Form 3520 — Annual Return To Report Transactions With Foreign Trusts and Receipt of Certain Foreign Gifts

Official source: IRS Forms, Instructions & Publications (https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f3520.pdf), retrieved 2026-10-03. U.S. Government work (17 U.S.C. § 105).

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Form

(Rev. December 2023) Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service

Go to www.irs.gov/Form3520 for instructions and the latest information.

OMB No. 1545-0159

Note: All information must be in English. Show all amounts in U.S. dollars. File a separate Form 3520 for each foreign trust.

For calendar year 20 , or tax year beginning , 20 , ending , 20

Check all applicable boxes. See applicable instructions.

You are (a) a U.S. transferor who, directly or indirectly, transferred money or other property during the current tax year to a foreign trust; (b) a U.S. person who (1) during the current tax year, transferred property (including cash) to a related foreign trust (or a person related to the trust) in exchange for an obligation, or (2) holds a qualified obligation from the trust that is currently outstanding; or (c) the executor of the estate of a U.S. decedent and (1) the decedent made a transfer to a foreign trust by reason of death, (2) the decedent was treated as the owner of any portion of a foreign trust immediately prior to death, or (3) the decedent’s estate included any portion of the assets of a foreign trust. Complete all applicable identifying information requested below and Part I of the form.

You are a U.S. owner of all or any portion of a foreign trust at any time during the tax year. Complete all applicable identifying information requested below and Part II of the form.

You are (a) a U.S. person (including a U.S. owner) or an executor of the estate of a U.S. person who, during the current tax year, received, directly or indirectly, a distribution from a foreign trust; (b) a U.S. person who is a U.S. owner or beneficiary of a foreign trust and in the current tax year, you or a U.S. person related to you received (1) a loan of cash or marketable securities, directly or indirectly, from such foreign trust, or (2) the uncompensated use of trust property; or (c) a U.S. person who is a U.S. owner or beneficiary of a foreign trust and in the current tax year such foreign trust holds an outstanding qualified obligation of yours or a U.S. person related to you. Complete all applicable identifying information requested below and Part III of the form.

You are a U.S. person who, during the current tax year, received certain gifts or bequests from a foreign person. Complete all applicable identifying information requested below and Part IV of the form.

If “Yes,” complete lines 3a through 3g. If “No,” and you are required to complete Part I, complete lines 15 through 18.

3a Name of U.S. agent b TIN, if any

c Number, street, and room or suite no. If a P.O. box, see instructions.

d City or town e State or province f ZIP or postal code g Country

4a Name of U.S. decedent (see instructions) b Address c TIN of decedent

d Date of death e EIN of estate

f Check applicable box.

U.S. decedent made transfer to a foreign trust by reason of death.

U.S. decedent treated as owner of foreign trust immediately prior to death. Assets of foreign trust were included in estate of U.S. decedent.

For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see separate instructions. Cat. No.19594V Form 3520 (Rev. 12-2023)

Form 3520 (Rev. 12-2023) Page 2

9a Now or at any time in the future, can any part of the income or corpus of the trust benefit any U.S. beneficiary? . . . . Yes No

b If “No,” could the trust be revised or amended to benefit a U.S. beneficiary? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yes No

10 Reserved for future use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yes No Schedule A—Obligations of a Related Trust (see instructions)

11 a During the current tax year, did you transfer property (including cash) to a related foreign trust in exchange for an obligation of the trust or an obligation of a person related to the trust? See instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yes No If “Yes,” complete the rest of Schedule A, as applicable. If “No,” go to Schedule B.

b Were any of the obligations you received (with respect to a transfer described in line 11a above) qualified obligations? . . Yes No If “Yes,” complete the rest of Schedule A and attach a copy of each loan document entered into with respect to each qualified obligation reported on line 11b. If these documents have been attached to a Form 3520 filed within the previous 3 years, attach only relevant updates. If “No,” go to Schedule B.

(i) Date of transfer giving rise to obligation

(ii) Maximum term

(iii) Yield to maturity

(iv) FMV of obligation

12

With respect to each qualified obligation you reported on line 11b, do you agree to extend the period of assessment of any income or transfer tax attributable to the transfer, and any consequential income tax changes for each year that the obligation is outstanding, to a date 3 years after the maturity date of the obligation? . . . . . . . . . . . . Yes No

Note: You have the right to refuse to extend the period of limitations or limit this extension to a mutually agreed-upon issue(s) or mutually agreed-upon period of time. Generally, if you refuse to extend the period of limitations with respect to each qualified obligation you reported on line 11b, then such obligation is not a qualified obligation and you cannot check “Yes” to the question on line 11b.

Schedule B—Gratuitous Transfers (see instructions)

13 During the current tax year, did you make any transfers (directly or indirectly) to the trust and receive less than FMV, or no consideration at all, for the property transferred? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yes No

If “Yes,” complete columns (a) through (i) below and the rest of Schedule B, as applicable. When completing columns (a) through (i) with respect to each nonqualified obligation, enter -0- in column (h).

If “No,” go to Schedule C.

(a) Date of transfer

(b) Description

of property transferred

(c) FMV of property

transferred

(d) U.S. adjusted

basis of property transferred

(e) Gain recognized

at time of

transfer,

if any

(f) Excess, if any,

of column (c) over the sum of columns (d) and (e)

(g) Description

of property

received,

if any

(h) FMV of property

received

(i) Excess of column (c) over

column (h)

Totals $ $

14 If you have a sale or loan document in connection with a transfer reported on line 13, complete 14a through 14c and attach the relevant document(s). If these documents have been attached to a Form 3520 filed within the previous 3 years, attach only relevant updates.

Year Attached

Are you attaching a copy of any of the following? Yes No

a Sale document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . b Loan document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . c Subsequent variances to original sale or loan documents . . . . . . . . . . . .

Attached Previously

Form 3520 (Rev. 12-2023)

Form 3520 (Rev. 12-2023) Page 3 Part I Schedule B—Gratuitous Transfers (continued)

Note: Complete lines 15 through 18 only if you are required to complete Part I and answered “No” to line 3, acknowledging that the foreign trust did not appoint a U.S. agent to provide the IRS with all relevant trust information.

15 (a) Name of beneficiary

16 (a) Name of trustee

17 (a) Name of other person

with trust powers

(b) Address of beneficiary

(b) Address of trustee

(b) Address of other person with trust powers

(c) U.S. beneficiary?

Yes No

(c) Description of powers

(d) TIN, if any

(c) TIN, if any

(d) TIN, if any

18 If you checked “No” on line 3, you are required to attach a copy of all trust documents as indicated below. If these documents have been attached to a Form 3520-A or Form 3520 filed within the previous 3 years, attach only relevant updates.

Year Attached

Are you attaching a copy of any of the following? Yes No

Attached Previously

a Summary of all written and oral agreements and understandings relating to the trust . . . . b Trust instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . c Memoranda or letters of wishes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d Subsequent variances to original trust documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . e Trust financial statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . f Organizational chart and other trust documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Schedule C—Qualified Obligations Outstanding in the Current Tax Year (see instructions)

19 Did you, at any time during your tax year, hold an outstanding obligation of a related foreign trust (or a person related to the trust) that you reported as a qualified obligation in the current tax year? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yes No If “Yes,” complete columns (a) through (f) below for each obligation.

(a) Date of original

obligation

(b) Tax year qualified obligation first reported

(c) Amount of principal payments made during

your tax year

(d) Amount of interest payments made during

your tax year

(e) Balance of the outstanding

obligation at the end

of the tax year

(f) Does the obligation

criteria for a qualified obligation?

Yes No

still meet the

Form 3520 (Rev. 12-2023)

Form 3520 (Rev. 12-2023) Page 4 Part II U.S. Owner of a Foreign Trust (see instructions)

20 (a) Name of foreign

trust owner

(b) Address

(c) Country of tax residence

(d) TIN, if any

(e) Relevant Code

section

21a Country code of country where foreign trust was created b Country code of country whose law governs the trust c Date foreign trust was created

22 Did the foreign trust file Form 3520-A for the current tax year? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yes No

If “Yes,” attach the Foreign Grantor Trust Owner Statement you received from the foreign trust. If “No,” to the best of your ability, complete and attach a substitute Form 3520-A for the foreign trust. See instructions for information on penalties for failing to complete and attach a substitute Form 3520-A. 23 Enter the gross value of the portion of the foreign trust that you are treated as owning at the end of your tax year . . $ Part III Distributions to a U.S. Person From a Foreign Trust During the Current Tax Year (see instructions)

Note: If you received an amount from a portion of a foreign trust of which you are treated as the owner, only complete lines 24 and 27.

24 Enter cash amounts or FMV of property received, directly or indirectly, during your current tax year, from the foreign trust (exclude loans and uncompensated use of trust property included on line 25).

(d) Description of property

transferred, if any

(a) Date of distribution

(b) Description of property received

(c) FMV of property received

(determined on date

(e) FMV of property

transferred

(f) Excess of column (c)

over column (e)

of distribution)

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $

25 During your current tax year, did you (or a person related to you) receive a loan or uncompensated use of trust property from a related foreign trust (including an extension of credit upon the purchase of property from the trust)? . . . . . . . . Yes No If “Yes,” complete columns (a) through (g) below for each such loan or use of trust property. Note: See instructions for additional information, including how to complete columns (a) through (g) for use of trust property.

obligation

(d) Interest rate of obligation

(a) FMV of loan proceeds

or property

(b) Date of original

transaction

(c) Maximum term of

obligation

(e) Is the obligation a qualified obligation?

Yes No from column (a))

(f) FMV of qualified

(g) Amount treated as distribution from the trust

repayment of

(subtract column (f)

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $

26

With respect to each obligation you reported as a qualified obligation on line 25, do you agree to extend the period of assessment of any income or transfer tax attributable to the transaction, and any consequential income tax changes for each year that the obligation is outstanding, to a date 3 years after the maturity date of the obligation? . . . . . . . . . Yes No

Note: You have the right to refuse to extend the period of limitations or limit this extension to a mutually agreed-upon issue(s) or mutually agreed-upon period of time. Generally, if you refuse to extend the period of limitations with respect to an obligation that you reported as a qualified obligation on line 25, then such obligation is not a qualified obligation and you cannot check “Yes” in column (e) of line 25.

27 Total distributions received during your current tax year. Add line 24, column (f), and line 25, column (g) . . . . . $

28 Did the trust, at any time during the current tax year, hold an outstanding obligation of yours (or a person related to you) that you reported as a qualified obligation? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yes No If “Yes,” complete columns (a) through (f) below for each obligation.

(c) Amount of principal payments

made during your tax year

obligation at the end

(f) Does the loan still meet the criteria of a

qualified obligation? Yes No

Form 3520 (Rev. 12-2023)

(a) Date of original loan transaction

(b) Tax year qualified

reported

(d) Amount of interest payments

made during your tax year

(e) Balance of the outstanding

of the tax year

obligation first

Form 3520 (Rev. 12-2023) Page 5 Part III Distributions to a U.S. Person From a Foreign Trust During the Current Tax Year (continued)

29 Did you receive a Foreign Grantor Trust Beneficiary Statement from the foreign trust with respect to a distribution? Yes No N/A

If “Yes,” attach the statement and do not complete the remainder of Part III with respect to that distribution. If “No,” complete Schedule A with respect to that distribution. Also, complete Schedule C if you enter an amount greater than zero on line 37. If a foreign non-grantor trust, check “N/A.”

30 Did you receive a Foreign Nongrantor Trust Beneficiary Statement from the foreign trust with respect to a distribution? Yes No N/A

If “Yes,” attach the statement and complete either Schedule A or Schedule B below. See instructions. Also, complete Schedule C if you enter an amount greater than zero on line 37 or line 41a.

If “No,” complete Schedule A with respect to that distribution. Also, complete Schedule C if you enter an amount greater than zero on line 37. If a foreign grantor trust, check “N/A.”

Schedule A—Default Calculation of Trust Distributions (see instructions)

Form 3520 (Rev. 12-2023) Page 6 Part IV U.S. Recipients of Gifts or Bequests Received During the Current Tax Year From Foreign Persons (see instructions)

54

During your current tax year, did you receive more than $100,000 that you treated as gifts or bequests from a nonresident alien (including a distribution received from a domestic trust treated as owned by a foreign person) or a foreign estate? See instructions for special rules regarding related donors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yes No

If “Yes,” complete columns (a) through (c) with respect to each such gift or bequest in excess of $5,000. If more space is needed, attach a statement.

(a) Date of gift or bequest

(b) Description of property received

(c) FMV of property received

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $

55 During your current tax year, did you receive amounts from a foreign corporation or a foreign partnership that you treated as gifts in excess of the amount provided in the instructions? See instructions regarding related donors . . . . . . . Yes No If “Yes,” complete columns (a) through (g) with respect to each such gift. If more space is needed, attach a statement.

(a) Date of gift

(b) Name of foreign donor

(c) Address of foreign donor

(d) TIN, if any

(e) (f) (g) Check the box that applies to the foreign donor Description of property received FMV of property received

Corporation Partnership

56 Do you have any reason to believe that the foreign donor, in making any gift or bequest described in lines 54 and 55, was