, 2008, DS1, DS2, DS3,
FS1, and FS2, each acquire a 10 percent
partnership interest in partnership K
which files Form 1065 for the tax year
ending December 31, 2008. P is deemed
to own, directly or indirectly (under these
instructions), all corporate and
partnership interests of DS1, DS2, and
DS3, as the parent of the tax
consolidation group and therefore is
deemed to own 30 percent of K on
September 16, 2008. P is deemed to
own, directly or indirectly (under these
instructions), all corporate and
partnership interests of FS1 and FS2 as
the owner of 50% or more of each
corporation by vote and therefore is
deemed to own 20% of K on September
16, 2008. P is therefore deemed to own
50% of K on September 16, 2008. Since
P owns or is deemed to own, directly or
indirectly (under these instructions), 50%
or more of K on September 16, 2008, and
was required to complete Schedule M-3
with its most recently filed U.S. income
tax return filed prior to that date, P is a
reportable entity partner of K as of
September 16, 2008. On October 5,
2008, P reports to K that P is a reportable
entity partner as of September 16, 2008,
deemed to own (under these instructions)
a 50% interest in K. K is, therefore,
required to complete Schedule M-3 when
it files its Form 1065 for its tax year
ending December 31, 2008.

Consolidated Schedule
M-3 Versus Consolidating
Schedules M-3 for Form
1120-L Groups
A consolidated tax return group with a
parent corporation that files a Form
1120-L is a mixed group if any member is
a property and casualty insurance
company (files Form 1120-PC) or is not
an insurance company. See the
discussion, Schedule M-3 Consolidation
for Mixed Groups (1120/L/PC).
A U.S. consolidated tax group must file
a consolidated Schedule M-3. Parts I, II,
and III of the consolidated Schedule M-3
must reflect the activity of the entire U.S.
consolidated tax group. The parent
corporation also must complete Parts II
and III of a separate Schedule M-3 to
reflect the parent’s own activity. In
addition, Parts II and III of a separate
Schedule M-3 must be completed by
each includible corporation to reflect the
activity of that includible corporation.

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Lastly, it generally will be necessary to
complete Parts II and III of a separate
Schedule M-3 for consolidation
eliminations.
If a U.S. consolidated tax group that is
not a mixed group consists of four
includible corporations (the parent and
three subsidiaries) all filing Form 1120-L,
the U.S. consolidated tax group must
complete six Schedules M-3 as follows:
(a) one consolidated Schedule M-3 with
Parts I, II, and III completed to reflect the
activity of the entire U.S. consolidated tax
group; (b) Parts II and III of a separate
Schedule M-3 for each of the four
includible corporations to reflect the
activity of each includible corporation; and
(c) Parts II and III of a separate Schedule
M-3 to eliminate intercompany
paragraph
transactions between includible
corporations and to include limitations on
deductions (e.g., charitable contribution
limitations and capital loss limitations) and
carryover amounts (e.g., charitable
contribution carryovers and capital loss
carryovers). See the discussion,
Completion of Schedule M-3 and Certain
Allocations, Limitations, and Carryovers.
Note. Complete only one Schedule M-3,
Part I, for each consolidated group. A
subsidiary of a consolidated group does
not complete Schedule M-3, Part I. Enter
on Schedule M-3, Part I, the name and
EIN of the common parent of the
consolidated group. Indicate on Schedule
M-3, Parts II and III, on the line after the
common parent’s name and EIN, whether
the Schedule M-3, Parts II and III, is for
the: (1) consolidated group; (2) parent
corporation; (3) consolidation
eliminations; or (4) subsidiary corporation,
by checking the appropriate box. If
Schedule M-3, Parts II and III, are for a
subsidiary in a consolidated return, also
enter the name and EIN of the subsidiary.

Schedule M-3 Consolidation for
Mixed Groups (1120/L/PC)
Special Schedule M-3 consolidation rules
apply to a mixed group, that is, a
consolidated tax group that (1) includes
both a corporation that is an insurance
company and a corporation that is not an
insurance company, or (2) includes both a
life insurance company and a property
and casualty insurance company, or (3)
includes a life insurance company, a
property and casualty insurance
company, and a corporation that is not an
insurance company.
Mixed group consolidation for
Schedule M-3, Parts II and III, requires (1)
subgroup sub-consolidation of the 1120
subgroup, the 1120-PC subgroup, and
the 1120-L subgroup, each with its own
sub-consolidated Schedule M-3, Parts II
and III, and (2) consolidation of the
subgroup sub-consolidation totals on a
consolidated Schedule M-3, Part II, that
ties to a consolidated Schedule M-3, Part
I, and a consolidated Form 8916.
In addition to one Schedule M-3, Part
II, and one Schedule M-3, Part III, for
each corporation in the three subgroup

sub-consolidations, there will be generally
a total of six additional Schedule M-3,
Parts II, and six additional Schedule M-3,
Parts III, for the subgroup
sub-consolidations. Specifically, there
must be one Schedule M-3, Part II, and
one Schedule M-3, Part III, for each
subgroup’s sub-consolidated amounts
and one Schedule M-3, Part II, and one
Schedule M-3, Part III, for each
subgroup’s sub-consolidation eliminations
amounts.
At the mixed group consolidated level,
there must be a consolidated Schedule
M-3, Part II, and, if applicable, a Schedule
M-3, Part II, for consolidation eliminations
not includible in the subgroup
eliminations. At the consolidated level,
there must also be a consolidated
Schedule M-3, Part I, and a consolidated
Form 8916. For a mixed group, there is
no Schedule M-3, Part III, at the
consolidated level. At the consolidated
level, use the Schedule M-3 (1120,
1120-PC, or 1120-L) Parts I and II, that
matches the form on which the parent
corporation reports and the entire
consolidated group files.
The corporation must check the
applicable mixed group checkboxes on all
Schedules M-3, Parts I, II, and III, as
discussed below.

each

Subgroup Sub-Consolidation: 1120
Subgroup, 1120-PC Subgroup, and
1120-L Subgroup
A subgroup Schedule M-3, Parts II and III,
sub-consolidation must be prepared with
all necessary eliminations within the
subgroup for each of the three possible
subgroups that are in fact present: one
subgroup for those corporations reporting
on Form 1120; one subgroup for those
corporations reporting on Form 1120-PC;
and one subgroup for those reporting on
Form 1120-L. The parent corporation is
included in the subgroup that corresponds
to the form on which it reports and the
entire consolidated group files. For
example, in the case of a Form 1120-L
parent and Form 1120-L consolidated
group, the parent is included in the Form
1120-L subgroup sub-consolidation. Each
subgroup uses its own Schedule M-3
(1120, 1120-PC, or 1120-L), Parts II and
III, for each corporation within the
subgroup and for the subgroup
sub-consolidation and the subgroup
eliminations.
The three subgroup sub-consolidation
taxable income calculations on Schedule
M-3 must follow the separate return
requirements of the regulation under
section 1502 and all other applicable
regulations taking into account the
amounts separately reported on Form
8916. Capital loss limitation and
carryforward used and charitable
deduction limitation and carryforward
used are not taken into account in the
determination of the three subgroup
sub-consolidated taxable incomes on
Schedule M-3, but are reflected on Form
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used. See the discussion, Life/Non-Life
Loss Limitation and Carryforward Used
Calculations.
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The reconciliation totals for book,
temporary difference, permanent
difference, and taxable income for each
subgroup are reported on Forms 1120,
1120-PC, or 1120-L, as applicable,
Schedule M-3, Part II, line 29a, columns
(a), (b), (c ), and (d), and equal the sum of
the line amounts on Part II, lines 26
through 28. For a mixed group, Schedule
M-3, Part II, lines 29b, 29c, and 30, are
blank on the Forms 1120, 1120-PC, or
1120-L, as applicable, for the separate
corporations (parent and subsidiary) and
for the three subgroup
sub-consolidations.

Reconciliation of Mixed Group
Subgroup Sub-Consolidation
Amounts to Schedule M-3, Part I,
Line 11, and to Tax Return Taxable
Income
At the consolidated level, use the
Schedule M-3 form (1120, 1120-PC,
1120-L) Parts I and II that matches the
form on which the parent corporation
reports and the entire consolidated group
files. For a mixed group, the consolidated
Schedule M-3, Part II, lines 29a, 29b, and
29c, amounts report the applicable
amounts from the three subgroup
sub-consolidation Part II, line 29a,
amounts. (If a consolidated level Part II
for consolidation eliminations not
includible in the subgroup eliminations is
applicable, the applicable amounts must
be adjusted by the applicable elimination
amounts.) The consolidated Schedule
M-3, Part II, line 30, amounts are the sum
of the applicable amounts on the
consolidated Part II lines 29a, 29b, and
29c. For a mixed group, the consolidated
Part II, lines 1 through 28 are blank and
no consolidated Part III is required to be
completed.
For mixed groups, the consolidated
Part II, line 30, column (a) must equal
Part I, line 11, with appropriate
adjustments for statutory accounting
requirements reflected on Part I, line 10.
The consolidated taxable income
indicated on Part II, line 30, column (d),
must equal the amount shown on Form
8916, line 1. Form 8916 line 8, must
equal taxable income reported on the tax
return.

Completion of Mixed Group
Checkboxes for Schedule M-3, Part
II and Part III
The following discussion of checkboxes
will assume that the 1120-L subgroup
includes the corporate parent of the
mixed group.
Forms 1120, 1120-PC, and 1120-L,
Schedule M-3, Parts II and III, each have
a checkbox (5) at the top indicating a
mixed group. Checkbox (5) and one or
more other applicable checkboxes must
be checked for a mixed group.

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For example, an 1120-L parent
corporation included in the 1120-L
subgroup must check Form 1120-L,
Schedule M-3, Parts II and III, boxes (2)
Parent corporation and (5) Mixed 1120/L/
PC group. An 1120-L subsidiary
corporation within the 1120-L subgroup
must check Form 1120-L, Schedule M-3,
Parts II and III, boxes (4) Subsidiary
corporation and (5) Mixed 1120/L/PC
group. An 1120-PC subsidiary corporation
within the 1120-PC subgroup must check
Form 1120-PC Schedule M-3, Parts II
and III, boxes (4) Subsidiary corporation
and (5) Mixed 1120/L/PC group. An 1120
subsidiary corporation within the 1120
subgroup must check Form 1120
Schedule M-3, Parts II and III, boxes (4)
Subsidiary corporation and (5) Mixed
1120/L/PC group.
The 1120 subgroup sub-consolidation
Form 1120, Schedule M-3, Parts II and III,
must be indicated by checking boxes (5)
Mixed 1120/L/PC group and (6) 1120
group for the sub-consolidation and by
checking boxes (5) Mixed 1120/L/PC
group, and (7) 1120 eliminations, for the
eliminations. The 1120-PC subgroup
sub-consolidation Form 1120-PC,
Schedule M-3, Parts II and III, must be
indicated by checking boxes (5) Mixed
1120/L/PC group and (6) 1120-PC group
for the sub-consolidation and by checking
boxes (5) Mixed 1120/L/PC group, and
(7) 1120-PC eliminations, for the
eliminations. The 1120-L subgroup
sub-consolidation Form 1120-L, Schedule
M-3, Parts II and III, must be indicated by
checking boxes (5) Mixed 1120/L/PC
group and (6) 1120-L group for the
sub-consolidation and by checking boxes
(5) Mixed 1120/L/PC group, and (7)
1120-L eliminations, for the eliminations.
A mixed group with a Form 1120-L
parent corporation completes a
consolidated level Schedule M-3, Parts I
and II, and a consolidated Form 8916.
The mixed group consolidated Schedule
M-3, Part II, must be indicated by
checking boxes (1) consolidated group
and (5) Mixed 1120/L/PC group. If a
consolidated level Part II for consolidation
eliminations not includible in the subgroup
eliminations is applicable, that Part II
must be indicated by checking boxes (3)
Consolidated eliminations and (5) Mixed
1120/L/PC group.

Life/Non-Life Loss Limitation and
Carryforward Used Calculations
The applicable life/non-life loss limitation
and all carryforward used calculations are
made using the amounts determined for
taxable income in the three subgroup
sub-consolidations and other applicable
amounts separately reported on Form
8916. The calculated life/non-life loss
limitation or carryforward used amounts, if
any, are not entered on Schedule M-3.
The calculated amounts, if any, are
entered on Form 8916.

Completion of Schedule
M-3 and Certain
Allocations, Limitations,
and Carryovers
A corporation (or any member of a U.S.
consolidated tax group) required to file
Schedule M-3 must complete the form in
its entirety. In particular, a corporation
filing a non-consolidated return that meets
the filing requirements for Schedule M-3
must complete Parts I, II, and III. Such a
corporation does not check any of the
checkboxes at the top of Parts II and III.
In the case of a U.S. consolidated tax
group, Part I must be completed once, on
the consolidated Schedule M-3, by the
parent corporation. Parts II and III must
be completed by the parent corporation,
each includible corporation, and a
consolidating eliminations entity.
At the time the Form 1120-L is filed, all
applicable questions must be answered
on Part I, all columns must be completed
on Parts II and III, and all numerical data
required by Schedule M-3 must be
provided. Any schedule required to
support a line item on Schedule M-3 must
be attached at the time Schedule M-3 is
filed and must provide the information
required for that line item.
All detailed schedules for Part II and
Part III of Schedule M-3 must be attached
for each separate entity included in the
consolidated Part II and Part III, including
those for the parent company and the
eliminations entity, if applicable. It is not
required that the same supporting
detailed information be presented for Part
II and Part III of the consolidated
Schedule M-3.
If an item attributable to an includible
corporation is not shared by or allocated
to the appropriate member of the group
but is retained in the parent corporation’s
financial statements (or books and
records, if applicable), then the item must
be reported by the parent corporation in
its separate Schedule M-3. For example,
if the parent of a U.S. consolidated tax
group prepares financial statements that
include all members of the U.S.
consolidated tax group and the parent
does not allocate the group’s income tax
expense as reflected in the financial
statements among the members of the
group but retains it in the parent
corporation, the parent corporation must
report on its separate Schedule M-3 the
U.S. consolidated tax group’s income tax
expense as reflected in the financial
statements.
Any adjustments made at the
consolidated group level that are not
attributable to any specific member of the
U.S. consolidated tax group (e.g.,
disallowance of net capital losses,
contribution deduction carryovers, and
limitation of contribution deductions) must
not be reported on the separate
consolidating parent or subsidiary
Schedules M-3 but rather on the

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consolidated Schedule M-3 and on the
consolidating Schedule M-3 for
consolidation eliminations (or on Form
8916 in the case of a mixed group).
If an includible corporation has (1) no
activity for the tax year (e.g., because the
corporation is a dormant or inactive
corporation), (2) no amount for the
corporation was included in Part I, line 11,
and (3) the corporation has no amounts to
report on Part II and Part III of Schedule
M-3 for the tax year, the parent
corporation of the U.S. consolidated tax
group may attach to the consolidated
Schedule M-3, a statement that provides
the name and EIN of the includible
corporation instead of filing a blank Part II
and Part III of Schedule M-3 for such
entity. On Part I, check box (4) Dormant
subsidiaries schedule attached.

Specific Instructions
for Part I
Part I. Financial
Information and Net
Income (Loss)
Reconciliation
When To Complete Part I
Part I must be completed for any tax year
for which the life insurance company files
Schedule M-3. Check either box (1)
Non-consolidated return, (2) Consolidated
return (Form 1120-L only), or (3) Mixed
1120/L/PC group, as applicable. In
addition, check box (4) Dormant
subsidiaries schedule attached, if
applicable.

Line 1. Questions Regarding
the Type of Income Statement
Prepared
For Schedule M-3, Part I, lines 1 through
12, use only the financial statements of
the U.S. life insurance company filing the
U.S. income tax return (the consolidated
financial statements for the U.S. parent
corporation of a U.S. consolidated tax
group). If the U.S. life insurance company
filing a U.S. income tax return (or the U.S.
parent corporation of a U.S. consolidated
tax group) prepares its own financial
statements but is controlled by another
corporation (U.S. or foreign) that prepares
financial statements that include the U.S.
corporation, the U.S. corporation (or the
U.S. parent corporation of a U.S.
consolidated tax group) must use for its
Schedule M-3, Part I, its own financial
statements and not the financial
statements of the controlling corporation.
If a non-publicly traded U.S. parent life
insurance company of a U.S.
consolidated tax group prepares financial
statements and that group includes a
publicly traded subsidiary that files
financial statements with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (SEC), the
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parent life insurance company are the
appropriate financial statements for
purposes of completing Part I. Do not use
any separate company financial
statements that might be prepared for
publicly traded subsidiaries.

Non-Tax-Basis Financial
Statements and Tax-Basis
Financial Statements
A tax-basis income statement is allowed
for Schedule M-3 and a tax-basis balance
sheet for Schedule L only if no
non-tax-basis income statement and no
non-tax-basis balance sheet were
prepared for any purpose and the books
and records of the corporation reflect only
tax-basis amounts. The corporation is
deemed to have non-tax-basis income
statements and the related non-tax-basis
balance sheets for the current year for
purposes of Schedule M-3 and Schedule
L if such non-tax-basis financial
statements were prepared for and
presented to management, creditors,
shareholders, government regulators, or
any other third parties for a period ending
with or within the tax year.
If a Form 10-K is filed with the SEC for
the period ending with or within the tax
year, the corporation must check “Yes,”
for Part I, line 1a, and use that income
statement for Schedule M-3. If Form 10-K
is not filed and a non-tax-basis income
statement is prepared that is a certified
non-tax-basis income statement for the
period ending with or within the tax year,
the corporation must check “Yes,” for Part
I, line 1b, and use that income statement
for Schedule M-3. If Form 10-K is not filed
and no certified non-tax-basis income
statement is prepared but an unaudited
non-tax-basis income statement is
prepared for the period ending with or
within the tax year, the corporation must
check “Yes,” for Part I, line 1c, and use
that income statement for Schedule M-3.
Order of priority in accounting
standards. If no Form 10-K is filed and
two or more non-tax-basis income
statements are both certified
non-tax-basis income statements for the
period, the income statement prepared
according to the following order of priority
in accounting standards shall be used.
1. U.S. Generally Accepted
Accounting Principles (GAAP).
2. International Financial Reporting
Standards (IFRS).
3. Any other International Accounting
Standards (IAS).
4. Statutory accounting for insurance
companies.
5. Other regulatory accrual
accounting.
6. Any other accrual accounting
standard.
7. Any fair market value standard.
8. Any cash basis standard.
If no non-tax-basis income statement
is certified and two or more non-tax-basis
statements are prepared, the income
statement prepared according to the first

listed of the accounting standards listed
above shall be used.
If no non-tax-basis financial
statements are prepared for a U.S. life
insurance company (or, in the case of a
U.S. consolidated tax group, for the U.S.
parent corporation’s consolidated group)
filing Schedule M-3, the U.S. life
insurance company (or the U.S. parent
corporation of a U.S. consolidated tax
group) must check “No” on questions 1a,
1b, and 1c, skip Part I, lines 2a through
3c, and enter the net income (loss) per
the books and records of the U.S. life
insurance company (or U.S. consolidated
tax group) on Part I, line 4a.
If no non-tax-basis financial
statements are prepared for a U.S. life
insurance company (or, in the case of a
U.S. consolidated tax group, for the U.S.
parent corporation’s consolidated group)
filing Schedule M-3, and the U.S. life
insurance company is owned by a foreign
corporation that prepares financial
statements that include the U.S. life
insurance company (or the U.S. parent
corporation’s consolidated group), the
U.S. life insurance company (or the U.S.
parent corporation of the U.S.
consolidated tax group) must check “No”
on questions 1a, 1b, and 1c, skip Part I,
lines 2a through 3c, and enter the net
income (loss) per the books and records
of the U.S. corporation (or U.S.
consolidated tax group) on Part I, line 4a.

Line 2. Questions Regarding
Income Statement Period and
Restatements
Enter the beginning and ending dates on
line 2a for the life insurance company’s
annual income statement period ending
with or within this tax year.
The questions on Part I, lines 2b and
2c, regarding income statement
restatements, refer to the worldwide
consolidated income statement issued by
the corporation filing the U.S. income tax
return (the consolidated financial
statements for the U.S. parent corporation
of a U.S. consolidated tax group) and
used to prepare Schedule M-3. Answer
“Yes” on lines 2b and/or 2c if the
corporation’s annual income statement
has been restated for any reason. Attach
a short explanation of the reasons for the
restatement in net income for each
annual income statement period that is
restated, including the original amount
and restated amount of each annual
statement period’s net income. The
attached schedule is not required to
report restatements on an entity-by-entity
basis.

Line 3. Questions Regarding
Publicly Traded Voting
Common Stock
The primary U.S. publicly traded voting
common stock class is the most widely
held or most heavily traded within the
U.S. as determined by the life insurance
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traded voting common stock, attach a list
of the classes of publicly traded voting
common stock and the trading symbol
and the nine-digit CUSIP number of each
class.

Line 4. Worldwide Consolidated
Net Income (Loss) per Income
Statement
Report on Part I, line 4a, the worldwide
consolidated net income (loss) per the
income statement (or books and records,
if applicable) of the corporation. A
corporation filing a non-consolidated
Form 1120-L for itself must report its
worldwide income on Part I, line 4a.
In completing Schedule M-3, the life
insurance company must use financial
statement amounts from the financial
statement type checked “Yes” on Part I,
line 1, or from its books and records if
Part I, line 1c, is checked “No.” If Part I,
line 1a, is checked “Yes,” report on Part I,
line 4a, the net income amount reported
in the income statement presented to the
SEC on the corporation’s Form 10-K (the
Form 10-K for the security identified on
Part I, line 3b, if applicable).
If a life insurance company prepares
non-tax-basis financial statements, the
amount on Part I, line 4a, must equal the
financial statement net income (loss) for
the income statement period ending with
or within the tax year as indicated on Part
I, line 2a.
If the life insurance company prepares
non-tax-basis financial statements and
the income statement period differs from
the life insurance company’s tax year, the
income statement period indicated on
Part I, line 2a, applies for purposes of
Part I, lines 4a through 8.
If the life insurance company does not
prepare non-tax-basis financial
statements, and has checked “No” on
Part I, line 1c, enter the net income (loss)
per the books and records of the U.S. life
insurance company or the U.S.
consolidated tax group on Part I, line 4a.
Indicate on Part I, line 4b, which of the
following accounting standards were used
for line 4a.
1. U.S. Generally Accepted
Accounting Principles (GAAP).
2. International Financial Reporting
Standards (IFRS).
3. Statutory.
4. Other (Specify).
Report on Part I, lines 5a through 10,
as instructed below, all adjustment
amounts required to adjust worldwide net
income (loss) reported on this Part I, line
4a (whether from financial statements or
books and records), to net income (loss)
of includible corporations that must be
reported on Part I, line 11.
Report on line 12a the worldwide
consolidated total assets and total
liabilities amounts for the corporation
using the same financial statements (or
books and records) used for the

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worldwide consolidated income (loss)
amount reported on Part I, line 4a.
If a U.S. life insurance company (a)
has net income (loss) included on Part I,
line 4a, and removed on Part I, line 6a or
6b, on another U.S. corporation’s
Schedule M-3, (b) files its own Form
1120-L (separate or consolidated), (c)
does not have a separate non-tax-basis
financial statement (certified or otherwise)
of its own, and (d) reports on Schedule L,
Part II, line 2b, of its own Form 1120-L
total consolidated assets that equal or
exceed $10 million at the end of the
corporation’s tax year, the life insurance
company must answer questions 1a, 1b,
and 1c, of Part I as appropriate for its own
Form 1120-L and must report on Part I,
line 4a, the amount for the corporation’s
net income (loss) that is removed on Part
I, line 6a or 6b, of the other corporation’s
Schedule M-3. However, if in the
circumstances described immediately
above, the life insurance company does
have separate non-tax-basis financial
statements (certified or otherwise) of its
own, independent of the amount of the
corporation’s net income included in Part
I, line 4a, of the other U.S. corporation,
the life insurance company must answer
questions 1a, 1b, and 1c, of Part I, as
appropriate, for its own Form 1120-L,
based on its own separate income
statement, and must report on Part I, line
4a, the net income amounts shown on its
separate income statement.
Note. See the instructions for Part I, line
10, for adjustments that may be
necessary to reconcile financial statement
income to statutory income for the life
insurance company.

Line 5. Net Income (Loss) of
Nonincludible Foreign Entities
Remove the financial net income (line 5a)
or loss (line 5b) of each foreign entity that
is included on Part I, line 4a, and is not an
includible corporation in the U.S.
consolidated tax group (nonincludible
foreign entity). In addition, on Part I, line
8, adjust for consolidation eliminations
and correct for minority interest and
intercompany dividends between any
nonincludible foreign entity and any
includible corporation. Do not remove in
Part I the financial net income (loss) of
any nonincludible foreign entity accounted
for on Part I, line 4a, using the equity
method.
Attach a supporting schedule that
provides the name, EIN (if applicable),
and net income (loss) included on Part I,
line 4a, that is removed on line 5 for each
separate nonincludible foreign entity. Also
state the total assets and total liabilities
for each such separate nonincludible
foreign entity and include those assets
and liabilities amounts in the total assets
and total liabilities reported on Part I, line
12b. The amounts of income (loss)
detailed on the supporting schedule
should be reported for each separate
nonincludible foreign entity without regard
to the effect of consolidation or

elimination entries. If there are
consolidation or elimination entries
relating to nonincludible foreign entities
whose income (loss) is reported on the
attached schedule that are not reportable
on Part I, line 8, the net amounts of all
such consolidation and elimination entries
must be reported on a separate line on
the attached schedule, so that the
separate financial accounting income
(loss) of each nonincludible foreign entity
remains separately stated. For example, if
the net income (after consolidation and
elimination entries) of a nonincludible
foreign sub-consolidated group is being
reported on line 5a, the attached
supporting schedule should report the
income (loss) of each separate
nonincludible foreign legal entity from
each such entity’s own financial
accounting net income statement or
books and records, and any consolidation
or elimination entries (for intercompany
dividends, minority interests, etc.) not
reportable on Part I, line 8, should be
reported on the attached supporting
schedule as a net amount on a line
separate and apart from lines that report
each nonincludible foreign entity’s
separate net income (loss).

Line 6. Net Income (Loss) of
Nonincludible U.S. Entities
Remove the financial net income (line 6a)
or loss (line 6b) included in Part I, line 4a,
for each U.S. entity that is not an
includible corporation in the U.S.
consolidated tax group (nonincludible
U.S. entity). In addition, on Part I, line 8,
adjust for consolidation eliminations and
correct for minority interest and
intercompany dividends between any
nonincludible U.S. entity and any
includible corporation. Do not remove in
Part I the financial net income (loss) of
any nonincludible U.S. entity accounted
for on Part I, line 4a, using the equity
method.
Attach a supporting schedule that
provides the name, EIN, and net income
(loss) included on Part I, line 4a, that is
removed on line 6 for each separate
nonincludible U.S. entity. Also state the
total assets and total liabilities for each
such separate nonincludible U.S. entity
and include those assets and liabilities
amounts in the total assets and total
liabilities reported on Part I, line 12c. The
amounts of income (loss) detailed on the
supporting schedule should be reported
for each separate nonincludible U.S.
entity without regard to the effect of
consolidation or elimination entries. If
there are consolidation or elimination
entries relating to nonincludible U.S.
entities whose income (loss) is reported
on the attached schedule that are not
reportable on Part I, line 8, the net
amounts of all such consolidation and
elimination entries must be reported on a
separate line on the attached schedule,
so that the separate financial accounting
income (loss) of each nonincludible U.S.
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example, if the net income (after
consolidation and elimination entries) of a
nonincludible U.S. sub-consolidated
group is being reported on line 6a, the
attached supporting schedule should
report the income (loss) of each separate
nonincludible U.S. legal entity from each
such entity’s own financial accounting net
income statement or books and records,
and any consolidation or elimination
entries (for intercompany dividends,
minority interests, etc.) not reportable on
Part I, line 8, should be reported on the
attached supporting schedule as a net
amount on a line separate and apart from
lines that report each nonincludible U.S.
entity’s separate net income (loss).

Lines 7a, 7b, and 7c. Net
Income (Loss) of Other Foreign
Disregarded Entities, Net
Income (Loss) of Other U.S.
Disregarded Entities, and Net
Income (Loss) of Other
Includible Entities
Include on lines 7a, 7b, or 7c the financial
net income or (loss) of each foreign or
U.S. disregarded entity or other includible
corporation that is not included in the
consolidated financial group and therefore
not included in the income reported on
Part I, line 4a. Include on line 7a or 7b the
financial net income or (loss) of any
disregarded entity that is not included in
the income reported on Part I, line 4a, but
is included in Part I, line 11 (other
disregarded entities). Include on line 7c
the financial net income or (loss) of any
entity not a disregarded entity that is not
included in the income reported on Part I,
line 4a, but is included on line 11 (other
includible corporation). In addition, on
Part I, line 8, adjust for consolidation
eliminations and correct for minority
interest and intercompany dividends for
any other includible disregarded entity or
other includible corporation.
Attach a supporting schedule that
provides the name, EIN, and net income
(loss) per the financial statement or books
and records for each separate other
disregarded entity or other includible
entity reported on line 7. Also state the
total assets and total liabilities for each
such separate included entity and include
those assets and liabilities amounts in the
total assets and total liabilities reported on
Part I, line 12d. The amounts of income
(loss) detailed on the supporting schedule
should be reported for each separate
other disregarded entity or other
includible entity without regard to the
effect of consolidation or elimination
entries solely between or among the
entities listed. If there are consolidation or
elimination entries relating to such other
disregarded entity or other includible
entities whose income (loss) is reported
on the attached schedule that are not
reportable on Part I, line 8, the net
amounts of all such consolidation and
elimination entries must be reported on a
separate line on the attached schedule,
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income (loss) of each other disregarded
entity or other includible entity remains
separately stated. For example, if the net
income (after consolidation and
elimination entries) of a sub-consolidated
group of other disregarded entities is
being reported on line 7a or 7b, the
attached supporting schedule should
report the income (loss) of each separate
other disregarded entity from each entity’s
own financial accounting net income
statement or books and records, and any
consolidation or elimination entries (for
intercompany dividends, minority
interests, etc.) not reportable on Part I,
line 8, should be reported on the attached
supporting schedule as a net amount on a
line separate and apart from lines that
report each other disregarded entity’s
separate net income (loss).

Line 8. Adjustment to
Eliminations of Transactions
Between Includible Entities and
Nonincludible Entities
Adjustments on Part I, line 8, to reverse
certain financial accounting consolidation
or elimination entries are necessary to
ensure that transactions between
includible entities and nonincludible U.S.
or foreign entities are not eliminated, in
order to report the correct total amount on
Part I, line 11. Also, additional
consolidation entries and elimination
entries may be necessary on Part I, line
8, related to transactions between
comma
includible entities that are in the
consolidated financial group and other
disregarded entities and other includible
entities that are not in the consolidated
financial group but that are reported on
Part I, lines 7a, 7b, or 7c in order to report
the correct total amount on Part I, line 11.
Include on Part I, line 8, the total of the
following: (a) amounts of any adjustments
to consolidation entries and elimination
entries that are contained in the amount
reported on Part I, line 4a, required as a
result of removing amounts on Part I, line
5 or 6; and (b) amounts of any additional
consolidation entries and elimination
entries that are required as a result of
including amounts on Part I, lines 7a, 7b.
or 7c. This is necessary in order that the
consolidation entries and intercompany
elimination entries included in the amount
reported on Part I, line 11, are only those
applicable to the financial net income
(loss) of includible entities for the financial
statement period. For example,
adjustments must be reported on line 8 to
remove minority interest and to reverse
the elimination of intercompany dividends
included on Part I, line 4a, that relate to
the net income of entities removed on
Part I, line 5 or 6, because the income to
which the consolidation or elimination
entries relate has been removed. Also, for
example, consolidation or elimination
entries must be reported on line 8 to
reflect any minority interest ownership in
the net income of other disregarded
entities or other includible entities
reported on Part I, lines 7a, 7b, or 7c, and

to eliminate any intercompany dividends
between entities whose income is
included on Part I, lines 7a, 7b, or 7c, and
other entities included in the consolidated
U.S. income tax return. See line 11,
examples 3, 4, and 5.
If a corporate owner of an interest in
another entity: (1) accounts for the
interest in the entity in the owner
corporation’s separate general ledger on
the equity method, and (2) fully
consolidates the entity in the owner
corporation’s consolidated financial
statements, but the entity is not includible
in the owner corporation’s consolidated
U.S. income tax return, then, as part of
reversing all consolidation and elimination
entries for the nonincludible entity, the
corporate owner must reverse on
Schedule M-3, Part I, line 8, the
elimination of the equity income inclusion
from the entity. If the owner corporation
does not account for the entity on the
equity method on its own general ledger,
it will not have eliminated the equity
income for consolidated financial
statement purposes, and therefore will
have no elimination of equity income to
reverse.
The attached supporting schedule for
Part I, line 8, must identify the type (e.g.,
minority interest, intercompany dividends,
etc.) and amount of consolidation or
elimination entries reported, as well as
the names of the entities to which they
pertain. It is not necessary, but it is
permitted, to report intercompany
eliminations that net to zero on Part I, line
8, such as intercompany interest income
and expense.

Line 9. Adjustment To
Reconcile Income Statement
Period To Tax Year
Include on line 9 any adjustments
necessary to the income (loss) of
includible corporations to reconcile
differences between the corporation’s
income statement period reported on line
2a and the corporation’s tax year. Attach
a schedule describing the adjustment.
Statutory accounting for an insurance
company subsidiary acquired or merged
may require the use of a financial
statement period for income reported on
Part I, line 11, that differs from the period
reported on Part I, line 4 or line 7. Report
on Part I, line 10b, adjustments to income
because of such differences in accounting
period.

a,
Line 10a. Intercompany
Dividend Adjustments To
Reconcile to Line 11,
Line 10b. Other Statutory
Accounting Adjustments To
Reconcile to Line 11, and
Line 10c. Other Adjustments To
Reconcile to Amount on Line 11

Include on lines 10a, 10b, and 10c any
other adjustments to reconcile net income
(loss) on Part I, line 4a, through Part I,
line 9, with net income (loss) on Part I,

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line 11. Include on line 10a the amount of
any intercompany dividend adjustment
required by statutory accounting. Include
on line 10b the amount of any other
required statutory accounting adjustment.
Include on line 10c the amount of any
other adjustment not required by statutory
accounting.
Normally, all intercompany dividends
will have been eliminated or excluded
from the financial accounting consolidated
net income (loss) reported on Part I, line
4a. However, an insurance company may
be required to include certain
intercompany dividends on Part I, line 11,
so that the amount reported on Part I, line
11, agrees with statutory accounting net
income (Annual Statement). If the net
income (loss) of a corporation that files
Form 1120-PC or Form 1120-L is
included on Part I, line 4a or line 7, and is
computed on a basis other than statutory
accounting, include on line 10a the
adjustments necessary such that Part I,
line 11, includes intercompany dividends
in the net income (loss) for such
comma
corporation to the extent required by
statutory accounting principles. For
insurance companies included in the
consolidated U.S. income tax return, see
instructions for Part I, line 11, and Part II,
line 7.
Statutory accounting for an insurance
company subsidiary acquired or merged
may require the use of a financial
statement period for income reported on
Part I, line 11, that differs from the period
reported on Part I, line 4 or line 7. Report
on Part I, line 10b, adjustments to income
because of such differences in accounting
period.
For any adjustments reported on Part
I, lines 10a, 10b, and 10c, attach a
supporting schedule that provides, for
each corporation to which an adjustment
relates: the name and EIN of the
corporation, the amount of net income
included in Part I before any adjustments
on line 10, the amount of net income
included on Part I, line 11, the amount of
the net adjustment that is attributable to
intercompany dividend adjustments
required to be reported by statutory
accounting and included on Part I, line
10a, the amount of the net adjustment
attributable to other statutory accounting
requirements and included on Part I, line
10b, and the amount of the remainder of
the net adjustment not required because
of statutory accounting and included on
Part I, line 10c. If any net adjustment is
included for the corporation on Part I,
lines 10b or 10c, attach a supplemental
supporting schedule identifying the line
(10b or 10c), the type of each adjustment
included in the net adjustment, and the
amount of each adjustment included in
the net adjustment.

Line 11. Net Income (Loss) per
Income Statement of Includible
Corporations
Report on line 11 the net income (loss)
per the income statement (or books and

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records, if applicable) of the life insurance
company. In the case of a U.S.
consolidated tax group, report the
consolidated income statement net
income (loss) of all corporations listed on
Form 851 and included in the
consolidated U.S. income tax return for
the tax year. Amounts reported in column
(a) of Parts II and III (see instructions
below) must be reported on the same
accounting method used to report the
amount of net income (loss) per income
statement of includible corporations on
Part I, line 11, which for insurance
companies is usually statutory
accounting. For insurance companies
included in the consolidated U.S. income
tax return, see instructions for Part I, line
10, and Part II, line 7.
Do not, in any event, report on line 11
the net income of entities not listed on
Form 851 and not included in the
consolidated U.S. income tax return for
the tax year. For example, it is not
permissible to remove the income of
nonincludible entities on lines 5 and/or 6,
above, then to add back such income on
lines 7 through 10, such that the amount
reported at line 11 includes the net
income of entities not includible in the
consolidated U.S. income tax return. A
principal purpose of Schedule M-3 is to
report on this Part I, line 11, only the
financial accounting net income of only
the corporations included in the
consolidated U.S. income tax return.
Whether or not the corporation
prepares financial statements, Part I, line
11, must include all items that impact the
net income (loss) of the corporation even
if they are not recorded in the profit and
loss accounts in the corporation’s general
ledger, including, for example, all
post-closing adjusting entries (including
workpaper adjustments) and dividend
income or other income received from
non-includible corporations.
Example 3.
1. U.S. life insurance company P is
publicly traded and files Form 10-K with
the SEC. P owns 80% or more of the
stock of 75 U.S. corporations, DS1
through DS75, between 51% and 79% of
the stock of 25 U.S. corporations, DS76
through DS100, and 100% of the stock of
50 foreign subsidiaries FS1 through
FS50. P eliminates all dividend income
from DS1 through DS100 and FS1
through FS50 in financial statement
consolidation entries. Furthermore, P
eliminates the minority interest ownership,
if any, of DS1 through DS100 in financial
statement consolidation entries. P’s SEC
Form 10-K includes P, DS1 through
DS100, and FS1 through FS50, on a fully
consolidated basis. P files a consolidated
U.S. income tax return with DS1 through
DS75.
P must check “Yes” on Part I, line 1a.
On Part I, line 4a, P must report the
consolidated net income from the SEC
Form 10-K for the consolidated financial
statement group of P, DS1 through

DS100, and FS1 through FS50. P must
remove the net income (loss) of FS1
through FS50 on Part I, lines 5a or 5b, as
applicable. P must remove the net income
(loss) before minority interests of DS76
through DS100 on Part I, lines 6a or 6b,
as applicable. P must reverse on Part I,
line 8:
a. The elimination of dividends
received by P and DS1 through DS75
from DS76 through DS100 and FS1
through FS50; and
b. The recognition of minority
interests’ share of the net income (loss) of
DS76 through DS100. Note: The minority
interests’ share, if any, of the income of
DS1 through DS75 must be reported in
Part II, line 8, Minority interest for
includible corporations.
P reports on Part I, line 11, the
consolidated financial statement net
income (loss) attributable to the includible
corporations. Intercompany transactions
between the includible corporations that
had been eliminated in the net income
amount on Part I, line 4a, remain
eliminated in the net income amount on
line 11. Transactions between the
includible corporations and the
nonincludible entities that are eliminated
in the net income amount on Part I, line
4a, are included in the net income amount
on line 11 since the elimination of those
transactions were reversed on line 8.
2. Foreign corporation F owns 100%
of the stock of U.S. life insurance
company P. P owns 100% of the stock of
DS1, 60% of the stock of DS2, and 100%
of the stock of FS1. F prepares certified
audited financial statements. P does not
prepare any financial statements. P files a
consolidated U.S. income tax return with
DS1.
P must not complete Schedule M-3,
Part I, with reference to the financial
statements of its foreign parent F. P must
check “No” on Part I, lines 1a, 1b, and 1c,
skip lines 2a through 3c of Part I, and
enter worldwide net income (loss) per the
books and records of the includible
corporations (P and DS1) on Part I, line
4a. If the amount on Part I, line 4a,
includes the income (loss) of DS2 and
FS1 or is not on the statutory basis, P
must enter any necessary adjustments on
lines 5a through 10 in order for Part I, line
11, to report the net income (loss) of
includible corporations P and DS1, net of
eliminations for transactions between P
and DS1. In particular, P must make any
required adjustments on Part I, line 10, in
order for the net income on line 11 for life
insurance companies to be on the
statutory basis.
Example 4.
1. U.S. life insurance company P
owns 60% of corporation DS1, which is
fully consolidated in P’s financial
statements. P does not account for DS1
in P’s separate general ledger on the
equity method. DS1 has net income of
$100 (before minority interests) and pays
dividends of $50, of which P receives

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$30. The dividend is eliminated in the
consolidated financial statements. In its
financial statements, P consolidates DS1
and includes $60 of net income ($100
less the minority interest of $40) on Part I,
line 4a.
P must remove the $100 net income of
DS1 on Part I, line 6a. P must reverse on
Part I, line 8, the elimination of the $40
minority interest net income of DS1. In
addition, P reverses its elimination of the
$30 intercompany dividend in its financial
statements on Part I, line 8. The net result
is that P includes the $30 dividend from
DS1 at Part I, line 11, and on Part II, line
7, column (a). P’s taxable dividend
income from DS1 must be reported on
Part II, line 7, column (d).
2. U.S. life insurance company C
owns 60% of the capital and profits
interests in U.S. LLC N. C does not
account for N in C’s separate general
ledger on the equity method. N has net
income of $100 (before minority interests)
and makes no distributions during the tax
year. C treats N as a corporation for
financial statement purposes and as a
partnership for U.S. income tax purposes.
In its financial statements, C consolidates
N and includes $60 of net income ($100
less the minority interest of $40) on Part I,
line 4a.
C must remove the $100 net income of
N on Part I, line 6a. C must reverse on
Part I, line 8, the elimination of the $40
minority interest net income of N. The
result is that C includes no income for N
either on Part I, line 11, or on Part II, line
9, column (a). C’s taxable income from N
must be reported by C on Part II, line 9,
column (d).
3. U.S. life insurance company P
owns 60% of corporation DS1, which is
fully consolidated in P’s financial
statements. P accounts for DS1 in P’s
separate general ledger on the equity
method. DS1 has net income of $100
(before minority interests) and pays
dividends of $50, of which P receives
$30. The dividend reduces P’s investment
in DS1 for equity method reporting on P’s
separate general ledger where P includes
its 60% equity share of DS1 income,
which is $60. In its financial statements, P
eliminates the DS1 equity method income
of $60 and consolidates DS1, including
$60 of net income ($100 less the minority
interest of $40) on Part I, line 4a.
P must remove the $100 net income of
DS1 on Part I, line 6a. P must reverse on
Part I, line 8, the elimination of the $40
minority interest net income of DS1 and
the elimination of the $60 of DS1 equity
income. The net result is that P includes
the $60 of equity method income from
DS1 at Part I, line 11, and on Part II, line
6, column (a). P’s taxable dividend
income from its investment in DS1 must
be reported on Part II, line 7, column (d).
4. U.S. life insurance company C
owns 60% of the capital and profits
interests in U.S. LLC N. C accounts for N
in C’s separate general ledger on the
equity method. N has net income of $100

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(before minority interests) and makes no
distributions during the tax year. C treats
N as a corporation for financial statement
purposes and as a partnership for U.S.
income tax purposes. For equity method
reporting on C’s separate general ledger,
C includes its 60% equity share of N
income, which is $60. In its financial
statements, C eliminates the $60 of N
equity method income and consolidates N
including $60 of net income ($100 less
the minority interest of $40) on Part I, line
4a.
C must remove the $100 net income of
N on Part I, line 6a. C must reverse on
Part I, line 8, the elimination of the $40
minority interest net income of N and the
elimination of the $60 of N equity method
income. The result is that C includes the
$60 of equity method income for N on
Part I, line 11, and on Part II, line 9,
column (a). C’s taxable income from N
must be reported by C on Part II, line 9,
column (d).
5. U.S. life insurance company C
owns 60% of the capital and profits
interests in U.S. LLC N. C accounts for N
in C’s separate general ledger on the
equity method. N has net income of $100
(before minority interests) and pays a $50
cash distribution, of which C receives
$30. The distribution reduces C’s
investment in N for equity method
reporting on C’s separate general ledger.
C treats N as a corporation for financial
statement purposes and as a partnership
for U.S. income tax purposes. For equity
method reporting on C’s separate general
ledger, C includes its 60% equity share of
N income, which is $60. In its financial
statements, C eliminates the $60 of N
equity method income and consolidates N
and includes $60 of net income ($100
less the minority interest of $40) on Part I,
line 4a.
C must remove the $100 net income of
N on Part I, line 6a. C must reverse on
Part I, line 8, the elimination of the $40
minority interest net income of N and the
elimination of the $60 of N equity method
income. The result is that C includes the
$60 of equity method income for N on
Part I, line 11, and on Part II, line 9,
column (a). C’s taxable income from N
must be reported by C on Part II, line 9,
column (d).
Example 5. U.S. life insurance
company P owns 80% of the stock of
corporation DS1. DS1 is included in P’s
consolidated U.S. income tax return, even
though DS1 is not included in P’s
consolidated financial statements on
either a consolidated basis or on the
equity method. DS1 has current year net
income of $100 after taking into account
its $40 interest payment to P. P has net
income of $1,040 after recognition of the
interest income from DS1. Because DS1
is an includible corporation, 100% of the
net income of both P and DS1 must be
reported on Form 1120-L, page 1, of the
PDS consolidated U.S. income tax return,
and the intercompany interest income and

expense must be removed by
consolidation elimination entries.

General Format of Parts II and
III

P must report its financial statement
net income of $1,040 on Part I, line 4a,
and reports DS1’s net income of $100 on
Part I, line 7c. Then, in order to reflect the
full consolidation of the financial
accounting net income of P and DS1 at
Part I, line 11, Net income (loss) per
income statement of includible
corporations, the following consolidation
and elimination entries are reported on
Part I, line 8: (a) offsetting entries to
remove the $40 of interest income
received from DS1 included by P on line
4a, and to remove the $40 of interest
expense of DS1 included in line 7c for a
net change of zero; and (b) an entry to
reflect the $20 minority interest in the net
income of DS1 (DS1 net income of $100
times 20% minority interest). The result is
that Part 1, line 11, reports $1,120:
$1,040 from line 4a, $100 from line 7c,
and ($20) from line 8. Stated another
way, Part I, line 11, includes the entire
$1,000 net income of P, measured before
recognition of the intercompany interest
income from DS1 and the consolidation of
DS1 operations, plus the entire $140 net
income of DS1, measured before interest
expense to P, less the minority interest
ownership of $20 in DS1’s separate net
income ($100). The consolidated U.S.
income tax group is required to include on
the attached supporting schedule for Part
I, line 8, the details of the adjustment to
the minority interest in the net income of
DS1, but is not required to report the
offsetting adjustment to the intercompany
elimination of interest income and interest
expense (though it is permitted to do so).

Indicate on the line after the common
parent’s name on Parts II and III, whether
the Schedule M-3 is for the: (1)
consolidated tax group; (2) parent
corporation; (3) consolidation
eliminations; (4) subsidiary corporation; or
(5) Mixed 1120/L/PC group, by checking
the appropriate box. If applicable, indicate
on the second line of checkboxes,
whether the Schedule M-3 is for a
sub-consolidated: (6) 1120-L group; or (7)
1120-L eliminations. See sections above
titled Consolidated Schedule M-3 Versus
Consolidating Schedules M-3 for Form
1120-L Groups and Schedule M-3
Consolidation for Mixed Groups (1120/L/
PC).
For each line item in Parts II and III,
report in column (a) the amount of net
income (loss) included in Part I, line 11,
and report in column (d) the amount
included in taxable income on Form
1120-L, page 1, line 20.
Note. A schedule or explanation may be
attached to any line even if none is
required.

Line 12. Total Assets and
Liabilities of Entities Included
or Removed on Part I, Lines 4,
5, 6, and 7
Line 12 must be completed by all
corporations that file Schedule M-3.
Report on lines 12a, 12b, 12c, and 12d
the total amount (not just the
corporation’s share) of assets and
liabilities of entities included or removed
on Part I, lines 4, 5, 6, and 7. On line 12a,
enter the worldwide consolidated total
assets and total liabilities of all of the
entities included in completing Part I, line
4a. On line 12b, enter the total assets and
total liabilities of the entities removed in
completing on Part I, line 5. On line 12c,
enter the total assets and total liabilities
removed in completing Part I, line 6. On
line 12d, enter total assets and total
liabilities included in completing Part I,
line 7.

Specific Instructions for
Parts II and III
For consolidated U.S. income tax returns,
file supporting schedules for each
includible corporation. See Consolidated
Return in the Instructions for Form
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When To Complete Columns (a)
and (d)
A life insurance company is not required
to complete columns (a) and (d) of Parts
II and III for the first tax year the life
insurance company is required to file
Schedule M-3. The life insurance
company must complete columns (a) and
(d) of Parts II and III for all tax years
subsequent to the first tax year the life
insurance company is required to file
Schedule M-3. For example, if a
corporation was required to file Schedule
M-3 as a member of a U.S. consolidated
tax group and the corporation leaves the
U.S. consolidated tax group, the
corporation is required to complete
Schedule M-3 in its entirety in any
succeeding tax year that the corporation
is required to complete Schedule M-3.
However, if the corporation joins in filing a
different consolidated U.S. income tax
return, then the corporation must
complete its Schedule M-3 in its entirety
in any year that the U.S. consolidated tax
group must complete its Schedule M-3 in
its entirety.
If, for any tax year (or tax years) prior
to the first tax year a life insurance
company is required to file Schedule M-3,
a life insurance company voluntarily files
Schedule M-3, then in those voluntary
filing years the life insurance company is
not required to complete columns (a) and
(d) of Parts II and III. In addition, in the
first tax year the life insurance company is
required to file Schedule M-3, the life
insurance company is not required to
complete columns (a) and (d) of Parts II
and III.
If a life insurance company that is not
a mixed group chooses not to complete
columns (a) and (d) of Parts II and III in
the first tax year the life insurance

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company is required to file Schedule M-3
(or in any year in which the life insurance
company voluntarily files Schedule M-3),
then Part II, line 30, is reconciled by the
life insurance company (or, in the case of
a U.S. consolidated tax group, by the
group’s parent life insurance company on
Part II, line 30, of the group’s
consolidated Schedule M-3) in the
following manner:
1. Report the amount from Part I, line
11, on Part II, line 30, column (a);
2. Leave blank Part II, lines 1 through
29, columns (a) and (d);
3. Leave blank Part III, columns (a)
and (d); and
4. Report on Part II, line 30, column
(d), the sum of Part II, line 30, columns
(a), (b), and (c).
Note. Mixed groups should see the
section, Schedule M-3 Consolidation for
Mixed Groups (1120/L/PC).
In the case of a U.S. consolidated tax
group that is not a mixed group, the
reconciliation described in the preceding
paragraph must be performed by each
member of the U.S. consolidated tax
group. However, because Part I must be
completed only once on the consolidated
Schedule M-3 by the parent corporation
of the U.S. consolidated tax group, the
amount reported on Part II, line 30,
column (a), by each member of the U.S.
consolidated tax group on its respective
Schedule M-3 is the amount attributable
to that member that is reported on the
consolidated Schedule M-3, Part I, line
11, completed by the parent corporation.
Accordingly, the amount reported on Part
II, line 30, columns (a) through (d) of the
consolidated Schedule M-3 is the sum of
the amounts reported by each member of
the U.S. consolidated tax group on its
respective Schedule M-3 (including a
Schedule M-3 for consolidation
eliminations, if necessary). Note that the
amount reported on Part II, line 30,
column (a), of the consolidated Schedule
M-3 must equal the amount reported on
Part I, line 11, of the consolidated
Schedule M-3, and that the amount
reported on Part II, line 30, column (d), of
the consolidated Schedule M-3 must
equal the amount reported on the
consolidated Form 1120-L, page 1, line
20.

When To Complete Columns (b)
and (c)
Columns (b) and (c) of Parts II and III
must be completed for any tax year for
which the life insurance company files
Schedule M-3.
For any item of income, gain, loss,
expense, or deduction for which there is a
difference between columns (a) and (d),
the portion of the difference that is
temporary must be entered in column (b)
and the portion of the difference that is
permanent must be entered in column (c).
If financial statements are prepared by
the life insurance company in accordance
with statutory accounting principles

(SAP), differences that are treated as
temporary for SAP must be reported in
column (b) and differences that are
permanent (that is, not temporary for
SAP) must be reported in column (c).
Generally, pursuant to SAP, a temporary
difference affects (creates, increases, or
decreases) a deferred tax asset or
liability.
If the life insurance company does not
prepare financial statements, or the
financial statements are not prepared in
accordance with SAP, report in column
(b) any difference that the life insurance
company believes will reverse in a future
tax year (that is, have an opposite effect
on taxable income in a future tax year (or
years) due to the difference in timing of
recognition for financial accounting and
U.S. income tax purposes) or is the
reversal of such a difference that arose in
a prior tax year. Report in column (c) any
difference that the life insurance company
believes will not reverse in a future tax
year (and is not the reversal of such a
difference that arose in a prior tax year).
If the life insurance company is unable
to determine whether a difference
between column (a) and column (d) for an
item will reverse in a future tax year or is
the reversal of a difference that arose in a
prior tax year, report the difference for
that item in column (c).
Example 6. For the 2007, 2008, and
2009 tax years, life insurance company A
has total consolidated assets on the last
day of the tax year as reported on
Schedule L, Part II, line 2b, of $8 million,
$11 million, and $12 million, respectively.
A is required to file Schedule M-3 for its
2008 and 2009 tax years.
For its 2007 tax year, A voluntarily files
Schedule M-3 and does not complete
columns (a) and (d) of Parts II and III.
For A’s 2008 tax year, the first tax year
that A is required to file Schedule M-3, A
is only required to complete Part I and
columns (b) and (c) of Parts II and III. For
A’s 2009 tax year, A is required to
complete Schedule M-3 in its entirety.
Example 7. Life insurance company
B is a U.S. publicly traded corporation
that files a consolidated U.S. income tax
return and prepares consolidated SAP/
GAAP financial statements. In prior years,
B acquired intellectual property (IP) and
goodwill through several corporate
acquisitions. The IP is amortizable for
both U.S. income tax and financial
statement purposes. In the current year,
B’s annual amortization expense for IP is
$9,000 for U.S. income tax purposes and
$6,000 for financial statement purposes.
In its financial statements, B treats the
difference in IP amortization as a
temporary difference. The goodwill is not
amortizable for U.S. income tax purposes
and is subject to impairment for financial
statement purposes. In the current year,
B records an impairment charge on the
goodwill of $5,000. In its financial
statements, B treats the goodwill
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must report the amortization attributable
to the IP on Part III, line 30, and report
$6,000 in column (a), a temporary
difference of $3,000 in column (b), and
$9,000 in column (d). B must report the
goodwill impairment on Part III, line 29,
and report $5,000 in column (a), a
permanent difference of ($5,000) in
column (c), and $0 in column (d).

Reporting Requirements
for Parts II and III
Except for mixed group consolidation, the
number of Parts II must equal the number
of Parts III filed by the corporation. Mixed
groups should see the discussion,
Schedule M-3 Consolidation for Mixed
Groups (1120/L/PC).

General Reporting
Requirements
If an amount is attributable to a reportable
transaction described in Regulations
section 1.6011-4(b), the amount must be
reported in columns (a), (b), (c), and (d),
as applicable, of Part II, line 12, items
relating to reportable transactions,
regardless of whether the amount would
otherwise be reported on Part II or Part III
of Schedule M-3. Thus, if a taxpayer files
Form 8886, Reportable Transaction
Disclosure Statement, the amounts
attributable to that reportable transaction
must be reported on Part II, line 12.
A life insurance company is required to
report in column (a) of Parts II and III the
amount of any item specifically listed on
Schedule M-3 that is in any manner
included in the life insurance company’s
current year annual statement net income
(loss) or in an income or expense account
maintained in the life insurance
company’s books and records, even if
there is no difference between that
amount and the amount included in
taxable income unless (a) otherwise
provided in these instructions or (b) the
amount is attributable to a reportable
transaction described in Regulations
section 1.6011-4(b) and is therefore
reported on Part II, line 12. For example,
with the exception of interest income
reflected on a Schedule K-1 received by a
life insurance company as a result of the
life insurance company’s investment in a
partnership or other pass-through entity,
all interest income, whether from
unconsolidated affiliated companies, third
parties, banks, or other entities, whether
from foreign or domestic sources,
whether taxable or exempt from tax and
regardless of how or where the income is
classified in the life insurance company’s
annual statement, must be included on
Part II, line 13, column (a). Likewise, all
fines and penalties paid to a government
or other authority for the violation of any
law for which fines or penalties are
assessed must be included on Part III,
line 12, column (a), regardless of the
government authority that imposed the
fines or penalties, regardless of whether
the fines or penalties are civil or criminal,
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nomenclature, or terminology attached to
the fines or penalties by the imposing
authority in its actions or documents, and
regardless of how or where the fines or
penalties are classified in the life
insurance company’s summary of
operations or the income and expense
accounts maintained in the life insurance
company’s books and records.
If a life insurance company would be
required to report in column (a) of Parts II
and III the amount of any item specifically
listed on Schedule M-3 in accordance
with the preceding paragraph, except that
the life insurance company has
capitalized the item of income or expense
and reports the amount in its annual
statement or in asset and liability
accounts maintained in the life insurance
company’s books and records, the life
insurance company must report the
proper tax treatment of the item in
columns (b), (c), and (d), as applicable.
Furthermore, in applying the two
preceding paragraphs, a life insurance
company is required to report in column
(a) of Parts II and III the amount of any
item specifically listed on Schedule M-3
that is included in the life insurance
company’s annual statement or exists in
the life insurance company’s books and
records, regardless of the nomenclature
associated with that item in the annual
statement or books and records. Accurate
completion of Schedule M-3 requires
reporting amounts according to the
substantive nature of the specific line
items included in Schedule M-3 and
consistent reporting of all transactions of
like substantive nature that occurred
during the tax year. For example, all
expense amounts that are included in the
annual statement or exist in the books
and records that represent some form of
“Bad debt expense,” must be reported on
Part III, line 33, column (a), regardless of
whether the amounts are recorded or
stated under different nomenclature in the
annual statement or the books and
records such as: “Provision for doubtful
accounts;” “Expense for uncollectible
notes receivable;” or “Impairment of trade
accounts receivable.” Likewise, as stated
in the preceding paragraph, all fines and
penalties must be included on Part III, line
12, column (a), regardless of the
terminology or nomenclature attached to
them by the life insurance company in its
books and records or annual statement.
With limited exceptions, Part II
includes lines for specific items of income,
gain, or loss (income items) (see Part II,
lines 1 through 24). If an income item is
described in Part II, lines 1 through 24,
report the amount of the item on the
applicable line, regardless of whether
there is a difference for the item. If there
is a difference for the income item, or only
a portion of the income item has a
difference and a portion of the item does
not have a difference, and the item is not
described in Part II, lines 1 through 24,
report and describe the entire amount of
the item on Part II, line 25.

With limited exceptions, Part III
includes lines for specific items of
expense or deduction (expense items).
(See Part III, lines 1 through 37.) If an
expense item is described on Part III,
lines 1 through 37, report the amount of
the item on the applicable line, regardless
of whether there is a difference for the
item. If there is a difference for the
expense item, or only a portion of the
expense item has a difference and a
portion of the item does not have a
difference and the item is not described in
Part III, lines 1 through 37, report and
describe the entire amount of the item on
Part III, line 38.
If there is no difference between the
annual statement amount and the taxable
amount of an entire item of income, loss,
expense, or deduction and the item is not
described or included in Part II, lines 1
through 24, or Part III, lines 1 through 37,
report the entire amount of the item in
columns (a) and (d) of Part II, line 28.
Separately stated and adequately
disclosed. Each difference reported in
Parts II and III must be separately stated
and adequately disclosed. In general, a
difference is adequately disclosed if the
difference is labeled in a manner that
clearly identifies the item or transaction
from which the difference arises. For
further guidance about adequate
disclosure, see Regulations section
1.6662-4(f). If a specific item of income,
gain, loss, expense, or deduction is
described on Part II, lines 9 through 24, or
Part III, lines 1 through 37, and the line
does not indicate to “attach schedule” or
“attach details,” and the specific
instructions for the line do not call for an
attachment of a schedule or statement,
then the item is considered separately
stated and adequately disclosed if the
item is reported on the applicable line and
the amount(s) of the item(s) are reported
in the applicable columns of the
applicable line. See the instructions
beginning on this page for specific
additional information required to be
provided for amounts reported on Part II,
lines 1 through 8.
Note. A schedule or explanation may be
attached to any line even if none is
required.
Except as otherwise provided,
differences for the same item must be
combined or netted together and reported
as one amount on the applicable line of
Schedule M-3. However, differences for
separate items must not be combined or
netted together. Each item (and
corresponding amount attributable to that
item) must be separately stated and
adequately disclosed on the applicable
line of Schedule M-3, or any schedule
required to be attached, even if the
amounts are below a certain dollar
amount.
Example 8. Life insurance company
C is a calendar year taxpayer that placed
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for its 2007 tax year and is required to file
Schedule M-3 for its 2008 tax year. C’s
total depreciation expense for its 2008 tax
year for five of the assets is $50,000 for
summary of operations purposes and
$70,000 for U.S. income tax purposes.
C’s total annual depreciation expense for
its 2008 tax year for the other five assets
is $40,000 for summary of operations
purposes and $30,000 for U.S. income
tax purposes. In its annual statement, C
treats the differences between annual
statement and U.S. income tax
depreciation expense as giving rise to
temporary differences that will reverse in
future years. C must combine all of its
depreciation adjustments. Accordingly, C
must report on Part III, line 32, for its
2008 tax year income statement
depreciation expense of $90,000 in
column (a), a temporary difference of
$10,000 in column (b), and U.S. income
tax depreciation expense of $100,000 in
column (d).
Example 9. Life insurance company
D is a calendar year taxpayer that was
required to file Schedule M-3 for its 2007
tax year and is required to file Schedule
M-3 for its 2008 tax year. On December
31, 2008, D establishes two reserve
accounts in the amount of $100,000 for
each account. One reserve account is an
allowance for agency balances that are
estimated to be uncollectible. The second
reserve is an estimate of future office
closure expenses. In its annual
statement, D treats the two reserve
accounts as giving rise to temporary
differences that will reverse in future
years. The two reserves are expenses in
D’s 2008 annual statement but are not
deductions for U.S. income tax purposes
in 2008. D must not combine the
Schedule M-3 differences for the two
reserve accounts. D must report the
amounts attributable to the allowance for
bad debts on Part III, line 33, Bad debt
expense/agency balances written off, and
must separately state and adequately
disclose the amount attributable to the
other reserve, office closure costs, on a
required, attached schedule that supports
the amounts on Part III, line 38.
Example 10. Life insurance company
F is a calendar year taxpayer that was
required to file Schedule M-3 for its 2007
tax year and is required to file Schedule
M-3 for its 2008 tax year. During 2008, F
incurs $200 of meals and entertainment
expenses that F deducts in computing net
income per the income statement. Of the
$200, $50 is subject to the 50% limitation
under section 274(n). F treats the
limitation on deductions for meals and
entertainment as a permanent difference.
Because meals and entertainment
expenses are specifically described in
Part III, line 11, Meals and entertainment,
F must report all of its meals and
entertainment expenses on this line,
regardless of whether there is a
difference. Accordingly, F must report
$200 in column (a), $25 in column (c),
and $175 in column (d). F must not report

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the $150 of meals and entertainment
expenses that are deducted in F’s annual
statement net income and are fully
deductible for U.S. income tax purposes
on Part II, line 28, and the $50 subject to
the limitation under section 274(n) on Part
III, line 11.

Part II. Reconciliation of
Net Income (Loss) per
Income Statement of Life
Insurance Companies With
Taxable Income per Return
Lines 1 Through 8. Additional
Information for Each Life
Insurance Company
For any item reported on Part II, lines 1, 3
through 6, or 8, attach a supporting
schedule that provides the name of the
entity for which the item is reported, the
type of entity (corporation, partnership,
etc.), the entity’s EIN (if applicable), and
the item amounts for columns (a) through
(d). See the instructions for Part II, lines 2
and 7, for the specific information
required for those particular lines.

Line 1. Income (Loss) From
Equity Method Foreign
Corporations
Report on line 1, column (a), the financial
income (loss) included in Part I, line 11,
for any foreign corporation accounted for
on the equity method and remove such
amount in column (b) or (c), as
applicable. Report the amount of
dividends received and other taxable
amounts received or includible from
foreign corporations on Part II, lines 2
through 5, as applicable.

Line 2. Gross Foreign
Dividends Not Previously Taxed
Except as otherwise provided in this
paragraph, report on line 2, column (d),
the amount (before any withholding tax)
of any foreign dividends included in
taxable income on Form 1120-L, page 1,
line 20, and report on line 2, column (a),
the amount of dividends from any foreign
corporation included in Part I, line 11. Do
not report on Part II, line 2, any amounts
that must be reported on Part II, lines 3 or
4, or dividends that were previously taxed
and must be reported on Part II, line 5
(see the instructions below for Part II,
lines 3, 4 and 5). Report amounts in
columns (b) and (c), as applicable.
For any dividends reported on Part II,
line 2, that are received on a class of
voting stock of which the life insurance
company directly or indirectly owned 10%
or more of the outstanding shares of that
class at any time during the tax year,
report on an attached supporting
schedule for Part II, line 2: (1) the name
of the dividend payer (2) the payer’s EIN
(if applicable) (3) the class of voting stock
on which the dividend was paid (4) the
percentage of the class directly or

indirectly owned, and (5) the amounts for
columns (a) through (d).

corporation accounted for on the equity
method.

Line 3. Subpart F, QEF, and
Similar Income Inclusions

Line 7. U.S. Dividends Not
Eliminated in Tax Consolidation

Report on line 3, column (d), the amount
included in taxable income under section
951 (relating to Subpart F), gains or other
income inclusions resulting from elections
under sections 1291(d)(2) and 1298(b)(1),
and any amount included in taxable
income pursuant to section 1293 (relating
to qualified electing funds). The amount of
Subpart F income corresponds to the total
of the amounts reported by the life
insurance company on line 6, Schedule I,
of all Forms 5471, Information Return of
U.S. Persons With Respect to Certain
Foreign Corporations. The amount of
qualified electing fund income
corresponds to the total of the amounts
reported by the life insurance company on
line 3(a), Part II, of all Forms 8621,
Return by a Shareholder of a Passive
Foreign Investment Company (PFIC) or
Qualified Electing Fund.

Report on line 7, column (a), the amount
of dividends included in Part I, line 11,
that were received from any U.S.
corporation. Report on line 7, column (d),
the amount of any U.S. dividends
included in taxable income on Form
1120-L, page 1, line 20.
Usually, the amounts included on line
7, columns (a) and (d) include only
dividends received from U.S. corporations
that are not included in the U.S.
consolidated tax group because
intercompany dividends (dividends
received from includible corporations
listed on Form 851) are eliminated or
excluded for financial accounting
purposes and eliminated for the
calculation of U.S. taxable income. In the
case of an insurance company included in
the consolidated U.S. income tax return
required to report intercompany dividends
as part of statutory accounting net
income, include such intercompany
dividends on Part II, line 7, column (a)
and the taxable amount of those
dividends on Part II, line 7, column (d).
(For insurance companies included in the
consolidated U.S. income tax return, see
instructions for Part I, lines 10 and 11.)
For any intercompany dividends
(dividends received from includible
corporations listed on Form 851) included
on Part II, line 7, report on an attached
supporting schedule for Part II, line 7 (1)
the name of the dividend payer (2) the
payer’s EIN (3) the class of stock or
security on which the dividends were paid
(4) the amount of any net adjustment
included on Part I, line 10a, for such
dividends, and (5) the amounts for
columns (a) through (d).
For any dividends included on Part II,
line 7, that are not intercompany
dividends (dividends received from
includible corporations listed on Form
851) that are received on classes of
voting stock in which the corporation
directly or indirectly owned 10% or more
of the outstanding shares of that class at
any time during the tax year, report on an
attached supporting schedule for Part II,
line 7 (1) the name of the dividend payer
(2) the payer’s EIN (if applicable) (3) the
class of voting stock on which the
dividend was paid (4) the percentage of
the class directly or indirectly owned, and
(5) the amounts for columns (a) through
(d).

Also include on line 3 PFIC
mark-to-market gains and losses under
section 1296. Do not report such gains
and losses on Part II, line 16.

Line 4. Section 78 Gross-Up
Report on line 4, column (d), the amount
of any section 78 gross-up not
included in column (d) of Part II, lines
9, 10, and 11, Income (loss) from U.S.
partnerships, foreign partnerships and
other pass-through entities. The section
78 gross-up amount on line 4 must
correspond to the total section 78
gross-up amounts reported by the
corporation on all Forms 1118, Foreign
Tax Credit — Corporations, excluding the
amounts reported in column (d) of Part II,
lines 9, 10, and 11.

Line 5. Gross Foreign
Distributions Previously Taxed
Report on line 5, column (a), any
distributions received from foreign
corporations that were included in Part I,
line 11, and that were previously taxed for
U.S. income tax purposes. For example,
include in column (a) amounts that are
excluded from taxable income under
sections 959 and 1293(c). Remove such
amount in column (b) or (c), as
applicable. Report the full amount of the
distribution before any withholding tax.
Since previously taxed foreign
distributions are not currently taxable, line
5, column (d) is shaded. Also, see
instructions above for Part II, line 2.

Line 6. Income (Loss) From
Equity Method U.S.
Corporations
Report on line 6, column (a), the financial
income (loss) included in Part I, line 11,
for any U.S. corporation accounted for on
the equity method and remove such
amount in column (b) or (c), as
applicable. Report on Part II, line 7,
dividends received from any U.S.

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Line 8. Minority Interest for
Includible Corporations
Report on line 8, column (a), the minority
interest included in the financial income
(loss) on Part I, line 11, for any member
of the U.S. consolidated tax group that is
less than 100% owned.
Example 11. Life insurance company
G is a calendar year taxpayer that was
required to file Schedule M-3 for its 2007

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tax year and is required to file Schedule
M-3 for its 2008 tax year. G owns 90% of
the stock of U.S. corporation DS1. G files
a consolidated U.S. income tax return
with DS1 as the GDS1 U.S. consolidated
group. G prepares certified SAP/GAAP
financial statements for the consolidated
financial statement group consisting of G
and DS1. G has no net income of its own,
and G does not report its equity interest in
the income of DS1 on its separate
financial statements. DS1 has financial
statement net income (before minority
interests) and taxable income of $1,000
($2,500 of revenue less $1,500 cost of
goods sold).
On the consolidated Schedule M-3,
Part I, line 4a, Worldwide consolidated
net income (loss) per income statement,
and on line 11, Net income (loss) per
income statement of includible
corporations, the U.S. consolidated tax
group GDS1 must report $900 of financial
statement net income ($1,000 net income
less $100 minority interest).
The GDS1 group must prepare one
consolidated Schedule M-3, Parts II and
III and three additional Schedules M-3,
Parts II and III: one for G, one for DS1,
and one for consolidation eliminations.
On the Schedule M-3, Parts II and III
for DS1, $1,000 is reported on Part II, line
28 and line 30, in both columns (a) and
(d). On G’s Schedule M-3, Parts II and III,
zero is reported on Part II, line 30, in both
columns (a) and (d). On the consolidation
eliminations Schedule M-3, Parts II and
III, on Part II, line 8 and line 30, the
minority interest elimination for the U.S.
consolidated tax group is reported as
($100) in column (a), $100 in column (c),
and $0 in column (d).
On the Schedule M-3, Parts II and III,
for the U.S. consolidated tax group, on
Part II, line 8, Minority interest for
includible corporations, ($100) is reported
in column (a), $100 in column (c), and $0
in column (d). On Part II, line 28, the U.S.
consolidated tax group reports $1,000 in
both columns (a) and (d). As a result,
financial statement net income on Part II,
line 30, column (a), will total $900, net
permanent differences on Part II, line 30,
column (c), will total $100, and taxable
income on line 30, column (d), will total
$1,000.

Line 9. Income (Loss) From U.S.
Partnerships and Line 10.
Income (Loss) From Foreign
Partnerships
For any interest owned by the corporation
or a member of the U.S. consolidated tax
group that is treated as an investment in a
partnership for U.S. income tax purposes
(other than an interest in a disregarded
entity), report amounts on Part II, line 9 or
10, as described below:
1. In column (a) the sum of the
corporation’s distributive share of income
or loss from a U.S. or foreign partnership
that is included in Part I, line 11;

2. In column (b) or (c), as applicable,
except for amounts described in item 4
below, the sum of all differences, if any,
attributable to the corporation’s
distributive share of income or loss from a
U.S. or foreign partnership; and
3. In column (d), except for amounts
described in item 4 below, the sum of all
amounts of income, gain, loss, or
deduction attributable to the corporation’s
distributive share of income or loss from a
U.S. or foreign partnership (i.e., the sum
of all amounts reportable on the
corporation’s Schedule(s) K-1 received
from the partnership (if applicable)),
without regard to any limitations
computed at the partner level (e.g.,
limitations on utilization of charitable
contributions, capital losses, and interest
expense).
4. Do not report on Part II, line 9 or
10, as applicable, any portion of a
corporation’s deduction under section 199
(income attributable to domestic
production activities) even if some or all of
the corporation’s deduction under section
199 is attributable to a partnership
interest held by the corporation. A
corporation must report its deduction
under section 199 only on Part III, line 37.
For each partnership reported on line 9
or 10, attach a supporting schedule that
provides the name, EIN (if applicable),
end of year profit-sharing percentage (if
applicable), end of year loss-sharing
percentage (if applicable), and the
amount reported in column (a), (b), (c), or
(d) of lines 9 or 10, as applicable.
Example 12. U.S. life insurance
company H is a calendar year taxpayer
that was required to file Schedule M-3 for
its 2007 tax year and is required to file
Schedule M-3 for its 2008 tax year. H has
an investment in a U.S. partnership, USP.
H prepares annual statements in
accordance with SAP. In its annual
statement, H treats the difference
between annual statement net income
and taxable income from its investment in
USP as a permanent difference. For its
2008 tax year, H’s annual statement net
income includes $10,000 of income
attributable to its share of USP’s net
income. H’s Schedule K-1 from USP
reports $5,000 of ordinary income, $7,000
of long-term capital gains, $4,000 of
charitable contributions, and $200 of
section 179 expense. H must report on
Part II, line 9, $10,000 in column (a), a
permanent difference of ($2,200) in
column (c), and $7,800 in column (d).
Example 13. Same facts as Example
12 except that life insurance company H’s
charitable contribution deduction is wholly
attributable to its partnership interest in
USP and is limited to $90 pursuant to
section 170(b)(2) due to other investment
losses incurred by H. In its financial
statements, H treated this limitation as a
temporary difference. H must not report
the charitable contribution limitation of
$3,910 ($4,000 less $90) on Part II, line 9.
H must report the limitation on Part III,
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charitable contributions of ($3,910) in
columns (b) and (d).

Line 11. Income (Loss) From
Other Pass-Through Entities
For any interest in a pass-through entity
(other than an interest in a partnership
reportable on Part II, line 9 or 10, as
applicable) owned by a member of the
U.S. consolidated tax group (other than
an interest in a disregarded entity), report
the following on line 11:
1. In column (a) the sum of the
corporation’s distributive share of income
or loss from the pass-through entity that is
included in Part I, line 11;
2. In column (b) or (c), as applicable,
except for amounts described in item 4,
below, the sum of all differences, if any,
attributable to the pass-through entity;
and
3. In column (d), except for amounts
described in item 4, below, the sum of all
taxable amounts of income, gain, loss, or
deduction reportable on the corporation’s
Schedules K-1 received from the
pass-through entity (if applicable).
4. Do not report on Part II, line 11, any
portion of a corporation’s deduction under
section 199 (income attributable to
domestic production activities) even if
some or all of the corporation’s deduction
under section 199 is attributable to an
interest in a pass-through entity held by
the corporation. A corporation must report
its deduction under section 199 only on
Part III, line 37.
For each pass-through entity reported
on line 11, attach a supporting schedule
that provides that entity’s name, EIN (if
applicable), the life insurance company’s
end of year profit-sharing percentage (if
applicable), the life insurance company’s
end of year loss-sharing percentage (if
applicable), and the amounts reported by
the life insurance company in column (a),
(b), (c), or (d) of line 11, as applicable.

Line 12. Items Relating to
Reportable Transactions
Any amounts attributable to any
reportable transactions (as described in
Regulations section 1.6011-4) must be
included on Part II, line 12, regardless of
whether the difference, or differences,
would otherwise be reported elsewhere in
Part II or Part III. Thus, if a taxpayer files
Form 8886 for any reportable transaction
described in Regulations section
1.6011-4, the amounts attributable to that
reportable transaction must be reported
on Part II, line 12. In addition, all income
and expense amounts attributable to a
reportable transaction must be reported
on Part II, line 12, columns (a) and (d)
even if there is no difference between the
annual statement amounts and the
taxable amounts.
Each difference attributable to a
reportable transaction must be separately
stated and adequately disclosed. A life
insurance company will be considered to
have separately stated and adequately
disclosed a reportable transaction on line

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12 if the life insurance company
sequentially numbers each Form 8886
and lists by identifying number on the
supporting schedule for Part II, line 12,
each sequentially numbered reportable
transaction and the amounts required for
Part II, line 12, columns (a) through (d).
Instead of the requirements of the
preceding paragraph, a life insurance
company will be considered to have
separately stated and adequately
disclosed a reportable transaction if the
life insurance company attaches a
supporting schedule that provides the
following for each reportable transaction:
1. A description of the reportable
transaction disclosed on Form 8886 for
which amounts are reported on Part II,
line 12;
2. The name and reportable
transaction or tax shelter registration
number, if applicable, as reported on lines
1a and 1c, respectively, of Form 8886;
and
3. The type of reportable transaction
(i.e., listed transaction, confidential
transaction, transaction with contractual
protection, etc.) as reported on line 2 of
Form 8886.
If a transaction is a listed transaction
described in Regulations section
1.6011-4(b)(2), the description also must
include the description provided on line 3
of Form 8886. In addition, if the reportable
transaction involves an investment in the
transaction through another entity such as
a partnership, the description must
include the name and EIN (if applicable)
of that entity as reported on line 5 of Form
8886.
Example 14. Life insurance company
J is a calendar year taxpayer that was
required to file Schedule M-3 for its 2007
tax year and is required to file Schedule
M-3 for its 2008 tax year. J incurred
seven different abandonment losses
during its 2008 tax year. One loss of $12
million results from a reportable
transaction described in Regulations
section 1.6011-4(b)(5), another loss of $5
million results from a reportable
transaction described in Regulations
section 1.6011-4(b)(4), and the remaining
five abandonment losses are not
reportable transactions. J discloses the
reportable transactions giving rise to the
$12 million and $5 million losses on
separate Forms 8886 and sequentially
numbers them X1 and X2, respectively. J
must separately state and adequately
disclose the $12 million and $5 million
losses on Part II, line 12. The $12 million
loss and the $5 million loss will be
adequately disclosed if J attaches a
supporting schedule for line 12 that lists
each of the sequentially numbered forms,
Form 8886-X1 and Form 8886-X2, and
with respect to each reportable
transaction reports the appropriate
amounts required for Part II, line 12,
columns (a) through (d). Alternatively, J’s
disclosures will be adequate if the
description provided for each loss on the

supporting schedule includes the names
and reportable transaction or tax shelter
registration numbers, if any, disclosed on
the applicable Form 8886, identifies the
type of reportable transaction for the loss,
and reports the appropriate amounts
required for Part II, line 12, columns (a)
through (d). J must report the losses
attributable to the other five abandonment
losses on Part II, line 23e, regardless of
whether a difference exists for any or all
of those abandonment losses.
Example 15. Life insurance company
K is a calendar year taxpayer that was
required to file Schedule M-3 for its 2007
tax year and is required to file Schedule
M-3 for its 2008 tax year. K enters into a
transaction with contractual protection
that is a reportable transaction described
in Regulations section 1.6011-4(b)(4).
This reportable transaction is the only
reportable transaction for K’s 2008 tax
year and results in a $7 million capital
loss for both statutory accounting
purposes and U.S. income tax purposes.
Although the transaction does not result
in a difference, K is required to report on
Part II, line 12, the following amounts: ($7
million) in column (a), zero in columns (b)
and (c), and ($7 million) in column (d).
The transaction will be adequately
disclosed if K attaches a supporting
schedule for line 12 that (a) sequentially
numbers the Form 8886 and refers to the
sequentially-numbered Form 8886-X1
and (b) reports the applicable amounts
required for line 12, columns (a) through
(d). Alternatively, the transaction will be
adequately disclosed if the supporting
statement for line 12 includes a
description of the transaction, the name
and tax shelter registration number, if
any, and the type of reportable
transaction disclosed on Form 8886.

Line 13. Interest Income
Report on Part II, line 13, column (a), the
total amount of interest income included
on Part I, line 11, and report on Part II,
line 13, column (d), the total amount of
interest income included on Form 1120-L,
page 1, line 20, that is not required to be
reported elsewhere on Schedule M-3. In
columns (b) or (c), as applicable, adjust
for any amounts treated for U.S. income
tax purposes as interest income that are
treated as some other form of income for
statutory accounting purposes, or vice
versa. For example, adjustments to
interest income resulting from
adjustments made in accordance with
instructions for Part II, line 18, should be
made in columns (b) and (c) of line 13.
Complete Part II of Form 8916-A,
Supplemental Attachment to Schedule
M-3. Enter the amounts from line 6,
columns (a) through (d) of Form 8916-A,
on Schedule M-3, Part II, line 13, columns
(a) through (d), as applicable. Attach
Form 8916-A.
Do not report on this line 13 or include
on Form 8916-A amounts reported in
accordance with the instructions for Part
II, lines 9, 10, 11, 12, and 21.

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Line 14. Accrual of Bond
Discount
Report on line 14, column (a), the amount
of accrued bond discount included in Part
1, line 11. Report on line 14, column (d),
the amount of accrued bond discount
included in taxable income on Form
1120-L, page 1, line 20. Report amounts
in columns (b) and (c), as applicable.

Line 15. Hedging Transactions
Report on line 15, column (a), the net
gain or loss from hedging transactions
included on Part I, line 11. Report in
column (d) the amount of taxable income
from hedging transactions as defined in
section 1221(b)(2). Use columns (b) and
(c) to report all differences caused by
treating hedging transactions differently
for statutory accounting purposes and for
U.S. income tax purposes. For example, if
a portion of a hedge is considered
ineffective under SAP but still is a valid
hedge under section 1221(b)(2), the
difference must be reported on line 15.
The hedge of a capital asset, which is not
a valid hedge for U.S. income tax
purposes but may be considered a hedge
for SAP purposes, must also be reported
here.
Report hedging gains and losses
computed under the mark-to-market
method of accounting on line 15 and not
on Part II, line 16, Mark-to-market income
(loss).

Line 16. Mark-to-Market Income
(Loss)
Report on line 16 any amount
representing the mark-to-market income
or loss for any securities held by a dealer
in securities, a dealer in commodities
having made a valid election under
section 475(e), or a trader in securities or
commodities having made a valid election
under section 475(f). “Securities” for
these purposes are securities described
in section 475(c)(2) and section 475(e)(2).
“Securities” do not include any items
specifically excluded from sections
475(c)(2) and 475(e)(2), such as certain
contracts to which section 1256(a)
applies.
Report hedging gains and losses
computed under the mark-to-market
method of accounting on Part II, line 15,
and not on line 16.

Line 17. Deferred and
Uncollected Premiums
Report on line 17, column (a), the amount
of deferred and uncollected premiums
included in Part I, line 11. Report on line
17, column (d), the amount of deferred
and uncollected premiums included in
taxable income on Form 1120-L, page 1,
line 20. Report amounts in columns (b)
and (c), as applicable.

Line 18. Sale Versus Lease (for
Sellers and/or Lessors)
Note. Also see the instructions at Part
III, line 35, Purchase Versus Lease (for
Purchasers and/or Lessees), on page 19.

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Asset transfer transactions with
periodic payments characterized for
statutory accounting purposes as either a
sale or a lease may, under some
circumstances, be characterized as the
opposite for tax purposes. If the
transaction is treated as a lease, the
seller/lessor reports the periodic
payments as gross rental income and
also reports depreciation expense or
deduction. If the transaction is treated as
a sale, the seller/lessor reports gross
profit (sale price less cost of goods sold)
from the sale of assets and reports the
periodic payments as payments of
principal and interest income.
On Part II, line 18, column (a), report
the gross profit or gross rental income for
statutory accounting purposes for all sale
or lease transactions that must be given
the opposite characterization for U.S.
income tax purposes. On Part II, line 18,
column (d), report the gross profit or
gross rental income for U.S. income tax
purposes. Interest income amounts for
such transactions must be reported on
Part II, line 13, in column (a) or (d), as
applicable. Depreciation expense for such
transactions must be reported on Part III,
line 32, in column (a) or (d), as applicable.
Use columns (b) and (c) of Part II, lines
13 and 18, and Part III, line 32, as
applicable to report the differences
between column (a) and (d).
Example 16. Life insurance company
M sells and leases property to customers.
M is a calendar year taxpayer that was
required to file Schedule M-3 for its 2007
tax year and is required to file Schedule
M-3 for its 2008 tax year. For statutory
accounting purposes, M accounts for
each transaction as a sale. For U.S.
income tax purposes, each of M’s
transactions must be treated as a lease.
In its annual statement, M treats the
difference in the statutory accounting and
the U.S. income tax treatment of these
transactions as temporary. During 2008,
M reports in its annual statement $1,000
of sales and $700 of cost of goods sold
with respect to 2008 lease transactions.
M receives periodic payments of $500 in
2008 with respect to these 2008
transactions and similar transactions from
prior years and treats $400 as principal
and $100 as interest income. For
statutory accounting purposes, M reports
gross profit of $300 ($1,000 -$700) and
interest income of $100 from these
transactions. For U.S. income tax
purposes, M reports $500 of gross rental
income (the periodic payments) and
(based on other facts) $200 of
depreciation deduction on the property.
On its 2008 Schedule M-3, M must report
on Part II, line 13, $100 in column (a),
($100) in column (b), and zero in column
(d). In addition, M must report on Part II,
line 18, $300 of gross profit in column (a),
$200 in column (b), and $500 of gross
rental income in column (d). Lastly, M
must report on Part III, line 32, $200 in
column (b) and (d).

Line 19. Section 481(a)
Adjustments

Line 22. Market Discount
Reclassification

With the exception of a section 481(a)
adjustment that is required to be reported
on Part II, line 12, for reportable
transactions, any difference between an
income or expense item attributable to an
authorized (or unauthorized) change in
method of accounting made for U.S.
income tax purposes that results in a
section 481(a) adjustment must be
reported on Part II, line 19, regardless of
whether a separate line for that income or
expense item exists in Part II or Part III.

Report on Line 22, the amount of market
discount reclassification included in Part I,
line 11. Report on line 22, the amount of
market discount reclassification included
in taxable income on Form 1120-L, page
1, line 20. Report amounts in columns (b)
and (c), as applicable.

Section 807(f) changes should be
reported on Part III, line 25.
Example 17. Life insurance company
N is a calendar year taxpayer that was
required to file Schedule M-3 for its 2007
tax year and is required to file Schedule
M-3 for its 2008 tax year. N was
depreciating certain fixed assets over an
erroneous recovery period and, effective
for its 2008 tax year, N receives IRS
consent to change its method of
accounting for the depreciable fixed
assets and begins using the proper
recovery period. The change in method of
accounting results in a positive section
481(a) adjustment of $100,000 that is
required to be spread over four tax years,
beginning with the 2008 tax year. In its
annual statement, N treats the section
481(a) adjustment as a temporary
difference. N must report on Part II, line
19, $25,000 in columns (b) and (d) for its
2008 tax year and each of the
subsequent three tax years (unless N is
otherwise required to recognize the
remainder of the 481(a) adjustment
earlier). N must not report the section
481(a) adjustment on Part III, line 32.

Line 20. Amortization of Interest
Maintenance Reserve
Report on line 20, column (a), the amount
of interest maintenance reserve
amortization included in Part I, line 11.
Report amounts in columns (b) and (c),
as applicable.

Line 21. Original Issue Discount
and Other Imputed Interest
Report on line 21 any amounts of original
issue discount (OID) and imputed
interest. The term “original issue discount
and other imputed interest” includes, but
is not limited to:
1. The difference between issue price
and the stated redemption price at
maturity of a debt instrument, which may
be wholly or partially realized on the
disposition of a debt instrument under
section 1273;
2. Amounts that are imputed interest
on a deferred sales contract under
section 483;
3. Amounts treated as interest or OID
under the stripped bond rules under
section 1286; and
4. Amounts treated as OID under the
below-market interest rate rules under
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Line 23a. Income Statement
Gain/Loss on Sale, Exchange,
Abandonment, Worthlessness,
or Other Disposition of Assets
Other Than Pass-Through
Entities
Report on line 23a, column (a), all gains
and losses on the disposition of assets
except for gains and losses allocated to
the life insurance company from a
pass-through entity (e.g., on Schedule
K-1) that are included in the net income
(loss) of includible corporations reported
on Part I, line 11. Reverse the amount
reported in column (a) in column (b) or
(c), as applicable. The corresponding
gains and losses for U.S. income tax
purposes are reported on Part II, lines
23b through 23g, as applicable.

Line 23b. Gross Capital Gains
From Schedule D, Excluding
Amounts From Pass-Through
Entities
Report on line 23b, gross capital gains
reported on Schedule D, excluding capital
gains from pass-through entities, which
must be reported on Part II, lines 9, 10, or
11, as applicable.

Line 23c. Gross Capital Losses
From Schedule D, Excluding
Amounts From Pass-Through
Entities, Abandonment Losses,
and Worthless Stock Losses
Report on line 23c, gross capital losses
reported on Schedule D, excluding capital
losses from (a) pass-through entities,
which must be reported on Part II, lines 9,
10 or 11, as applicable; (b) abandonment
losses, which must be reported on Part II,
line 23e; and (c) worthless stock losses,
which must be reported on Part II, line
23f. Do not report on line 23c capital
losses carried over from a prior tax year
and utilized in the current tax year. See
the instructions for Part II, line 24,
regarding the reporting requirements for
capital loss carryovers utilized in the
current tax year.

Line 23d. Net Gain/Loss
Reported on Form 4797, Line
17, Excluding Amounts From
Pass-Through Entities,
Abandonment Losses, and
Worthless Stock Losses
Report on line 23d the net gain or loss
reported on line 17 of Form 4797, Sales
of Business Property, excluding amounts
from (a) pass-through entities, which must
be reported on Part II, lines 9, 10, or 11,

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as applicable; (b) abandonment losses,
which must be reported on Part II, line
23e; and (c) worthless stock losses,
which must be reported on Part II, line
23f.

(loss) with differences that are not
otherwise listed on Part II, lines 1 through
24. Attach a schedule that itemizes the
type of income (loss) and the amount of
each item.

Line 23e. Abandonment Losses

For insurance companies included in
the consolidated U.S. income tax return,
see instructions for Part I, lines 10 and
11, and Part II, line 7, for guidance on the
treatment of intercompany dividends and
statutory accounting.

Report on line 23e any abandonment
losses, regardless of whether the loss is
characterized as an ordinary loss or a
capital loss.

Line 23f. Worthless Stock
Losses
Report on line 23f any worthless stock
loss, regardless of whether the loss is
characterized as an ordinary loss or a
capital loss. Attach a schedule that
separately states and adequately
discloses each transaction that gives rise
to a worthless stock loss and the amount
of each loss.

Line 23g. Other Gain/Loss on
Disposition of Assets
Report on line 23g any gains or losses
from the sale or exchange of property that
are not reported on lines 23b through 23f.

Line 24. Capital Loss Limitation
and Carryforward Used
Report as a positive amount on line 24,
columns (b) or (c), as applicable, and (d)
the excess of the net capital losses over
the net capital gains reported on
Schedule D, Capital Gains and Losses,
by the corporation. For a U.S.
consolidated tax group, the Schedule M-3
adjustment for the amount of the
consolidated net capital loss that is
disallowed should not be made on the
separate consolidating Schedules M-3 of
the includible corporations, but on the
separate Schedule M-3 for consolidated
eliminations (or on Form 8916 in the case
of a mixed group) as described in the
section, Completion of Schedule M-3 and
Certain Allocations, Limitations, and
Carryovers.
If the corporation utilizes a capital loss
carryforward on Schedule D in the current
tax year, report the carryforward utilized
as a negative amount on Part II, line 24,
columns (b) or (c), as applicable, and
column (d). For a U.S. consolidated tax
group, the Schedule M-3 adjustment for
the amount of the consolidated capital
loss carryforward should not be made on
the separate consolidating Schedules M-3
of the includible corporations, but on the
separate Schedule M-3 for consolidation
eliminations (or on Form 8916 in the case
of a mixed group) as described in the
section, Completion of Schedule M-3 and
Certain Allocations, Limitations, and
Carryovers.

Line 25. Other Income (Loss)
Items With Differences
Separately state and adequately disclose
on Part II, line 25, all items of income

If any “comprehensive income” as
defined by Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 130 is
reported on this line, describe the item(s)
in detail. Examples of sufficiently detailed
descriptions include “foreign currency
translation adjustments” and “gains and
losses on available-for-sale securities.”
Whether an item of income (loss) is
reported on line 25, or is reported on Part
II, line 28, is determined separately by
each member of the U.S. consolidated tax
group and not at the U.S. consolidated
tax group level. For example, U.S.
corporation P has two subsidiaries,
corporations A and B, that are included in
P’s consolidated financial statements and
in P’s consolidated U.S. income tax
return. For financial statement purposes,
P, A, and B recognize revenue from the
sale of inventory upon delivery to the
customer. For U.S. income tax purposes,
P and A recognize such revenue
consistent with the method used for
financial statement purposes, whereas B
recognizes such revenue based upon
customer acceptance. P and A must
report this revenue in column (a) and (d)
on Part II, line 28, B must report the
following on Part II, line 25: in column (a),
B’s revenue recognized in the financial
statements based upon delivery to the
customer; in column (d), B’s revenue
recognized for U.S. income tax purposes
based upon customer acceptance; and in
column (b) or (c), as applicable, the
difference between B’s revenue
recognized in its financial statements and
in its U.S. taxable income.

Line 27. Total Expense/
Deduction Items
Report on Part II, line 27, columns (a)
through (d), as applicable, the negative of
the amounts reported on Part III, line 39,
columns (a) through (d). For example, if
Part III, line 39, column (a), reflects an
amount of $1 million, then report on Part
II, line 27, column (a), ($1 million).
Similarly, if Part III, line 39, column (b),
reflects an amount of ($50,000), then
report on Part II, line 27, column (b),
$50,000.

Line 28. Other Items With No
Differences
If there is no difference between the
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income, gain, loss, expense, or deduction
and the item is not described or included
in Part II, lines 1 through 25, or Part III,
lines 1 through 38, report the entire
amount of the item in columns (a) and (d)
of line 28. If a portion of an item of
income, loss, expense, or deduction has
a difference and a portion of the item
does not have a difference, do not report
any portion of the item on line 28. Instead,
report the entire amount of the item (i.e.,
both the portion with a difference and the
portion without a difference) on the
applicable line of Part II, lines 1 through
25, or Part III, lines 1 through 38. See,
Example 10.

Line 29a. Life Insurance
Subgroup Reconciliation Totals
For filers other than a mixed group,
combine lines 26 through 28 and skip
lines 29b and 29c. On the
sub-consolidated Schedule M-3 for a
mixed group, combine lines 26 through 28
and skip lines 29b and 29c. For the
consolidated Schedule M-3 of a mixed
group, complete only lines 29a through
29c and line 30 of Part II. Part III is not
required to be completed for the
consolidated Schedule M-3 of a mixed
group.

Line 29b. 1120 Subgroup
Reconciliation Totals
Line 29b is only used by mixed groups.
See Schedule M-3 Consolidation for
Mixed Groups (1120/L/PC), earlier.

Line 29c. PC Insurance
Subgroup Reconciliation Totals
Line 29c is only used by mixed groups.
See Schedule M-3 Consolidation for
Mixed Groups (1120/L/PC), earlier.

Line 30. Reconciliation Totals
If a life insurance company that is not a
mixed group chooses not to complete
columns (a) and (d) of Parts II and III in
the first tax year the life insurance
company is required to file Schedule M-3
(or for any year in which the life insurance
company voluntarily files Schedule M-3),
Part II, line 30, is reconciled by the life
insurance company (or, in the case of a
U.S. consolidated tax group, on the
group’s consolidated Schedule M-3) in
the following manner:
1. Report the amount from Part I, line
11, on Part II, line 30, column (a);
2. Leave blank Part II, lines 1 through
29, columns (a) and (d);
3. Leave blank Part III, columns (a)
and (d); and
4. Report on Part II, line 30, column
(d), the sum of Part II, line 29, columns
(a), (b), and (c).
Note. Mixed groups see Schedule M-3
Consolidation for Mixed Groups (1120/L/
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Part III. Reconciliation of
Net Income (Loss) per
Income Statement of
Includible Corporations
With Taxable Income per
Return—Expense/
Deduction Items
Note. Expense amounts that reduce
financial accounting income must be
reported on Part III, column (a), as
positive amounts. Deduction amounts that
reduce taxable income must be reported
on Part III, column (d), as positive
amounts. Amounts reported on Part II,
line 27, must be the negative of the
amounts reported in Part III, line 36.

Lines 1 Through 6. Income Tax
Expense
If the life insurance company does not
distinguish between current and deferred
income tax expense in its annual
statement (or its books and records, if
applicable), report income tax expense as
current income tax expense using lines 1,
3, and 5, as applicable.
A U.S. consolidated tax group must
complete lines 1 through 6 in accordance
with the allocation of tax expense among
the members of the U.S. consolidated tax
group in the financial statements (or its
books and records, if applicable). If the
current and deferred U.S., state, and
foreign income tax expense for the U.S.
consolidated tax group (income tax
expense) is allocated among the
members of the U.S. consolidated tax
group in the group’s financial statements
(or its books and records, if applicable),
then each member must report its
allocated income tax expense on Part III,
lines 1 through 6, of that member’s
separate Schedule M-3. However, if the
income tax expense is not shared or
allocated among members of the U.S.
consolidated tax group but is retained in
the parent corporation’s financial
statements (or books and records, if
applicable), then amounts are reported
only on Part III, lines 1 through 6, of the
parent’s separate Schedule M-3.

Line 7. Foreign Withholding
Taxes
Report on line 7, column (a), the amount
of foreign withholding taxes included in
statutory accounting net income on Part I,
line 11. If the life insurance company is
deducting foreign tax, use column (b) or
(c), as applicable, to correct for any
difference between foreign withholding
tax included in statutory accounting net
income and the amount of foreign
withholding taxes being deducted in the
return. If the life insurance company is
crediting foreign withholding taxes against
the U.S. income tax liability, use column
(b) or (c), as applicable, to negate the
amount reported in column (a).

Line 8. Equity Based
Compensation
Report on line 8 any amounts for
equity-based compensation or
consideration that are reflected as
expense for statutory accounting
purposes (column (a)) or deducted in the
U.S. income tax return (column (d)) other
than amounts reportable elsewhere on
Schedule M-3, Parts II and III. Examples
of amounts reportable on line 8 include
incentive stock options, nonqualified stock
options, payments attributable to
employee stock purchase plans (ESPPs),
phantom stock options, phantom stock
units, stock warrants, stock appreciation
rights, and restricted stock, regardless of
whether such payments are made to
employees or non-employees, or as
payment for property or compensation for
services.
If the amounts include incentive stock
options or nonqualified stock options,
attach a detailed schedule separately
stating each.

Line 9. Capitalization of
Deferred Acquisition Costs
Report on line 9, column (d), the amount
of deferred acquisition costs capitalized
and taken into account in taxable income
on Form 1120-L, page 1, line 20. Report
amounts in columns (b) and (c), as
applicable.

Line 10. Amortization of
Deferred Acquisition Costs
Report on line 10, column (d), the amount
of deferred acquisition costs amortized
and taken into account in taxable income
on Form 1120-L, page 1, line 20. Report
amounts in columns (b) and (c), as
applicable.

Line 11. Meals and
Entertainment
Report on line 11, column (a), any
amounts paid or accrued by the life
insurance company during the tax year
for meals, beverages, and entertainment
that are accounted for in statutory
accounting income, regardless of the
classification, nomenclature, or
terminology used for such amounts, and
regardless of how or where such amounts
are classified in the life insurance
company’s statutory income statement or
the income and expense accounts
maintained in the life insurance
company’s books and records. Report
only amounts not otherwise reportable
elsewhere on Schedule M-3, Parts II and
III.

Line 12. Fines and Penalties
Report on line 12 any fines or similar
penalties paid to a government or other
authority for the violation of any law for
which fines or penalties are assessed. All
fines and penalties expensed in financial
accounting income (paid or accrued) must
be included on line 12, column (a),
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penalties, regardless of whether the fines
and penalties are civil or criminal,
regardless of the classification,
nomenclature, or terminology used for the
fines or penalties by the imposing
authority in its actions or documents, and
regardless of how or where the fines or
penalties are classified in the
corporation’s financial income statement
or the income and expense accounts
maintained in the corporation’s books and
records. Also report on line 12, column
(a), the reversal of any overaccrual of any
amount described in this paragraph. See
section 162(f) for additional guidance.
Report on line 12, column (d), any
such amounts as described in the
preceding paragraph that are includible in
taxable income, regardless of the
financial accounting period in which such
amounts were or are included in financial
accounting net income. Complete
columns (b) and (c) as appropriate.
Do not report on this Part III, line 12,
amounts required to be reported in
accordance with instructions for Part III,
line 13.
Do not report on this Part III, line 12,
amounts recovered from insurers or any
other indemnitors for any fines and
penalties described above.

Line 13. Judgments, Damages,
Awards, and Similar Costs
Report on line 13, column (a), the amount
of any estimated or actual judgments,
damages, awards, settlements, and
similar costs, however named or
classified, included in financial accounting
income, regardless of whether the
amount deducted was attributable to an
estimate of future anticipated payments or
actual payments. Also report on line 13,
column (a), the reversal of any
overaccrual of any amount described in
this paragraph.
Report on line 13, column (d), any
such amounts as are described in the
preceding paragraph that are includible in
taxable income, regardless of the
financial accounting period in which such
amounts were or are included in financial
accounting net income. Complete
columns (b) and (c) as appropriate.
Do not report on this Part III, line 13,
amounts required to be reported in
accordance with instructions for Part III,
line 12.
Do not report on this Part III, line 13,
amounts recovered from insurers or any
other indemnitors for any judgments,
damages, awards, or similar costs
described above.

Line 14. Parachute Payments
Report on line 14, column (a), the total
expense included in statutory accounting
net income on Part I, line 11, that is
subject to section 280G. Report in column
(b) or (c), as applicable, the amount of
nondeductible parachute payments
pursuant to section 280G, and report in
column (d) the deductible amount of

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compensation after any excess parachute
payment limitations under section 280G.
If a payment is subject to limitation under
both sections 162(m) and 280G, report
the total payment on line 14.

Line 15. Compensation With
Section 162(m) Limitation
Report on line 15, column (a), the total
amount of non-performance-based
current compensation expense for the
corporate officers to whom section 162
(m) applies. Report the nondeductible
amount of current compensation in
excess of $1 million in column (b) or (c),
as applicable, and the deductible
compensation in column (d). If a payment
is subject to limitation under both sections
162(m) and 280G, report the total
payment on Part III, line 14, Parachute
payments. See Regulations section
1.162-27(g) for the interaction between
sections 162(m) and 280G.

Line 16. Pension and
Profit-Sharing
Report on line 16 any amounts
attributable to the life insurance
company’s pension plans, profit-sharing
plans, and any other retirement plans.

Line 17. Other Post-Retirement
Benefits
Report on line 17 any amounts
attributable to other post-retirement
benefits not otherwise includible on Part
III, line 16, for example, retiree health and
life insurance coverage, dental coverage,
etc.

Line 18. Deferred
Compensation
Report on line 18, column (a), any
compensation expense included in the
net income (loss) amount reported in Part
I, line 11, that is not deductible for U.S.
income tax purposes in the current tax
year and that was not reported elsewhere
on Schedule M-3, column (a). Report on
line 18, column (d), any compensation
deductible in the current tax year that was
not included in the net income (loss)
amount reported in Part I, line 11, for the
current tax year and that is not reportable
elsewhere on Schedule M-3. For
example, report originations and reversals
of deferred compensation subject to
section 409A on line 18.

Line 20. Charitable Contribution
of Intangible Property
Report on line 20 any charitable
contribution of intangible property, for
example, contributions of:
• Intellectual property, patents (including
any amounts of additional contributions
allowable by virtue of income earned by
donees subsequent to the year of
donation), copyrights, trademarks;
• Securities (including stocks and their
derivatives, stock options, and bonds);
• Conservation easements (including
scenic easements or air rights);
• Railroad rights of way;
• Mineral rights; and

• Other intangible property.

Line 21. Charitable Contribution
Limitation/Carryforward
Report as a negative amount on line 21,
columns (b), (c), and (d), as applicable,
the excess of charitable contributions
made during the tax year over the amount
of the charitable contribution limitation
amount.
If the corporation utilizes a contribution
carryforward in the current tax year,
report the carryforward utilized as a
positive amount on columns (b), (c), and
(d), as applicable.
When a consolidated income tax
return is being filed, Schedule M-3
adjustments for the amount of charitable
contributions in excess of the limitation, or
for charitable contribution carryforward
utilized, should not be made on the
separate consolidating Schedules M-3 of
the includible corporations, but on the
separate consolidating Schedule M-3 for
consolidation eliminations (or on Form
8916 in the case of a mixed group) as
described in Completion of Schedule M-3
and Certain Allocations, Limitations, and
Carryovers.

Line 22. Change in Section
807(c)(1) Tax Reserves
Report on line 22, column (a), the change
in section 807(c)(1) life insurance
reserves included in Part I, line 11. Report
on line 22, column (d), the change in
section 807(c)(1) life insurance reserves
included in taxable income on Form
1120-L, page 1, line 20. Report amounts
in columns (b) and (c), as applicable.

Line 23. Change in Section
807(c)(2) Tax Reserves

Line 26. Section 807(a)(2)(B)
Tax Reserve Amount With
Respect to Policyholder Share
of Tax Exempt Interest
Report on line 26, column (d), the change
in section 807(a)(2)(B) tax reserve
amount with respect to policyholder share
of tax exempt interest included in taxable
income on Form 1120-L, page 1, line 20.
Report amounts in columns (b) and (c),
as applicable.

Line 27. Current Year
Acquisition/Reorganization
Costs
Report on line 27 any investment
banking, legal and accounting, and any
other fees paid or incurred in connection
with a taxable or tax-free acquisition of
property (e.g., stock or assets) or a
tax-free reorganization. Report on this line
any investment banking fees, legal and
accounting, and any other fees paid or
incurred at any stage of the acquisition or
reorganization process including, for
example, fees paid or incurred to evaluate
whether to investigate an acquisition, fees
to conduct an actual investigation, and
fees to consummate the acquisition. Also
include on this line any investment
banking fees, legal and accounting, and
any other fees paid or incurred in
connection with the liquidation of a
subsidiary, a spin-off of a subsidiary, or
an initial public stock offering. Attach a
schedule separately stating acquisition/
reorganization investment banking fees,
legal and accounting fees, and other
costs. Report amounts in columns (b) and
(c), as applicable.

Line 28. Amortization of
Acquisition, Reorganization,
and Start-Up Costs

Report on line 23, column (a), the change
in section 807(c)(2) unearned premiums
and unpaid losses included in Part I, line
11. Report on line 23, column (d), the
change in section 807(c)(2) unearned
premiums and unpaid losses included in
taxable income on Form 1120-L, page 1,
line 20. Report amounts in columns (b)
and (c), as applicable.

Report on line 28 amortization of
acquisition, reorganization, and start-up
costs. For purposes of columns (b), (c),
and (d), include amounts amortizable
under section 167, 195, or 248.

Line 24. Change in All Other
Section 807(c) Tax Reserves

Report on line 29 amortization of goodwill,
insurance in force and ceding
commissions or amounts attributable to
the impairment of goodwill, insurance in
force and ceding commissions. Attach a
schedule separately stating the amounts
for each item.

Report on line 24, column (a), the change
in all other section 807(c) reserves
included in Part I, line 11. Report on line
24, column (d), the change in all other
section 807(c) reserves included in
taxable income on Form 1120-L, page 1,
line 20. Report amounts in columns (b)
and (c), as applicable.

Line 29. Amortization/
Impairment of Goodwill,
Insurance in Force and Ceding
Commissions

Line 30. Other Amortization or
Impairment Write-Offs
Report on line 30 any amortization or
impairment write-offs not otherwise
includible on Schedule M-3.

Line 25. Section 807(f)
Adjustments for Change in
Computing Reserves

Line 31. Section 846 Amount

Report on line 25, column (d), the section
807(f) adjustments included in taxable
income on Form 1120-L, page 1, line 20.
Report amounts in columns (b) and (c),
as applicable.

Report on line 31, column (d), the section
846 amount included in taxable income
on Form 1120-L, page 1, line 20. Report
amounts in columns (b) and (c), as
applicable.

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Line 32. Depreciation
Report on line 32 any depreciation
expense that is not required to be
reported elsewhere on Schedule M-3
(e.g., on Part II, lines, 9, 10, or 11).

Line 33. Bad Debt Expense and
Agency Balances Written Off
Report on line 33, column (a), any
amounts attributable to an allowance for
uncollectible accounts receivable or
actual write-offs of accounts receivable
included in Part I, line 11. Also report on
this line agency balances written off per
the annual statement. Report in column
(d) the amount of bad debt expense
deductible for federal income tax
purposes in accordance with section 166.

Line 34. Corporate Owned Life
Insurance Premiums
Report on line 34 all amounts of
insurance premiums attributable to any
life insurance policy if the life insurance
company is directly or indirectly a
beneficiary under the policy or if the policy
has a cash value. Report in column (d)
the amount of the premiums that are
deductible for federal income tax
purposes.

Line 35. Purchase Versus Lease
(for Purchasers and/or
Lessees)
Note. Also see the instructions for
sellers and/or lessors in the instructions
for Part II, line 18.
Asset transfer transactions with
periodic payments characterized for
statutory accounting purposes as either a
purchase or a lease may, under some
circumstances, be characterized as the
opposite for tax purposes.
If a transaction is treated as a lease,
the purchaser/lessee reports the periodic
payments as gross rental expense. If the
transaction is treated as a purchase, the
purchaser/lessee reports the periodic
payments as payments of principal and
interest and also reports depreciation
expense or deduction with respect to the
purchased asset.
Report in column (a), gross rent
expense for a transaction treated as a
lease for statutory accounting purposes
but as a sale for U.S. income tax
purposes. Report in column (d), gross
rental deductions for a transaction treated
as a lease for U.S. income tax purposes
but as a purchase for statutory accounting
purposes. Report interest expense for
such transactions on Part III, line 36, in
column (a) or (d), as applicable. Report
depreciation expense or deductions for
such transactions on Part III, line 32, in
column (a) or (d), as applicable. Use
columns (b) and (c) of Part III, lines 32,
35, and 36, as applicable, to report the
differences between column (a) and (d)
for such recharacterized transactions.
Example 18. U.S. life insurance
company X acquired property in a
transaction that, for statutory accounting

purposes, X treats as a lease. X is a
calendar year taxpayer that was required
to file Schedule M-3 for its 2007 tax year
and is required to file Schedule M-3 for its
2008 tax year. Because of its terms, the
transaction is treated for U.S. income tax
purposes as a purchase and X must treat
the periodic payments it makes partially
as payment of principal and partially as
payment of interest. In its annual
statement, X treats the difference
between the statutory accounting and
U.S. income tax treatment of this
transaction as a temporary difference.
During 2008, X reports in its annual
statement $1,000 of gross rental expense
that, for U.S. income tax purposes, is
recharacterized as a $700 payment of
principal and a $300 payment of interest,
accompanied by a depreciation deduction
of $1,200 (based on other facts). On its
2008 Schedule M-3, X must report the
following on Part III, line 35: column (a),
$1,000, its statutory accounting gross
rental expense; column (b), ($1,000); and
column (d), zero. On Part III, line 36, X
reports $300 in columns (b) and (d) for
the interest deduction. On Part III, line 32,
X reports $1,200 in columns (b) and (d)
for the depreciation deduction.

Line 36. Interest Expense
Report on Part III, line 36, column (a), the
total amount of interest expense included
on Part I, line 11, and report on Part III,
line 36, column (d), the total amount of
interest deduction included on Form
1120-L, page 1, line 20, that is not
required to be reported elsewhere on
Schedule M-3. In columns (b) or (c), as
applicable, include any adjustments for
any amounts treated for U.S. income tax
purposes as interest deduction that are
treated as some other form of expense for
statutory accounting purposes, or vice
versa. For example, adjustments to
interest expense/deduction resulting from
adjustments made in accordance with the
instructions for Part III, line 35, Purchase
versus lease (for purchasers and/or
lessees), should be made in columns (b)
and (c), as applicable, on line 36.
Complete Part III of Form 8916-A.
Enter the amounts from line 5, columns
(a) through (d) of Form 8916-A, on
Schedule M-3, Part III, line 36, columns
(a) through (d), as applicable. Attach
Form 8916-A.
Do not report on Form 8916-A and this
line 36, amounts reported in accordance
with the instructions for Part II, lines 9, 10,
11, and 12.

Line 37. Domestic Production
Activities Deduction
Report on Part III, line 37, column (d), the
amount of the domestic production
activities deduction under section 199
included in taxable income on Form
1120-L, page 1, line 20. Complete
columns (b) and (c), as applicable. Do not
report any portion of the corporation’s
domestic production activities deduction
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Line 38. Other Expense/
Deduction Items With
Differences
Report on Part III, line 38, all items of
expense/deduction that are not otherwise
listed on Part III, lines 1 through 37.
Whether an expense/deduction item is
reported on line 38, or reported on Part II,
line 28, is determined separately by each
member of the U.S. consolidated tax
group and not at the U.S. consolidated
tax group level. For example, U.S.
corporation P has two subsidiaries, A and
B, that are included in P’s consolidated
financial statements and in P’s
consolidated U.S. income tax return. For
financial statement purposes, P, A, and B
recognize real estate tax expense when
accrued. For U.S. income tax purposes,
P and A recognize such expense
consistent with the method used for
financial statement purposes, whereas B
recognizes such deduction based on a
method different from that used for
financial statement purposes. P and A
must report this expense/deduction in
column (a) and (d) on Part II, line 28. B
must report the following on Part III, line
38: in column (a), B’s expense recognized
in the financial statements when accrued;
in column (d), B’s real estate tax expense
recognized for U.S. income tax purposes;
and in column (b) or (c), as applicable,
the difference between B’s real estate tax
expense in its financial statements and its
real estate tax deduction recognized for
U.S. income tax purposes.
Comprehensive income. If any
“comprehensive income” as defined by
SFAS No. 130 is reported on this line,
describe the item(s) in detail as, for
example, “foreign currency translation
adjustments” and “gains and losses on
available-for-sale securities.”
Reserves and contingent liabilities.
Report on line 38 amounts related to the
change in each reserve or contingent
liability that is not required to be reported
elsewhere on Schedule M-3. For
example: (1) amounts relating to changes
in reserves for litigation must be reported
on Part III, line 13, Judgments, damages,
awards, and similar costs; and (2)
amounts relating to changes in reserves
for uncollectible accounts receivable must
be reported on Part III, line 33, Bad debt
expense/agency balances written off. See
Example 9 and Example 19.
Report on Part III, line 38, the
amortization of various items of prepaid
expense, such as prepaid subscriptions
and license fees, prepaid insurance, etc.
Report on line 38, column (a),
expenses included in net income reported
on Part I, line 11, that are related to
reserves and contingent liabilities. Report
on line 38, column (d), amounts related to
liabilities for reserves and contingent
liabilities that are deductible in the current
tax year for U.S. income tax purposes.
Examples of reserves that are allowed for
book purposes, but not for tax purposes
include restructuring reserves, reserves

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for discontinued operations, and reserves
for acquisitions and dispositions. Only
report on line 38 items that are not
required to be reported elsewhere on
Schedule M-3, Parts II and III.
The schedule of details attached to the
return for line 38 must separately state
and adequately disclose the nature and
amount of the expense related to each
reserve and/or contingent liability. The
appropriate level of disclosure depends
upon each taxpayer’s operational activity
and the nature of its accounting records.
For example, if a life insurance
company’s net income amount reported in
the income statement includes anticipated
expenses for a discontinued operation as
a single amount, and its general ledger or
other books, records, and workpapers
provide details for the anticipated
expenses under more explanatory and
defined categories such as employee
termination costs, lease cancellation
costs, loss on sale of equipment, etc., a
supporting schedule that lists those
categories of expenses and their details
will satisfy the requirement to separately
state and adequately disclose. In order to
separately state and adequately disclose

the employee termination costs, it is not
required that an anticipated termination
cost amount be listed for each employee,
or that each asset (or category of asset)
be listed along with the anticipated loss
on disposition.
Example 19. Life insurance company
Q is a calendar year taxpayer that was
required to file Schedule M-3 for its 2007
tax year and is required to file Schedule
M-3 for its 2008 tax year. On July 1 of
each year, Q has a fixed liability for its
annual insurance premiums on its home
office building that provides a 12-month
coverage period beginning July 1 through
June 30. In addition, Q historically
prepays 12 months of advertising
expense on July 1. On July 1, 2008, Q
prepays its insurance premium of
$500,000 and advertising expenses of
$800,000. For statutory accounting
purposes, Q capitalizes and amortizes the
prepaid insurance and advertising over 12
months. For U.S. income tax purposes, Q
deducts the insurance premium when
paid and amortizes the advertising over
the 12-month period. In its annual
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treatment and U.S. income tax treatment
of the prepaid insurance and advertising
as temporary differences. Q must
separately state and adequately disclose
on Part III, line 38, its prepaid insurance
premium and report $250,000 in column
(a) ($500,000/12 months times 6 months),
$250,000 in column (b), and $500,000 in
column (d). Q must also separately state
and adequately disclose on Part II, line
28, its prepaid advertising and report
$400,000 in columns (a) and (d).

Line 39. Total Expense/
Deduction Items
Report on Part II, line 27, columns (a)
though (d), as applicable, the negative of
the amounts reported on Part III, line 39,
columns (a) through (d), as applicable.
Report positive amounts as negative and
negative amounts as positive. For
example, if Part III, line 39, column (a),
reflects an amount of $1 million, then
report on Part II, line 27, column (a), ($1
million). Similarly, if Part III, line 39,
column (b), reflects an amount of
($50,000), then report on Part II, line 27,
column (b), $50,000.