SEC. 5. ELECTION BY A FOREIGN

CORPORATION TO BE TREATED AS A DOMESTIC CORPORATION

.01 Generally . Section 943(e)(1) allows an “applicable foreign corporation” to elect to be treated as a domestic corporation for all purposes of the Code if that corporation waives all benefits granted to it by the United States under any treaty. Making the election is a prerequisite to the ETI exclusion under § 943(a)(2) with respect to property manufactured, produced, grown, or extracted outside the United States by a foreign corporation. A corporation that makes a § 943(e)(1) election may not elect to be an S corporation under § 1362(a).

.02 Who may elect . Pursuant to § 943(e)(2), an applicable foreign corporation is any foreign corporation if either:

(1) it manufactures, produces, grows, or extracts property in the ordinary course of the corporation’s trade or business, or

(2) substantially all of its gross receipts are foreign trading gross receipts.

03 Period of election . A § 943(e)(1) election applies to the taxable year for which made and to all subsequent years unless revoked by the taxpayer pursuant to § 943(e)(3)(A) or terminated pursuant to § 943(e)(3)(B). A § 943(e)(1) election may be filed after September 30, 2000, but cannot be effective for any taxable year beginning before October 1, 2000.

.04 Method of election . A corporation makes a § 943(e)(1) election by checking the box on line 3 in Part I of Form 8873 and attaching the completed form to a timely filed Form 1120 ( “U.S. Corpora- tion Income Tax Return” ) (including ex

tensions) for the first taxable year of the election.

.05 Where return is filed . A foreign corporation that makes a § 943(e)(1) election but does not become a member of a consolidated group under § 1501 as a result of such election shall file its Form 1120 at the applicable Service Center address listed in the “Where To File” section of the instructions for Form 1120. If a foreign corporation makes a § 943(e)(1) election and becomes a member of a consolidated group under § 1501 as a result of such election, the common parent of such group shall include the corporation that made the § 943(e)(1) election in its consolidated return (Form 1120) for the group.

.06 Revocation of election. A corporation may revoke a § 943(e)(1) election by filing a statement that the election is revoked. The revocation statement shall be entitled “Revocation of Election under Section 943(e)(1) to be Treated as a Domestic Corporation – Filed Pursuant to

[citation of this revenue procedure] ” and shall include the corporation’s name, address, employer identification number, and contact phone number, and a statement that the taxpayer revokes its election under § 943(e)(1). The revocation statement shall be signed by any person authorized to sign a corporate return under § 6062. The corporation shall file such revocation statement with the same Service Center (“Attn: Entity Control”) with which the corporation files its income tax return as determined under § 5.05 of this revenue procedure. Once properly filed, the revocation of a § 943(e)(1) election is automatic and applies to taxable years beginning on or after the date the revocation statement is filed.

.07 Termination of election . If a corporation that made a § 943(e)(1) election in any taxable year meets neither of the requirements described in § 5.02 of this revenue procedure for any subsequent taxable year, the election will not apply to taxable years beginning after such subsequent taxable year.

.08 Effect of termination or revocation. If a corporation that made a § 943(e)(1) election revokes the election or the election is terminated, that corporation (and any successor corporation) may not make another § 943(e)(1) election for five taxable years beginning with the first taxable

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year for which the original election is not in effect as a result of the revocation or termination.

.09 Effect of election by FSCs . A FSC that elects to be treated as a domestic corporation under § 943(e)(1) is not treated as a FSC for any year for which such election applies and for all subsequent years.

.10 Effect of election for purposes of section 367 .

(1) Except as provided in § 5.10(2) of this revenue procedure, a foreign corporation that makes a § 943(e)(1) election is treated, for purposes of § 367, as transferring, on the first day of the first taxable year to which the election applies, all of its assets to a domestic corporation in connection with an exchange described in § 354.

(2) In the case of a foreign corporation described in § 5(c)(3) of the Act that makes a § 943(e)(1) election, earnings and profits (“E&P”) accumulated in taxable years ending before October 1, 2000, are not included in the gross income of its shareholders by reason of such election. This rule does not apply to E&P acquired by the foreign corporation in a transaction after September 30, 2000, that is subject to § 381, unless the E&P would have qualified for the exclusion under § 5(c)(3) of the Act in the hands of the transferor or distributor. Rules similar to rules under § 953(d)(4)(B)(ii) through (iv) shall apply to E&P not included in gross income under § 5(c)(3) of the Act.

.11 Effect of revocation or termination for purpose of section 367 . If a corporation’s § 943(e)(1) election ceases to apply because it is revoked or terminated, then, for purposes of § 367, such corporation shall be treated as a domestic corporation transferring all of its assets to a foreign corporation in connection with an exchange to which § 354 applies on the first day of the first taxable year to which the election ceases to apply.

SEC. 6. TRANSITION RULES; ELECTION TO APPLY EXTRATERRITORIAL INCOME EXCLUSION PROVISIONS IN LIEU OF FSC PROVISIONS

.01 FSC elections . After September 30, 2000, no corporation may elect to be a FSC under § 922(a)(2). For purposes of the transition rule, a FSC election is deemed to occur upon the formation of an

otherwise eligible electing corporation, provided that the corporation makes the election within 90 days of formation pursuant to the requirements of § 1.921–1T (b)(1) of the Income Tax Regulations.

.02 Termination of inactive FSCs . If a FSC has no foreign trade income (as defined in former § 923(b)) for any period of five consecutive taxable years beginning after December 31, 2001, such FSC will no longer be treated as a FSC for any taxable year beginning after such fiveyear period.

.03 Transition period for existing FSCs . In general, the Act repeals the FSC provisions for transactions entered into after September 30, 2000. However, § 5(c)(1) of the Act provides that the FSC provisions continue to apply for a limited time period with respect to certain transactions entered into in the ordinary course of business involving a FSC in existence on September 30, 2000. Specifically, the FSC provisions continue to apply to transactions involving a FSC and occurring:

(1) before January 1, 2002, or (2) after December 31, 2001, pursuant to a binding contract which is in effect on September 30, 2000, and thereafter, and which is between the FSC (or a person related to the FSC) and a person other than a related person.

.04 Election to apply extraterritorial income provisions . In the case of transactions occurring after September 30, 2000, for which the FSC provisions continue to apply pursuant to § 5(c)(1) of the Act, a taxpayer may elect under § 5(c)(2) of the Act to apply the ETI exclusion provisions in lieu of the FSC provisions. A taxpayer makes a § 5(c)(2) election on a transaction-by-transaction basis. Such election with respect to a transaction is effective for the taxable year for which made and all subsequent taxable years.

.05 Method of election . A § 5(c)(2) election is made by checking the box on line 2 in Part I of Form 8873 on which the taxpayer determines its ETI exclusion and attaching the completed form to the taxpayer’s timely filed income tax return (including extensions) for the first taxable year of the election. As set forth in Form 8873 and the accompanying instructions, the taxpayer shall attach to Form 8873 a tabular schedule that identifies the transactions for which the taxpayer has elected

ETI exclusion treatment pursuant to § 5(c)(2) of the Act.

.06 Method of revocation . A taxpayer may revoke a § 5(c)(2) election with respect to a transaction only with the consent of the Secretary of the Treasury. To request consent for a § 5(c)(2) revocation, the taxpayer shall file a statement entitled “Revocation of Election under Section 5(c)(2) of the FSC Repeal and Extraterritorial Income Exclusion Act of 2000 – Filed Pursuant to [citation of this rev- enue procedure] ” requesting revocation of the § 5(c)(2) election. Until regulations are issued, such statement shall include the name, address, taxpayer identification number, and contact phone number of the taxpayer, the Service Center with which the taxpayer filed its last income tax return, the first taxable year of the taxpayer for which the revocation is to be effective, and reasons justifying the granting of consent for the § 5(c)(2) revocation. In addition, the statement shall indicate the transactions to which the request for consent to revoke the § 5(c)(2) election applies. The statement shall be signed by, or on behalf of, the taxpayer requesting consent by an individual with authority to bind the taxpayer in such matters. The taxpayer shall file such statement with Internal Revenue Service, 1111 Constitution Ave. NW, LMSB Mint Bldg., Room M3-333 LM:PFT:I, Washington, DC 20224. A § 5(c)(2) revocation applies to taxable years beginning after the year in which such revocation is requested.