SECTION 7. DRAFTING

INFORMATION

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basis of such property, provided the statute of limitations under 6511 of the Internal Revenue Code is open for the year of the disposition. If the statute of limitations is closed with respect to the year of the disposition of the property, then the individual is time barred from making an election with respect to such property (however, the individual can still make the election with respect to the remaining property, subject to section 4.05(2) of this revenue procedure (Deemed dispositions of multiple properties)). If the disposition of properties described in section 4.04(1) in a year with respect to which the statute of limitations has closed resulted in a net loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the individual may make an election with respect to the individual’s remaining property or properties described in section 4.04 only if the individual makes appropriate adjustments to the adjusted basis of the remaining property or properties to reflect the net loss that was taken into account in the year for which the statute of limitations is closed, using any reasonable method to allocate the adjustment. For example, the step up in basis for the gain properties will be reduced by the amount of loss that was recognized with respect to the property that was disposed of in the closed year.

(6) If, prior to March 29, 2010, an individual who had property the disposition of which would not have been subject to tax by the United States at the time of emigration made an election with respect to such property under Article XIII(7) by attaching a Form 8833 or similar statement to the first timely filed U.S. federal income tax return filed after the date of the deemed disposition, the IRS will not challenge such election (and the individual is not required to make a new election under this revenue procedure) provided that the election is not inconsistent with the principles set out in this revenue procedure and that the individual has filed all U.S. federal income tax returns and information returns consistent with such election.

.05 Deemed disposition of multiple properties

(1) If an individual is deemed under Canadian law to have disposed of multiple properties immediately before ceasing to be a resident of Canada with respect to which gain or loss is recognized for Canadian tax purposes in the year of the deemed disposition, the individual may not make an election pursuant to new Article XIII(7) unless the deemed disposition of all such properties results in a net gain for Canadian tax purposes. If the deemed disposition of all such properties results in a net loss for Canadian tax purposes, the individual may not make any election under new Article XIII(7) with respect to any of the properties. Such an individual may neither claim an adjusted basis for U.S. federal income tax purposes with respect to any of the properties nor recognize gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes in the year of the deemed disposition in Canada with respect to any of the properties.

(2) If an individual is deemed under Canadian law to have disposed of multiple properties, any election under new Article XIII(7) must be made with respect to all such properties. The individual must prepare and file a Form 8833 listing each such property. In the case of property subject to the rules of section 4.04 (Retroactive elections for property not taxable by United States), if the individual has disposed of property with respect to which that individual is time barred from making the election because the statute of limitations under section 6511 of the Internal Revenue Code has closed, the individual may still make an election with respect to all of the individual’s remaining property described in section 4.04, provided that appropriate adjustments are made to the adjusted basis of the remaining property as set forth under section 4.04(5). If an individual is time-barred from making an election with respect to property subject to the

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Note. This revenue procedure will be reproduced as the next revision of IRS Publication 1167, General Rules and Specifications for

Substitute Forms and Schedules.

Rev. Proc. 2010–21

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART 1 - INTRODUCTION TO SUBSTITUTE FORMS

SECTION 1.1 – OVERVIEW OF REVENUE PROCEDURE 2010–21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 474

SECTION 1.2 – IRS CONTACTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 475

SECTION 1.3 – WHAT’S NEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 476

SECTION 1.4 – DEFINITIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 477

SECTION 1.5 – AGREEMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 478

PART 2 - GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR SUBMISSIONS AND APPROVALS

SECTION 2.1 – GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR APPROVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 479

SECTION 2.2 – HIGHLIGHTS OF PERMITTED CHANGES AND REQUIREMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 481

SECTION 2.3 – VOUCHERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 481

SECTION 2.4 – RESTRICTIONS ON CHANGES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 483

SECTION 2.5 – GUIDELINES FOR OBTAINING IRS APPROVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 484

SECTION 2.6 – OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET (OMB) REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL

SUBSTITUTE FORMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 486

PART 3 - PHYSICAL ASPECTS AND REQUIREMENTS

SECTION 3.1 – GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR SUBSTITUTE FORMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 487

SECTION 3.2 – PAPER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 489

SECTION 3.3 – PRINTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 490

SECTION 3.4 – MARGINS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 491

SECTION 3.5 – EXAMPLES OF APPROVED FORMATS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 492

SECTION 3.6 – MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION FOR SUBSTITUTE FORMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 492

PART 4 - ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

SECTION 4.1 – GUIDANCE FROM OTHER REVENUE PROCEDURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 493

SECTION 4.2 – ELECTRONIC TAX PRODUCTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 494

SECTION 4.3 – IRS TAX PRODUCTS ON DVD (PUBLICATION 1796) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 494

PART 5 - REQUIREMENTS FOR SPECIFIC TAX RETURNS

SECTION 5.1 – TAX RETURNS (FORMS 1040, 1040A, 1120, ETC.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 494

SECTION 5.2 – CHANGES PERMITTED TO GRAPHICS (FORMS 1040A AND 1040) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 495

SECTION 5.3 – CHANGES PERMITTED TO FORM 1040A GRAPHICS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 496

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SECTION 5.4 – CHANGES PERMITTED TO FORM 1040 GRAPHICS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 497

PART 6 - FORMAT AND CONTENT OF SUBSTITUTE RETURNS

SECTION 6.1 – ACCEPTABLE FORMATS FOR SUBSTITUTE FORMS AND SCHEDULES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 498

SECTION 6.2 – ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR ALL FORMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 499

PART 7 - MISCELLANEOUS FORMS AND PROGRAMS

SECTION 7.1 – SPECIFICATIONS FOR SUBSTITUTE SCHEDULES K-1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500

SECTION 7.2 – PROCEDURES FOR PRINTING IRS ENVELOPES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 505

SECTION 7.3 – GUIDELINES FOR SUBSTITUTE FORMS 8655 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 506

PART 8 - ALTERNATIVE METHODS OF FILING

SECTION 8.1 – FORMS FOR ELECTRONICALLY FILED RETURNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 507

SECTION 8.2 – EFFECT ON OTHER DOCUMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 508

EXHIBITS

Exhibit A-1 – Schedule A (Preferred Format) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 509

Exhibit A-2 – Schedule A (Acceptable Format) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 510

Exhibit B-1 – Form 2106-EZ (Preferred Format) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 511

Exhibit B-2 – Form 2106-EZ (Acceptable Format) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 512

Exhibit C – Software Developers Voucher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 513

Exhibit D – Sample Check Sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 514