This document contains final
regulations under section 863(d) governing the source of income
from certain space and ocean activities. It also contains final
regulations under section 863(a), (d), and (e) governing the source
of income from certain communications activities. In addition, this
document contains final regulations under section 863(a) and (b),
amending the regulations in § 1.8633 to conform those regulations
to these final regulations. The final regulations primarily affect
persons who derive income from activities conducted in space, or on
or under water not within the jurisdiction of a foreign country,
possession of the United States, or the United States (in
international water). The final regulations also affect persons who
derive income from transmission of communications.
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USC 863(d) Name of Law: Special rules for determining
source
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with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
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