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SECTION 2. DEFINITIONS

Internal Revenue Bulletin 2003-32 · 2026-10-03 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · United States

For purposes of this Agreement, the terms listed below are defined as follows:

Sec. 2.01. Agreement. “Agreement” means this Agreement between WP and the IRS. All appendices to this Agreement and WP's application to become a withholding foreign partnership are incorporated into this Agreement by reference.

Sec. 2.02. Amounts Subject to NRA Withholding. An “amount subject to NRA withholding” is an amount described in Treas. Reg. § 1.1441–2(a). An amount subject to NRA withholding shall not include interest paid as part of the purchase price of an obligation sold between interest payment dates or original issue discount paid as part of the purchase price of an obligation sold in a transaction other than the redemption of such obligation, unless the sale is part of a plan the principal purpose of which is to avoid tax and WP has actual knowledge or reason to know of such plan.

Sec. 2.03. Chapter 3 of the Code. Any reference to “chapter 3 of the Code” means sections 1441, 1442, 1443, 1461, 1463, and 1464 of the Code.

Sec. 2.04. Chapter 61 of the Code. Any reference to “chapter 61 of the Code” means sections 6031, 6041, 6042, 6045, 6049, and 6050N of the Code.

Sec. 2.05. External Auditor. An “external auditor” is any approved auditor listed in Appendix A of this Agreement that WP engages to perform the audits required by Section 8 of this Agreement.

Sec. 2.06. Flow-Through Entity. A flow-through entity is a foreign partnership described in Treas. Reg. § 301.7701–2 or 3 (other than a withholding foreign partnership), a foreign trust that is described in section 651(a) of the Code (other than a withholding foreign trust), or a foreign trust all or a portion of which is treated as owned by the grantor or other person under sections 671 through 679 of the Code (other than a withholding foreign trust). For an item of income for which a treaty benefit is claimed, an entity is also a flowthrough entity to the extent it is treated as fiscally transparent under section 894 and the regulations thereunder.

Sec. 2.07. Foreign Person. A “foreign person” is any person that is not a “United States person” and includes a “nonresident

Sec. 7.05. Special Rule Regarding Failure to Deposit Penalties

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