Notice to Shareholder of Undistributed Long-Term Capital Gains

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Name, address, and ZIP code of RIC or REIT

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OMB No. 1545-0145

2016
Form 2439

Notice to Shareholder of Undistributed
Long-Term Capital Gains
For calendar year 2016, or other tax year
of the regulated investment company (RIC) or the
real estate investment trust (REIT)
, 2016, and
beginning
ending
, 20

DRAFT AS OF
May 27, 2016
DO NOT FILE

Identification number of RIC or REIT

1a Total undistributed long-term capital gains

Shareholder’s identifying number

1b Unrecaptured section 1250 gain

Shareholder’s name, address, and ZIP code

1c Section 1202 gain

Attach to
Form 1120-RIC
or Form 1120-REIT.

1d Collectibles (28%) gain

2 Tax paid by the RIC or REIT on the box 1a gains

Form 2439

Cat. No. 11858E

www.irs.gov/form2439

Copy A

For Instructions
and Paperwork
Reduction Act
Notice, see back of
Copies A and D.

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Instructions for the Regulated Investment
Company (RIC) and the Real Estate
Investment Trust (REIT)
Section references are to the Internal Revenue Code.

Reporting Information
1. Complete Copies A, B, C, and D for each shareholder for
whom the regulated investment company (RIC) or real estate
investment trust (REIT) paid tax on undistributed capital gains under
section 852(b)(3)(D) or 857(b)(3)(D).
2. Attach Copy A of all Forms 2439 to Form 1120-RIC or Form
1120-REIT when it is filed at the appropriate IRS service center.
3. Furnish Copies B and C of Form 2439 to the shareholder by the
60th day after the end of the RIC’s or the REIT’s tax year.
4. Retain Copy D for the RIC’s or REIT’s records.
For a shareholder that is an individual retirement
arrangement (IRA), send Copies B and C to the trustee or
custodian of the IRA. Do not send copies to the owner of
CAUTION the IRA.
RIC’s or REIT’s name, address, and identification number. Enter
the name, address (including ZIP code) and employer identification
number (EIN) of the RIC or REIT as shown on Form 2438,
Undistributed Capital Gains Tax Return.

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Shareholder’s identifying number, name, and address. Enter the
shareholder’s social security number (SSN), name, and address
(including ZIP code). If the shareholder is not an individual, enter the
EIN. If a shareholder is an IRA, enter the identification number of the
IRA trust. Do not enter the SSN of the person for whom the IRA is
maintained.
The RIC or REIT can truncate a shareholder's identifying number
on the Form 2439 the RIC or REIT sends to the shareholder.
Truncation is not allowed on the Form 2439 the RIC or REIT files
with the IRS. Also, the RIC or REIT cannot truncate its own
identification number on any form.
To truncate, where allowed, replace the first five digits of the
nine-digit number with asterisks (*) or Xs (for example, an
SSN xxx-xx-xxxx would appear as ***-**-xxxx or XXX-XX-xxxx). For
more information, see Regulations section 301.6109-4.
Box 1a. Enter the amount of undistributed capital gains from
line 11, Form 2438, allocable to the shareholder.

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If the undistributed capital gains reported in box 1a include
qualified timber gain in 2016, attach a statement that shows the
amount of the undistributed capital gains attributable to qualified
timber gain.
(Continued on the back of Copy D)

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Name, address, and ZIP code of RIC or REIT

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OMB No. 1545-0145

2016
Form 2439

Notice to Shareholder of Undistributed
Long-Term Capital Gains
For calendar year 2016, or other tax year
of the regulated investment company (RIC) or the
real estate investment trust (REIT)
, 2016, and
beginning
ending
, 20

DRAFT AS OF
May 27, 2016
DO NOT FILE

Identification number of RIC or REIT

1a Total undistributed long-term capital gains

Shareholder’s identifying number

1b Unrecaptured section 1250 gain

Shareholder’s name, address, and ZIP code

1c Section 1202 gain

1d Collectibles (28%) gain

2 Tax paid by the RIC or REIT on the box 1a gains

Form 2439

www.irs.gov/form2439

Copy B

Attach to the
shareholder's
income tax return
for the tax year
that includes the
last day of the
RIC's or REIT's
tax year.

Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service

Instructions for the Shareholder
Section references are to the Internal Revenue Code.

Reporting Information
Shareholder's identifying number. For your protection, Form 2439
may show only the last four digits of your identifying number (social
security number (SSN), etc.). However, the RIC or REIT has reported
your complete identifying number to the IRS.
Box 1a. This amount is your total undistributed long-term capital
gain from your regulated investment company (RIC) or real estate
investment trust (REIT).
Report the total amount as a long-term capital gain on the
appropriate Schedule D. For example, individuals report this
amount on line 11, column (h), of Schedule D (Form 1040). Estates
and trusts report this amount on Schedule D (Form 1041).
Corporate shareholders report this amount in Part II of Form
8949. See Form 8949, Schedule D (Form 1120), and the related
instructions for details.
If a corporate shareholder receives an attachment for box 1a that
includes qualified timber gain in 2016, see the Instructions for Form
8949 and the Instructions for Schedule D (Form 1120) for reporting
information.
If there is an amount in box 1b, 1c, or 1d, special instructions
apply for entering those amounts on the appropriate Schedule D.

See Undistributed Capital Gains in the Schedule D (Form 1040) and
Schedule D (Form 1041) instructions.
Box 1b. This amount is the unrecaptured section 1250 gain.
Individual filers report this amount on line 11 of the Unrecaptured
Section 1250 Gain Worksheet in the Schedule D (Form 1040)
instructions. Estates and trusts use this amount to complete the
Unrecaptured Section 1250 Gain Worksheet in the Schedule D
(Form 1041) instructions.
Box 1c. This amount applies to the portion of the amount in box 1a
attributable to a section 1202 gain (sale of qualified small business
stock). Individual filers, see Exclusion of Gain on Qualified Small
Business (QSB) Stock in the Schedule D (Form 1040) instructions.
Estates and trusts, see Exclusion of Gain on Qualified Small
Business (QSB) Stock (Section 1202) in the Schedule D (Form 1041)
instructions.
Box 1d. This amount is the collectibles gain (28% rate gain), portion
of the amount in box 1a. Individual filers enter this amount on line 4 of
the 28% Rate Gain Worksheet in the Schedule D (Form 1040)
instructions. Estates and trusts use this amount to complete the 28%
Rate Gain Worksheet in the Schedule D (Form 1041) instructions.
Box 2. This amount is the tax paid by the RIC or REIT on the
undistributed long-term capital gains shown in box 1a. You can
apply for a refund or credit of this tax as follows.

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(Continued on the back of Copy C)

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Name, address, and ZIP code of RIC or REIT

CORRECTED
OMB No. 1545-0145

2016
Form 2439

Notice to Shareholder of Undistributed
Long-Term Capital Gains
For calendar year 2016, or other tax year
of the regulated investment company (RIC) or the
real estate investment trust (REIT)
, 2016, and
beginning
ending
, 20

DRAFT AS OF
May 27, 2016
DO NOT FILE

Identification number of RIC or REIT

1a Total undistributed long-term capital gains

Shareholder’s identifying number

1b Unrecaptured section 1250 gain

Shareholder’s name, address, and ZIP code

1c Section 1202 gain

1d Collectibles (28%) gain

Copy C

For shareholder's
records.

2 Tax paid by the RIC or REIT on the box 1a gains

Form 2439

www.irs.gov/form2439

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Instructions for the Shareholder (Continued)
Individuals, Nonresident Aliens, and Estates and Trusts. See
line 73 of Form 1040, line 69 of Form 1040NR, or line 24f of Form
1041, and the related instructions.
Corporations (other than S Corporations). See Schedule J, line
19a of Form 1120 or line 5f of Form 1120-F, and the related
instructions. All other corporations report this amount on the line
designated as “Credit for tax paid on undistributed capital gains.”
S Corporations, Partnerships, and Electing Large Partnerships.
See the Specific Instructions for (Schedules K and K-1, Part III)
(Form 1120S and 1065) for details on reporting each item to the
shareholders and partners. For Electing Large Partnerships (ELPs),
see the line 27 Instructions for Form 1065-B.
Exempt Organizations and Certain Trustees. See the instructions
for Form 990-T if it is filed by:
1. Organizations exempt from tax under section 501(a) filing Form
990-T to claim their refund of income tax paid on undistributed
long-term capital gains, or
2. Trustees for individual retirement arrangements (IRAs)
described in section 408 (including accounts described in section
408(h)) filing a single composite Form 990-T to claim the refund
referred to above.
Nominees. If you are not the actual owner of the shares for which
this form is issued, you must do the following.

1. Complete Copies A, B, C, and D of Form 2439 for each owner.
The total undistributed long-term capital gains entered in box 1a,
the amounts entered in boxes 1b, 1c, and 1d and the tax shown in
box 2 on the Form 2439 for each owner must agree with the
amounts on Copy B that you received from the RIC or REIT.
2. Enter your name as “Nominee” and your address in the block
for the RIC’s or REIT’s name and address, and the RIC’s or REIT’s
name and address in the same block.
3. Write “Nominee” in the upper right corner of the Copy B you
received from the RIC or REIT and attach it to the Copy A you
completed.
4. File the Copy B you received (with an attached Copy A) with
the Internal Revenue Service Center where you file your income tax
return.
5. Give the actual owner Copies B and C of the forms you
complete.
6. Copy D is to be maintained by the RIC or REIT.
A nominee has 90 days after the close of the RIC’s or REIT’s tax
year to complete items 1 through 5 above. However, a nominee
acting as a custodian of a unit investment trust described in section
851(f)(1) has 70 days. A nominee who is a resident of a foreign
country has 150 days.

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Name, address, and ZIP code of RIC or REIT

CORRECTED
OMB No. 1545-0145

2016
Form 2439

Notice to Shareholder of Undistributed
Long-Term Capital Gains
For calendar year 2016, or other tax year
of the regulated investment company (RIC) or the
real estate investment trust (REIT)
, 2016, and
beginning
ending
, 20

DRAFT AS OF
May 27, 2016
DO NOT FILE

Identification number of RIC or REIT

1a Total undistributed long-term capital gains

Shareholder’s identifying number

1b Unrecaptured section 1250 gain

Shareholder’s name, address, and ZIP code

1c Section 1202 gain

1d Collectibles (28%) gain

2 Tax paid by the RIC or REIT on the box 1a gains

Form 2439

www.irs.gov/form2439

Copy D

For records of the
regulated
investment
company or the
real estate
investment trust.

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Instructions for the RIC and the REIT
(Continued)
Box 1b. Enter the shareholder’s allocable portion of the amount
from box 1a that has been designated as unrecaptured section
1250 gain from the disposition of depreciable real property.
Box 1c. The section 1202 gain is the portion of box 1a that is
attributable to the sale or exchange by the RIC of qualified small
business stock issued after August 10, 1993, and held for more than
5 years. Enter the shareholder’s allocable portion of the amount
from box 1a attributable to a section 1202 gain. In addition, attach a
statement that reports separately for each designated section 1202
gain the following information: the amount of the section 1202 gain,
the name of the corporation that issued the stock, the dates on
which the RIC acquired and sold the stock, and the shareholder’s
portion of the RIC’s adjusted basis and sales price of the stock.
Box 1d. Enter the shareholder’s allocable portion of the amount
from box 1a attributable to collectibles gain (28% rate gain). Do not
include any section 1202 gain in box 1d.
Box 2. Enter the tax paid on the amount in box 1a.
Future developments. For the latest information about
developments related to Form 2439 and its instructions, such as
legislation enacted after they were published, go to
www.irs.gov/form2439.

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as required by section 6103.
The time needed to complete and file this form will vary depending
on individual circumstances. The estimated average time is:
Recordkeeping . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 hr., 6 min.
Learning about the
law or the form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 min.
Preparing and sending
the form to the IRS . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 min.
If you have comments concerning the accuracy of these time
estimates or suggestions for making this form simpler, we would be
happy to hear from you. You can write to the IRS at the address
listed in the Instructions for Form 1120-RIC or Form 1120-REIT.

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