Form 8831 is used by a real estate mortgage investment conduit (REMIC) to figure its excise tax liability under Code sections 860E(e)(1), 860E(e)(6), and 860E-2(a)(7)(ii). IRS uses the information to determine the correct tax liability of the REMIC.
US Code:
26 USC 860E
Name of Law: Treatment of income in excess of daily accruals on residual interests.
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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
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