The regulation provides guidance to S
corporations that must reduce their tax attributes under section
108(b) of the Internal Revenue Code for taxable years in which an S
corporation incurs discharge of indebtedness income that is
excluded under section 108(a). The regulations will affect S
corporations and their shareholders. The collection of information
in the regulations requires shareholders to inform the S
corporation of a shareholder-level tax attribute that the S
corporation must reduce under section 108(b). Following the tax
attribute reduction, the S corporation must inform the shareholders
of the remaining balance, if any, of the shareholder's tax
attribute.
US Code:
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USC 108(a) Name of Law: Exclusion from gross income.
US Code: 26
USC 108(b) Name of Law: Reduction of tax attributes.
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the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
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the proposed collection of information, that the certification
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(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
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and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.